Need some itinerary advice from Czech travel enthusiasts! This August we will be driving from Poland to Austria (Salzburg area) and have allocated 3 nights for stopovers in Czech Republic along the way to break up the trip. We have previously been to Mikulov and Znojmo several years ago- enjoyed both and didn’t see everything so could easily return but also keen to explore some new towns, scenery, and castles. A couple options I was considering:
1 night Kromeriz, 2 nights Cesky Krumlov
2 nights Olomouc, 1 night Telc or Trebon or Jindrichuv Hradec
.....or some mish-mash of the above
One of the things I'm running into is that this would be Sat/Sun/Mon nights, and it seems that a lot of attractions are closed on Monday. I'm totally fine having Monday be a more low key wandering-the-towns day, but are one of the above towns a better option for that? I'm hesitant about Cesky Krumov in August, but on the flipsdie would Monday be more likely to be less crowded since the castle* is closed, or is that just wishful thinking?? We'll have kids in tow so I was also wondering if CK might have a bit more to keep them occupied since it's slightly bigger and there are potential river activities. Would any of Telc/Trebon/Jindrichuv Hradec be more worthwhile for a second night? Open to other suggestions too!
- as an aside, does anyone know if the CK castle grounds and tower are open on Mondays? I've seen references to this but couldn't find anything definitive on the website.