'''Telc (Teltsch)''' is a town of around 6000 inhabitants in Southern Moravia, Czech Republic.

Telc is a charming, rather sleepy town. It is certainly worth a stop if you are passing nearby, but there is not enough there to warrant more than a short stay unless you are particularly interested in history or architecture - it is the best preserved of all the Bohemian and Moravian Renaissance towns and the historical heart of the town was registered in 1992 on the UNESCO_Ns List of World Cultural Heritage sites. It is astonishingly beautiful thanks to the surrounding fish-ponds that prevented the town spreading, thus preserving the perfect town square, built in the sixteenth century. There is also an interesting chateau from the same period.

Get in

Railway connection from Kostelec u Jihlavy (Wolframs) near Jihlava (Iglau). Not far from Ceske Budejovice (Budweis), Cesky Krumlov (Krumau), Brno (Bruenn) and Linz. Trains are not particularly frequent. Full transport details avaialable at [http://www.idos.cz/ConnForm.asp?tt=c&cl=E5 Idos]

There is a relatively large parking lot within about a five minute walk away from the city center to leave a car; tour buses also seem to stop here. The parking lot utilizes a typical automated system found elsewhere in Europe that accepts coins and issues a voucher slip that one leaves on the dash of their vehicle. Signs on the roads leading to Telc direct travelers to the lot.

Get around

Telc is small. You can manage it all by foot. Most of the interesting parts of Telc are on the irregularly shaped square in the center of town. There are some scenic views on the old moat outside the center.

See

  • '''Historic Center''' - Beautiful coloured Renaissance houses, it's a UNESCO World Heritage site
  • '''Telc Palace''', [http://www.zamek-telc.cz].
  • '''Town Gallery'''
  • '''The Tower of the Holy Spirit'''
  • '''The Tower of Holy Jacob'''
  • Do

    Boats can be hired to row on the moats surrounding the Town Centre.

    There is a Tourist Information Office on the main square (Nam?sti Zacharia?e z Hradce 10 588 56 Tel?, Phone: (+420) 567 112 407, 567 112 408)

    Buy

    The ground floor of many of the Renaissance houses contain a variety of shops, art galleries, and tourist traps.

    Eat

    There are a number of restaurants and bars in Telc, but none of them warrants any special attention. The restaurants serve typical Czech fare.

    Drink

    Sleep

    Many of the private houses on the Square hire rooms out at rates favourably comparable with a standard hotel.

    Get out

  • Trebic
  • Zdar nad Sazavou
  • Ceske Budejovice (Budweis)
  • Cesky Krumlov (Krumau)
  • Brno (Bruenn).