Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: krumlovsky vez

I took this from Krumlovsky Vez in Cesky Krumlov. The intricacy of the medieval street layout can clearly be seen, and this was the main reason I took the shot. If you zoom in, especially on a high-res version (this one isn't), you can see deck chairs, TV antennae, and many, many other little things that tell you something about how the people live, and you end up completely missing all the tourist activity going on at street level, which many people would say is good. As with my York Minster--Sky shot, this would have been better with a medium-format camera, but I don't have that kind of money.

I took this toward the end of the day, as the sun was setting on Krumlovsky Vez. The sillhouette of the castle gate (the castle is quite long, and curved) completes the shot.

The centerpiece of Cesky Krumlov is the Castle, or Chataeu, which is Zamek in Czech. Actually it fits the mold of a castle, or "Hrad" more, as it's on a mountain and heavily fortified. The most famous part of the castle, though, is the main clocktower, or Vez, and this was my first look at it when I arrived the night before I took the other photos on this page. It's one of the later parts, though, having been added in the 18th Century, according to most sources I've read. I has a cornerstone from the 1880s, though, so I'm not sure how original it is.

This was the day after I took my "Krumlovsky Zamek" night shot, when I spotted this view of the castle through a narrow medieval street, and took this picture.