Konopiste Chateau, Czech Republic

Konopiste and Lake
Originally uploaded by Martin Callum.

Konopiste is a 14th century castle that was last owned by Archduke Franz Ferdinand d'Este. For those of you who don't know, he was heir to the Austro-hungarian throne back in 1914, and the guy who got shot in the Balkans (!) - triggering the First World War. Now the chateau although quite plain on the outside, apprently has a beautiful neo-gothic interior. We wouldn't know as the place is closed on Mondays! We only discovered this when we saw the car park! Anyway, it was nice in a way since there weren't many people around as we walked the beautiful estate. * Mush