Top Things to do in Melnik
What to do and see in Melnik, Czech Republic: The Best Places and Tips
Discover the best top things to do in Melnik, Czech Republic including Melnik Zamek, Stare Hrady, Zoopark Zelcin, Hrad Kokorin, The Melnik Underground, Gallery Ve Vezi, Regional Museum Melnik, Devil's Head, HistoryPark Ledcice.
Restaurants in Melnik
1. Melnik Zamek
Overall Ratings
4 based on 111 reviews
Reviewed By UD K
This castle, where several Bohemian queens lived in the past, is a nice place to visit less than an hour from Prague. It is an average-looking castle, of which there are so many in Europe. Its main attraction is the rare and very large collection of hand-drawn maps of European cities from the 17 century, and some Renaissance paintings.
It is next to the Melnik Vineyards, and has a restaurant with Terrace that in the summer offers a great view of the Elba and Vltava rivers where one can sample the Melnik wines.
One can also try the wine tasting sessions and a tour of the castle's cellars.
They offer guided tours, but we walked through the castle without a guide.
Note that they do not offer senior discounts.
2. Stare Hrady
Overall Ratings
3 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By japapuss - Evanston, Illinois
They have literally used an old Castle as the backdrop for presenting a series of fairy tales, intertwined with bits of actual history. Unfortunately, the presentation is entirely in Czech. So if you do not understand the language, you're out of luck. They DO offer printed guides in English, German, and Polish, as well as one or two other languages, but it loses a lot on the translation. And if you are more interested in the actual history of the Castles and grounds, then you'll be sorely disappointed.
3. Zoopark Zelcin
Overall Ratings
3 based on 1 reviews
Zoopark Zelcin is a small zoo with a focus on pets and livestock. You can see and touch the animals, ride a horse, give you something good to eat, or spend the night right on the farm! We are located in the village Zelcin, about 25 minutes drive from Prague by highway D8. Opening hours: We are open every day from Monday to Saturday, 10 A.M. - 21 P.M., 10 A.M. - 20 P.M. on Sunday.
Reviewed By Bubo007 - Prague, Czech Republic
Milá ZOO s par hezkymi zviraty. Mozna by to chtelo trochu zainvestovat do budovy kde zvirata jsou ale vesměs je to hezky. Je tam pripojená restaurace kde se da vyborne najist. Fajn misto na dopoledne s prckama.
4. Hrad Kokorin
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 56 reviews
Reviewed By Karina K - Millingen aan de Rijn, The Netherlands
It is a nice caste, the guide and the visit just cost us 2 Euro per person. Unfortunately for us, the guide was a Czech lady who did not speak English. We got some translations on paper instead. It is a nice castle and worth a visit. Be aware: The castle is up a hill, so be aware that you have to be good on your feet. Dogs are allowed, WC and a cafe/canteen are situated at the parking lot at the foot of the castle.
5. The Melnik Underground
Overall Ratings
4 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By bilboburgler - Otley, United Kingdom
Tours run several times a day, starting at the Tourist Info office. You go down steps to reach an underground area excavated under the centre of town to reach the water table before the locals realised that it would be better to pipe water in from outside. There's quite a long horizontal stretch before reaching the impressively large well at the end. It's a bit like the Etruscan underground at Chiusi in Italy, but not nearly as old or as interesting. English speakers are given an A4 sheet of paper at the start with the basic history and other information, but to get the full lowdown you'd need to understand the guide who talked non-stop in Czech to the other two visitors and paid us no attention whatsoever during the 30 minute tour. The excavations are reasonably high (so no crouching) and the floor is quite level, but some might find it claustrophobic although the lighting isn't bad. But when you read the English info you learn that Melnik basically means "crumbly", and the town was named as such because the rock is weak, which doesn't inspire confidence when you're several metres down with traffic passing overhead. It's cheap enough, so worth a visit if you've nothing better to do for half an hour. Children would probably enjoy it as long as they're old enough to cope with all the steps.
6. Gallery Ve Vezi
Overall Ratings
5 based on 7 reviews
Silvia Gajdosikova curator of Gallery "Ve Vezi" (Gallery In a Tower together with Melnik culture center(MEKUC) presents to a visitors of Melnik tower mainly contemporary graphic arts and painting. In an interior of Melnik ancient tower from 13th century you can find a cosy cafe with a various offer of refreshment-coffee, high quality tea, bubble tea and fresh snacks - tortilla or kuskus
Reviewed By Cakelover1973 - Somersham
Had read about this cafe before I arrived in Melnik. I went last night and it was delightful. Great range of teas and coffees and a few snacks. There are 4 floors and one for the view. I am going back tonight. Will attempt the spiral stairs to admire the view:-). Give this place a try.
7. Regional Museum Melnik
Overall Ratings
4 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By LaurieLoo24 - Prague, Czech Republic
This is one of the most random museums I've ever been to! First, we were escorted around the corner to an old pram museum - with prams dating back to the beginning of the 1900s, and then we went back to the museum, which is part of an old monastery. There were a few interesting things to see, and then we got to see part of the underground wine cellar. It was so random, but the guide was so sweet and eager to show us the museum, and it was definitely a tour I won't forget! Worth a visit!
8. Devil's Head
9. HistoryPark Ledcice
HistoryPark - or high story or hi! story - is archaeological theme park. You can travel deep in time with our professional archaeologists, start with the stone age and finish in Roman military camp. You can be an archaeologist or historian and explore or excavate an archaeological site!
