Holašovice

Holašovice
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Holašovice is a small historic village located in the south of the Czech Republic. The village was deserted after the Second World War, allowing its medieval plan and vernacular buildings in the South Bohemian Folk or Rural Baroque style to remain intact. It was restored and repopulated from 1990.

Year Decision Comments
1998 Inscribed Reasons for inscription

Reviews

Adrian Lakomy (Slovakia):
Holasovice is a small vilage in Southern Bohemia. The site itself is very small so your visit won't take long. Architecture is very nice and it is visible that the locals are taking care about their visit. I am just not sure if there would be any visitor if this village is not an WH site.
I recommend to enjoy local food in one of the restaurants and local czech (!!!) beer called Budvar. Southern Bohemia is one of the nices part of Czech republic so there are many other locations for visit, so take your time. Another WH site is 20 km south - Cesky Krumlov.
 
Klaus Freisinger (Austria):
Holasovice has been on my to-do list for a while, but to be honest, if this place were not on the WH list, hardly anybody would ever go there. It´s really very, very small, just a village green, a fish pond, a chapel, and some houses, all well preserved and tidy, to be sure, but World Heritage material? UNESCO says it´s a representative example of South Bohemian folk Baroque..., well, I´m no expert, but why is there no example of, say, East Moravian folk Baroque on the list, then? It just doesn´t seem to be that remarkable. If you come on a weekend, it´s not very easy to reach, either, since there seems to be only one bus a day from Ceske Budejovice (Budweis). Taking a taxi is a pricier, but more comfortable option, since you can tell the driver to wait all the ten minutes it takes you to see everything (and I mean, really everything) without having to wait an eternity for the next bus. If you are not into WH sites or South Bohemian folk Baroque, skip this one.
 
Ian Cade (England):
This is a quaint little village seemingly untouched by the modern European world around it. It is a decent place to visit if you have a few hours to kill on your way to/from Česky Krumlov or Česky Budejovice. From the later it is about a 45 minute bus trip from the central bus station, located opposite the train station.
The village is basically four rows of houses around a green with a little pond and very very small chapel.
All of the buildings are built in the Bohemian Folk Baroque style and are pretty nice to look at. Two of them have pub/ café’s in them so provide you with a bit of entertainment whilst you wait for the next bus. They seem to be scheduled to give you about an hour in the village, which to be honest is more than enough time as there is not much to see at all.
I very much doubt I would have visited if it were not for it being another site to tick of the list. Whilst it is not exceptional it is well preserved example of vernacular architecture, something which is mostly over looked in Europe in favour of more monumental sites.
Overall it makes a nice day if teamed with a few hours in Česky Budejovice which should include a trip to the Budvar (Original Budwiser) brewery which has a fantastic and really cheap restaurant.
 
Roman (Czechia):
The best way how to get to Holasovice is to rent a bike in Ceske Budejovice and cycle about 15 km west. The village itself is a green bordered by houses in "rural baroque" style, which is typical for Southern Bohemia. In the centre of the green there is a small belfry and a pond, which was used in case of fire in the village and for breeding of ducks and geese. Cycling to Holasovice you can see other houses of "rural baroque" in villages which are sometimes nicer then in Holasovice. You can be in trouble with food, as there is only one pub in the village, open since 12.00 and closed on Mondays. From Holasovice you can cycle on to another World Heritage Cesky Krumlov [about 30 km]. I have done it in July 1995 and it was very exalting - beautiful and tasty cherries on trees around the road, blooming lime trees and good beer...
 


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