Today I chose one of the jewels of Czech history. This is the water castle of Budyně nad Ohří. In the middle of the 13th century it was built as a Gothic castle. In the second half of the 15th century, it was surrounded by walls and a ditch was built. In the 16th century it was rebuilt into a Renaissance chateau. It burnt down in 1759 and was rebuilt in 1900-1913. The castle is located in northern Bohemia near the town of Lovosice.