LedniceValtice

Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It comprises the pair of adjacent chateaux, Lednice and Valtice, and a vast landscape park that stretches across the areas around the villages of Lednice and Valtice along the Dyje River. It is one of the largest coherent ensembles of garden sculpture and landscape design in Europe, integrating architectural monuments with a designed landscape and water features.

The site was developed from the late 17th to the 19th century by the Liechtenstein family, who owned the estates. Starting in the late 18th century, the princes rebuilt and extended the properties and laid out an extensive park that blends French formal elements, Italian influences, and English landscape styles. The landscape contains numerous artificial features such as ponds, canals, and architectural follies, connecting the chateaux to the countryside through a network of avenues and vantage points.

The area was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 for its cultural significance and exceptional integration of architecture with landscape design.

Today the Lednice-Valtice area remains a major cultural and tourist destination, with preserved historic buildings, interpretive trails, and landscape features that attract visitors, researchers, and film productions. The site covers about 283 square kilometers. It is located near Mikulov and Břeclav in southern Moravia.