Stay in the entire Renaissance tower built by Vilém Trčka of Lípa and Veliša in 1543. Sleep in a large medieval canopy bed. Soak in a hot bath in the spacious freestanding bathtub. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea in the comfortable leather armchairs. The cellar bar, which is steeped in history, offers more than 150 bottles of delicious wines and champagnes, fine cognacs and tasty cigars. The Jičín Tower is also an art gallery of Jičín native Petr Heber and controversial French graphic artist Tomi Ungerer.
Lecherous John
In Wallenstein's time, the voluptuous daughter of the city's judge, Anděla, used to meet the handsome executioner's page Jan in the Jičín Tower after dark. One night, when the judge discovered that his daughter was quietly leaving the house, he went after her in secret. In the local cellar he caught the two lovers "engaged with each other heatedly". With a single blow of the judge's staff, the disgraced father knocked ...
A Tale of Five Centuries
The first written mention of the oldest preserved secular building in Jičín, in historical sources called simply "The Tower", is found in the charter of Mikuláš Trčka of Lípa issued on 6 July 1502. The Jičín Tower was built on the dam of the Kníže pond, above the flow of the Cidlina River, which fed it with water. In 1543 it was rebuilt by Vilém Trčka of Lípa and Veliš into its present renaissance form ...
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Graphic representation of the Jičín Tower on the dam of the Kníže Pond from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries -
Jičín tower with surrounding trees in a drawing from 1909 -
View of Jičín with the Tower from the west from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. Author Antonín Jan Venuto -
Photo of Jičín Tower from the beginning of the 20th century -
Jičín tower on a postcard sent in 1918 -
Battle on the embankment at Jičín Tower, 18 June 1866. Taken from Jaroslav Mencl's book: Historical Topography of Jičín, Volume II. -
Vignette from an apprenticeship certificate from the early 19th century. View of Jičín from the west. Jičín Tower on the left -
Panorama of the town with its surroundings and the Jičín Tower from the northwest before 1788 -
Jičín tower in Johann Venut's drawing from 1803 -
Photo from 1928 shows the Jičín Tower and its immediate surroundings. Neither of the buildings on the right side is standing anymore -
Photo of the Jičín Tower from the 1930s -
Photo of the Jičín Tower from the 1990s -
Photo of the Jičín Tower from the 1990s -
Photo of the Jičín Tower from the 1990s -
Photo of the Jičín Tower from the 1990s -
Tower Jičín - Registration list of immovable cultural monuments
Art in the Tower
In the Jičín Tower you will find an exhibition of artworks by the leading Czech "scrap-art" artist and winner of the Jičín City Prize 2017 Petr Heber and a set of erotic illustrations by the controversial French graphic artist and writer Tomi Ungerer. You will also see painted sharpshooting targets from the 19th century and a collection of period weapons.
Places to Visit
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Wallenstein Square (350m) -
Valdice Gate (500m) -
Jičín Chateau (350m) -
Cinema Bohemian Paradise (650m) -
Swimming pool Kníže (200m) -
Masaryk Theatre (850m) -
Church of St. Ignatius (550m) -
Observatory Jičín (1,7km) -
Rumcajs' shoemaker's shop (600m) -
Wallenstein Loggia (2,6km) -
Prachov Rocks (7km) -
Golf Club Jičín (6,6km) -
Airport Jicin (4km) -
Castlr Trosky (16km) -
Milohlídka Lookout Tower (1,1km) -
Rumcajs Cave (4,2km) -
Castle and Chateau Staré hrady (15km) -
Castle Kost (17km) -
Mill Střehom (18km) -
Lookout tower Allain Tower (10km) -
Chateau Dětenice (20km) -
Castle Hrubá skála (19km) -
Chateau Humprecht (15km) -
Ruins of Pecka Castle (23km) -
Zebín Hill (2,9km) -
Wallenstein Castle (21,9km)
Guest Opinions
Naprosto jedinečné ubytování! Na romantický pobyt jsem prozatím nenarazil na stylovější ubytování. Ve spojitosti s naprostým soukromím mohu jen doporučit.
Der Turm ist eine äußerst extravagante Unterkunft. Im "Prinzessinnenbett" lässt es sich süß träumen. Insgesamt eine außergewöhnliche Erfahrung.
Ideal place for romantic getaway. Beautifully restored historic building with great touches. Good selection of wines in the cellar.
Romantisch verblijf. Een uniek verblijf in een oude toren. Zeer stijlvol ingericht. Echte privacy!!!
