Seminars and company events
Company meetings, training days, team-building programs and corporate parties take place at Hrad Vildštejn, a restored medieval castle in Skalná, in the far west of Bohemia near Cheb. The castle sells business meetings in its halls and chambers, set up in U, T, I or O shape, theatre, classroom, banquet or cocktail style. A projection screen, a flipchart, a sound system, a microphone and a data projector are available. Day programs can include a morning coffee break, lunch, an afternoon break and dinner.
The team-building menu is built around the castle itself: a quiz styled as a castle university, an escape game in the fortress, an evening bonfire with a DJ, and a tasting of the castle's own cured meats and wines. Go-karting at Fun Arena Cheb can be added off site. Event packages include free parking for participants, a welcome toast and a demonstration of historic firearms. The castle also hosts Christmas parties.
Weddings and receptions
Wedding packages combine a ceremony in the castle chapel, in the courtyard or by the small pond with a feast inside. The courtyard has a stage and a grill for outdoor celebrations. The wedding team arranges flowers and other services on request.
Rooms and capacities
The Středověká hodovna, the medieval feast hall and restaurant, is the main room for banquets and toasts and works for a small family group as well as a large party. The Královský sál, the Royal Hall, takes ceremonies, speeches, dinners and dancing. The Panský sklep, a wine cellar and wine room, has a single table for 12 guests. The courtyard, the cellars and several chambers complete the spaces. The castle does not publish capacities for its halls, so group sizes are confirmed with the events team.
Accommodation
Eight rooms and apartments offer 33 beds. In the castle courtyard there are a double, a triple and a quadruple room and two family apartments for 6 and 8 people. Two apartments for 4 sit in the Penzion Vildštejn 2 annex and a double room in Penzion Vildštejn 3. A pitch for motorhomes is also available. The guest rooms were recently modernized with EU co-financing.
Catering
The kitchen of the medieval feast hall cooks with fresh produce from the castle butcher and offers a tasting menu. The castle wine bar runs cellar tastings with a sommelier.
History and setting
Construction began around 1166, which makes Vildštejn one of the oldest stone castles in Bohemia. The Nothaft family built it as a defensive water castle, reached by a drawbridge over a deep ravine. It changed hands many times, gained Gothic and Renaissance features, became the center of an estate in the 16th century and was damaged but not destroyed in the Thirty Years' War. After a long decline, new owners began a full restoration in 1999, and in 2020 the town of Skalná received a Patria Nostra award for the work. A 12th-century tower still stands.
Getting there
The castle is in Skalná, postcode 351 34, in the Karlovy Vary Region, a short drive north of Cheb and close to the German border.
