Activities in Znojmo and surroundings

Martin Kreil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Thayatal National Park

≈ 22 km — via Hardegg

The Austrian half of the same canyon, declared a national park in 2000 — together with Podyjí it forms a single protected valley across the border. Trails run along the rim and down to the river, and the valley is one of the few places where the wildcat still lives.

Hardegg

≈ 22 km — ≈ 35 min by car

Austria's smallest town — a few dozen houses beneath a castle set on a rock above a bend of the Thaya, right on the border. From the castle walkways you look into both national parks at once. A footbridge crosses back to the Czech side, so you can arrive on foot and leave by bike.

The castle is usually open roughly from April to November; the town itself and the footbridge are accessible year-round.

The Reblaus Express

Boards at Retz — ≈ 15 km from the palace

The heritage railcar from Retz to Drosendorf runs slowly enough that you can watch out of the window the whole way — vineyards, woods, halts where nobody gets off. Bicycles travel free, so you can ride out by train and come back along the cycle trail. Connections run from Znojmo.

2026 season: 1 May – 26 Oct, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays plus selected Fridays. Connections from Znojmo at 8:57, 12:57 and 14:57; bicycles travel free.