A Little History
The story first.
Count Sporck built Kuks around 1700 as a baroque spa-utopia: a hospital, a church and a grand terrace where Matthias Braun carved his famous allegories of the Virtues and Vices — Love among them. The spa washed away in a flood; the sculpture gallery and the great staircase remain, restored and glorious.
Why It's Romantic
The atmosphere you're proposing into.
The terrace is pure theatre: a sweep of baroque stairs down to the Elbe, statues watching in two rows, vineyard on the slope and meadows beyond. Braun's "Love" (Láska) stands right there in stone — propose in front of her and the symbolism is carved, literally, in sandstone.
Quick Facts
- From Prague: 1 h 30 from Prague
- Privacy: Excellent — one of the quietest gems in the country
- Crowds: Minimal
- Good to know: Find Braun's statue of Love among the Virtues on the terrace