Beautiful castle - a highlight for any trip to Brno. Give yourself plenty of time for the visit as it’s large and there is a lot to see. Lots for all the family to see and do. Good food and drink options. It’s surrounded by a beautiful park and has tons of viewing platforms to see all of Brno

City’s big attractions aren’t appealing to me, but I’m so glad I walked up the hill to the Spilberk Castle. Don’t pay to go inside. Simply walk the trails finding views of Brno, waterfalls, and sculptures. Then walk into the castle’s courtyard and around to see the moat and more views of the city.

The outside of the castle and the park surrounding it are gorgeous. The inside of the castle is really nothing too special, but still good to see, especially with a tour guide.

Summary and caveats: not great for kids. Great for adults *if* you like 20th century art and/or photography, or early-to-late modern artifacts like old weapons, furniture, clothing, etc. Also, skip the first floor of the museum entirely, it was really not worth the time. We spent several hours wandering through the museum and prison. The museum was delightful, aside from the first floor which is basically a tedious collection of historical illustrations with poorly translated explanations in English. Every other floor made up for it, especially the modern art exhibit. The prison was arguably something you could skip, though I personally enjoyed walking through the long dark spaces and reading about what transpired there. If you are short on time, it's very reasonable to cut the prison from your tour.

The view from the castle is amazing, and free. There's also several very cheap guided tour options that allow you to enter the cast buildings. I did the "History of the Castle" tour, which I found very interesting. The tour was in Czech, but we were provided an English guidebook and our guide was also very happy to answer questions in English afterwards. Included in our ticket was entry to an art gallery that is part of the Castle, which also gave a cool overview of some of the history of Czech art, especially in Brno.

Great variety of exhibitions for the fare price of muzeum ticket. I was surprised and very enjoyed the muzeum on a rainy day. This castle is much better than Karlstein! I learned a lot of information and history, enjoyed the pictures and art, saw the prison and more. I highly recommend to spend here 1.5-2 h. It is worth visiting.

Although the castle itself is not worth visiting, but the castle ground and surrounding is just breathtakingly beautiful. It is a perfect morning walk around the park, plenty of places to sit, there are view points almost every few steps, so get your camera ready. The ground and park is so well maintained and clean, while I was there I really relaxed and forgot about all the noise from the city. Perfect for a relaxing stroll.

I haven't been inside, but you can freely walk around the castle. There are stunning views from there.

This location makes a great hike and a couple of hours of walking around the castle ground. The view is great from all sides and you can even get lunch up there. Would recommend as it's free

Great sightseeing spot to go to. It is right next to multiple sightseeing spots. On the top there is a bar with great bartender and the drinks are really nice. Right under the Castle is an nuclear fallout shelter also worth seeing. We did not get s tour but the public areas around the castle are really beautiful.

A wonderful castle with interesting exhibitions. Not only the castle but the casemates are worth visiting. A splendid view over Brno and chilly cafes with refreshments and coffee.

Gorgeous castle. The casemates are a bit scary, but they are intriguing. It is pretty dark there, but don't worry, there are lights. The prison has a great history. At the start there is a friendly guide that will tell you information about the castle in a minute. Outside the casemates there is a sidewalk on the grass. You'll meet a bridge above you. There is a restaurant with delicious food in the castle territory. The prices aren't expensive.

Very beautiful place to stroll around and admire the entire city of Brno.

Amazing Castle, most beautiful view The art displayed around the castle grounds does not go well with the style of the castle (plus it looks disturbing) Service in the bar/restaurant is typical for Europe, long waiting time and if you don't call them to your table, you won't get served

The outside of the castle and the gardens are something amazing to see. Very well cared and a great view of the city. I wouldn’t recommend to pay the entrance to get inside the castle, we did it and it was very disappointing to see that inside, the castle is almost empty with the exception of some rooms that have some art exhibition not related to the castle, the renovations in some parts make the castle look like a modern house leaving only the art of the stairs and some salons to admire.

Really great experience. Worth to visit. Guide tells you a nice story about history of the castle and you can have a nice view of the city from the tower which is on the top of the castle.

If you like castles, I definitely recommend visiting Špilberk! It is a huge castle with a lot of exhibitions, ranging from the makings of the castle over its history as a prison up to modern-day Brno. There is art and sculptures, you can see old parts of the walls and castle, there are interactive exhibitions for kids, rooms showing how the prisoners lived and torture methods, and much more. It includes the MMB Museum, the Tower and the Royal Chapel, the Treasures of Armoury, the underground water tanks and the casemates. You have to buy all the tickets individually. I bought one for the Museum, the Armoury and the Tower and Chapel and paid around 15€. Sadly, the water tanks were closed at the time I visited the castle. How much time should you plan: A whole day if you want to see everything the castle has to offer 3+ hours for the exhibitions in the Museum 20 min for the Treasures of Armoury 30-40 min for the Tower and Chapel What I would have liked to be done differently: All the rooms with exhibitions in the museum have detailed info panels in Czech. The translations for tourists are found in booklets hanging on walls or given out by the staff. The booklets only cover an overview of the parts that are exhibited. They are not detailed and for some things, there is no translation at all. You have to translate it yourself if you want to know more. Some of the signs for orientation were only in Czech, too. The booklets are in English and German, only in some rooms they were in French (if I am not mistaken) and only in the Treasures of Armoury I found an italian translation. The quality of translation could be better, the English was good, some of the German (in the Armoury) was pretty bad and the sentences didn't make sense, otherwise it was okay. It would also be very helpful if the castle could offer an estimation of time for the average stay. There is a Bistro outside of the castle. The park around it is beautiful, especially in autumn and ideal for walks. The view is stunning, you can see the whole city of Brno and the mountains around it. It is definitely worth a visit, but plan your time accordingly.

At the time we were there, lots of stands with traditional mediaval art work and cuisine were there also. Was lovely, both for children and adults. There are often festivals during the weekends held.

A stunning view of the city! After the hike uphill we had a really amazing beer. Very worth the visit!

Lovely park and castle; this is a super little hill fort, great views of Brno from the top and lovely green spaces and walks around the hill. Definitely worth an explore.

Loverly visit. Very education. Pay the money to go to the Chapel. The view is outstanding in the bell tower

Beautiful panoramic view. A must if you're in the city. Warning: has nothing to do with the famous film director 😂

A must see when you come to Brno. You will have a wonderful time as you explore all the things the Castle has to offer. You have beautiful views of Brno and great picture taking opportunities!

Nice castle on the hill in Brno. The view in Brno is really nice and if's free to go around the walls but there is quite popular museum that I didn't had a chance to visit.

Really nice place which should be #1 to visit n Brno, and just reserve at least half a day for it. Beautiful views, nice park around, nice places to stay and relax.

Nice place for a family walk with a beautiful view of the whole city😊. From time to time there are some events organized there like the Witch burning event on the 30th of April that we were able to attend. There was a great opportunity to grill, try local Czech wine&beer and see the huge bonfire.

The park and castle grounds offer spectacular views of the city, for miles in every direction if you're willing to do a little walking. We were here in winter so it was rather cold (0C/32F) so bundle up as the wind can get a bit chilly. We did the casemates/prison self guided tour, the maps and guides are offered in many languages. For this tour I would recommend paying the extra few Crowns for a tour guide as the prison can be dark and you will find yourself hovering around the lights to read about the points of interest. As it was winter, the most interesting part for me was learning about how they provided heat to the prisoners.

Good spot while visiting Brno in winter rainy days as we did. We spent there - exploring castle and its exhibitions at least 3 hours. It's worth of visit.

Beautiful castle with very nice view and amazing architecture style. You can have a lovely walk even during winter:)