Palava Hills and Lednice – Valtice Complex

This region of fluvial forests, vineyards and fertile fields in the southernmost corner of Moravia is famous for its rich history, folk traditions, and numerous monuments. Warmth and the lowland character at the confluence of the rivers Dyje and Morava gave rise to a typical natural community – a floodplain landscape with the largest remains of a floodplain forest preserved in Europe. The extraordinary value of this area is proven by the fact that there are two sites under the protection of UNESCO in the immediate vicinity - Lower Morava Biosphere Reserve and Lednice-Valtice cultural landscape, which comprises approximately 200 km2 of composed landscape (probably the largest in the world) with two châteaux, numerous salets, i.e. small romantic structures such as colonnades, sculptures and forest temples, manors etc. embedded in the landscape which slowly moves from the park-style gardens into the landscape nicely complemented by rare species of trees, constructed ponds etc.