Every year tourists from all over the Czech Republic and abroad get off a
train in Benesov, however few with the aim to visit the Bohemian town.
Almost all of them head for Konopiste Castle, one of the country's most
attractive sites, which is just about a 2 km walk from the railway
station. But in today's Spotlight, we take a look at the history of
Benesov itself. The town has over 16,200 inhabitants today and lies just
37 km southeast of Prague between the Sazava river and Blanik - the hill
where, according to legend, St. Wenceslas and his warriors