The Telc Chateau was built on the site of a Gothic castle built by the Lords of Hradec (Menhart of Hradec) in the second half of the 14th century. The remains of the original building are still visible in the old castle near the Small Courtyard and in Saint George's Chapel. In this part of the castle, L. Estreicher, an architect from Slavonice, commenced the first stage of the Renaissance reconstruction. A major part of the work had been completed by 1553 when Zacharias of Hradec, the owner of the domain, brought his wife Katerina of Valdstejn (Wallenstein) to Telc. He had come back from Italy where the Italian Renaissance style had impressed him so much that he decided to invite Italian craftsmen and architects to Telc. Two new palaces connected with splendid two-storey arcades were built under their guidance at Zacharias's residence.

During the tour we will see various techniques such as sgraffiti (in the Treasury and the Small Banquet Hall), stuccos (in both chapels in the Chateau) and grisaille (in the Armoury). A great pride of the Renaissance Halls of the Chateau are their waffle ceilings decorated by paintings, woodcarvings and trophies. The most spectacular interior of the Telc Chateau is to be found in the Golden Hall, stretching across the entire wing of the younger Renaissance Northern Palace. There we can find the portraits of Zacharias's parents - Adam I. of Hradec and Anna, nee of Rozmital. The carvings on the squares of the waffle ceilings in the Golden Hall are of extraordinary value. These are mainly figures of ancient gods and mythological heroes. The opulent carvings on the waffle ceilings date from 1561. The orthorhombic fields of the waffle ceiling in the Knight Hall are in addition adorned by curious hunting trophies. In one of the ceiling paintings we can find Artemis, the Goddess of the Hunt. Like the Knight Hall, children will find the African Hall particularly interesting. Here we can find hunting trophies of various African animals that were killed by the uncle of the last owner during his expeditions to Africa. The second largest hall is the Theatre Hall. Painted strips link the lines of wooden panels in deep profiled frames covered with popular Renaissance motifs. In the Blue Hall (the hall was named after the predominant colour on the ceiling), there is also a wooden ceiling supported by a set of cantilever beams under which we can see a painted frieze with lavish acanthus ornaments and figures of fauns and bucranions. In the Imperial Hall, medallions of the heads of emperors and empresses are to be found on the waffle ceiling.

The interior furnishings date from various centuries. Particularly the collection of mainly Delft faience and chinaware from Vienna, Meissen and Sevres deserve your attention. The furniture dates from older periods from Renaissance to Rococo.