Kratochvíle is a Renaissance castle in Petrův Dvůr in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

[2] The glory days of the château ended when Peter Vok of Rosenberg had to sell it to Emperor Rudolf II in 1601 because of debts.

On the ground floor they were partly of a functional nature and on the first floor they included the private apartments of the lord and lady, and the most grandiose room of the château, the Great Gold Hall where visitors were received and which is richly decorated, as are most of the other rooms, with stucco reliefs and murals based on classical mythology by Antonio Melana.

During extensive restoration experts discovered five paintings depicting scenes from the life of Samson, in the adjoining Small Gold Hall.

In the 19th century the château was converted into apartments for the Schwarzenberg family and in 1950 the restoration work was carried out.