The town is well known for its historic centre, which is protected by law as an urban monument reservation and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The highest point is the hill Studnická Ostražka at 642 m (2,106 ft) above sea level, located near Studnice.

The stream of Telčský potok flows through the town and contributes the Moravian Thaya River in the south.

[4] Telč slowly recovered and another period of prosperity occurred during the rule of Zachariáš of Hradec.

[4] During the 18th century, the town profited from wealthy townspeople who had statues, fountains, chapels and Marian column built.

[8] The town square is a unique complex of long urban plaza with well-conserved Renaissance and Baroque houses with high gables and arcades.

There are several exhibition routes and the château also houses a branch of the Vysočina Museum with ethnographic, historical and archaeological collections.

Multiple Czech fairy tale movies were filmed in the Telč Castle, most known are The Proud Princess (1952) and Z pekla štěstí (1999).