The Fifth Courtyard
The entrance and the youngest courtyard of the complex. It is flanked on two sides by the office building. The courtyard is dominated by a small Baroque fountain with the Piccolomini coat of arms. On the right-hand side there is a building called the dungeon.
The building surrounding the courtyard is the youngest building in the whole complex. It was built in the first half of the 18th century in the era of the last Piccolomini. In the past, the building was used for the administration of the Náchod estate - it housed offices and apartments for officials. In the past, there was a sundial above the passage from the main gate. During the 1970s and 1980s, the reconstruction of the entire building was started, but it has not been completed to this day.
Two gates lead into this courtyard. The main gate from the castle alley is decorated with rich sculptural decoration. It is dominated by the coat of arms of the Piccolomini family and statues of the gods Ares and Heracles. The second gate from the town center is less decorated. There is only the coat of arms of the Piccolomini and Kolovrats and two urns on the sides.