The shortest walk starts in the part of the village called "U Mostu" and ends in the so-called "upper" Varvažov with its picturesque village square on which you will find Saint Catherine’s Church, a chateau, a farmstead, a pub at Žbluňk Pond (do not confuse it with nearby Bumbálek) and also the local shop. This really idyllic looking village square is definitely worth visiting. The first written reference to Varvažov comes from 1254, and the village is mentioned there as the property of the Order of Saint John (later Sovereign Military Order of Malta). This order owned the village without any interruption until 1847, when it was purchased by the Prince Karel Schwarzenberg. The Order has its court here. Later, the previously mentioned chateau was built here (as a summer residence for the Order of Saint John). In 1896, the castle was converted into a school by Schwarzenbergs.
The village with the square is of medieval origin. The little St. Catherine’s Church with its presbytery and ribbed vault from the second half of the 13th century is the village’s oldest landmark. It was probably built by the stone masons operating at the nearby Zvíkov Castle. (The same stone masons built a number of Gothic landmarks in the wider surrounding of Varvažov including the Stone Bridge in Písek). The church was at first enlarged in 1600 (the current tower was built at that time) and later (1718) it was modified in the Baroque style. A number of valuable (especially Classicist) buildings of folk architecture have been preserved in the whole village.