The small mountain village Kvilda is a famous winter holiday centre in the Šumava mountains (Bohemian Forest). It lies 15 km south-west of the town Vimperk on the main headstream of the Vltava river called Teplá Vltava (Hot Vltava). It is the highest located village in the Czech Republic - 1058 m a.s.l.

The name Kvilda was used for the forest with finding places of gold in the 14th century. One part of the trade route Zlatá Stezka (Golden Path) led here from 1366. The lumber settlement, which is first mentioned in 1569, arose here at the turn of the 16th century.
In 1794 the glassworks, which were very well-known due to the its folk pictures painted on glass, were founded in Kvilda.

The Pseudo-Gothic St. Stephen's Church was built between 1892 - 1894 in the place of the original wooden church from 1765. Its front side is covered with shingle.
The buildings typical for the Šumava mountains can be seen in the village.

Kvilda is an important recreation and sports centre in the central part of the Šumava mountains. In the surroundings there are ski lifts and it is a favourite place of trips to the peat-bogs around the village.

Some instructional trails lead through the area around Kvilda. The instructional trail Nelesní Krajina ("Non-Forest Countryside") starts on the southern outskirts of the village. The instructional trail Les (Forest) runs on the slopes of Vyhlídka hill near the settlement Borová Lada (about 7 km south-east). Near the crossing point Bučina (about 7 km east) there starts the path of the instructional trail Národní Park (National Park).