Kunstat Castle
Above the city of Kunstat, on a close-by hill, lays a XIII century castle. It has undergone several metamorphoses through ages, however, the last one from XVII century transformed the castle to the baroque style. Castle is quite big from…
In the footsteps of Napoleon Bonaparte: Around the Slavkov u Brna
Last Sunday we set out for a combined tour: a bit of history, geography, and biology. History… as we visited the hill from which Napoleon Bonaparte led his army against Russo-Austrian Army on December 2nd 1805 and the Cairn of…
Outdoor gem in Brno: Marianske Udoli
Most of you have probably heard of the place I’m about to describe, however for all those who haven’t it will be my pleasure to share my experience. Brno not only entices its architecture, numerous museums or cozy cafés but also…
South Bohemia: Maiden’s Stone – Divci Kamen
Maiden’s stone (Divci Kamen), which can be found on the way between Cesky Krumlov and Ceske Budejovice, is an impressive ruins of medieval castle. There’re a lot of different attractions to choose from on the way, among them observation…
Monastery Rosa Coeli
Dolni Kounice Women’s monastery “Rose of Heaven” – Rosa Coeli history’s long. In 1183 women of Premonstratensian order moved in together with their rector Peter from Lounovic. They spent 7 to 8 hours daily praying. The monastery had very strict…
Cebinka observation tower
Today my boyfriend and I took advantage of beautiful and sunny weather and we set off for a short trip before dinner. Our destination was an observation tower located in a small village Cebin remote about 15 kilometres northwest of…
Fun spots for kids: Boskovice castle and Western city
A week ago, for the second time, I visited Boskovice castle. The weather was warm and pleasant, not too hot-perfect for sightseeing. DIRECTIONS Boskovice castle is about 40 kilometers north of Brno. Hit road E461 in the direction to Svitavy.…
Get Kralicky Sneznik on Bike: Czech mountains: Orlicke
KRALICKY SNEZNIK, DOLNI MORAVA, PAPRSEK AND SURROUNDINGS This time I took advantage of a prolonged weekend due to another superb bank holiday in the Czech Republic and went for 3 days to the Czech mountains Orlicke. Kralicky Sneznik was on…
The #1 Unesco site: Lednice-Valtice Complex by bike
South Moravia, a region of great wine, flat terrains, and marvelous architecture. Avid tourists and bikers visit this region year by year, especially the Lednice-Valtice complex with cultural heritage. VALTICE We started in Valtice city located really close to Austrian…
