UNESCO towns

Brno

Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the historic capital of Moravia in its central part. Outside of the city centre, comprising the original City of Brno, is a pearl of modern architecture the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the functionalist Tugendhat villa (entered in the UNESCO list).

Český Krumlov

Winding streets, romantic recesses and a unique complex of burgher houses with the imposing chateau, the town’s dominant feature, towering above a meander of the river Vltava. Superb exhibitions of world renowned artists, concerts, music festivals, theatre presentations, pubs, cafés and medieval inns, and a diverse range of visitors from all over the world. All of this can be found in Český Krumlov – a cosmopolitan town with a unique atmosphere, surrounded by beautiful countryside.

Holašovice

Holašovice – a rural monument reservation, representing a unique example of the architectural style of “Rustic baroque”. In 1998 it was entered in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Its historical core comprises a village green and the country homesteads standing around it – 23 protected monument dwellings. All of the buildings, of which there are a total of 120, including a village chapel, forge, hostelry, granaries, barns, cowsheds, stables, jointures, perimeter walls and gates of the exhibition homesteads, form a unique, integrated collection of monuments.

Kroměříž

Podzámecká garden - Fishermen's pavilion.

"City of gardens, squares and spires, the river Morava gently washing your flank..." – these poetic words characterise this hospitable town with its majestic monumental buildings, a town full of traditions and present. The dominant feature is the chateau, for centuries the summer residence of the Olomouc bishops and archbishops, with its gardens – Podzámecká and Květná. Due to its indisputable historical and artistic importance it was declared a national cultural monument together with the Japanese city of Kyoto, and in 1998 was entered in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List.

Kutná Hora

The royal upper town, inseparably linked with silver mining, the treasury of Czech kings, boasts two cathedrals, and in the past was the second city after Prague. Kutná Hora was entered in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List in 1995, and was the historical town of the Czech Republic of 1999. To this day the town draws large numbers of visitors thanks to its architectural jewels, but also offers cultural events, sporting activities and entertainment.

Lednice-Valtice Area

The Lednice-Valtice complex – one of the treasures from the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List – covers an area of 283.09 km2, including exceptional historical buildings, gems of garden architecture, lakes and a dense network of cycling paths, and is considered the largest landscaped territory in Europe.

Litomyšl

The historical town of the year 2000, a burgeoning European city, the birthplace of Bedřich Smetana, boasting a renaissance chateau entered in the UNESCO List amongst other monuments, as well as modern architecture of a European standard, quality facilities for active leisure pursuits, a wide range of cultural events and conference rooms – all this can provide a brief description of the main attractions for a visit to the tourist destination of Litomyšl.

Olomouc

Olomouc is one of the oldest towns in the country, and is the second largest monument reservation in the Czech Republic. Its dominant feature is the Holy Trinity Column, which in the year 2000 was entered in the UNESCO List of protected monuments. The town is the centre of the Olomouc region, the archbishopric and Palacký University. Olomouc is a cultural, sporting and social centre of Moravia, a popular tourist destination and a starting point for travel around Central Moravia

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, the historical metropolis of the country. It has gained its present form over the course of eleven centuries, and is generally acknowledged to be one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The town’s historical centre, with its unique panorama of Prague castle, the largest castle complex in the world, attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists every year from countries throughout the world.

Telč

The town of Telč is a natural administrative, cultural and social centre of the southern part of the Bohemian-Moravian highlands. This town of six thousand inhabitants is one of the most visited sites in the Czech Republic, and aims to become an eminent European tourist centre.

Třebíč

A town with a population of forty thousand, situated at a distance of 60 km from Brno – this Moravian metropolis offers visitors unique monuments entered in the UNESCO list – a Jewish quarter, Jewish cemetery and the Christian basilica of St. Prokop. The Jewish quarter is the first Jewish monument outside of Israel to be registered in the prestigious UNESCO list. Třebíč is surrounded by the attractive countryside of the foothills of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, which provide opportunities for hiking, cycling, horse riding and in winter for skiing – in particular cross-country skiing.

Žďár nad Sázavou

Žďár nad Sázavou – a city of two faces, its present form of a dynamically developing modern regional centre connecting to the tranquil religious atmosphere of the historical complex of the former Cistercian monastery. Santini’s group of high baroque constructions, the most significant of which is the pilgrimage church of St. John of Nepomuk, which is registered in the UNESCO World Heritage List, provides this part of the world with an inimitable charm. The town offers a wide spectrum of cultural activities, whilst the surrounding countryside attracts visitors for hiking, cycling and skiing.

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