We can best capture the atmosphere of the city in a tour that begins on Václavské náměstí with the newly-opened Archdiocese museum (1) and the 12th century Přemyslovský palace. Just a few steps away there is the Cathedral of St. Václav which has one of the tallest spires in the country. We walk along Wurmova Street to Biskupské náměstí with its palatial 17th century buildings, the Archbishop’s Palace (2) and the Tereziánská zbrojnice (Maria Theresa Armoury) (3). We walk along Křížkovského Street, where Palacký University is situated, and reach náměstí Republiky, the central motif of which is the Triton fountain (5). Here we can visit the Muzeum Vlastivěda (Local Study Museum) (6) and the Muzeum umění (Art Museum) (7), and also the Kostel Panny Marie Sněžné (Church of the Virgin Mary of the Snow) (8). We leave the square along Univerzitní Street and pass the Jesuit ‚Konvikt‘ boarding school, part of which is the Kaplička Božího těla (Corpus Christi Chapel) (9), The Chapel of St. Jan Sarkander and the Primavesi Villa (10), and arrive at Žerotínovo náměstí, where there is another church that is worth our attention, the Church of St. Michal (11). From here we zig-zag through the narrow streets of the old town to Dolní náměstí, where there are more baroque fountains (Jupiter (12) and Neptune( 13)) and the original Marian plague column. Before we go to Horní náměstí and to the astronomical clock on the town hall, we shall pass by another fountain, Arion, dating from 2002. On Horní náměstí we shall stop at the famous Holy Trinity Column (15), from where we can see the facades of the Petráš (16) and Edelmann palaces (17). Here we can see more fountains (Hercules (18), Caesar (19) and Jupiter (20) and the Church of St. Mořic(21)). We end our trip by the Terezská brána (Theresa Gate) (22), which we reach by walking down Pavelčákova Street alongside theWater Barracks.
