Brno – the city of culture!

Brno is known as one of the most important cultural cities of the Czech Republic. Besides the wonderful operas in the National theatre, Brno awaits you with a various offer of different cultural events and sights.

Sights:

Spilberk Castle: www.spilberk.cz

The Moravian museum:
Dietrichsteinsky palace: www.mzm.cz/mzm/expozice/dietrichsteinsky_palac.html
Palace of the peers/Palác šlechtičen: www.mzm.cz/mzm/expozice/palac_slechticen.html
The Anthropos Pavilion: http://www.mzm.cz/mzm/expozice/anthropos.html
The Bishop´s Courtyard: http://www.mzm.cz/mzm/expozice/biskupsky_dvur.html
Leos Janacek´s Memorial: http://www.mzm.cz/mzm/expozice/pamatnik_janacka.html

Museum of historical arts/Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum: www.moravska-galerie.cz/budovy_um.htm

Theaters and operas:

National theater (opera house): www.ndbrno.cz
Theater Brno: www.mdb.cz
Cabaret: www.divadlobolkapolivky.cz
Comedians: www.provazek.cz
Puppet theatre: www.divadlo-radost.cz

Places of excursions:

Castle Lednice: www.rodinnevylety.cz/vylety/lednicko-valticky-areal
Moravian Karst: www.moravskykras.net
Slavkov u Brna: www.slavkovubrna.cz/kategorie/Slavkov-u-Brna

Moravian Karst – fairy tale cathedral, Punkva-Caves, Macocha

This (man made in the year 1956) nature reserve Moravian Karst is one of the most famous ones of the Czech Republic. One plently visited sight is the Macocha-canyon. The Moravian Karst is located approximately 30 km from Brno, in Blansko region. It represents one of the most beautiful karst areas in the Czech Republic. Four caves are open for public; among others, it is possible to visit outlook tower in the hill Podvrší u Veselice. Since 2001, the outlook tower in the hill Podvrší u Veselice enables magnificent views to substantial part of Moravian Karst, Drahanská vrchovina (Drahanská upland), Českomoravská vysočina (Czech-Moravian highlands), Pavlovské kopce (Pavlov hills) etc.
www.rozhledna.aktualne.cz
www.vavrinec.cz

Slavkov u Brna – Austerlitz – Battle of the Three Emperors

Each year thousands of tourists come to Austerlitz and its surroundings at the beginning of December to commemorate the anniversary of famous "Battle of the Three Emperors". On December 2, 1805, allied Russian - Austrian armies fought with French army of the Emperor Napoleon I. Famous leader defeated the allied forces thanks to his far-sighted command; this victory is considered as his most famous one. www.austerlitz.org/en/,
www.zamek-slavkov.cz

Lednice Valtice Cultural Landscape

Picturesque environs of Břeclav, between villages Lednice and Valtice, also called Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape, represents a model of unique land-art and nature shape. Lednice castle went through several reconstructions throughout the years, out of them the last one, in Neo-Gothic historizing style in the years 1846-1856, is the works of Vienna architect Jiří Wingmüller. Chateau complex with eight wings and four courts, two towers, hippodrome, chateau chapel and 92 meter long green-house is surrounded by wide French and English parks, with two ponds and nearly 60 meters high minaret.
www.lednice.cz

Valtice

Valtice castle is the south pole of the unique Lednice-Valtice cultural landscape. The castle was built not far from former Middle Ages castle, which was re-built to Renaissance chateau under the rule of the house of Liechtenstein. Valtice became the main seat of the House, built with the participation of the leading architects. Austrian Baroque architect J. B. Fischer from Erlach gave the chateau its current shape. In the year 1992, the whole complex was announced as the natural cultural zone, and in December 1996 was registered in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
www.valtice.cz

Shopping in Brno!

Shopping in Brno is real fun. You can either shop in the historic city centre or if you want to do a big shopping, you might wish to visit one of many hyper-sized shopping centres usually located at city periphery.

You will find more information under:

• Shopping park: www.brno.avionshoppingpark.cz
• Olympia: www.olympia-centrum.cz/brno/
• Gallery Vaňkovka: www.galerie-vankovka.cz
• Tesco: www.itesco.cz
• Futurum: www.futurumbrno.cz

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