Written by captain oddsocks on April 26, 2005
- Bouzov castle is widely considered to be one of the most spectacularly set, photogenic castles in the Czech Republic, and is a very popular location for filming fairytales.
A daytrip there from Olomouc is especially good...
Written by captain oddsocks on March 27, 2005
- The Moravian Karst/Moravsky Kras is the best-known and most extensive Karst area in Central Europe. More than 1,000 caves are known to exist across an area of approximately 100 square kilometers. Four of these have...
Written by captain oddsocks on March 27, 2005
- The Cathedral of the Visitation of Our Lady Mary/Chrám Navštívení Panny Marie is the cathedral visible on the hillside to the east of Olomouc on a clear day.
The impressive Baroque cathedral rests on the...
Written by kjlouden on October 2, 2004
- Czech statuary
Anyone who has seen Charles the Fourth at the end of the Charles Bridge in Prague may agree that Czech statuary has a unique expressiveness. Sometimes the mouth is open, and the nose...
Written by captain oddsocks on March 23, 2005
- Novy Jicin is a well-preserved historic town less than 1 hour away on one of the frequent direct buses from Olomouc. It is an interesting town in its own right, but the best thing about...
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