Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
the entryway to the right of the Umbro shop to get into Sokolská
1, mobile 777-570-730, www.hostelolomouc.com, reservation
@hostelolomouc.com). The hostel also rents bicycles (100 Kč/day)
and organizes walking tours of Olomouc that depart every morn-
ing at 10:00 from the Astronomical Clock (voluntary contribution,
200 Kč/person is fine).
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Try the sour, foul-smelling, yet beloved specialty of the Haná
region, Olomouc cheese sticks
(olomoucké tvarůžky)
. The milk goes
through a process of natural matura-
tion under chunks of meat. Czechs
figure there are two types of people in
the world:
tvarůžky
-lovers and sane
people. The
tvarůžky
are so much a
part of the Haná and Czech identity
that when the European Union tried
to forbid the product, the Czech
government negotiated for special
permission to continue to rot their
milk. Zip a few of these stinkers in a
baggie, and you can count on getting
a train compartment to yourself.
Restaurants
Hanácká Hospoda,
on the Lower Square, is a simple, hearty vil-
lage pub that serves regional specialties to visitors and locals alike.
Choose between the woody Moravian beer-hall interior or the best
square seating outside. Mozart came here to escape a smallpox
epidemic in Vienna, and he lived above this restaurant. Enjoy the
funky menu. Dish #007, Guttery Breath of the Knight of Loštice
(a.k.a.
tvarůžky
—see above), comes with a lid, mints, and the offer
of a toothbrush—they only have one, so please return it. Dishes
#40 to #81 are good local favorites (Mon-Sat 10:00-24:00, Sun
10:00-20:00, kitchen closes two hours earlier, Dolní Náměstí, tel.
585-237-186).
Moravská Restaurace
(Moravian Restaurant), on the Upper
Square, is the one touristy place in town. If you're feeling home-
sick, step in here, and you'll see happy tourists attracted by ads
all over town, “authentic” Moravian folk costumes on the waiters,
walls decorated with Moravian painted ceramics...and prices that
will make you feel like you're back at home (essentially the same
menu as Hanácká Hospoda for triple the price, daily 11:30-23:00,
reservations recommended, Horní Náměstí, tel. 585-222-868).
Svatováclavský Pivovar
(St. Wenceslas Brewery), just off the
