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lined space also hosts exhibitions, concerts, and author readings
(Mon-Fri 11:00-23:00, Sat-Sun 15:00-23:00, Sokolská 36, mobile
739-643-856).
Minipivovar Moritz, which brews fresh yeasty beer on-site,
serves Bohemian cuisine and Galician specialties. Dine in their
atmospheric circa-1900 cellar or on the park-like square, in front of
the dilapidated, picturesque Maria Theresa Gate. Taking its name
from a German-Jewish industrialist (Moritz Fischer), it opened
near a former synagogue in 2006 (precisely one hundred years
after the death of the man responsible for developing Olomouc
into a modern manufacturing center). Today Moritz is one of the
trendiest places in town. Head down to the basement to check
out the kosher beer-making process, the unique “pivovod” (beer
pipes that lead under the street to the outdoor bar on the square),
and the portrait of Moritz's grandmother, who set the standard
for hospitality that the owners hope to match (daily 11:00-23:00,
Nešverova 2, on Palachovo Náměstí, tel. [phone]).
Captain Morgan's Pizza, Bar Rasputin, The Crack Irish
Bar, and Club Belmondo fill the massive red-brick 18th-century
town wall with nightlife inspired by various corners of Europe.
Fueled by the vibrant local crowd, these spots are open much of
the day, but they don't really start to swing until around 21:00,
when the disco and live music begin. All are free except for Club
Belmondo, which charges a 100 Kč cover. Head to the corner of
Mlýnská and Pavelčákova, just across the Třída Svobody from
Maria Theresa Gate.
Jazz Club Tibet has nothing to do with Tibet, but it does
offer good food and live jazz twice a week in a modern, pub-like
setting (Mon-Fri 11:00-24:00, Sat 12:00-24:00, closed Sun,
Sokolská 48, tel. [phone]).
Konvikt is a hip club right next to the restaurant of the same
name (see above). In summer, it's a popular hangout for foreign
students (Mon-Sat 14:00-24:00, closed Sun, tel. [phone]).
U-Klub, a 10-minute walk out of the center in the dorms,
is the university's own concert hall. Bands play folk, jazz, rock,
punk...you name it (Šmeralova 12, tel. [phone]).
TRANSPORATION cONNEcTIONS
Olomouc is on several major rail lines (such as the one from Prague
to Kraków).
From Olomouc by Train to: Kroměříž (hourly, 1-1.5 hrs,
transfer in Hulín, see next page), Prague (hourly, 2-3 hrs), Brno
(buses and trains at least hourly, 1.5 hrs), Rožnov pod Radhoštěm
(7/day, most connections require transfer in Valašské Meziříčí,
allow 2 hrs total; also consider bus), Břeclav (10/day, 2 hrs, may