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Castle Garden (Podzámecká Zahrada)
—This green space,
filled with little ponds, exotic trees, and Chinese pavilions, offers a
peaceful refuge. It's in the English style—wilder and more natural
than the geometrically designed French gardens (July-Aug daily
5:30-20:30; May-June and Sept Tue-Sun 9:00-17:00, closed
Mon; April and Oct Sat-Sun only, closed Mon-Fri; closed Nov-
March).
SlEEPING
Kroměříž works best as a day trip from Olomouc, but if you want
to see a concert and stay the night, try
$$
Hotel Bouček.
his
well-renovated, traditional townhouse on the main square rents
11 decent rooms (Sb-1,000 Kč, Db-1,500 Kč, extra bed-500 Kč,
Velké Náměstí 108, tel. 573-342-777, www.hotelboucek.cz, hotel
.boucek@seznam.cz).
E ATI NG
All of these eateries are on or just off the main square (Velké
Náměstí).
Bistro u Zámku
is a popular place to sip a frappé or iced cof-
fee (daily, on the corner of main square next to the château).
Zámecká Myslivna
(Château Hunting Lodge) specializes
in game. Your venison might have been shot by the archbishop,
who still comes here during the summer (Sun-Thu 11:00-22:00,
Fri-Sat 11:00-24:00, just off main square, Sněmovní Náměstí 41).
Radniční Kavárna
is perfect if you want to eat on cushioned
chairs outside—because it's a bit stuffy inside (daily 9:00-22:00, at
top of main square across street from Town Hall).
Bistro Avion,
a blue-collar self-service cafeteria on the main
square, is good for a basic, filling meal (Mon-Fri 6:00-18:00, Sat
8:00-15:00, Sun 7:00-14:00). The place has no menus—just point
to what looks good, and wash it down with Slovakia's best beer,
Zlatý Bažant (Golden Pheasant).
TRANSPORTATION cONNEcTIONS
Day Trip from Olomouc to Kroměříž:
From Olomouc, take
one of the frequent trains in the direction of Přerov and Břeclav
(hourly, 7:20 or 9:20 train is convenient). Get off at Hulín (the stop
after Přerov on fast trains, 45 min), walk through the train station
to the other side of the building, and hop on the small motor train
to Kroměříž (departure scheduled to coincide with the arrival of
Břeclav-bound trains, 8 min). On the way back, most trains from
Kroměříž to Hulín connect with an Olomouc-bound train.