Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
CHUR
CHURCCH
ROTUNDA OF OUR LADY & ST CATHERINE
9.15am-4pm Tue-Sun May-Sep, Sat & Sun only Apr)
This 11th-century church is one of the
republic's oldest Romanesque structures and contains a beautiful series of 12th-cen-
tury frescoes depicting the life of Christ. Because of the sensitive nature of the fres-
coes, visitors are limited to groups of 10 or fewer, and are allowed in for 15 minutes
at a time once per hour (at a quarter past the hour).
CASTLE
STLE
ZNOJMO CASTLE
9am-5pm Tue-Sun May-Sep, Sat & Sun only Apr)
Znojmo has traditionally occupied a stra-
tegic position on the border between Austria and Moravia, and there's been a fortress
here since the late 11th century. The castle has served as a residence for Moravian
margraves (nobles), a garrison, and even housed a brewery in the 18th century. In
1335, King John of Luxembourg held a wedding ceremony here for his daughter
Anne.
During our visit, the castle was under-going renovation but was expected to re-open
in 2013.
CHUR
CHURCCH
CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
church was once Romanesque, but has been rebuilt in Gothic style. In a side chapel is
the so-called 'Bread Madonna'. According to legend, during the Thirty Years' War a
box beneath this image was always found to be full of food, no matter how much was
removed. Beside the church is the small Orthodox
St Wenceslas Chapel
(kaple sv
Václava).
TOWER
WER, AR
, ARCHITE
CHITECTURE
URE
TOWN HALL TOWER
(Radniční věž; Obroková; adult/concession 40/20Kč; 9am-5pm)
The handsome and scal-
able 66m tower on Znojmo's town hall is one of Moravia's best examples of late
Gothic architecture (c 1448).
