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Tourist Season News Invitation to Attractive Events Leisure Time Hints Olomouc Tourism Magazine | 2016 Page 2 Try a New Game! Olomouc’s Churches Are Opening Their Gates Olomouc Labyrinth We have prepared an excellent opportunity for all fans of games and computer game appli- cations who would like to learn more about Olo- mouc. Starting from this year, you can download the free ‘Olomouc Labyrinth’ application for Android. Due to this game, you will make a safe journey through a 3D maze that was laid out ac- cording to the model of the city located at the Upper Square. The goal of the game is to collect stars in the labyrinth without detonating bombs that lay in your path. The game has 16 different levels linked in a sequence. The ‘Olomouc Labyrinth’ is for all ages groups. Interesting photographs of the city are displayed after a successful completion of each level. The game application for Android was de- veloped with a grant from the Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs as part of the national contest ‘A Family-Friendly Municipality’ in 2014. A Church Metropolis of Moravia, Olomouc abounds with churches. Foto Jan Andreáš https://play.google.com/store/apps/de- tails?id=cz.petrsomek.olomouc Like in the previous years, Olomouc’s church- As Vice Mayor Pavel Urbášek said: ‘We have es and chapels will be opened to visitors during had only positive responses from the public. That this tourist season. Between 21 April and 30 is why we will support these church activities in September 2016, you can take guided tours of this year again.’ the churches of St. Maurice, St. Michael, and Our A detailed and updated list of accessible Lady of the Snows, the Cathedral of St. Wenc- church and opening hours can be found on the eslas, the Chapel of St. John Sarkander, the Ba- website: tourism.olomouc.eu. silica of Our Lady at Svatý Kopeček and, tradi- Organ concerts organized by the Evangelical tionally, also the Holy Trinity Column at the Upper Academy Conservatoire will take place in select- Square – a UNESCO World Heritage site. ed churches during the summer season. In addi- The guided tours are free and may be restrict- tion to this, you may also book an unconventional ed during a service. Start times can be found on tour of the organ in St. Wenceslas’ Cathedral at a website or you may inquire at the Tourist Infor- the telephone number +420 723 854 256 or at mation Centre (City Hall loggia). the Email: [email protected] Competition ƒ Competition ƒ Competition
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Contents: PAGE 4 Revamped Rose Garden – a Gem in the Diadem of Olomouc Parks Selected events in the parks and at the Flora Exhibition Area
PAGE 6 Celebrated El Greco in the Czech Republic for the First Time! Come to see an exhibition of the year!
PAGE 8 Dear guests, welcome to Olomouc! If you are browsing through this maga- Large Battle, Festival of Songs, Street Parade … zine and you have ever been in Olomouc, Come and celebrate with Olomouc! you will agree that these several pages do not provide enough space to describe all the beauties of the city and all rea- PAGE 9 sons for visiting it again. If you are rea- Reunion of the Natives of the Haná Region ding these lines and have never been to Olomouc, then you can be assured that Will Make Olomouc Dance that a stay in our city will surpass your Six hundred compatriots to take part expectations. in a great folk lore event In Olomouc, every visitor can easily see that this is one of the oldest and PAGE 11 most important cities in the Czech Re- public. More than a thousand years of Fascinating Baroque Will Be Revived in July political, cultural, scholarly, military and Baroque festivities to celebrate ecclesiastical developments are simply a great epoch of history visible at every step, particularly in the city centre, but not only there. You will wish to visit the outskirts of Olomouc to see unique fortress architecture, an an- PAGE 12 cient monastery and a burial place of the Olomouc Přemyslids, or one of Moravia’s Colores Flamencos most famous places of pilgrimage and Colourful midsummer festival a large zoo. Of course, Olomouc is not only about historic monuments. During your walks through the city and its parks, you may PAGE 15 sit down in some of numerous outside Olomouc Region’s Spa Resorts seating areas, sidewalk cafés or cake shops and enjoy cultural and enter- For those who seek relaxation and health tainment programmes that enliven the city in the summertime. Those who go in for sports will fi nd here boat and raft trips, bicycle and scooter rentals, rope parks, in-line skating paths, the Aqua- Multimedia guide park and a swimming pool. Dear visitors, once more welcome “OLINA“ to Olomouc. I wish you a nice stay and good experiences. I free apps to your phone via wifi I 9 language mutations I 12 tourist routes around the most beautiful city sites Doc. Mgr. Antonín Staněk, Ph.D. Mayor of the Statutory City of Olomouc
Published by the Statutory City of Olomouc, 2016 tourism.olomouc.eu Olomouc Tourism Magazine | 2016 Page 4 Revamped Rose Garden – a Gem in the Diadem of Olomouc Parks The new function of the Rose Garden and the Botanic Garden is stressed by the fact that entry will be free and both gardens will only be closed for night. The new layout of the Rose Garden was de- signed by Zdeněk Sendler, a renowned garden ar- chitect. Thanks to appealing architectural features, the Rose Garden will be an attractive place for leisure-time activities. ‘This new role of the garden as a recreation area is very important and perfectly fi ts in our plans to make the city parts more attrac- tive. Besides, the Rose Garden neighbours on the Fortress of Knowledge and the Crown Fort, which belong to the University,’ added Aleš Jakubec, the Deputy Major. With its 3.5 hectares and ca 400 species of bush roses and climbing roses, the Rose Garden is the second largest establishment of its kind in the Czech Republic. ‘When we were opening [the Rose Garden] in April, we could not enjoy, quite logically, the beauty of the fl owers. In summer it will be quite different,’ says Jiří Uhlíř, the manager of the Flora Olomouc Exhibition Area. ‘That is why we are pre- paring a huge garden party for 24 June, with enter- Since the beginning of this April, Olomouc’s the panels will work as sources of light, adding taining, cultural and educational programme, which city parks have an old-new attraction – the re- on to the unique atmosphere of the place. There should present this part of our parks to the public.’ vamped Rose Garden, the second largest in the are also water ponds and a pétanque terrain. And what about the other parks? Olomouc Czech Republic. Four hundred varieties of roses, The new Rose Garden is not only beautiful; is often labelled as a ‘pearl on a green cush- including very unique specimens, and a space it is also important public space with a network ion’. The imaginary cushion is a belt of parks for recreation and relaxing – that is the Rose of pedestrian trails. Mayor Antonín Staněk em- that encircle the historical downtown. Smetana Garden after having undergone a major refur- phasized this new role of the entire area during Park, Bezruč Park, Čech Park and several others, bishment. Like all the beautiful parks of Olo- the opening ceremony, saying: ‘We regenerated smaller ones, are accessible at any time. While mouc and the Flora Exhibition area, it is ready a very important area and turned it into new pub- Smetana Park is the most famous due to its for visitors. lic space of our city. That was the major goal of palm greenhouses and Flora international exhi- At the entrance, visitors are welcomed by the restoration of the Rose Garden, which was bitions, Bezruč Park is probably more romantic, wooden terraces on which they may sit or lie, part of a broader project focused on the revamp- with its alley of trees running along medieval stylish pavilions that will serve as shelters in sul- ing of the city parks. The Rose Garden has an city walls, which was fi rst planted by the famous try days, and great lawns for picnics. New infor- ambition of becoming, once again, a gem of our Marshal Radetzky. You may wish to come over mation panels were installed in revamped fl ower parks and it will also serve as a connection be- and experience the unique walks through Olo- beds with a unique collection of roses. After dark, tween 17 Listopadu Street and the city centre.’ mouc’s parks. www.fl ora-ol.cz
Contacts Major Events and Opening Hours at the Flora Exhibition
Botanic Garden, Rose Garden, Area 2016 & Garden of Senses Apr through Oct 9:30–18:00 Flora Olomouc | 21–24 April Closed on Mondays International gardening exhibition Free admission & fair Greenhouses – Plant Collections Moravia Sport | 24–25 June Feb: 9:30–16:00, weekends only Sports equipment fair Mar: 9:30–16:00, daily except Mondays Apr through Oct: 9:30–18:00 daily except Mondays Flora Olomouc (Hortikomplex) | 20–23 October Entrance fee: Exhibition of fruits, vegetables Full: CZK 50.- and tree nursery plants, Reduced: CZK 30.- an autumn part (children 6 to 15 years of age, seniors, students) Family ticket: Flora Christmas | 10–19 December (2 adults & 1 to 4 children): CZK 100.- Christmas market www.fl ora-ol.cz Olomouc Tourism Magazine | 2016 Page 5 Safari and Pilgrimage Basilica: The Summer Choice: Svatý Kopeček Looms over Olomouc Aquapark and Swimming Arena The history of the basilica dates back to 1629 A geyser, water wall, slides, helter-skelters… Olo- when Jan Andrýsek, a merchant from Olomouc, mouc offers many attractions for hot summer days, built an original chapel in thanks for his salvation. in particular the Aquapark and a recently renewed Soon thereafter, numerous miracles associated swimming arena in the city centre. Those who prefer with the chapel started to attracts hosts of pil- natural swimming, can visit the Poděbrady lake sur- grims. The huge church and a shelter for the rounded with well-tended beaches, restaurants and pilgrims were erected 50 years later. Even to- rentals of sports equipment. day we can admire not only remarkable Baroque The Aquapark with its many attractions is paintings and stuccoes, but also picturesque his- open throughout the year. The outdoor part, torical shops. which is open during summer months, consists Big sea aquariums, beasts of prey, an open of another pool, slides, and a giant 117-meter area in which wolves and bears live togeth- long helter-skelter. The premises also include er, a leopard pavilion, walk-through pens with a children’s playground, beach volleyball play- kangaroos and monkeys – these are the main ground, restaurant and other conveniences. attractions that draw visitors to the nearby Olo- The swimming arena with two pools is located mouc zoo. in the very centre of the city. There is an indoor pool The popular zoo located in the middle of as well as an outdoor pool with a slide and a baby Since the 1600s, Svatý Kopeček (i.e. the Holy a charming forest hosts more than 400 animal pool, which is open from June to August. The nice Hill) has belonged to the loveliest locations in the species. Several safari areas have been opened environment is an ideal venue for summer days. city and its vicinity. The most popular place of ex- here in recent years, including the African and www.aqua-olomouc.cz cursions and pilgrimage is located at only several Euro-Asian safari. www.olterm.cz/plavecky-bazen minutes driving distance (8 kilometres) from the There is also a rope park at Svatý Kopeček, city centre, at the foothill of the Lower Jeseník as well as a lookout tower, several fi rst-rate mountain range. The hill is a great place for family restaurants, stylish cafés, and famous sweet trips: it hosts a beautiful zoo, well-marked hiking shops. Hiking trails will lead you to some other and cycling trails in surrounding forests, several landmarks in the neighbourhood, e.g. the Fort confectioner’s shops and, above all, a unique pil- Radíkov. grimage basilica. More information can be found on the following The Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady is websites: the most prominent architectural feature of Svatý www.svatykopecek.cz, Kopeček and a gem of the Moravian Baroque www.zoo-olomouc.cz, style. It was visited by Pope John Paul II, who www.nordicwalking-olomouc.cz served the Holy Mass here in 1995. tourism.olomouc.eu Calendar of Public Events – Olomouc 2016 APRIL The 7th season of night tours of churches and ses exhibition | www.fl ora-ol.cz Ecological Days | 15 April–1 May shrines | www.nockostelu.cz Olomouc Theatrical Holidays | August The 26th season of the festival: eco-market, cul- Bounty Rock Cafe Open Air 2016 | 11 June The 7th theatre festival | www.moravskedivadlo.cz tural events, exhibitions, talk shows, lectures | The 6th season rock festival; concerts of The Al- SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER www.slunakov.cz phaville and other bands | www.brcopenair.cz Marshal Radetzky Celebration | 2–3 September Academia Film Olomouc | 19–24 April Olomouc 1/2 Marathon | 25 June A festival of military brass bands | www.radecky.eu The 51st international festival of popular-scienti- The 7th season of the largest sports event in the Beerfest | 22–24 September fi c fi lms | www.afo.cz city; sports fair | www.runczech.com The 15th beer festival & musical events | MAY Olomouc Baroque Festival | 29 June–22 July www.pivnifestival.cz Dvořák’s Olomouc | 2–25 May The 4th season summer festival of Baroque International Organ Festival | 5–19 September The 15th international music festival | www.mfo.cz opera and palace feasts | baroko.olomouc.eu The 48th festival of organ music | www.mfo.cz Garden Food Festival | 14–15 May JULY European Heritage Days | 7–11 September The 2nd gastronomic festival Night Concerting below a Renaissance Log- Days of open monuments; dance performance www.gardenfoodfestival.cz gia | July–August | Saturdays, 21:00 hrs by the Bubeníček brothers, concerts & theatre Long Night of Museums | 20 May A traditional cycle of evening chamber concerts at performances, commented guided tours| The 3rd season of the joint event organized by the City Hall | nocnimuzicirovani.olomouc.eu ded.olomouc.eu local museums, galleries and other cultural insti- Olomouc Cultural Holidays | July–August Autumn Festival of Spiritual Music | Septem- tutions; late night tours & side programmes A holidays multi-genre festival; concerts, theatre ber–October | The 23rd festival of spiritual music www.olomouckamuzejninoc.cz performances, and exhibitions enlivening the city www.podzimni-festival.cz Olomouc Wine Feast | 21 May centre | www.olomouckekulturniprazdniny.cz Reunion of Haná Compatriots | 28 September The spring season of the wine feast & opening of Colores Flamencos | 28–31 July The 7th season of the largest festival of traditions the tourist season |www.olomoucka-vinna.cz; The 8th international festival of the Flamenco mu- of the Haná region | www.setkanihanaku.eu tourism.olomouc.eu sic and Spanish culture | www.fl amencool.cz NOVEMBER | DECEMBER JUNE AUGUST Olomouc’s Martinmas | 11 November Olomouc City Feast | 3–4 June Czech Cycling Tour St. Martin’s feast, tasting and sale of young Traditional historical celebration, procession to The 8th international cycling stage races | wines | www.vanocnitrhy.eu the honour of St. Pauline, re-enactment of a his- www.czechcyclingtour.cz Olomouc Christmas | November–December torical battle, concerts & theatre shows, craft Flora Olomouc – summer part | 18–21 August Traditional Christmas market, St. Nicholas’ pre- fair, performances | svatkymesta.olomouc.eu A summer part of the international fl ower and sents, and side programme | Night of Churches | 10 June gardening exhibition & fair; the Homage to Ro- www.vanocnitrhy.eu Please note that the programme may change. Olomouc Tourism Magazine | 2016 Page 6 Celebrated El Greco in the Czech Republic for the First Time!
A painting by El Greco, the celebrated tution for the Archdiocesan Museum and master of Spanish Mannerism, will be the the Museum of Modern Art. These two mu- highlight of the season at the Olomouc Arch- seums, which are defi nitely worth seeing, were diocesan Museum. The Adoration of the Shep- merged into what is today the Czech Republic’s herds will be exhibited in this unique museum 3rd biggest gallery. In June, in celebration of its 10th anniversary, for The Olomouc Archdiocesan Museum is the fi rst time not only in Olomouc but also in the located in the reconstructed Přemyslid Castle, Czech Republic. a national cultural monument and one of the old- The painting by the famous artist (1541–1614) est permanent settlements in Central Europe. Its will be borrowed from the Metropolitan Museum collection include such gems like the Madonna of Art, New York in exchange for The Flaying of of Šternberk (14th century), the fascinating Ba- Marsyas by Titian, which is in the ownership of roque coach of Archbishop Troyer, which once the Archbishopric of Olomouc. ‘The Adoration of carried the Empress Maria Theresa, and the Sun the Shepherds […] has never been exhibited in of Moravia, a famous monstrance decorated with the Czech Republic,’ Jan Graubner, the Archbish- 1400 diamonds and emeralds. op of Olomouc, confi rms. ‘For us, it is a great hon- The Museum of Modern Art is focused on our and privilege. It means that one of the world’s the art of the 20th and 21st centuries. Here we most important museums considers us a reliable can see paintings by Bohumil Kubišta, Emil Filla, and valuable partner,’ added Michal Soukup, the Gustav Klimt, Antonín Hudeček, Jan Preisler, Al- manager of the Museum of Art, which operates fons Mucha, Otto Gutfreund and also the famous also the Archdiocesan Museum. The Adoration Victor Vasarely, all under one roof. shall remain in Olomouc until 4 September. www.olmuart.cz The Museum of Arts is an umbrella insti- Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 15 Centuries of the City, the Largest Collection of Classic Cars, and Other Gems The Museum of Arts, Archdiocesan Muse- ty host another exhibition titled The Story of The Museum of the Olomouc Fortress um, Museum of Local History, Museum of the a Stone. Beside splendid stonemasonry, por- reminds us of the fact that, starting from the 17th Olomouc Fortress, Veteran Arena… It is under- tals, sculptures and tombstones we can also century, Olomouc used to be one of the largest standable that a city that drips with history has see something really unique – a wooden boat fortresses in the Habsburg monarchy and, later, many fi rst-rate museums whose state-of-the-art made by our Celtic ancestors more than 2000 its main border fortress. The museum is located exhibitions will attract everyone. years ago. in the so-called Crown Fort, within a walking dis- The oldest of them is the Olomouc Muse- A museum that smells of oil and petrol? Yes, tance from the city centre, in the neighbourhood um of Local History, located in a former mon- this is the Veteran Arena, the largest private- of a huge park, botanic garden, and rose gar- astery and church of the Poor Clares. Its history ly owned museum of classic cars in the Czech den. The former gunpowder magazine houses dates back to 1883, when the founding fathers Republic. Its collection consists of ca 160 cars, a collection of photographs, military maps, and of Moravian museums and archaeology founded motorcycles but also petrol stations. All exhib- archaeological fi nding, as well as a unique huge the fi rst Czech-language museum in Moravia. its are in a perfect conditions. No replicas, only model of the city as it looked in 1758 when it Today, it is a completely modern museum that originals! withstood a siege by the Prussian army. boasts with very attractive and recently installed What is even more important, the Arena in- Several other fortress objects are accessible exhibitions and with collections that consist of tentionally highlights Czech skills and tech- as well, namely outer forts No. XVII in Křelov, more than one million artefacts. nology. Its patriotic owner had gathered the No. II in Radíkov, No. XXII in Černovír, The exhibitions portray 1500 years of history largest collection of Czech cars, but also old and No. XIII in Nová Ulice. Lately, the forts of the city and the oldest university in Moravia, radios, gramophones, and over 400 historical have been repaired, new exhibitions have been but attracts also those who are fascinated by telephones. moved in, and various events take place there nature. The exhibition dedicated to nature of the The core of the collection consists of cars throughout the season, like theatre performanc- Olomouc Region is the Czech Republic’s most produced in Czechoslovakia before WWI, in es, re-enactments of battles, or a 19-century sophisticated natural scientifi c exhibition. Here, particular the brands Tatra, Wikov, Zetka, Praga, cinema. The Fort in Nová Ulice houses a collec- the visitors may touch, see and learn everything Aero, and Škoda. The Arena is the world’s only tion of weapons from the second half of the 20th that concerns nature, both living and non-living. museum where you can see a complete series century. Not far from the museum’s main building, of 17 unique and luxurious Wikov cars that were www.vmo.cz | www.veteranarena.cz/cs cellars of the Baroque-style Jesuit universi- manufactured in nearby Prostějov. www.pevnostolomouc.cz Olomouc Tourism Magazine | 2016 Page 7 Fortress of Knowledge: 100 Brands of Beer: The Beerfest in an Attractive Science for Everyone Autumn Premiere
The artillery magazine now serves science after a century and a half of military service.. Photo Jan Andreáš Beer tradition is strong in Olomouc and the 3-days annual beer festival is a great event. This The Olomouc fortress does not attract only best way of understanding physical effects and year, too, thousands of beer lovers will gather at fans of militaria. The Fortress of Knowledge laws. the 15th festival to enjoy the taste variety of ca (a.k.a. the Fort Science) – an interactive muse- The historical environment of the building 100 brands manufactured in 30 breweries. The um of science – is an attraction for the whole plays a major role, too. What the Fortress was Czech Republic’s largest beer festival will take family. It was opened in the Crown Fort more like at the time when it served as refuge not for place at the Crown Fort and will be accompa- than a year ago and has since been frequented science but troops? You will learn about trades, nied with several concerts on two stages. by those who are interested in mysteries and health care, construction, ballistics and cartog- The portfolio of 100 beers will comprise secrets of science and wish to discover them raphy. Starring will be the 18th century and the a wide range of beverages, from classical while walking through state-of-the-art interac- army, which has always had access to the lat- low-alcohol ones to special ‘heavy’ beers tive exhibits. est scientifi c and technological know-how. You brewed by more than 30 domestic manufac- Visitors can dive into a riverbed and exam- may even fi re a historic cannon at the Olomouc turers, mostly regional and small breweries. The ine the river system, or walk through a 8-me- fortress! tasting will be accompanied by live concerts of ter model of the most complex human organ The Fortress of Knowledge is located in some of the best bands and musicians from – the brain – and see how it works. They will a unique building of a mid-1800s artillery stor- the Czech Republic and from abroad. experience various 3D projections and see the age. The big four-storey building is a perfect Newcomers enjoy the Beerfest and so magic of light. Do you wish to explore the out- mix of history and amazing modern technology. do frequent guests. Every year brings many er space? A digital planetarium will take you on The neighbouring gunpowder magazine hous- new products that satisfy the palates of con- the tour: just sit (or lay) down and watch the es the Museum of the Olomouc Fortress. Both noisseurs. Uncharacteristically, the 15th beer formation of the universe on the shining sky these buildings are situated inside the Crown festival will take place in autumn, between above your heads. And there is still more to Fort, which was founded by Maria Theresa in 22 and 24 September. Do not hesitate: we see. The good news is that one can not only 1754 and which is surrounded with Bezruč start at 3:00 pm on the 22nd. First 1500 guests learn here, but also try and test one’s knowl- Park, a botanic garden, and a rose garden. are entitled to a free pint of beer! edge using the interactive exhibits, which is the www.pevnostpoznani.cz www.pivnifestival.cz
Contacts & Opening Hours Reduced: CZK 30.- (children 6–15 let, seniors over Children up to 10 years of age, disabled persons: free 65 let, students, disabled persons and their carers) www.fort-olomouc-xxii.cz Fortress of Knowledge Families I: 120.- Tuesday to Friday 9:00–17:00 Fort XVII, Křelov (ca 5 km from Olomouc) (2 adults + 1 child 6 to 15 years of age) Closed on Mondays Apr, May, Jun & Sep: Saturday & Sunday 11:00–17:00 Families II: CZK 150.- Saturday and Sunday 9:00–18:00 Jul & Aug: Tuesday to Sunday 11:00–17:00 (2 adults + 2 to 3 children 6 to 15 years of age) Entrance fee: Entrance fee: Adults: CZK 95.- Free admission: children to 6 years of age, Adults CZK 80.- Reduced: CZK 75.- (children 3 to 15 years of disabled persons and their carers Seniors, students, disabled persons CZK 60.- age, seniors over 65, students, disabled persons www.pevnostolomouc.cz Children to 12 years of age CZK 60.- and their carers) Fort XIII, Nová ulice Tel.: 603 444 010; Email: [email protected]. www.pevnostpoznani.cz Upon telephone appointment www.forty.cz Baroque Gunpowder Magazine in the Tel.: 603 217 611 Fort II, Radíkov (ca 13 km from Olomouc) Crown Fort Fort XXII ‘Lazecký’, Černovír May, Jun, Sep & Oct: Saturday & Sunday 11:00–17:00 Apr through Oct: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00–17:00 Tuesday to Sunday 9:00–16:00 Jul & Aug: Wednesday to Sunday 11:00–17:00 Closed on Mondays Closed on Mondays Entrance fee: Basic: (adults) CZK 45.- Sep through Mar: upon telephone appointment Entrance fee: Basic: (adults) CZK 40.- Reduced: CZK 30.- Tel.: 725 250 215; 604 183 977 Families: (2 adults + 2 children) CZK 80.- 25% discount for Olomouc Region Card holders Entrance fee: Full: CZK 60.- Seniors, students, groups: CZK 30.- www.pevnost-radikov.cz Olomouc Tourism Magazine | 2016 Page 8
Delicious Meal in a Beautiful Park – Olomouc Has Been This Is the Garden Food Festival! Accustomed to Good Wine since the Middle Ages Citizens of Olomouc have always loved tasting fi ne wines. As early as in the Middle Ages, the richest burghers had a so-called ‘wine privilege’ which meant that they were allowed to serve imported wine in their houses and palaces. These were the ear- liest wine shops in the city. Recently, the tradition of Olomouc wine feasts has been restored. Dozens of wine- makers bring hundreds of samples of their wine to the city; not only from Bohemia and Moravia, but also from the partner city of Pécs, Hungary, from Italy, France and other wine-growing countries. In this year, you can experience the wine feast twice: the spring feast, on 21 May, and the autumn feast, on 1 October. Come and enjoy! www.olomoucka-vinna.cz The 1st food festival a year ago was really crowded. Photo: Garden Food Festival A gourmet’s dream – this is the right sobri- show, and last not least, Halina Pawlowská, the quet for the event that is going to take place at popular talk show celebrity and script writer. Smetana Park this coming May: special brands Those who like good food can visit stalls from of coffees, olive oils, cheeses, sushi, goose and the Czech Republic’s best restaurants (but also duck delicacies, donkey sausages, vegetari- the Olomouc University canteen) and also from an dishes, sweets from the best sweet shops, guests from abroad – Poland, Chile, and Italy. molecular gastronomy, variety of beers, wines Delicious regional products will be on sale in the and spirits. This all, and more, will be available park, to, in particular cheeses, sweets, and beer at the 2nd Garden Food Festival. The best from local microbreweries. Entertainment for chil- of regional and world gastronomy can be dren will be provided by the organizers and a new found in one place – and how beautiful a place! music stage will be erected in the park. Top chefs will delight your palates. If you are making plans for this spring, Likewise a year ago, many celebrities will reserve the date of 14 and 15 May in your appear at the main stage: the star chef Zdeněk diary. The Garden Food Festival is looking for Pohlreich, Miss 2008 Eliška Bučková, Olomouc you! Stay packages are available. Region’s top chefs Jaroslav Klár and Přemysl Forejt, ‘The Truffl e Chef’ Radim Svačina, ‘The www.stayovernight.eu, Chilli Man’ Tomáš Nový with his fabulous pepper www.gardenfoodfestival.cz Large Battle, Festival of Songs, Street Parade… Come and Celebrate with Olomouc! fair, and a book & antiquarian fair. The celebra- Each of us celebrate special days in our lives. tion once again coincides with the international And so does Olomouc and its citizens. Since the Festival of Songs. These will be four hectic city has a generous soul and beautiful appea- days, indeed. rance, its Feast Days is defi nitely worth seeing. Olomouc is beautiful throughout the year, but Come and check for yourselves between 2 and particularly beautiful during the City Feast Days. 5 June. Its citizens celebrate their city to commemorate Theatre performances, concerts, fairs, a night their roots and generations of their predecessors. procession of swordsmen and town councillors That is why the Feast Days are connected with in historical costumes, but also regional food the veneration of St. Pauline, the patron saint and beer from microbreweries, a military camp of Olomouc, who saved the city from the pla- below the city walls, traditional re-enactment gue in the 17th century. The patron saint plays of a battle between the Swedes and the Orchestra, and Lenky Dohnalová–Mlynářová’s an important role in the celebration. A procession Imperial Army on Saturday, 4 June… And chamber choir. with her relics will start after the major concert, also a huge open-air concert Jesus Christ Su- Children will enjoy fairy tale performances, on 3 June evening. As we now from the previous perstar & Hair played and sung by eminent games, jugglery workshops, and an old cinema, years, the street parade in historical costumes solo singers, the local Moravian Philharmonic the adults can look forward to concerts, farmers’ with torches is an amazing sight! Olomouc Tourism Magazine | 2016 Page 9 Olomouc Half Marathon is One of the Best Thousands of runners will fl ood the streets In addition to this, the runners will make of Olomouc in the end of June. The number a U-turn at Lazecká Street. Tomáš Mirovský, of the runners in the Czech Republic’s second a coordinator of RunCzech events, says: largest half marathon will be once again ‘We believe that the changes will be to the greater than in the last year. They can enjoy good of the runners. The slight modifi cations the beauties of the city while running along should make the route more permeable and the route that will be slightly different than in comfortable for all participants. Cobblestones 2015. in the city centre will be avoided and, hence, The ‘Mattoni’ Olomouc 1/2 Maraton we expect faster times.’ will take place on 25 June. Who is going to In 2015, the ‘Mattoni’ Olomouc 1/2 Marathon participate? Top African long-distance runners received the IAAF Road Race Gold Label, thus and Czech stars, including Olomouc-born Petra becoming one of the world’s most prestigious Kamínková. Runners are keen to participate, city marathons. Antonín Staněk, the Mayor of most places have already been sold out. Olomouc, says: ‘I would like to invite to our With 6,200 runners, the ‘Mattoni’ Olomouc city not only runners but also their fans and 1/2 Marathon is the second most frequented other visitors, so that they can experience the 21.1 km road running event nationally, next atmosphere of the half marathon, which is to the ‘Sportisimo’ Prague 1/2 Marathonu. amazing. It’s no wonder that the participants Moreover, the route is very fast and always enjoy all that cheering and the generally lined with excited fans who create a great friendly ambience.’ atmosphere. That is why the runners keep Those who do not wish run the full length of coming to Olomouc. the marathon can choose from shorter options. There will be only minor changes to the Besides the individual race, relay teams of course. Firstly, it will run in an opposite 2 or four persons may participate. Families can direction. In the downtown, the route used to take part in the 3-kilometer DM family run. run along 1 Máje Street and 8 Května Street, www.runczech.com/cs/akce/mattoni- which are currently under reconstruction. 1-2maraton-olomouc-2016/index.shtml Reunion of the Natives of the Haná Region Vegetables, Honey, Cheeses Will Make Olomouc Dance and Regional Dainties – the Haná Farmers’ Markets Fresh vegetables and fruits, pure and honest sausages, bread like that from our great-grand- mothers, traditional local titbits, fresh sheep and goat cheeses, spices, jams and fruit juices. Time-proven vendors with regular customers, but also new producers, regularly offer their best products at the Upper Square on Fridays and Saturdays. From April through October, the Haná Farm- ers’ Markets offer food produced and harvested in the Haná Region. Many products have local trademarks (Haná, Jeseníky, Moravská brána) and some are labelled as ‘Made in the Olomouc Region’ or as a ‘Regional Foodstuff’. Come and taste – it works better than a lot of reading. The markets take place at the Upper Square, in front of the City Hall, from 8–13, on the fol- In September, Olomouc will became the culture and regional awareness. lowing days: capital of all those who were born in the The Reunion of the Natives will be closed by Fridays: 13 May, 3 & 24 June, 9 September; Region of Haná. Six hundred musicians and a concert of Jiří Pavlica and the ‘Hradišťan’ music Saturdays: 2, 9, 23, and 30 April, 7, 21, and dancers in traditional folk costumes will make band. Side programmes are planned for both days, 28 May, 11 & 18 June, 2, 9, 16, & 23 July, 6, 13, the downtown dance during the 6th season of like the Folk Costumes Advice Bureau, a farmers’ 20, & 27 August, 17 & 24 September, 1, 8, 15, the Reunion of the Natives on 27 and 28 fair, guided tours of exhibitions in the Museum 22, & 29 October. September. of Local History, as well as of the Gunpowder The Reunion is a major folk lore event. The Magazine and the Fortress of Knowledge. Upper Square and Smetana Park will echo with The Reunion will be held under the auspices folk songs played and sung, among others, of the Governor of the Olomouc Region and by the ‘Rovina’ male choir, ‘Záletníci’ dulcimer of the Mayor of Olomouc. ‘I would like to invite band, ‘Ondráš’ folk music band and numerous as many people as possible,’ Mayor Antonín children’s folk choirs. Staněk says. ‘It will be one of most important A costume parade through the city will and most picturesque folk feasts. The citizens form the climax of the feast. It will be surely and tourists who come to Olomouc can learn worth sein, since the local folk costumes are a lot about folk customs and traditions, which is ornate and beautiful. The parade will remind something that they cannot see every day.’ to the citizens and guests the very roots of our www.setkanihanaku.cz Olomouc Tourism Magazine | 2016 Page 10
Marshal Radetzky The House of Nature – Again in Command A Gem of Nature and Art of Olomouc 185 years ago the most famous Czech military leader left Olomouc after having served as the commander of the Olomouc fortress for two years. Moreover, this year we celebrate his 250th birthday. The city of Olomouc keeps commemorating the Field Marshal John Joseph Wenceslaus Anthony Francis Charles, Count Radetzky of Radetz. The Tribute to Radetzky, an international festival of military brass bands, takes place here every September. The organizers invited the best performers for this year’s 15th event: renowned military bands from Ireland, Scotland, Austria, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Slovakia and other countries may come – and so will Emperor Francis Joseph I with Empress Elisabeth (‘Sissi’) and, of course, The riparian landscape of the House of Nature is hiding numerous pieces of landscaping. Photo: O. Šembera the Marshal himself. Once again, we may look forward to a spectacular event. The ‘Sluňákov’ Environmental Education and marshlands, we can fi nd a number of piec- Marshal Radetzky was one of greatest Centre is located in the heart of unspoilt na- es of art and landscaping by renowned artists: strategic theorists of the Czech origin. He ture, close to the city of 100,000, in the Litovel The Garden of Paradise by František Skála, never lost a battle under his command. Morava River Basin Protected Landscape Area. The Sunny Mountain by Miloš Šejn, The Forest Serving as a commander of the Olomouc Here, in the House of Nature, visitors can learn Shrine and The Magic Forest by Miloslav Fe- fortress in 1829–1831 (he stayed at the a lot about this unique landscape area between kar, and The Golden Spiral Fire Ring by Marcel Edelman Palace, Upper Square), he took Olomouc and Litovel, with its meandering arms Hubáček. liking to the city, instigated the draining of of the Morava River and riparian forests. The outdoor area is open daily. The pavilions surrounding moors, founded what are now The House of Nature is a matchless piece of are open for groups of at least 6 people and the celebrated city parks, and his conduct landscaping that resembles the Lednice-Val- during special events, whose list you can fi nd earned him a great deal of praise from tice World Heritage Site. Here, among ponds at the website: www.slunakov.cz Olomouc’s citizens. In 1831 he was recalled to the fi eld by the Emperor to defend the Special events Habsburgs’ interests in Italy. ‘How a hungry guy from Haná fi lled his belly, or the Harvest Feast in Sluňákov’ The 15th Tribute to Radetzky will In the House of Nature, Litovel Morava River Basin | 17 September 2016 take place on 2 and 3 September. The A summer day full of activities for children and parents. This time primarily about vast and fertile details of the programme will be revealed in fi elds, growing grain, harvesting, making fl our, and baking bread. Playful stops focused on nature the coming months. gor children. Sales of regional products. Optional excursion to the Hunting Lodge. www.radecky.eu Tours of the House of Nature. Olomouc’s Summer Season Starts in April The tourist season in Olomouc starts in April. tourists can learn more about the purpose and Tours. Olomouc’s museums prepared some at- Tourists and visitors can choose from an array of meaning of the signs. The guided tours are avail- tractive exhibition for this summer, like Andy activities organized by the City Tourist Information able on appointment from May to September, Warhol (16 Aug–16 Oct) or Francis Joseph Centre or by other partners. To make the process every fi rst Saturday in the month at 10:00 am. I in Olomouc (25 Nov 2016–19 Feb 2017) in easier, the city operates the free-of-charge Wi-Fi Those who would like to see the major sights at the Museum of Local History. Olomouc-Free zone at the Upper Square. the Upper Square and climb the City Hall tower The ‘Durancia’ agency prepared Olomouc’s This year, in addition to usual programmes, within 60 minutes will wish to choose the Olo- underground tours for those who love mysteries. families with children over 4 years old can take mouc in a nutshell tour. And Jitka Lučanová, Children, but not only them. Will be fond of the Zoo the City tour with Ola, the little cat. The tour the head of the Information Centre, says: ‘We at Olomouc – Svatý Kopeček (The Children’s is suitable also for summer children’s camps. Be- have also something for those visitors who pre- Weekend, 4–5 June), The Weekend of Records, tween mid-May and September, participants may fer self-guided tours: audio guides of the Upper 20–21 August), or The night of Ghosts, 29 October). pop up at the Information Centre for their free Square or the City Hall.’ One of the most important cultural events in map, with which they will be able to fi nd, with- Other partners and operators have also pre- the region is the reopening of the reconstructed out a guide, attractive spots in the city labelled pared many events, like the Morava River cruis- Chateau and Park at Čechy pod Kosířem. with a poster with the cat. After they collect all es on board the ‘Olo-Boat’ with many oth- Visitors can see places connected with often vis- 10 symbols from the posters and copy them into er attractions. Viewed from the river, Olomouc its by the painter Josef Mánes and a standing the map, they will show them to the staff of the is really beautiful! The cruises are available on exhibition of fi lms by Jan and Zdeněk Svěrák. Information Centre and get a little reward. The appointment between 15 April and 31 Decem- http://tourism.olomouc.eu; map is printed also in an English version. ber; adult fare: CZK 100, children and seniors: http://rezervace.plavbyolomouc.cz Following house signs is another chance CZK 70. If you like it, you can also ride rafts or www.perej.cz., www.durancia.cz for a nice trip through the city centre. Moreover, rent a bicycle or a four-wheeler at CK Peřej www.vmo.cz Olomouc Tourism Magazine | 2016 Page 11
Fascinating Baroque Will Be Revived in July Precious Canvas to Be Seen in the Archbishop´s Palace A lost and recovered painting that cap- tures one of the most important events in the history of this building will be exhibited in the Palace of Olomouc Archbishops until 25 October. It dates from 1876 and its author depicted the abdication of Austri- an Emperor Ferdinand I and enthrone- ment of Francis Joseph I in Olomouc, on 2 December 1848. The scene captures the Throne Hall at the moment when the abdicating Emperor is blessing his successor, saying in a low voice: ‘Just be a nice boy; you’re welcome.’ (Or, alternatively: ‘May the Lord bless you; just be a nice boy. He will protect you.’) The painting was commissioned by the lo- cal historical museum that was opened at St. Hieronymus’ Chapel of the City Hall in The Baroque opera is above all a spectacular show. Photo Tomáš Hanzlík 1879. It had hung there until 1947, when it mysteriously disappeared. Currently, the It feels like submerging into a dream or lovers of old art as well as those who prefer painting is owned by the City of Opava, a historical movie: the Olomouc Baroque modern musicals. which bought it some time ago and restored Festival will take place in the heart of the city The performances are even more fascinat- it. The canvas can be seen during a regular with a Baroque soul in July. Everything will start ing due to the ambience of the 17th-century Je- tour of the Archbishop Palace. with costumed youngsters distributing leafl ets suit College and a replica of a Baroque theatre www.arcibiskupskypalac.cz inviting to evening concerts. And the concerts at its courtyard, the only facility of this kind in themselves are really amazing: picturesque the Czech Republic. The (neo)Baroque operas costumes, charming tunes, hand painted scen- have marvellous atmosphere that will impress ery. Indeed, Baroque operas are very appealing demanding connoisseurs but also those who to the ears and eyes of the 21st-century people. come to see such a show for the very fi rst time. The Baroque epoch had left numerous The Baroque art is very distinctive, affected, traces in Olomouc and the Baroque theatre and laden with emotions. bridges the gap of centuries. The operas are During the Festival, visitors can take a tour performed by the Ensemble Damian head- of the College, St. Michael’s Church, and Chap- ed by the conductor and composer Tomáš el of St. John Sarkander, including the original Hanzlík, who not only revives gems of old torture chamber in the basement. music hidden in archives, but also composes The Olomouc Baroque Festival takes new music to original Baroque librettos. Either place from 29 June to 22 July. way, the music is so catchy that it will enchant www.baroko.olomouc.eu
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The Largest Baroque Olomouc’s Summer Holidays are Filled with Organ Will Play during Culture: A single Festival Brings Dozens of Events the Organ Festival Olomouc has been one of Europe’s or- gan capitals for decades, primarily due to the Engler organ, a precious Baroque instrument (1745), which is the largest organ in Central Europe, and also thanks to Antonín Šindler, who saved it from de- struction and later initiated the Olomouc International Organ Festival. The enormous Gothic nave of the Church of St. Maurice is fi lled with mag- ical sounds of the organ played by the best organists annually, in the beginning of September. A concert of spiritual mu- sic in such an ambience is always a great event. This year, we will hear the following mu- sicians: Pavel Svoboda (Czech Republic) – 5 September, Giampaolo di Rosa (Italy) – 8 September, Wladyslaw Szymanski (Poland) – 12 September, Olivier Latry (France) – 15 September, and Sergio Orabona (Germany) – 19 September. www.mfo.cz/#!varhann-festival/c54b
Stars from the Czech Republic and from abroad, like Szidi Tobias, will play and sing during the Olomouc Cultural Holidays. Photo Jan Andreáš The Olomouc Cultural Holidays is a festival a blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He that brings culture into the city throughout played, among others, with Percym Mayfi eld. summer months. About 20 concerts, theatre Later he joined John Mayall & the Blues- performances and other events take place at breakers and founded his own Walter Trout different places throughout the city every year. Band in 1989. Eventually he started to record The organizers invite the best Czech mu- music albums under his own name. During sicians and bands but also rock and blues his Battle Scars tour he will play at Congress stars from abroad. In previous years, we Hall, Clarion Hotel, on 15. July at 20:00. could see the excellent British band The Understandably enough, far more bands, Brew, American songwriters Dana Fuchs singers and theatre ensembles will appear and Janet Robin, famous Alex Ligertwood in July and August on summer stages on who used to sing with Santana, or enchant- the City Hall courtyard, at the Theresian ing Melanie Scholtz from South Africa. This Gate, or in the Crown Fort (e.g. Michal year’s greatest crowd-puller will be Walter Prokop & Framus Five on 7 July). Trout, one of the US best bluesmen, and Other names and events can be found at his only concert in the Czech Republic. the website: Active since the late 1960s, W. Trout is www.olomouckekulturniprazdniny.cz Colores Flamencos: A Colourful Midsummer Festival The middle of summer holidays is the right The Flamenco Gala Evening is a real time for Colores Flamencos, a multi-genre climax and we can look forward to some- festival of Spanish culture, which is primar- thing very special this year: the charismatic ily focused on the fl amenco. Spanish culture and highly regarded dancers, Olga Pericet is typical for its colourfulness, temperament and Marco Flores will present their common and fl amboyance. Dancers, guitar players and project called Paso a Dos. They will be ac- other musicians will bring their emotional mes- companied by equally eminent artists: Antonia sage from Southern Europe to Olomouc for Jiménez and Víctor El Tomate (guitars), and four days. Mercedes Cortés, Inma Rivero, Ismael El Bola The festival is focused on Spain in the and Miguel Lavi (vocals). The Gala Evening will broadest sense; thanks to this, citizens and take place on 30 July in the pavilion A, Flora visitors of Olomouc can learn much not only Olomouc Exhibition Area. about the fl amenco each year, but also about The 8th season of Colores Flamencos is Spanish cuisine or cinema. Some events are planned for 28–31 July. open air, like the fl amenco fi esta at the Up- http://www.flamencool.cz/colores-fla- per Square. mencos/2016 Olomouc Tourism Magazine | 2016 Page 13 Central Moravia – The Region of Experiences
Since 2006, the Central Moravia Tourist As- ly involved in the project, which put traditional sociation, a dynamic destination management specialties of Haná on their menus depend- organization, has supported tourist activities in ing on a season. Visitors can taste such spe- the region of Central Moravia and developed cialties also at the fi rst of Olomouc Festival of cooperation between tour operators, providers the Tvaruzek Cheese, during the spring season of services, etc. At the same time it provides, of the Flora Olomouc exhibition, or in June, at as a regional congress operator, comprehen- the Olomouc City Feast. A list of participating sive services in the fi eld of congress tourism in restaurants, overview of regional manufactur- the entire region. Every year it comes up with ers that produce branded original products, and a series of new activities focused on promot- much more about the regional gastronomy can ing the region of Central Moravia in its entirety be found at the website: with regard to current trends in tourism. One of www.strednimorava-tourism.cz/ochut- the major promotional initiatives is organizing nejte-hanou. visits of people from the media and trav- el agencies from around the world. Media in abroad publish articles about tourist attrac- ganized groups throughout the year. Current- tions and gastronomy of the Central Moravia, ly, incoming tourists can book themed holiday local tour operators establish relationships with packages Spring, Garden Food Festival, foreign partners. As a result, for instance, own- Baroque, and Advent. Friends of gastrotour- ers of the Olomouc Region Card can pur- ism will surely be pleased by attractive cours- chase a discounted ÖBB train ticket from es of preparation of local food and beer. More Austria to Olomouc in May. Since 2015, the information is available at the website www. Association has run a travel agency and, in moraviaforyou.cz, including direct bookings. cooperation with its members, offers discount- This year, the Association continues its suc- ed tour packages oriented on an active holiday, cessful project Taste Haná, which promotes relaxation and adventure to individuals and or- local cuisine. Sixteen restaurants are current- Major Cultural Events in Central Moravia – 2016
April The Tovačov Portal – Tovačov Opening of the castles and chateaux season Folk feast – Kojetín European Jazz Days – Hranice The Mohelnice Stagecoach music festival – May Mohelnice Author Šela Marathon –Helfštýn Castle ‘Hefaiston’ get-together of blacksmiths – Mohelnice Grand Prix – Mohelnice Helfštýn Castle Opening of the colonnade – The Šternberk Hill – Šternberk Castle Spa of Teplice nad Bečvou Bobr Bike – Litovel Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the Visitation of The Litovel Bottle Opener – Litovel Our Lady – Olomouc – Sv. Kopeček Marshal Radetzky Celebration – Olomouc Long-distance march ‘To the Tvaruzek Cheese Balloons over the Castle – Bouzov Castle of Loštice’ – Loštice International festival of the fl amenco and June Music and cheese festival – Loštice Spanish culture – Olomouc ‘Ecce Homo’ Šternberk European car race July Rock at the Chateau – Plumlov Chateau championship The Ride of the Kings – Doloplazy The Fencers’ Weekend – Plumlov Chateau ‘Záhorské slavnosti’ folklore festival – Lipník The Celtic Night – Plumlov September nad Bečvou ‘Josefkol’ international get-together of The Folk Year festival – Velká Bystřice The Venice of Haná – Litovel wheelwrights – Čechy pod Kosířem Ecce Homo Historic – Šternberk The Žváček Festival – Konice Haná folk feast – Němčice nad Hanou St. Wenceslas feast – Tovačov Wolker’s Prostějov poetry festival – Prostějov Festival of brass bands – Dřevohostice October At the Chateau and in the Town – Přerov Musical summer – Litovel Czecho-Slovak Jazz Festival – Přerov From Fairy tale to Fairy Tale – Chateau August Bobr Cup – Litovel of Náměšť na Hané St. Lawrence feast – Přerov Fishing out the Hradecký Pond – Tovačov Haná – the Navel of the World – Velká Bystřice Flowers for the Lady of the Chateau – Please note that the programme may change. Folk feast – Náměšť na Hané Chateau of Náměšť na Hané For more details see: www.ok-tourism.cz Olomouc Tourism Magazine | 2016 Page 14 Three Baroque Gems of Moravia Linked for the First Time From now on, tourists and visitors can learn about common aspects of their history. The plans include more than joint promotional ma- terials and presentation, though. As Mr. Pavel Urbášek, the Deputy Mayor for tourism said: ‘We would like to present this part of Moravia as the whole. Without knowing histor- ical context, visitors might miss many interesting details, which would be a shame.’ At the same time, he emphasised the supra-regional nature of the prepared project: ‘Three Moravian regions that really can offer much to their visitors will join and participate. I believe that by joint effort we can attract tourists from South Moravia to Kro- měříž and Olomouc, and vice versa.’ All these destinations are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, share the same history, and are easily reachable by car. The distance between Lednice and Olomouc is 126 km (1 h 19 min), between Kroměříž and Lednice 114 km (1 h 11 min), and between Kroměříž, the Flower Garden. Photo: Zdeněk Sodoma Olomouc and Kroměříž only 48 km (45 min). The Memorandum of Cooperation and These unique destinations are inscribed on Kroměříž and Lednice signed a Memoran- Friendship is the fi rst step; other ones will the UNESCO World Heritage List, share dum of Cooperation and Friendship focused follow. ‘By signing the Memorandum, we are the same history and culture, and are locat- on tourism. Currently they are preparing joint showing our willingness to cooperate. The ed relatively close to each other: Olomouc, promotional materials and specifi c plans that specifi c forms of cooperation will be identifi ed Kroměříž and the Lednice-Valtice Cul- will present Olomouc, Kroměříž and the Led- by tourism experts from our respective cities,’ tural Landscape. nice-Valtice Cultural Landscape for the fi rst Mr. Urbášek concluded. Early in 2016, representatives of Olomouc, time as the Baroque Gems of Moravia. www.kromeriz.eu, www.lednice.cz
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CITY HALL TOWER TOUR A guided tour of the observation deck of the 75 meters high City Hall tower. Daily at 11:00 and 15:00 (groups and on appointment). From 15 Jun to 30 Sep daily at 10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 14:30, 16:00 and 17:30, groups of at least 3 paying visitors.
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PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS AT THE CITY HALL An exhibition dedicated to history of the city, the City Hall, and its astronomical clock. Free admission during offi ce hours or as part of the ‘Olomouc in a nutshell’. Audio guides available.
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