Olomouc “Olomouc – the most beautiful Czech city” Praha Ostrava TOURIST Olomouc Brno NEWS Special edition | 2015 season | Free | tourism.olomouc.eu Tourist season news Invitation to interesting events Leisure time tips Olomouc Tourist News | season 2015 Page 2 Olomouc churches Access to Olomouc churches in 2015 open their doors CHURCHES OPENING HOURS GUIDE SERVICE Tue – Thu, Sat 10:00; 11:00; 13:00; St Maurice’s Church Mon – Sun 7:00–18:00 23. 4. – 30. 9. to the public 14:00; 15:00 Mon – Sun 10:00; 11:00; 13:00; 14:00; For a thousand years, Olomouc has Holy Trinity Column Mon – Sun 10:00–16:00 23. 4. – 30. 9. been the spiritual capital of Moravia. Throu- 15:00 ghout the summer season, you can once Tue – Sat 10:00; 11:00; 12:00; 14:00; again visit the most beautiful Olomouc 15:00; 16:00 St Wenceslas churches, cathedrals and chapels and Mon – Sun 7:00–18:00 23. 4. – 30. 9. Tue – Sat 10:00 – 13:00; Cathedral + crypt thanks to knowledgeable guides you will 14:00 – 17:00 only crypt learn a lot of interesting about them. “The operation of guide service and access to Sun 11:00 – 17:00 only crypt churches has been on for several seasons. 10:00–12:00 Tue – Sat Tue – Sat 10:00; 11:00; 15:00; 16:00; We are getting very positive feedback from 14:30-17:30 Church of the Virgin 17:00 visitors and therefore we offer our support 23. 4. – 30. 9. Mary of the Snow 11:00-12:30 to churches this year again,” says Deputy Sun Sun 11:00; 11:30; 12:00; 15:00; 16:00 15:00-16:30 Mayor Pavel Urbášek. Daily from April 23 to September 30 you can inspect Tue – Sat 9:00; 10:00; 11:30; 13:30; St Michael’s Church Mon – Sun 7:00–18:00 23. 4. – 30. 9. churches of St. Maurice, St. Michael, 14:30 Our Lady of the Snows, St. Wenceslas Chapel of St John Tue – Sat 10:00; 11:00; 12:30; 13:30; Cathedral incl. the crypt, St. John Sar- Mon – Sun 9:00–17:00 19. 6. – 31. 8. Sarkander 14:30 kander Chapel, Dominican Church, Basilica of the Visitation at Holy Hill Tue – Sat 11:00; 12:00; 13:00; 14:00; Dominican Church Mon – Sun 7:00–18:00 23. 4. – 30. 9. (Svatý Kopeček) and the chapel in- 15:00; 16:00 side the Holy Trinity Column on Horní Basilica of the 8:30–17:00 Square. The service is free, no reservation Tue – Sat 10:00; 11:00; 12:00; 13:00; Visitation of the Mon – Sun except Mon 23. 4. – 30. 9. is needed. tourism.olomouc.eu 14:00; 15:00; 16:00 Blessed Virgin Mary afternnon Competition ▪ Competition ▪ Competition Take advantage of the tourist discount card Olomouc region Card. – free admission to 81 most attractive sights win a weekend – discounts at 98 win a weekend other locations in the city inin OlomoucOlomouc and region – free public transport Answer the latest question at www.stayovernight.eu and win in Olomouc a unique weekend for two in Olomouc and other interesting prizes. www.olomoucregioncard.cz Olomouc Tourist News | season 2015 Page 3 Contains among others PAGE 4 Festivities for Olomouc citizens and guests How does Olomouc celebrate PAGE 7 Olomouc forts We are opening the fascinating Fortress of Knowledge Welcome to Olomouc, dear guests. It is said that we can learn the level of PAGE 8 cultural character of a particular commu- Olomouc Baroque Festival nity by the degree of its hospitality. I there- fore hope that you will find our city and its Colorful costumes, Baroque citizens really hospitable and welcoming. melodies, tip for cultural experience I believe that your experience of Olomouc and its hospitality will not only make you to come back but also to bring your friends PAGE 11 with you next time or to recommend them visiting Olomouc. Olomouc deserves it Sluňákov and it will certainly reward you with frien- Seven Gates to Nature, sustainable dliness. building of the year The ancient Olomouc has its charm. You can feel it when you enter the maze of old streets at the Castle, when the slim PAGE 13 silhouette of the Renaissance Town Hall tower suddenly emerges in front of you, News for the summer season when you visit magnificent churches, sit on What can visitors look forward a bench next to one of the Baroque foun- tains or walk along the city walls through to in the summer parks and then enter through a medieval gate back to the historic centre. Just let the city work its magic and let your imagi- PAGE 15 nation drift for a while ... Then you will feel that the city has won your heart and you A window to Olomouc region spas will understand why the Czechs refer to Therme Losiny, Slatinice, Teplice Olomouc as “she“. – an experience for everyone Olomouc is a beautiful, colorful, fragrant and friendly. It can not only please the visual senses, but also treats the tas- te buds and provides nourishment for the artistic soul. Multimedia guide Come and see for yourself. I‘m sure you “OLINA“ will fall in love with Olomouc. free apps to your phone via wifi 9 language mutations 12 tourist routes around the most beautiful city sites Doc. Mgr. Antonín Staněk, Ph.D. Mayor of the City of Olomouc Published by the City of Olomouc, 2015 tourism.olomouc.eu Olomouc Tourist News | season 2015 Page 4 Festivities for Olomouc citizens and guests Theater performances, concert, fair, evening procession of fencers and historic aldermen, fes- tival of microbreweries and big battle of Swedes against Habsburg Imperial army. Olomouc is go- ing to celebrate for two days, the 5th and 6th of June. And although our city is beautiful every day in every season, these are probably the two best days to become familiar with Olomouc. The City Fest is connected with reverence to Saint Paula, the patron Saint of the city, to whom the citizens of Olomouc successfully pledged to avert the plague in the 17th century. This year too, Saint Paula will play an important part in the fes- tivities. For the first time however, the procession with the relics of the patron saint will set out in the evening, after the main concert. The procession of city officials and some 150 fencers, all in historical costumes and with bur- ning torches, promises a great visual experience. Yet the City Fest offers much more than that. Since Friday morning on the Dolní Squa- re, there will be plenty of opportunities for sho- pping at the Hanakian regional farmer‘s market, The reliquary of St Paula is the central motif of the procession. The photo shows it in the hands of Jan Graubner, Archbishop of Olomouc. Photo MMOl handmade market, book and antiquarian mar- ket, later joined by historical and craft fair with the Olomouc Music Institute Band will gather for medieval walls, a military camp from the Thirty workshops and attractive presentation of Olo- a large open-air concert. Saturday‘s program Years War will be established. At 4 pm, a big ba- mouc microbreweries. Choirs participating in the has a similar content – fairs and microbreweries ttle between the Swedish and the Habsburg Im- Feast of Songs will introduce themselves during joined by fencers, historical music bands and perial Army over control of the city will break out. the day and at 7 pm, three hundred singers and theater groups. In Bezruč Park below massive svatkymesta.olomouc.eu 18.–27.6. European Football SEptEMBER Events Calendar – Championship U21 7.–21. 9. International Olomouc 2015 a match of one of the groups as part Organ Festival of the final football tournament ME U21 47th year of a festival of organ music MAY www.fotbal.cz www.mfo.cz 20. 6. Olomouc Half Marathon 10.–13. 9. European Heritage Days 1. 5. Ecology Days th eco-fair, cultural program, exhibitions, 6 year of the biggest sports event in open doors days, guided tours, www.runczech.com ded.olomouc.eu discussions and lectures | www.slunakov.cz Olomouc, a sports fair | open air performances | 22. 6. Concert of the opera singer 20. 9.–11. 10. Autumn Festival 1.–23. 5. Dvořák‘s Olomouc Ildebrando D‘Arcangelo of Sacred Music international music festival | www.mfo.cz open air concert, fireworks | www.olomouc.eu 22nd year of a festival of sacred music 2.–9. 5. Celebrating the 70th www.podzimni-festival.cz anniversary of the end of WWII JULY events and exhibitions | www.olomouc.eu O lomouc culture holidays OctOBER 16.–17. 5. Garden Food Festival multi-genre holiday festival 1.–4. 10. Flora Olomouc 1st year of a gastronomy festival www.olomouckekulturniprazdniny.cz autumn stage of international horticultural www.gardenfooodfestival.cz 1.–24. 7. Olomouc Baroque Festival and floral exhibition and fair | www.flora-ol.cz rd 23. 5. Olomouc Wine Festival 3 year of a summer festival of Baroque NOVEMBER nd 2 year of a wine festival with cultural opera | baroko.olomouc.eu S t Martin‘s Day in Olomouc program | www.olomoucka-vinna.cz 23.–26. 7. Colores Flamencos celebration of St Martin‘s Day, tasting th 28.–30. 5. Beerfest 7 year of an international festival of flamenco and sale of young wines th 14 year of a beer festival with cultural and Spanish culture | www.flamencool.cz Baroque & Opera Schrattenbach program | www.pivnifestival.cz 18th year of a festival of old Baroque music AUGUST and contemporary music JUNE 20.–23.