Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Brno, Czechia

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Number of sights 23 sights
Distance 5.1 km
Ascend 215 m
Descend 135 m

Experience Brno in Czechia in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BrnoIndividual Sights in Brno

Sight 1: Neposkvrněného početí Panny Marie

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The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic parish church at the parish of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary in Brno on the cadastral territory of Trnitá in Křenová Street, built in 1910–1913 by the architect Franz Hix in the Art Nouveau style. The church is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Kostel Neposkvrněného početí Panny Marie (Brno-Trnitá) (CS)

264 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Synagoga Agudas achim

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The Agudas achim Synagogue is a functionalist synagogue in the Trnitá district of Brno, 13. It was built between 1935 and 1936. In 2002, it was the only synagogue serving its purpose in Moravia and Silesia. It is protected as a cultural monument.

Wikipedia: Synagoga Agudas achim (CS)

755 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Mahenovo divadlo

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Mahenovo divadlo

Mahen Theatre is a Czech theatre situated in the city of Brno. Mahen Theatre, built as German Deutsches Stadttheater in 1882, was one of the first public buildings in the world lit entirely by electric light. It was built in a combination of Neo-Renaissance, Neo-Baroque and Neoclassical architectural styles.

Wikipedia: Mahen Theatre (EN)

345 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Nanebevzetí Panny Marie

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The Jesuit Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is located in the Brno-střed district of the city of Brno. It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie (Brno-město) (CS)

383 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Loreta

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The Loreto Chapel in Brno is a Baroque church in the immediate vicinity of the Church of St. John at the Minorite Monastery in Brno. The Loreto Chapel with Holy Stairs was built in the 18th century by the builder Moritz Grimm on the site of the original cemetery. Together with the entire complex, it has been a cultural monument since 1964.

Wikipedia: Loretánská kaple v Brně (CS)

69 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: svatí Janové

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The Church of St. John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, commonly referred to as the Church of St. John, is a Roman Catholic church built in the 13th century at the Minorite monastery in the historic center of Brno. The monastery complex with the church and the Loreto chapel has been protected as a cultural monument since 1964.

Wikipedia: Kostel svatého Jana Křtitele a svatého Jana Evangelisty (Brno-město) (CS)

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Měnínská brána

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The Měnín Gate is the only preserved city gate in Brno, located in Orlí Street near Malinovského Square. Its origins date back to the 13th century, when it formed part of the Brno city walls. After reconstruction at the end of the 1970s, which adapted the building for exhibition purposes, the gate building is managed by the Brno City Museum, which uses it as an exhibition space. Together with other remnants of the city fortifications, the Měnín Gate has been a protected monument since 1964.

Wikipedia: Měnínská brána (CS)

217 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: svatý Josef

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The Church of St. Joseph is originally a Roman Catholic monastery church, part of the Franciscan convent, later the Ursulines. It is located in Josefská Street in the Brno-střed district. In 2009, it was given to the use of the Greek Catholic Church.

Wikipedia: Kostel svatého Josefa (Brno) (CS)

160 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: svatá Maří Magdalena

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svatá Maří Magdalena

The Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Brno is a Roman Catholic church on the corner of Masarykova and Františkánská Streets, built in 1651–1654, probably by the builder Ondřej Erna, on the site of a former synagogue for Brno Franciscans. The current appearance is from 1852, when the reconstruction took place. The church is protected as a cultural monument.

Wikipedia: Kostel svaté Máří Magdalény (Brno) (CS)

205 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Nalezení svatého Kříže

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The Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross at the Capuchin Monastery in Brno is a Roman Catholic rector's office church of the Brno diocese. It is located on Capuchin Square in the Brno-střed district, in the cadastral area of the City of Brno and belongs to the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins. The church is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Kostel Nalezení svatého Kříže (Brno) (CS)

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Biskupský dvůr

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The Bishop's Court is a complex of several diverse buildings under the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul in Brno. Since 1818 it has been part of and owned by the Moravian Museum.

Wikipedia: Biskupský dvůr (Brno) (CS), Website

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Reduta

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RedutaUser:Sveter (Please credit as "Petr Šmerkl, Wikipedia" in case you use this outside WMF projects.) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Reduta Theatre is a theatre in Brno, Czech Republic. It was built on the city's oldest square and began its life in Renaissance times as the Taverna (Tavern) Theatre. In 1767, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed with his sister in a concert there. It is now part of the National Theatre in Brno. The building, which was first mentioned in 1608, is the oldest theatre building in Central Europe.

Wikipedia: Reduta Theatre (EN)

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 13: Parnas

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Zelný trh is a square and traditional marketplace in Brno, Czech Republic. It is located in the historic centre of Brno on an area of about 0.6 hectares.

Wikipedia: Parnas fountain (EN)

306 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 14: Denisovy sady

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Denis Gardens, originally Františkov Park, is a city park on the edge of the Brno cadastral area of the City of Brno. They are located on the slope of Petrov Hill between the preserved section of the original city walls and the road in Husova Street. Several serpentine paths pass through the park connecting it with Nádražní and Bašty streets. The park also includes the Governor's Garden. The park is connected to the Capuchin Gardens.

Wikipedia: Denisovy sady (CS)

19 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 15: svatý Petr a Pavel

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The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic cathedral located on the Petrov hill in the Brno-střed district of the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. It is commonly referred to locally as simply "Petrov". It is the seat of the Diocese of Brno and a national cultural monument that is one of the most important pieces of architecture in South Moravia. The interior is mostly Baroque in style, while the exterior shell is Gothic that dates mostly from the 14th century, and its impressive 84-metre-high towers were constructed to the Gothic Revival designs of the architect August Kirstein between 1901 and 1909. The original cathedral site dates to the 11th century.

Wikipedia: Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno (EN), Website

184 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Husa na provázku

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Husa na provázku Tibor Kádek (Kandy Talbot) / CC BY 3.0

The Goose on a String Theatre is a theatre in Brno on Zelný trh, whose artistic head has been dramaturg Martin Sládeček since the end of the 2020/2021 season. The ensemble has been operating since 1967, when a group of theatre artists from the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts under the leadership of Bořivoj Srba began to experiment with theatrical forms. Since 1968, the ensemble has been operating under the auspices of the Brno House of Arts.

Wikipedia: Divadlo Husa na provázku (CS)

18 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 17: Dietrichsteinský palác

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The Dietrichstein Palace is a building in the centre of Brno on Zelný trh, the main exhibition building of the Moravian Museum.

Wikipedia: Dietrichsteinský palác (Brno) (CS)

33 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 18: sloup Nejsvětější Trojice

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The Holy Trinity Column is a high Baroque sculpture built in 1729 by sculptor Antonín Schweigl in the upper part of the Vegetable Market in Brno in honour of the Holy Trinity and St. John of Nepomuk.

Wikipedia: Sloup Nejsvětější Trojice (Brno) (CS)

123 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Brněnský drak

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The Brno dragon is a stuffed crocodile suspended from the ceiling of the passage of the Old Town Hall in Brno.

Wikipedia: Brněnský drak (CS)

195 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: svatý Michal archanděl

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The Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Brno is a Roman Catholic parish church with an adjacent Dominican monastery. Originally Gothic, rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 17th century, the church is located on Dominican Square next to the New Town Hall in the Brno-střed district. It has been protected as a cultural monument since 1964.

Wikipedia: Kostel svatého Michaela archanděla (Brno) (CS), Website

58 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: Dům pánů z Kunštátu

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Dům pánů z KunštátuUser:Sveter (Please credit as "Petr Šmerkl, Wikipedia" in case you use this outside WMF projects.) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The House of the Lords of Kunštát is a Renaissance palace in the historical centre of Brno, cadastral area of the City of Brno, Dominikánská Street No. 9. It is listed as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic and is currently used by the Brno House of Arts for exhibition purposes. It is probably the most important monument in the complex of the so-called Big Chap-Book.

Wikipedia: Dům pánů z Kunštátu (CS)

406 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 22: Betlémský kostel

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Betlémský kostel Tibor Kádek (Kandy Talbot) / CC BY 2.5

The Bethlehem church is located at the foot of Špilberk Hill in Pellicova Street in the cadastral area of ​​Brno-střed. It was built in historicizing style with prevailing neo -Renaissance elements in 1894–1895. He was the first evangelical church in Brno, where it was preached exclusively in Czech.

Wikipedia: Betlémský kostel (CS), Website

784 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 23: Spilberk Castle

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Špilberk Castle is a castle on the hilltop in Brno, Southern Moravia. Its construction began as early as the first half of the 13th century by the Přemyslid kings and completed by King Ottokar II of Bohemia. From a major royal castle established around the mid-13th century, and the seat of the Moravian margraves in the mid-14th century, it was gradually turned into a huge baroque citadel considered the harshest prison in the Austrian Empire, and then into barracks. This prison had always been part of the Špilberk fortress and is frequently referenced by the main character, Fabrizio, in Stendhal's novel, The Charterhouse of Parma.

Wikipedia: Špilberk Castle (EN)

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