Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Brno, Czechia
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8.5 km
210 m
Explore Brno in Czechia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in BrnoIndividual Sights in BrnoSight 1: park Bohumila Hrabala
Bohumil Hrabal Park is a park that has been established since 2017 in the Židenice district of Brno. It is accessible from Balbínova and Ve Vinohradech streets.
Sight 2: svatý Cyril a Metoděj
The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Cyril and Methodius is located in the Brno cadastral area of Židenice on Nopova Street. It is a parish church of the parish of Brno-Židenice. The church is listed as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
Sight 3: Farní sbor Českobratrské církve evangelické v Brně-Židenicích
The Church of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren in Brno-Židenice was built in 1934–1935.
Sight 4: Spasitele
The Church of the Saviour is a building of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church built in 1935 and 1936 in the Židenice district of Brno.
Sight 5: Zderadův sloup
Zderad's Column is a Gothic column in Brno, in the Trnitá district, in the east of the Brno-střed district. It is located in a small park at the intersection of Křenová and Zderadova streets, about 60 m west of the Zderad Bridge over the Svitava River. It has been protected as a cultural monument since 1964. The column, the bridge and the street are named after Zderad, a Czech nobleman from the 11th century, who, according to a later legend, was murdered in this place.
Sight 6: Neposkvrněného početí Panny Marie
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, Křenová Street, built in 1910–1913 by architect Franz Holik 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)
Sight 7: Synagoga Agudas achim
The Agudas Achim Synagogue is a functionalist synagogue in the Trnitá district of Brno, Skořepka 13. It was built in 1935–1936. In 2002, it was the only synagogue of its kind in Moravia and Silesia. It is protected as a cultural monument.
Sight 8: 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.
Sight 9: Měnínská brána
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.
Sight 10: Loreta
The Loreto Chapel in Brno is a Baroque temple in close proximity to the Church of Saints at the Minorite Monastery in Brno. The Loreto Chapel with the Holy Stairs was built in the 18th century by builder Mořic Grimm on the site of the original cemetery. Together with the whole area it has been a cultural monument since 1964.
Sight 11: svatí Janové
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 historical 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)
Sight 12: svatý Josef
St. Joseph's Church is originally a Roman Catholic monastery church, part of the Franciscan convent, later the Ursuline nuns. It is located in Josefská Street in the Brno-střed district of Brno. In 2009 it was given to the Greek Catholic Church.
Sight 13: svatá Maří Magdalena
The Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Brno is a Roman Catholic church on the corner of Masaryk and Františkánská Streets, built between 1651 and 1654, probably by the builder Ondřej Erna, on the site of a former synagogue for the Brno Franciscans. The current appearance dates back to 1852, when the reconstruction took place. The church is protected as a cultural monument.
Sight 14: Reduta
Book Ticket*The Reduta Theatre is a theatre in Brno, Czech Republic. It was built on the city's oldest square, Zelný trh) 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.
Sight 15: Nalezení svatého Kříže
The Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross at the Capuchin Monastery in Brno is a Roman Catholic rector's 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 the Capuchin Friars Minor. The church is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
Sight 16: Denisovy sady
Denis Gardens, originally Františkov Park, is a city park on the edge of the Brno cadastral area of the City of Brno. They are situated on the slope of Petrov Hill between the preserved section of the original city walls and the road in Husova Street. The park is crossed by several serpentine paths connecting it with Nádražní and Bašty streets. The park also includes the Governor's Garden. The park is connected to the Capuchin Gardens.
Sight 17: letohrádek Mitrovských
The Mitrovský Summer Palace is a late Baroque mansion located along Veletržní Street, not far from the main entrance to the trade fair grounds. His land is located in the territory of the Brno-střed district, in the cadastral area of Old Brno.
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