Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Brno, Czechia

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 5.1 km
Ascend 88 m
Descend 109 m

Experience Brno in Czechia in a whole new way with our 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: Botanická zahrada

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The Botanical Garden of the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University is located in Brno at the intersection of Kotlářská and Veveří streets, near Konečný náměstí.

Wikipedia: Botanická zahrada Přírodovědecké fakulty Masarykovy univerzity (CS), Website

860 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Husův sbor

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The Hussite Congregation in Botanická Street in Brno is a functionalist building located in the centre of Brno.

Wikipedia: Husův sbor (Brno-Veveří) (CS), Url

609 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Blahoslavův dům

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The Blahoslav House is the spiritual centre of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren with a church in the Veveří district of Brno, in Lidická Street. 79.

Wikipedia: Blahoslavův dům (CS), Website

511 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Lužánky

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Lužánky is the largest city park in Brno and the oldest municipal park in the Czech Republic. The park is located in the Brno-střed District and covers an area of 22.3 hectares.

Wikipedia: Lužánky (EN)

590 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: náměstí 28. října

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28. října Square is a square in Brno, Czech Republic, located in the Černá Pole district between Milady Horákové Street and Lužánky Park. The square has a rectangular ground plan and is oriented from north to south. In the middle of the square there is a city park, which has housed a memorial to the Brno victims of the Holocaust since 2014.

Wikipedia: Náměstí 28. října (Brno) (CS)

464 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Löw-Beer Villa in Brno

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Villa Löw-Beer is an Art Nouveau villa in Brno-Černá Pole built between 1903 and 1904 according to the design of architect Alexander von Neumann for the industrialist Moritz Fuhrmann. From 1913 to 1939, the villa was inhabited by the family of Alfred and Marianne Löw-Beer, the parents of Grete Tugendhat. Both the villa and the garden of the villa are open to the public.

Wikipedia: Vila Löw-Beer (Brno-Černá Pole) (CS), Website

384 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Vila Tugendhat

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Villa Tugendhat is an architecturally significant building in Brno, Czech Republic. It is one of the pioneering prototypes of modern architecture in Europe, and was designed by the German architects Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich. It was built between 1928 and 1930 for Fritz Tugendhat and his wife Greta, of the wealthy and influential Jewish Czech Tugendhat family. Of reinforced concrete, the villa soon became an icon of modernism. Famous for its revolutionary use of space and industrial building materials, the building was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001.

Wikipedia: Villa Tugendhat (EN), Website

493 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Schreberovy zahrádky

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Schreber's Gardens is the name of a park in the Brno-North district of Brno. The park with an area of 2.4 hectares is located in the cadastral area of Černá Pole on an approximate triangle between Lesnická, Jugoslávská and Volejníkova streets.

Wikipedia: Schreberovy zahrádky (CS)

1203 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 9: Botanická zahrada a arboretum Mendelu

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Botanická zahrada a arboretum Mendelu

The Botanical Garden and Arboretum of Mendel University in Brno covers an area of 10.96 hectares in the south-east of the cadastral area of Ponava near the border with the Brno-North district, near Drobného Street and Generála Píky Avenue. Since 1990 it has been part of the Brno-Královo Pole district. There is an important collection of trees, shrubs, flowers and other plants, including exotic ones, imported from Japan. The Botanical Garden and Arboretum is an educational and purpose-built facility of Mendel University in Brno, which was founded by August Bayer in 1938, originally on an area of 2 hectares. Wedding ceremonies can be held in the garden. Exhibitions are held here several times a year.

Wikipedia: Botanická zahrada a arboretum Mendelovy univerzity v Brně (CS), Website

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