Czech Museum of Silver
Explore the Czech Museum of Silver in Kutná Hora and delve into the medieval mine. Beneath a town intricately connected with silver mining and smelting throughout history, experience a moment as medieval miners.
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The Folk Architecture Museum in Kouřim is the only multi-regionally oriented open-air ‘Skanzen’ museum in the Czech Republic.
The Open-Air Museum in Kouřim, part of the Regional Museum in Kolín, hosts ethnographic programs showcasing significant traditional holidays in a historical setting year-round.
In Kouřim, just about a kilometer from the center of the royal town, a small historic village unfolds in the midst of an old orchard. Here, you’ll find architectural landmarks transferred not only from the nearby surroundings but practically from all over Bohemia. This provides a direct comparison of various regional types of folk architecture from the 17th to the 19th century.
The local ethnographic programs are renowned, showcasing significant traditional holidays in an impressive historical setting. Whether for harvest celebrations, fairs, or Christmas, you’ll step back in time and learn fascinating details.
The open-air museum in Kouřim is in constant expansion, showcasing 14 residential and farm structures, alongside various smaller landmarks. Explore a log cabin with a smokehouse, a farmhouse, a town hall, a blacksmith shop, a rump well, a wooden piston pump, and a beekeeping hut. The site is adorned with petite sacred monuments like saint statues, crosses, and a bell tower.
Explore Kouřim’s surroundings on a leisurely walk following the first Slavs’ footsteps. Visit Kutná Hora, a UNESCO town with landmarks like the Ossuary and St. Barbara’s Cathedral. Discover the Czech Museum of Silver, featuring a medieval mine, and enjoy local winery tours.
Explore the Czech Museum of Silver in Kutná Hora and delve into the medieval mine. Beneath a town intricately connected with silver mining and smelting throughout history, experience a moment as medieval miners.
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Fancy something exotic? See attractive exotic animal species in the first ever post-revolutionary non-state official zoo in the Czech Republic. In 1997 the Chleby Zoo near Nymburk became just that.
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A mysterious place that respectfully reminds us that no one is immortal. The underground chapel of the cemetery church in Sedlec near Kutná Hora contains the second largest ossuary in the Czech Republic.
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Transport yourself to the land of fairy tales and romantic dreams. The château building inspired by the Elizabethan Renaissance and French Gothic is located on the very edge of the Central Bohemia region. You can choose
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East of Kutná Hora stands one of the few Empire buildings in the Czech Republic: the beautiful Kačina Château, surrounded by a large park. You will learn here, among other things, how the nobility farmed.
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The Gothic landmark of the royal town of Kutná Hora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Cathedral of St. Barbara is an example of the wealth of a medieval town combined with the piety of its inhabitants.
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