UNESCO town, Bone church
6-7 hours
One way drive: 70 min.
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“Architectural treasure and peculiar bone shrine”
Local rich silver mines let the Kutna Hora town grow into Bohemia’s second most important city in medieval times. Walking along the old streets we can visit: the Italian Court – the former coin mint and temporary seat of Czech kings in the 15th century, the imposing gothic Cathedral of St. Barbara. Do not miss the Ossuary in Sedlec – a church decorated with human bones.
The adventurers can enjoy the challenging excursion of the real old mine pit offered by the Czech Silver Museum (narrow, dark corridors, 20 min under ground). Note: Necessary to book ahead!
The cathedral, the Italian court and the Bone church are open all year. But the Czech Silver Museum with the mine pit is closed from 1.12. to 31.3.
Sightseeing options
– Cathedral of St. Barbara – (30 min)
– Italian Court – royal seat and mint museum (40 min)
– Visit of the mine pit – advance booking necessary! (original narrow corridors, 50 m underground) and the mining museum (70 min, 1.12.-30.3. closed)
Related websites
Kutna Hora sites
Bone church – Ossuary
Cathedral of St. Barbara
Museum of silver – Visit the old mine pit
TWO DESTINATIONS TOURS with KUTNÁ HORA
Create various tour combinations with Kutná Hora: folk museum, castle, glassworks … Make your traveling unique and get the most of the day! Choose the tour combination listed bellow and let us know about your interests.
These tour combinations are very interesting, they usually take 7-8 hours and cost a bit more. Click and see the prices of the Tour combinations for 7-8 hours
CZECH FOLKLORE MUZEUM and Kutná Hora
There are two charming museums of folk architecture and folklore traditions near Kutná Hora. Many locals go there – just few tourist know about it. There are many original cottages and artifacts. Rich interior expositions (folk kitchen, market, bread baking, …) illustrating the Czech life in 1800s – 1850s. You can enter the old smithy, coppery, old school etc. and see the old wells, dove-cots, beehives, folk sculptures. To enhance the atmosphere they also grow the plants as in the “gardens of our grandmas” Visit takes about 60-90 minutes.
They organize entertining workshops during Easter Christmas and other traditional Czech holidays.
Open air folk museum
Open air folk museum Kouřim
STERNBERK CASTLE and Kutná Hora
Český Šternberk is a wonderful castle founded in 1240s and rebuilt in the 18th century into a Baroque residence. Nowadays it is owned and partly inhabited by the Sternberk family. What is unique on this castle is its big size, the cylindrical tower, the massive gable wall of the residential tower, which was the only construction of its kind in our country in the 13th century. In the castle you can find interiors from 17-18 century containing family portraits, art collections and a collection of graphic art from the period of the Thirty Year´s War. You can admire the rich stucco decorations of the rooms, the collections of ancient furniture, porcelain and engravings.
Český Šternberk – pictures
Český Šternberk – pictures
MEDIEVAL HAMLET Botanicus and Kutná Hora
A small copy of a medieval Bohemian village built by the company Botanicus in the 1990s. You can wander around and watch the craftsmen of the middle ages (blacksmiths, candle-makers, stonemasons, potters, rope-makers, weavers, gold washing …).
The charming mediaeval atmosphere is supported by medieval music, food and drinks. You can relax in the organic gardens.
Children love the fun when trying the crafts on them own! The craftsmen will help them to make their own rope, candle, pottery, soap or even find some gold! There are held many festivals all year around – Czech cuisine festival, Archery fest, Vikings, Tea and Flower festival, Alchemy, Jugglers, etc.
Closed on Mondays and from October to April.
GLASSWORKS BOHEMIA in Poděbrady and Kutná Hora
There are famous Bohemia Glassworks nearby Kutná Hora. Tours organized on a special request – let us know ahead!
BONE CHURCH SEDLEC and Kutná hora
Jan Santini-Aichel (1677 – 1723) was unique and significant Czech architect of the Italian origin. He is famous for his unique style called Gothic-baroque. He belongs among the personalities who markedly surpassed the horizon of their time.
The completed church building was re-consecrated in the year 1708. Santini coped with the composition of unusual altitude and depth proportions of the church space by means of the accentuated rhythm of walls and vaults. The baroque conversion shows in the design of the spiral staircases and the elements of the altar area. The extraordinary personal acquaintance with the design and the architecture of the medieval cathedral type that Santini experienced in Sedlec, became a constant inspiration for his further creation and the incorporation of the Gothic and the baroque grew into a predominant phenomenon attending him till the end of his life.
Monastery Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary and St John the Baptist
