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Pilgrimage places and routes

Rajhrad
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Rajhrad is the oldest monastery in Moravia, belonging to the Benedictine order. Although it was officially founded by prince Břetislav around 1045, legend says it originates from the...
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Slavic Keep in Mikulčice
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In the 8th and 9th century, a Great Moravian castle with a large estate, enclosed by stone walls, stood on the isles in the meanders of the river Morava. Mikulčice, which used to be...
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Ancient Slavic Stronghold Pohansko
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Pohansko lies south of Břeclav, in the magic landscape of the Lednice-Valtice com­plex. During the times of the Great Moravian empire there was a vast stronghold complex here with...
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The Church of St. Cyril and Methodius in...
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Brno, the regional capital and second largest city of the Czech Republic, has a lot to offer to its visitors. For example, you can visit castle Špilberk and the famous underground...
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The Statue of the Saints Cyril and Methodius...
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The cathedral is located on the hill Petrov, on the probable site of the former Brno castle and Romanesque church. At the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries its founda­tions were...
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The Cyril and Methodius Pilgrimage Route...
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As of the year 2014, the Cyril and Methodius pilgrimage routes measure a total of 234 kilometres and pass through three Moravian and one Slovak region. That is because a new route sprung...
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Archaeological Park Chotěbuz-Podobora
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The site of today’s archaeological park was settled by people since primeval times and the early Iron Age. A large fortified keep stood here in the 8th–11th cen­turies,...
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Chapel of St. Cyril and Methodius at Hlavatá
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The Bílá village in the Beskydy mountains is a renowned winter sport centre. The wooden chapel of St. Cyril and Methodius may belong to the parish Ostravice and Bílá,...
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The Church of St. Cyril and Methodius in...
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There are over twenty wooden churches preserved in the Moravian-Silesian region, i.e. by far the largest quantity from throughout the Czech Republic. They are enormously picturesque;...
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The Cathedral of St. Wenceslas in Olomouc
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The towers of this most notable church in Olomouc contrib­ute to the typical silhouette of the historical city centre. It was founded at the beginning of the 12th century by prince...
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Archbishop’s Palace in Olomouc
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The Baroque bishopric, later archbishopric palace from the 17th century witnessed many a historical event. In 1805, prior to the battle of Austerlitz, the Russian tsar Alexander and...
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The Church of St. Cyril and Methodius in...
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This monumental temple erected on the edge of town in the years 1929–1932 was built thanks to the Olomouc archbishop Leopold Prečan. The architects’ tender was awarded to...
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Monastery Na Slovanech – Emauzy
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The Benedictine monastery with a church consecrated to the Virgin Mary, St. Jerome and the Slavic patrons, saints Cyril, Methodius, Vojtěch and Procopius, was founded by Charles IV...
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Church of St. Clement in Holešovice
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The oldest preserved sacral building on the territory of Prague 7, as well as one of the oldest Church monuments in Prague is the church of St. Clement in Kostelní street, the...
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The Church of St. Cyril and Methodius in...
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Karlín, formerly the first suburb of Prague, founded in early 19th century, has a regular rectangular network of streets with a large central square. The church of St. Cyril...
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The Royal Route and Cathedral of St. Vitus
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If you want to see the most renowned landmarks in Prague, go along the Royal Route, a trail taken ages ago by the coronation parades of Czech kings and queens. It begins at Obecní...
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Levý Hradec and the Church of St. Clement
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Levý Hradec is the cradle of Christianity and the Czech state. It lies east of Roztoky on a hillock over the river Vltava, a place settled in the early Stone Age, later in the...
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The Church of St. Michael the Archangel in...
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The church over Vítochov looks like a Romanesque-Gothic castle; it offers spectacular views of the locale and nearby Bystřice nad Pernštejnem. It reputedly stands on the...
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Chapel of the Sainted Seven and St. Zdislava...
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It is very rare to encounter the Sainted Seven in Bohemia. Probably the only chapel consecrated to them is the one built in 1998 in Vír at Vysočina, a village under the barrage...
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Litomyšl
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The first settlement on the territory of today’s Litomyšl was alongside a trade route, later named the Trstenická trail. For centuries, the route connecting Bohemia...
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The Nativity Church of the Virgin Mary in...
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Štípa is a well-known pilgrimage site near Zlín as well as one of the stops of the Cyril and Methodius pilgrimage route. For more than four hundred years the grace...
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Svatý Hostýn
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The mountain Hostýn (735m altitude) with the basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is sometimes called the lighthouse of Moravia. According to a 13th century legend,...
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The Orthodox Church of St. Cyril and Methodius...
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Several spires and temples tower over Kroměříž, e.g. the tower of the Archbishop’schateau, listed by UNESCO, the spires and tall nave of the church of St. Moritz or the...
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Pilgrimage Chapel of St. Cyril and Methodius...
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Radhošť, one of the most renowned peaks of the Beskydy mountains with spectacular views of the surrounding area, was a cult site for ancient Slavs. According to legend, the first...
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A church and a chapels in Velké Karlovice
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This typical Wallachian village in the foothills of the Javorníky and Beskydy moun­tains features a number of original timbered buildings. The late Baroque wooden church...
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Staré Město (Old Town), Archaeological Site...
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The second archaeological locality in Staré Město will take you right to the centre of the legendary Veligrad, a Great Moravian stronghold, which was located on the site of today’s...
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The Church of St. John the Baptist in Modrá...
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Another significant Great Moravian landmark, the archaeological site Na Díle, lays several kilometres north-west of Staré Město near Modrá and the old trade route,...
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The Pilgrimage Basilica of the Assumption...
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Velehrad, named after the nearby Great Moravian stronghold Veligrad, belongs among the most notable pilgrimage sites in Bohemia. It is the main destination of the Cyril and Methodius...
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St. Clements’s Keep near Osvětimany
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Deep in the woods of the Chřiby mountains north of Osvětimany lies a place rich with fables and legends. The most notable speaks of the apostles of faith that brought the remains of...
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The Pilgrimage Route of St. Cyril and Methodius...
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Velehrad and Svatý Hostýn are the two most renowned pilgrimage sites in Moravia and at the same time the largest pilgrimage sites in the Czech Republic. They are connected...
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Uherské Hradiště, Výšina sv. Metoděje
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This royal town on the river Moravia is the heart of the Slovácko region, famous for its remarkable folklore and outstanding wine. The archaeological site Sady, where research...
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Open-Air Archaeological Museum in Modrá
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This attractive open-air archaeological museum – a fortified Great Moravian settlement in the midst of the Morava river basin, allowing a peek into the lives of ancienit Slavs...
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Staré Město (Old Town) and the Archaeological...
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Archaeological findings of weaponry, ceramics and other items show that the ter­ritory of today’s Staré Město were already settled as early as the Palaeolithic. The...
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Stronghold Hradiště in Znojmo
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Znojmo is not just a wine town. Visitors can also tour the medieval underground, town hall tower and Romanesque rotund of the Virgin Mary and St. Catherine with unique frescoes. Znojmo...
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Olomouc
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Olomouc, the second largest city monument reserve after Prague, used to be the capi­tal of Moravia and the bishop’s seat as of 1063, elevated to archbishopric in 1777. You...
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The Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin...
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The Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary and adjacent Premonstratensian residence at Svatý Kopeček near Olomouc is one of the stops on the Cyril and Methodius pilgrimage...
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The Orthodox Cathedral of St. Cyril and Methodius...
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The site of the present cathedral on the corner of Resslova street and Na Zderaze was originally that of a Romanesque church of St. Clement, which was part of a Dominican monastery....
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The Statue of St. Cyril and Methodius on...
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The foundation stone of the oldest bridge in Prague was laid in 1357 and today it bears the name of its founder, emperor Charles IV. The bridge connects two histor­ical towns –...
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Other St. Clements’s Churches in Prague and...
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St. Clement and his remains play an important role in the teaching of St. Cyril and Methodius not only in Great Moravia, but Bohemia as well. Churches consecrated to this saint rank...
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