Luhacovice.cz

Walking past islands, sandy beaches, meandering among the bird sanctuaries of the Moravia river from Napajedla through Hodonín - wandering Moravian style.

This ranks among the oldest castles of the Czech Republic; it is an example of Medieval fortification architecture; in the interior are a valuable natural science collection and a rich library.

A chateau built in the style of an Italian Baroque villa, surrounded by an English park with many rare wood species, there is an exhibition of fuchsias in the park from June to September.

A town with a rich folklore tradition, the Dolňácké slavnosti (Dolňácké Festival) is held here in connection with the Jizda králů (The Ride of the Kings).

-The landmark of the city is the early Baroque chateau, currently housing a library and museum, with a park including an extensive garden with preserve; in the former Jewish quarter stands a synagogue and a Jewish cemetery, the local airport has an international charter.

This is a mountain, on whose peak stands the Baroque Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin, today one of the most significant pilgrimage sites in Moravia.

A city known for its historical monuments - a Baroque chateau with richly decorated interiors with an extensive park adjacent; in the chateau gallery is the most expensive painting in the Czech Republic - Apollo punishes Marsya by Titian. The centre is formed by the Cathedral of St. Moritz and the Baroque Church of St. John the Baptist, to which belongs the Blossom Garden.

A small chateau from the end of the 19th century with a rich carved wooden interior, surrounded by an English park, in which a series of rare wood species are located; in 1956 a zoological garden was built here.

The largest spa in Slovakia, which serves for the treatment of kinetic organs, the city is known for the cultivation of Viktorie Regie, its unique Balneological museum, which documents the development of the spas in Slovakia.

The landmark of the village is the later Gothic Church of St. Martin, which was rebuilt Baroque in the course of the 18th century, in 1928 a reservoir was built on the Olšava stream, which currently serves as a recreational resort with various sporting uses.

Known for its Wallachian open air museum, which was established here in 1925 by the Jaroněk brothers, it consists of three parts : Dřevěné městečko (The Wooden Town), Valašská dědina (The Wallachian Village) and Mlýnská dolina (The Mill Valley), during the year a series of cultural events take place at the museum.

Former centre of the Great Moravian Empire, located here is the Památník Velké Moravy (Memorial to Great Moravia) - archaeological locality with valuable excavations from the 9th and 10th centuries.

A Slovak spa known for treating illnesses of the kinetic organs, unique constructional features include the spa houses Sina and Hamman, built in Moorish style.

A historical Slovak city with a castle from the 11th century; a Roman inscription on the rock documents that here in 179 A.D. was the northernmost Roman military camp in central Europe called Laugaritio.

This village beneath Buchlovský vrchy (The Buchlov Hills) belongs among the most famous ceramics villages in south-eastern Moravia; local monument to ceramics - house no. 118 - presents a picture of past and present methods of production.

A significant cultural and social centre - Slovácké museum, Slovácké theatre, Hvězda cinema and the Summer Film School, etc. and also a well-known historical centre.

A former royal city with numerous preserved historical buildings, known primarily for the museum Jana Amose Komenského (Museum of Jan Amos Komenský), where the life and work of this educator and reformer is documented as well as an exhibition on the development of Uherský Brod.

The most significant pilgrimage site in Moravia connected with the history of the Great Moravian Empire and the advent of the missionaries Constantine and Methodius, the original Gothic church from the 13th century was rebuilt Baroque in the 18th century; Pope John Paul II served mass here in 1990.

Slivovice (plum brandy) and other spirits, manufactured by the company Jelínek, are well-known and favoured here and abroad; annually here is the Trnkobraní - a festival for fruit cultivators with slivovice tasting and plum dumpling eating contests, but in Vizovice there are also a Baroque chateau with rich and valuable painting decorations, a collection of porcelain, and handmade glass manufacture in the glassworks Glass Atelier Morava.

The Vlčnov Festival with the traditional Jízda králů (Ride of the Kings), which is held here annually the last weekend in May and ranks among the most visited folklore celebrations in the Czech Republic.

A modern city, whose past and present is connected with the Bata company; located here is the Footwear Museum, which documents the development of footwear, also known is the film studio at Kudlov, today the ateliéry Bonton Zlín, connected primarily with directors of animated films for children Hermína Týrlová and Karl