Mikulov
- South Moravia Travel Guide: Mikulov, Znojmo, Lednice and Brno
South Moravia packs four distinct touring areas around Brno: the chateau landscape of Lednice-Valtice, the wine town of Mikulov under the Pálava hills, Znojmo with the wild Dyje valley of Podyjí, and the folklore country of Slovácko. This guide orders the stops, names the sights, and shows how to link them by train, bus or car.
- Dolní Věstonice: Paleolithic Site and Archeopark Pavlov Guide
Dolní Věstonice is a small wine village under the Pálava hills where the famous Venus figurine was found. The archaeological site is open ground, so the museum visit means Archeopark Pavlov, a short drive away near Mikulov.
- Kroměříž Guide: Archbishop's Palace, Gardens and Old Town
Kroměříž is a Moravian town built around a Baroque palace of the Olomouc archbishops and two historic gardens, all inscribed by UNESCO in 1998. This guide sorts the paid palace interiors from the free Castle Garden, explains how guided tours work, and places the town on a route through south Moravia.
- Lednice Castle: Tour Circuits, Tickets and the Estate Around It
Lednice Castle is a Neo-Gothic Liechtenstein summer chateau in South Moravia, and you see the interior only on a guided tour with a reservation. Three circuits cover the representative rooms, the private rooms and the children's rooms, while the gardens, greenhouse and minaret around the chateau need no reservation.
- Lednice Minaret: The Liechtenstein Folly in the Chateau Park
The Lednice Minaret is a 60-meter Moorish-style tower begun in 1797 and finished in 1804, standing in the chateau park rather than beside the chateau itself. Climbing to the top gallery takes 302 spiral steps, and the halls inside the tower open on a narrower schedule than the tower itself.
- Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape: Chateaux, Follies and How to See Them
The Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape is one designed artwork spread across South Moravia: a Neo-Gothic chateau and a Baroque one, a minaret, a colonnade, a palm house and follies in the woods. This guide shows how the pieces fit together and how to plan a loop between Lednice, Valtice and Mikulov.
- Lysice Chateau: Tours, Gardens, and How to Visit from Brno
Lysice Chateau is a small, quiet zámek about 30 kilometers north of Brno, with Renaissance and Baroque interiors, a moat in the front courtyard, and a park. Here is what the chateau is, the outline of its history, and how to reach it by car, bus, or train.
- Mikulov Castle: Tours, Tickets and What You'll See
Mikulov Castle is the chateau on the hill above town, run by the Regional Museum in Mikulov as a museum with exhibitions drawn from the Dietrichstein collections. Plan the building, the objects and the route in from the square.
- Mikulov, Czech Republic: Chateau, Holy Hill and Old Town Guide
Mikulov is a small South Moravian border town built on two levels: a chateau and a pilgrimage hill above, an old square and a former Jewish quarter below. This guide covers the layout, what the Regional Museum in Mikulov runs inside the chateau, how to walk the town without backtracking, and how Mikulov slots into a South Moravia loop with Lednice and Valtice.
- Pálava Hills Above Mikulov: What to See and How It Fits a Trip
Pálava is the white limestone ridge that rises straight out of the vineyards above Mikulov, and you can enjoy it without committing to a long climb. This guide maps what actually sits on the ridge, which villages anchor it, how it fits a south Moravia route with Lednice and Valtice, and where a car beats a bus.
- Podyjí National Park: The Dyje River Valley on the Austrian Border
Podyjí National Park protects a wooded stretch of the Dyje River valley on the Austrian border near Znojmo. The draw is the scenery: river meanders, named viewpoints such as Vraní Skála, the Nový Hrádek ruin, two moorlands and the Šobes Vineyard slope.
- Uherské Hradiště: Moravian Slovakia's Town Square and Slovácko Museum
Uherské Hradiště anchors Moravian Slovakia, and most of what you came for fits inside a compact ring of squares, churches and town walls. The museum holds the folk-art story; the Great Moravian site at Staré Město and the Rochus park sit outside the center and need their own time.
- Valtice, Czech Republic: Baroque Chateau and Town Guide
Valtice is a small South Moravian town whose main sight is the Baroque chateau, with a landscaped park and a compact center around it. Budget half a day for the chateau, the center and the park, and treat Valtice as a stop on a South Moravia loop that includes Lednice Castle rather than a standalone outing.
- Velehrad: Moravia's Pilgrimage Basilica and Monastery
Velehrad is a working pilgrimage village in the Zlín Region built around a Cistercian monastery more than 800 years old. The basilica, the monastery underground, the Church of the Epiphany, and the Velehrad House make a half day of sightseeing, with a few interiors seen only by arrangement through the information center.
- Vranov nad Dyjí Chateau: Baroque Interiors and How to Visit
Vranov nad Dyjí chateau crowns a cliff above the Thaya in the western Podyjí National Park. Its baroque interiors come from the Althanns and Fischer of Erlach, its later rooms from the Mniszek era, and its tours, hours and tickets are published by the chateau itself.
- Znojmo Underground: The Cellar Labyrinth Under the Old Town
Beneath Znojmo's old town lies a roughly 25 km web of medieval cellars and passages, one of Central Europe's largest systems of its kind. Here is what the underground is and how to slot it into a South Moravia trip with Mikulov and Valtice.
- Znojmo: A South Moravian Town Guide Beyond the Square
Znojmo is a compact Moravian town above the Dyje River, with a Renaissance square, a Romanesque rotunda, a castle viewpoint and an underground labyrinth to tour. It suits travelers who want an ordinary Czech town with a quiet evening, roughly three hours south of Prague and about ninety minutes north of Vienna.