Kutná Hora, Czechia: travel guide
Medieval silver town, UNESCO-listed since 1995 for the Gothic Church of St Barbara — and for the Sedlec Ossuary on its edge, a chapel decorated with the bones of more than 40,000 dead.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
- Country
- Czechia
- Currency
- CZK
- Time zone
- Europe/Prague
Top places to visit in Kutná Hora
Sedlec Ossuary — Bone Church
ossuary chapel · 4.6 rating · about 1 h · check the fee at the gate
One of the most extraordinary interiors in the world — the Chapel of All Saints in Sedlec contains the artistic arrangement of the skeletal remains of between 40 000 and 70 000 people, most victims of the 14th-century Black Death and the…
Cathedral of Saint Barbara
Gothic cathedral · 4.8 rating · about 1.5 h · check the fee at the gate
One of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in Central Europe — begun in 1388 and funded by Kutná Hora's silver-mining wealth. Features a spectacular triple-tent roof, magnificent late-Gothic vaulted ribbing by Benedikt Rejt, and…
Italian Court Kutna Hora
royal-mint · 4.4 rating · about 1.5 h · check the fee at the gate
Former royal palace and central mint of the Kingdom of Bohemia, where the famous Prague groschen silver coins were struck for over 250 years.
Czech Silver Museum
mining-museum · 4.6 rating · about 2 h · check the fee at the gate
Museum housed in the Hrádek castle covering medieval silver mining heritage, including a guided tour through 250m of original underground mine shafts.
St James Church Kutna Hora
gothic-church · 4.3 rating · about 0.5 h · check the fee at the gate
Gothic parish church with a single asymmetric tower, founded in the 14th century at the height of the silver mining boom that funded Kutná Hora.
Jesuit College Kutna Hora
baroque-college · 4.4 rating · about 2 h · check the fee at the gate
Massive Baroque college built 1667-1750, now the Gallery of Central Bohemian Region (GASK), with a terraced avenue of Baroque sculptures lining the route to St Barbara.
Stone Fountain Kutna Hora
medieval-fountain · 4.2 rating · about 0.3 h · check the fee at the gate
Late-Gothic twelve-sided stone fountain from 1495, originally the town's main water source supplied by wooden pipes from springs outside the walls.
Stone House Kutna Hora
medieval-house · 4.3 rating · about 0.8 h · check the fee at the gate
Late-Gothic burgher house from 1490 with an elaborately carved stone facade, now displaying period interiors and traditional crafts of medieval Kutná Hora.
Things to do
- Kutná Hora Full Day Tour — Cathedral & Bone Church Cultural · 8 h · from CZK 840 per person
Where to stay in Kutná Hora
Hotels
- Hotel U Hrnčíře Kutná Hora 3-star · CZK 2,200 to CZK 5,500 per night
Where to eat
- Harmonia Restaurace Czech, Bohemian · about CZK 320 per person
Getting around
- Walking main way to get around
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