Moravian Karst and Surrounding Area

Stalactite caves hidden below ground in one of central Europe most significant karst areas attract thousands of visitors every year. Punkevní cave (including a trip along the subterranean Punkva River), Balcarka, Kateřinská, Výpustek and Sloupsko-šošůvské caves are all open to the public. The launch pad for the central area is Skalní Mlýn, with an environmentally friendly electric train taking visitors to the Punkevní caves. A cable car climbs to the Macocha Abyss.

In the Josefov Valley and at the Renaissance chateau in Blansko you can discover the fascinating history of the local ironworks and find out just what can be made from seemingly ordinary iron. Period architecture fans can look forward to chateaux in Lysice, Kunštát, Letovice and Rájec nad Svitavou, beautiful Baroque pilgrimage churches by famous architects in Křtiny and Sloup, a series of modern churches and chapels and the precious Altar of Light in the neo-Gothic Church of St Barbora in Adamov.

Boskovice – This town has a historical centre, a well preserved Jewish quarter and a synagogue housing a museum. Other places worth seeing include the Empire chateau and gardens, the Agricultural Tools Museum, the ruins of Boskovice Castle rising above the town and the nearby Šmelcovna arboretum.

Pilgrimage site in Křtiny – This Baroque place of pilgrimage and the Church of the Virgin Mary, the Chapel of St Anna and the cloisters were designed by the architect Santini.

Chateau at Rájec nad Svitavou – This mansion house inspired by the architecture around at the time of Louis XVI has a courtyard and a set of French gardens which adjoin an English park.

Punkevní Cave and the Macocha Abyss – The tour lasting around an hour takes you into the huge stalactite-filled chambers and passageways to the bottom of the Macocha Abyss, from where you continue by motor boat along the subterranean River Punkva. The boat section of the trip is interrupted to allow you to inspect the Masaryk Chamber, one of the most beautiful underground spaces in the Moravian karst area.

Wild West town near Boskovice – This Wild West town is situated in a former sand mine near Boskovice and boasts timber saloons, hotels, huts and an amphitheatre where cowboy and Indian shows take place in the open air.

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Ústřední informační správa (ÚIS) Moravského krasu Skalní mlýn
Skalní mlýn 65
678 25 Blansko
+420 516 413 575
+420 516 410 024
uismk@cavemk.cz
http://www.cavemk.cz

Městské informační středisko Boskovice
Masarykovo náměstí 1
Informační centrum Boskovicko
680 01 Boskovice
+420 516 488 677
informace@boskovice.cz
http://www.boskovice.cz

Blanenská informační kancelář Blanka
Rožmitálova 6
678 01 Blansko
+420 516 410 470
infocentrum@blansko.cz
http://www.blanensko.cz