Thanks to its rich history, unique sights and distinctive atmosphere, Kroměříž is called the Athens of Haná. Discover the buildings of the Kroměříž Urban Heritage Reserve.
The Baroque residence of the bishops and archbishops of Olomouc, with the Assembly Hall, a picture gallery and the chateau tower. Together with its gardens, it has been a UNESCO site since 1998.
A church grammar school run by the Archdiocese of Olomouc, housed in a historic building next to St Maurice's Church. During holidays and at weekends its student residence offers accommodation for groups.
Historic wine cellars beneath the Archbishop's Chateau, where Mass wine has been made for centuries. Closed for reconstruction from September 2026; the wine shop at the entrance stays open.
A house on the Great Square (Velké náměstí) with a Renaissance core, a vaulted ground floor and a facade with Art Nouveau elements from 1918. Prime Minister Felix Schwarzenberg lived here during the Kroměříž Diet of 1848.
The former bishop's brewery at Na Kopečku below the Mill Gate, whose history goes back to the 16th century. Beer was brewed here for the bishop's court and the villages of his estates.
A late Baroque building with a mansard roof and three entrances on Stojanovo náměstí, built at the end of the 18th century for canons and vicars.
A house on Velké náměstí created by joining two Renaissance buildings. It was home to minor nobles and captains in the service of the bishops of Olomouc.
A house on Riegrovo náměstí named after the heavy chains on stone pedestals in front of its facade. Today it serves as a home for seniors.
A large house on Velké náměstí from 1609 that long belonged to the Olomouc chapter. Today it is home to the Museum of the Kroměříž Region.
The chateau in Chropyně with the Knights' Hall and King Ječmínek's Hall, an exhibition on the town's history and tributes to Emil Filla and Emil Axman, both born here.
A corner house opposite the château with Renaissance windows and a Baroque portal. The bishop set up his accounts office here, so it was known as the Renthaus.
The corner house opposite the town hall used to be an inn for foreigners and minor nobility. Later it housed the post office and, from 1903, the U Anděla strážce pharmacy.
A former Franciscan monastery outside the town walls from the early 17th century. After its dissolution it became a vinegar works; today it houses a hotel and lunettes by Max Švabinský.
A Renaissance house on Velké náměstí with Baroque alterations. Garrison commanders including General Laudon lived here, and in 1850–1963 it housed the town hall.
The remains of a wall from around 1680 that separated the Jewish ghetto from the Christian town. Its niches once held paintings from the life of the Virgin Mary.
A large Baroque house on Velké náměstí where the Club of Slavic Deputies met during the Imperial Diet of 1848–1849. Palacký and Rieger addressed crowds from its windows.
A Renaissance burgher house on Velké náměstí. Minister Alexander Bach stayed here during the 1848 Imperial Diet, and Miroslav Tyrš in 1865.
The building of today's hospital for follow-up and palliative care was built in 1843–1845 as a convent of the Sisters of Mercy in the former town moat on Malý Val.
A Renaissance house on Velké náměstí where the well-known Hotel Simon, later Hotel Haná, operated from the 19th century. Today the building stands empty.
The Lontano House on Velké náměstí, with a Renaissance core and a vaulted hall. During the Imperial Diet of 1848 the historian František Palacký lived here.
A Baroque building in the former Jewish quarter that housed the Jewish self-government. It was designed by Giovanni Pietro Tencalla on land donated by Bishop Karl II of Liechtenstein.
The Neo-Renaissance building of the former German secondary school from 1875–1877 on Masarykovo náměstí, home of the Judicial Academy since 1994.
A House of Culture venue in the former burghers' brewery next to the town hall: concerts, theatre and talks, a summer open-air stage and the permanent Karel Kryl Exhibition.
Primary school building from 1905 on Komenského náměstí, a square laid out at the same time and named after John Amos Comenius.
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