Archeoskanzen Modrá
Open-air museum near Velehrad, about 29 km south of Kroměříž: a reconstructed fortified Great Moravian settlement with a church, workshops and the underground Treasury of Great Moravia.
Interesting places around
Interesting places
There are plenty of sights and interesting places around Kroměříž: castles, chateaux and more. Get tips for trips in our magazine.
26 places
Brdo Lookout Tower
Stone lookout tower on Brdo (587 m), the highest peak of the Chřiby hills above Roštín, which is about 17 km from Kroměříž by car. At 24 m it is the tallest stone lookout tower in Moravia.
Buchlov Castle
Medieval royal castle in the Chřiby hills, about 3 km north-west of Buchlovice and 35 km south of Kroměříž. Founded in the first half of the 13th century, it was never conquered.
Buchlovice
A market town below the Chřiby hills near Uherské Hradiště, known for its Baroque chateau with a park and Buchlov Castle on the hill above.
Buchlovice Château
Baroque château in Buchlovice below Buchlov Castle, about 37 km south of Kroměříž, with an extensive park and a seasonal fuchsia exhibition. Around 1900 the seat of Count Leopold Berchtold.
Bystřice pod Hostýnem Château
Château in the centre of Bystřice pod Hostýnem, about 34 km north-east of Kroměříž. For over a century it belonged to the Loudon family; today the town shows exhibitions of ceramics, bentwood furniture and Napoleonic soldiers here.
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Holešov
Baroque parish church on the square in Holešov, completed in 1708. It is famous for the Black Chapel of the Counts of Rottal with sculptures by Gottfried Fritsch.
Cimburk Castle near Koryčany
Extensive ruins of a Gothic castle in the Chřiby hills above the Koryčany reservoir, about 34 km south-west of Kroměříž. Cared for by the Polypeje association, which holds events in season.
František Skopalík Museum in Záhlinice
Small museum in Záhlinice near Hulín, about 14 km east of Kroměříž, devoted to local native František Skopalík and to life in a Haná village.
Grunt Galatík
A riding and leisure estate near Těšánky with a riding school, horseback rides, fishing on two ponds and a wooden lookout tower.
Guesthouse Dvůr Honětice
A leisure complex in a historic farmstead in Honětice with a natural swimming biotope, a pub, a guesthouse, chalets and a campsite for tents and caravans.
Holešov Château
Early Baroque château in Holešov, about 19 km east of Kroměříž by road, with frescoes in the sala terrena and a large French-style park with water canals shaped like Neptune's trident.
Jewish Cemetery Holešov
Jewish cemetery in Holešov, about 20 km east of Kroměříž, with some 1,500 gravestones and the Baroque tomb of Rabbi Šach. It lies about 100 m from the Šach Synagogue.
Kamínka Recreation Area
Recreation area in the Chřiby hills near Roštín, about 18 km south-west of Kroměříž: rooms, log cabins and chalets, a restaurant, sports grounds and summer events.
Kelčský Javorník
The highest peak of the Hostýn Hills with a 35-metre lookout tower, about 30 km east of Kroměříž. It can only be reached on foot.
Kurovice Fortress
Medieval fortified manor house in the village of Kurovice near Holešov, about 16 km east of Kroměříž by road. A late Gothic seat of the lesser nobility, restored by a local association that holds history days and other events here.
Museum of Agricultural Machinery Hoštice-Heroltice
Museum of agricultural machinery and tools in Hoštice-Heroltice near Vyškov, about 30 km west of Kroměříž: farming and village life from the 19th to the mid-20th century.
Museum of Agricultural Machinery in Pravčice
Private museum of agricultural machinery in Pravčice, about 14 km from Kroměříž: some hundred machines and tools from the 18th century to the present, from ploughs to tractors.
Pilgrimage Basilica on Svatý Hostýn
Baroque pilgrimage Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on Svatý Hostýn above Bystřice pod Hostýnem, about 40 km north-east of Kroměříž by road, with Stations of the Cross by Dušan Jurkovič.
Ranč Kostelany
A western-style ranch with a hotel, the Saloon restaurant, a wellness area and horses at the foot of the Chřiby hills in Kostelany, about 14 km south of Kroměříž.
Rymice Open-Air Museum
The open-air museum in Rymice near Holešov: thatched folk houses of eastern Haná, a windmill and a Renaissance fortress with a farmyard.
Šach Synagogue Holešov
16th-century Renaissance synagogue in Holešov, about 19 km east of Kroměříž by road, the only so-called Polish-type synagogue preserved in its original form. Inside is the exhibition Jews and Moravia.
Střílky Baroque Cemetery
Baroque cemetery in Střílky in the Chřiby hills, about 25 km south-west of Kroměříž, with a monumental chapel, a high sandstone wall and rich sculptural decoration from 1730–1743.
Tovačov Château
Renaissance château in Tovačov in the Přerov region, about 24 km north of Kroměříž, with the Slender Tower about 96 metres high. Interior tours, tower climb and sculpture exhibitions.