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This market town at the foot of the Chřiby hills, about 37 km south of Kroměříž and 9 km west of Uherské Hradiště, appears in records as early as the beginning of the 13th century. In the centre stands the Baroque chateau with a large park, completed in the early 18th century; on a wooded hill above the town rises the medieval Buchlov Castle.

The town has the early Baroque Church of St Martin. On Modla hill stands the Chapel of St Barbara, known as Barborka, a popular walk from Buchlov. The surroundings belong to the protected nature of the Chřiby. Among local traditions, the hody s právem (village feast) is still held.

What to see in the village and surroundings

Buchlov Castle

Polesí 418, 687 08 Buchlovice

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 Château

nám. Svobody 13, 687 08 Buchlovice

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.