Olomouc is located very conveniently on the main railway line from Prague to Ostrava and further to Poland and Slovakia. There are frequent train connections in every direction and the journey from the Czech capital should take you a little bit over 2 hours. You can visit Olomouc as a day trip from Prague but you can as well stay there longer and enjoy a picture perfect city.
The city was founded in 11th century and very quickly it has become one of the most important towns in the area, becoming the capital of Moravia in 1187. The golden age lasted till 17th century and Thirty Year’s War when Olomouc lost its importance and the capital title to Brno.Together with industrialization and the new railway line opened in 19th century the city got back on track but didn’t manage to regain its position. Today Olomouc is the 6th biggest city in Czech Republic with a big students population (around 25.000) as it’s a home to the second oldest university in the country (founded in 1573) – Palacky University.
Olomouc is located very conveniently on the main railway line from Prague to Ostrava and further to Poland and Slovakia. There are frequent train connections in every direction and the journey from the Czech capital should take you a little bit over 2 hours. You can visit Olomouc as a day trip from Prague but you can as well stay there longer and enjoy a picture perfect city (and the most charming hotel I’ve ever been to!).The city was founded in 11th century and very quickly it has become one of the most important towns in the area, becoming the capital of Moravia in 1187. The golden age lasted till 17th century and Thirty Year’s War when Olomouc lost its importance and the capital title to Brno.
Together with industrialization and the new railway line opened in 19th century the city got back on track but didn’t manage to regain its position. Today Olomouc is the 6th biggest city in Czech Republic with a big students population (around 25.000) as it’s a home to the second oldest university in the country (founded in 1573) – Palacky UniversityAll my previous visits to Olomouc were rather brief. It was just a stop on the way somewhere else and even if I enjoyed the city I always had to run to catch the train to another destination. This time however Olomouc was my destination and I could take things easy and enjoy the city to the fullest.
Even if I had the whole weekend I still didn’t manage to see all I wanted to. Partly I blame my slow travel mood that activates in such charming places and partly I blame Miss Sophie’s Hotel that I wanted to spend as much time as possible in.
My absolutely favorite thing to do in Olomouc is just aimlessly walking around, taking the random streets here and there and enjoying the atmosphere of the place. The Olomouc Old Town is the second largest historical monuments preserve in the Czech Republic (after Prague) and there are plenty of opportunities for seeing jaw-dropping, picture-perfect places. Every second lane is just the prettiest, with pastel houses, unique details or arches spread between buildings.
Olomouc Old Town is a peculiar mix of architecture style: the majority of what you are about to see was built in renaissance and baroque – probably the most splendor styles – but you will also find gothic or modernist buildings around.

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