Polička, a historic royal town in East Bohemia founded in 1265, features well-preserved fortifications, a Baroque town hall, and notable landmarks, including a Plague column and composer Bohuslav Martinů’s birthplace.
Category: Svitavy district
*A 4 km tour around the 2024 ‘Historic City of the Year’: Moravská Třebová*
The beautiful Moravian town of Moravská Třebová is justly renowned for its early Renaissance architecture. Pay a visit, before the town gets overwhelmed with tourists after its recent award!
A short walk around historic Svitavy, the birthplace of Oskar Schindler: 3 km
Svitavy, on the Moravia-Bohemia border, deserves a visit for its large Baroque-Renaissance town square, fine 19th century villas and for its association with Oskar Schindler.
*A short walk around the town of Litomyšl, with its famous Renaissance chateau – 3 km*
Litomyšl is mostly known as the location of a spectacular UNESCO listed Renaissance chateau. However, the whole town is filled with many Baroque and Renaissance buildings and is worth exploring.