Brno
Its population (about 400,000) and size make it the second largest city in the Czech Republic, located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers. Brno is the natural center of southern Moravia and the capital of the South Moravia Region. MORE ...
It is the center of commerce and industry on a European scale as well and also serves as the seat of the supreme authorities of the Czech justice system – the Constitutional and Supreme Court of the Czech Republic are both located here. It's connected with the world via the Brno International Airport. The city boasts 11 faculties in 26 universities and colleges.
So much for the data. We, however, are interested in how life is here, and whether Brno is worth visiting. When we take a closer look, we see that the city has a very advantageous location – it's surrounded and protected on three sides by hills, while only the sunny southern side opens up towards the fertile lowlands of South Moravia. This must have already been well known by people in prehistoric times, since evidence of the first settlement of this location goes back 700,000 years (shown by the discovery of a hand-hewn stone on Red Hill). Today's Brno, however, is not merely a city of monuments and reminders of the (mostly) Gothic and Baroque, nor of simply historical and modern architectural treasures (one of the three most famous functionalist villas in the world is located here), but most of all, it's a great place to live. The proof of this is the local inhabitants themselves – warm people with a specific and unmistakable sense of humor. They even have their own specific slang. In short, people who are able to make fun of themselves.
And even though (as you'll soon discover in this guide) there's a lot to see in Brno, each sight more interesting than the next, you can still pass through the historic center in a few hours. So you'll be left with plenty of time to be simply enjoy yourself. And you can be sure that there are plenty of ways how..
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Do sports with us
Date of the event:
1.1.2023 - 1.1.2024
Venue:
Bohemia and Moravia
Vlakem na výlet
Date of the event:
1.1.2023 - 1.1.2024
JAZZFESTBRNO, Brno
Date of the event:
31.1.2023 - 12.10.2023
ZUŠ Open
Date of the event:
24.3.2023 - 3.6.2023
Museum Night Festival
Date of the event:
19.5.2023 - 16.6.2023
On Bike for Children
Date of the event:
31.5.2023 - 10.6.2023
Organ Festival Brno
Date of the event:
31.5.2023 - 7.7.2023
Venue:
Brněnské kostely + Miroslav, Vyškov, Moravské Knínice, Velká Bíteš, Valtice, Předklášteří
Open Studios, Brno
Date of the event:
1.6.2023 - 4.6.2023
Long Night of Churches
Annual religious and cultural festival. The main idea is that visitors can see sights (churches or chapels) without obligation and for free, and meet believers among many denominations.
Date of the event:
2.6.2023
80s & 90s The Show, Brno
Date of the event:
2.6.2023 15:00
Venue:
BVV Brno, Výstaviště 405/1, Brno
Ghettofest, Brno
Date of the event:
3.6.2023 14:00
Venue:
BRONX, ulice Bratislavská a Hvězdová, Brno
ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ Rockfest, Brno
Date of the event:
3.6.2023 14:00
Venue:
BVV Brno, Výstaviště 405/1, Brno
Léto na Biskupském dvoře, Brno
Date of the event:
3.6.2023 - 11.7.2023
Venue:
Biskupský dvůr, Muzejní 298/1, Brno
Fulldome Festival, Brno
Date of the event:
6.6.2023 - 8.6.2023
Venue:
Hvězdárna a planetárium, Kraví hora 2, Brno
Mozartovy děti, Brno
Date of the event:
6.6.2023 - 11.6.2023
Venue:
Besední dům, Komenského náměstí 534/8, Brno
Open Garden & Squares Weekend
Date of the event:
10.6.2023 - 11.6.2023
1000 mil Československých, Praha - Bratislava - Praha
Competition of historic vehicles for real sportsmen
Date of the event:
14.6.2023 - 17.6.2023
Venue:
Praha - Bratislava - Praha
Brno Brass Fest
Date of the event:
14.6.2023 - 19.6.2023
Country Fontána, Brno
Date of the event:
16.6.2023 - 17.6.2023
Venue:
Areál Gymnázia Řečkovice, Terezy Novákové 2, Brno
Balloon Jam - svátek balónového létání, Brno
Date of the event:
16.6.2023 - 18.6.2023
Venue:
Brno - Rakovecká a okolí brněnenské přehrady
ObrFest, Brno
Date of the event:
16.6.2023 - 18.6.2023
Venue:
Brno - Maloměřice a Obřany
FESTIVAL IBÉRICA, Brno
Date of the event:
16.6.2023 - 22.6.2023
Venue:
Hrad Špilberk, Špilberk 210/1, Brno
Letní scéna Divadla Bolka Polívky, Brno
Date of the event:
16.6.2023 - 31.7.2023
Venue:
Amfiteátr, Kraví Hora, Brno
Emil Open - letní evropské hry handicapované mládeže, Brno
Date of the event:
21.6.2023 - 25.6.2023
Sokol-Česká obec sokolská - Noc sokoloven
Date of the event:
23.6.2023 17:00
Uprostřed Festival, Brno
Date of the event:
27.6.2023 - 23.8.2023
Venue:
Park na Moravském náměstí - Denisovy sady - Stará radnice, Brno
Slavkov Open, Slavkov u Brna
Date of the event:
15.7.2023 - 16.7.2023
Venue:
Zámecká zahrada, Slavkov u Brna
ProArt Festival, Brno
Date of the event:
20.7.2023 - 27.7.2023
Venue:
KUMST, Údolní 495/19, Brno + Vila Engelsmann - Palace Hlinky, Hlinky 510/110, Brno
Food & Drink Fest, Brno
Date of the event:
22.8.2023 - 26.8.2023
Venue:
náměstí Svobody, Brno
Masaryk Racing Days, Brno
Date of the event:
8.9.2023 - 10.9.2023
Venue:
Masraykův okruh, Brno
Slavnosti vína, Brno
Date of the event:
15.9.2023 - 23.9.2023
Venue:
náměstí Svobody, Brno
Velké ceny Bohumila Staši, Brno
Date of the event:
29.9.2023 - 1.10.2023
Venue:
Automotodrom Brno, Masarykův okruh 201, Ostrovačice
Moravian Autumn, Brno
Brno International Music Festival Moravian Autumn - (Bienale)
Date of the event:
1.10.2023 - 22.10.2023
MOTOSALON, Brno
International Fair for Motorcycles, ATVs, Accessories and Clothing
Date of the event:
29.2.2024 - 2.3.2024
Venue:
BVV - Brněnské výstaviště, Výstaviště 1, Brno