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Kutna Hora

Czech Republic

A spellbinding medieval silver boomtown, Kutná Hora dazzles visitors with the gothic splendor of St. Barbara's Cathedral, the surreal poetry of the Sedlec Ossuary, and centuries of mining history.

Main Attractions

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St. Barbara's Cathedral (Chrám svaté Barbory)

UNESCO-listed masterpiece of High and Late Gothic architecture, dedicated to the patron saint of silver miners with iconic tented spires.

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Sedlec Ossuary (Kostnice Sedlec)

World-famous gothic chapel artistically decorated using the bones and skulls of over 40,000 human skeletons, including a colossal bone chandelier.

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Medieval Silver Mine & Silver Museum

Thrilling guided subterranean tour through narrow 500-year-old rock-cut mining galleries wearing traditional miner robes and lamps.

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Italian Court (Vlašský dvůr)

Historic royal residence and central mint where the internationally traded Prague silver groschen coins were struck for centuries.

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Church of the Assumption at Sedlec

Soaring 13th-century Cistercian abbey church masterfully reconstructed in a unique Baroque-Gothic style by architect Jan Santini.

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Jesuit College & GASK Art Gallery

Monumental baroque complex with a scenic balustraded terrace adorned with thirteen saint statues overlooking the valley.

Culture and Gastronomy

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Culture & Events

Kutná Hora honors its glorious silver past every June with the Royal Silvering festival featuring medieval knights' tournaments and pageantry.

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Culinary Highlights

Atmospheric historic cellars offer roast beef in rich onion gravy, potato dumplings filled with smoked pork, and crisp local Bohemian wines cultivated here since the Middle Ages.