Luhačovice, The Open-Air Museum Strážnice, Plže wine cellars – Petrov, Pustevny and Radhošť

27.10. – 31.10.2021 Czechia Amazing place of Czechia

There are many interesting places in Moravia. Some of them are so unique that they even made it to the List of Cultural Monuments; alternatively, they are so extraordinary or interesting that they are worth visiting. In the following text, we will introduce some of them.

One of the unique places is The Open-Air Museum Strážnice. There are over 60 buildings in the open-air museum, which are arranged in the artificial terrain so that everything corresponds to the original environment. The expositions located in selected buildings acquaint the visitor with the way of life and living of people, both in the mountainous areas of Slovácko and in the fertile part of Pomoraví, where a large part of farmers' farming is based on the cultivation of vines.

Another place is the Plže wine cellars – Petrov. There are 63 wine cellars in the Plže area. Petrov wines can even be tasted directly in one of these wine cellars. The first mention of Plže comes from the 15th century. The cellars, which only later began to serve as guilty, were built by the inhabitants of the village until recently. On average, the cellars are about 15 meters long and three meters wide. Above the cellar is clay, which ensures a constant temperature and climate in the cellar, ideal for storing not only wine but also other agricultural crops. The cellars are characterized by stone ceilings shaped into a vault. The facades of the cellars with a typical or angled arch are decorated with a blue foundation and vine ornaments on the sides, above the windows and above the entrance. Each facade is specific, formed by unique shapes and arches. The inner rooms have a ventilation hole in the wall. The corridors slope downwards. At the beginning there is a press, at the end a room where wine is stored. The first room is often used for sitting.

Pustevny (1018 m above sea level) is a mountain saddle in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids Mountains near Radhošť, which belongs to the village of Prostřední Bečva. It was named after the hermits who lived here until 1874. Typical for Pustevny are wooden buildings built in the folk style at the end of the 19th century on the design of Dušan Jurkovič. There is a ski resort and a chair lift.

Radhošť is a mountain in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids located 3 km southwest of Trojanovice and 6 km northeast of Rožnov pod Radhoštěm. With a height of 1129 m above sea level, it is the seventh highest mountain in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids Mountains and their westernmost thousand. At the top of Radhošť there is a cross from 1805, the chapel of St. Cyril and Methodius from 1896–1898, a sculpture of both heralds from 1931 and a television transmitter. The chapel is the highest church building in the Czech Republic. On the ridge of Radhošť there is also a statue of Radegast from 1930. About 300 m southeast of the peak stands the hotel Radegast, between the hotel and the peak is also a Mountain Service. Just below the top there is a ski lift from the west, right at the top is a geodetic point. According to legend, the Slavic god Radegast (Radhošť) – the god of the sun, war and victory – had a seat in Radhošť since ancient times. Its appearance is represented by a statue by Albín Polášek located on the route between Pustevny and Radhošť.

And I must not forget our "base" – the place from which we took all our trips – Luhačovice. In Luhačovice there is the fourth largest spa in the Czech Republic and the largest in Moravia. People with respiratory diseases, digestion and obesity are mainly treated here. The spa owes its fame mainly to mineral springs. There are six natural springs and dozens of drilled springs in Luhačovice. The most famous and most important spring is the Vincentka spring located on the local colonnade.