Schedule
Saturday, August 12 – Wedding day
from 11:45am – Departure from Hotel Kraví Hora (11:45am) and Klobouky u Brna (12:00pm) to wedding location (wind mill)
from 12:00pm – Gathering of guests at wedding location
01:00pm – Start of wedding
03:00pm – Wedding Lunch
05:00-07:00pm – Garden games, wine tasting, South Moravian cimbal music
07:00pm – Party party
10:30pm – 2:00am – transportation possible to hotel
Additional program - plan your trip 😉
We’re excited to share our home with all of our guests – but particularly those who are traveling across the pond to see us.
We’re hoping that all of our guests who don’t live in the Czech Republic will arrive in Brno by Thursday, August 10 to get to know where we call home.
While we believe Brno is the best, we are confident that most of our guests will also be traveling to other cities and/or countries while they are in Europe. Below you can find the (tentative since it is not even 2023 yet) schedule for the days leading up to the wedding, as well as the recommendations from Erin and Petr of what to see in the general vicinity of Brno (give or take 400 miles)
Thursday, August 10
Friday, August 11
10:30am – Trip to Villa Tugendhat – for some
12:00pm – Tour of Brno (in English) by Erin’s colleagues – tell Erin if interested in RSVP
05:00pm – Transport to Hotel Kraví Hora (wedding accommodation for Friday and Saturday night)
07:30pm – Possibility of dinner for those who are accommodated at the Hotel Kraví Hora
Saturday, August 12 – Wedding day
Above since it is wedding day 🙂
Sunday, August 13
Ending of festivities, nothing official organized
For those who are accommodated at the Hotel Kraví Hora:
09:00am – Breakfast
10:00am – Check out of hotel and departures
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
A bus will take all people (who want it) from Hotel Kraví Hora to the wedding ceremony and to the reception.
10:30pm (Saturday) – 2:00am (Sunday) transport will be provided back to your accommodation (those which are close to wedding location) and back to Hotel Kraví Hora
You can use booking.com or airbnb.com to find accommodation if you want to stay in apartments. However the following hotels are also centrally located and close to the train or bus stations.
BEST WESTERN PREMIER HOTEL INTERNATIONAL BRNO
Atrium apartments (good option for apartment style)
Brno is a city that can be explored in 2 days – 2 weeks…depending how deep you want to go.
Like all major European cities, there are museums, philharmonics, and other culture experiences. However here are a couple of must see activities.
- Brno Underground and Ossuary (second largest in Europe)
- Špilberk Castle – estabilished in the mid-13th century and has a long history
- Museum of Romani Culture (the only institute of its kind in Europe)
- VIDA! SCIENCE CENTER– if you’re here for a longer time, and especially if you have kids, this is a great place to visit
- Brno Technical Museum
- Moravian Art Gallery
However, probably one of our favorite things to do is to find a cafe, park or one of the squares and sit with a lemonade or beer.
Just 10 minutes outside Brno is Slavkov…also known as the location of the Battle of Austerlitz (for those who forget high school European history, it was one of the major Napoleonic battles, also known as the Battle of Three Emperors). You can visit the museum (able to access with Public Transport).
If caves and water boats are more your style, you can also visit the Punka Caves and hike around the forests.
If you’re considering being in Brno for longer and you want to do day trips the following are 100% worthwhile to visit.
- Telč – UNESCO site
- Třebíč – UNESCO site, Benedictine monastery and Jewish Synagogues.
- Mikulov
- Lednice Chateau – UNESCO site for the gardens
- Olomouc – UNESCO site for the Holy Trinity Column
- Český Krumlov– multi-day trip…but 100% worthwhile
Outside Brno and South Moravia...what to see
Planning your trip...
In general Erin recommends arriving in Brno by Thursday 10 August just to give some breathing space, whether that means flying straight from the states and arriving in Brno, or if it means that your doing travels before hand.
Brno is super accessible by both bus and train from Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Krakow (bus), and Munich. Therefore, you can easily plan travels to any of these locations before or after your trip.
Personally, we think that anywhere you go you should plan to have at least 2 nights, preferably 3 to not feel too rushed.
Prague
Of course Prague...the Paris of Eastern Europe (even though we like to call this Central Europe here) is a must see. We truly believe that you can discover the 'must see' options yourself (ahem, the Charles Bridge, Castle, Old Town Square, River, etc.). So here are a few other tips from Erin...as well as some video links for inspiration.
Why this photo you ask? Well...its because it perfectly depicts our feelings towards Prague (what can we say, we're Brno people).
Erin’s must see places in Prague
Wallenstein Palace and Garden – its free, the gardens of the Czech Senate, and has a cool wall that reminds me of drip sand castles that has hidden animals in the design
Park Legií – a park in the middle of the river that is nice to relax it with a drink and escape the crowds (there are always people… but it is also nature so feels more relaxing)
Strahov Library and Abbey – a gorgeous view of Prague
Video recommendations:
Prague with kids
Seeing Prague Castle without tourists
Český Krumlov
This is probably one of the most beautiful small towns you can see...that is also a UNESCO heritage site. We've been here twice - rafting through the city. The city itself is worth time to just experience, but we strongly encourage also planning a rafting through the middle (don't worry, as long as you're in the raft its good for all ages).
Slovakia (hiking focus)
The Low and High Tatra Mountains are definitely worth visiting and, as Czechoslovakia was really into not having people travel outside of the country during communism, is completely accessible using only public transport (you just may have a nice 5 hour train ride). If you want to hike, but not like the photo, don't worry - there are plenty of low key hikes we can recommend!
Budapest
3.5 hours by car, around 4-5 hours by train from Brno (depending on if you need to transfer). Budapest was our first international trip together back in February 2018! A must see for sure!
Vienna
Brno is considered a suburb of Vienna...though we saw the other day Vienna called a suburb of Brno which lets be real - totally better! You can get here from Brno in less than 90 minutes by train. Anyway - as the Capital of Austria, and known for its culture, definitely a place to visit - but plan for more focus of going into Hapsburg buildings rather then walking through a city. If you want a good Austrian city to enjoy just walking through and feeling like you are in something old, then next city is the place for you...
Graz, Austria
The only photo Petr and I have from this city, because on our stop over we got caught in the biggest rainstorm ever (so bad we had to breakdown after hiding for 40 minutes and buy an umbrella). However, Erin has been there to visit her friend Olivera and it is a wonderful magical place. A direct train from Brno will have you there in under 3 hours.
Venice
Petr and Erin have been lucky to travel to many places in Italy. Venice of course is a must see in your life time - one piece of advice, if you go eat at Trattoria ai Cugnai dal 1911. Super tasty and definitely a local spot!
Lago di Garda, Italy
Since we only had time to drive around Lago di Garda and have lunch in Malcesine - however it made an impression and we definitely want to go back. As such...you should want to go there too!
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