Litomysl Travel Guide

 globetrott Says:  The parish church of Litomysl may be found opposite of the Piarist convent and your first impression will be that beautiful sandstone entrance-gate in the back.Click on my picture and see the fine details in the sculptured frame.You may enter the church freely and without... 

 globetrott Says:  When you enter the park of Litomysl - palace you have to walk through an old tower-gate, that is beautifully decorated with plenty of great frescos, like on my picture.That part of the palace seems to be one of the oldest and the gate is obviously open all night ( I checked... 

 globetrott Says:  You might need at least 1 hour to explore the main sights and most beautiful facades on the mainsquare of Litomysl. I had 2 hours in the evening and 6 hours the next morning for the Portmonium, the palace, the townsquare and a nice lunch.When you click on my picture you may... 

 globetrott Says:  I had a great lunch in Pizzeria Bella Napoli da Sandro. In general eating at a pizzeria is always a good idea in Czechia, when-ever you are familiar with the italian names of your favorite dishes, they will be called the same even in those Pizzerias, that are not providing... 

 globetrott Says:  Take a walk on the main-square of Litomysl, in the night, when all the very few day-tourists are gone. Many of the buildings look best at night, when the artificial light shines on some of the best details of the facades.Prices are in general still really cheap in that part... 

 globetrott Says:  Taking the train is certainly the best , when you do not intend to visit other places in the area as well.From Prague the train takes about 2,5 - 3 hours and you have to change trains once.From Brno / Brünn the train takes about 3 hours and you have to change twice.In... 

 globetrott Says:  It is obviously just a clever idea of the owner of "pension Paseka" to paint his facade with replicas of the well-known grafics made by Josef Vachala. This facade in ulice Josefa Vachala was made by 5 painters in 1998 and became soon a major attraction for the tourists ,... 

 globetrott Says:  Bedrich Smetana, also known with his german firstname Friedrich, or rather his statutue, is waiting for you at the northern end of the town-square, close to the school that looks almost like the castle.Bedrich / Friederich Smetana was born in Litomysl march 2nd, 1824 and... 

 globetrott Says:  As you may see on my picture, the arcades all over the townsquare are wide enough to be used by the shops to show their mechandise, and you may even meet bikers there, who prefer to drive their bike in the shady arcades instead of the heat outside on the square.Plenty of... 

 globetrott Says:  You will find only old buildings , dating back to the 16th till 19th century along the large townsquare, with the only exception of this nice modern building.You may see immediately that the architect tried to create a building that matches well with all the other baroque... 

 globetrott Says:  The dial on the tower of the townhall of Litomysl shows all of the 24 hours. Another such dial I saw in the town of Tabor / Czechia, but in general they are quite unique and hard to be found anywhere else.Do not search for that clock on top of the tower, as in fact it is... 

 globetrott Says:  When you arrive in Litomysl late at night, like I did, and have a look for the castle you might see this lovely school, close to a big parking on road #35 / E442 and get the feeling you are at the castle already and you might decide to go on driving without seeing the real... 

 globetrott Says:  The famous palace - theatre of Litomysl will be the first highlight of the guided tour ! The theatre was built for the family of Waldstein-Waldenberg in 1798 and has a total capacity of 150 seats. The original sceneries, made by Joseph Platzer are still there to be seen....