Litomerice Travel Guide

 german_eagle Says:  This impressive church with two towers is a landmark of the cityscape, clearly visible from the river and the train (to Litomerice mesto station). It was built by G. Broggio from 1701 on and completed by his son O. Broggio in 1731. From what I read the interior must be... 

 german_eagle Says:  This art gallery is a gem. It is tucked away in a small alley, leading from the main square Mirove namesti in direction of the cathedral hill, located in a townhouse in Renaissance style from 1569 - vaults, the Saxon style portal and sgraffiti are preserved. The facade to... 

 german_eagle Says:  The oldest monastery in town was founded in 1223 by Franciscan monks. In the 30-years war the buildings were severely damaged and O. Broggio built a new one, which was completed in 1755, 13 years after his death. In 1785 the Dominicans moved in.From what I read the church... 

 german_eagle Says:  The castle, built in the second half of the 13th century by King Premysl Otakar II, became a part of the town's fortifications. In 1499 King Vladislav II handed it over to the town's authorities and since then it was used as economy building. In 1655 it burnt down and... 

 german_eagle Says:  Another church worth seeing - again, you cannot see the interior :( - is St. Adalbert northwest of the old town. Architect was O. Broggio again; the church was built 1698-1703. It is situated in a nice neighbourhood with a large garden, massive school buildings from the 19th... 

 german_eagle Says:  Only a few steps from cathedral hill is this small church, worth seeing even though you cannot go inside. It is an outstanding Baroque church, built 1714-16 by O. Broggio. It is built on a circular ground plan with a polygonal presbytery, topped by a beautiful dome with orb.... 

 german_eagle Says:  The hill southwest of the old town, above the Labe/Elbe river, is where from the 10th century on a castle of the Premyslid dynasty was located. In 1057 a collegiate chapter and the church St. Stephen were founded.The hilltop with the cathedral, the bishop's residence and the... 

 german_eagle Says:  The main street of the town, leading from the train station Litomerice-mesto to the main square Mirove namesti, is called "Dlouha" (long street - 340 m). It was constructed in the 14th century, when the town boomed for the first time. At the lower end was the city gate of... 

 german_eagle Says:  Parts of the Gothic city walls are still there. They date from about 1360-80. All in all roughly 1'800 m of the walls including some towers are preserved, mostly at the southeastern part of the town by the train station Litomerice-mesto/Dlouha street (pic 1), then at the... 

 german_eagle Says:  The main parish church of Litomerice is not to miss. The church and the adjoining tower dominate the view from Dlouha street (pic 1). Parts of the church are from the 13th century, the nave was erected around 1480. The remarkable pavilion roof(s) were built in 1570. 1717-29... 

 german_eagle Says:  The leading hotel in Litomerice occupies one of the landmark townhouses, a building from the late Gothic era, redesigned in Renaissance style in the 16th century, facades decorated with sgraffiti - so it is not to miss. They also have a restaurant and in 2013 I had lunch... 

 german_eagle Says:  If you're travelling in the border region Czech Republic and Germany, say, between Litomerice and Dresden, you might purchase the Labe-Elbe ticket (in the Czech Republic) or the Elbe-Labe ticket (in Germany). It allows free travel on both sides of the border for the whole... 

 german_eagle Says:  If you are interested in *real* life in the Czech Republic, outside of tourist zones, then you can have that in Litomerice, too. A good example is Pekarska street, a side street from Domska (which leads to the cathedral hill.Pekarska is lined by townhouses from the 18th and... 

 german_eagle Says:  The late-Gothic townhouse in the backyard of Jezuitska street 4 has a double-gabled facade, thus got the name "twin" house. It is probably from the end of the 15th century, nobody knows for sure, and it looks like it wasn't restored for quite a while ... At the moment... 

 german_eagle Says:  In medieval times this small street was the most important street after Dlouha, the main street, which runs parallel. Both streets start at the place of the former city gate next to the train station Litomerice-mesto and end at the main square Namesti Miru.Velka (big)...