Brno

Brno is Czech Republic's 2nd city and the capital of Moravia, whilst Prague might not seem particularly frantic compared to other capital cities, it's a major rat race by Czech standards. Moravians however are notoriously laidback and this aura is noticeable in Brno. Capital cities also tend to attract a certain amount of people with their heads up their bottoms, so the Czechs say if you want to get to know the people, head to Brno or another smaller city. Brno is easily reachable by train or bus from not only other Czech cities but also Vienna, Bratislava and Poland. The historical town centre, is impressive with St. Peter and Paul cathedral dominating the ...  Read the complete review

To give all dooyoo readers a break from my Madeiran reviews I am going back to the trip I took in the Czech Republic in 2006. Please check out my Prague and Moravian Mountain reviews as this review of Brno is part of the same trip. We actually visited Brno by bus rather than taking the car and caught the bus which was on time from Prague's central station. I always think that when visiting a city it is best to use public transport mainly because it is cheap in Central Europe and it saves worrying about parking. On this particular journey we had no set plans, well, we never have any set plans, but we knew we wanted to see Bratislava , Brno and Vienna. When we arrived at ...  Read the complete review

A IS FOR ARCHITECTURE Lots of Brno is composed of some magnificent ancient buildings and sculptures. As with many European cities, the amount of work that must have gone into making it how it is is amazing. B IS FOR BRÜNN This is the German name for the city, and vital if you are travelling from a German speaking city. Although you can get away with saying „Bratislava“ and not „Presburg“, when I asked for a ticket to Brno, I almost ended up with one to Prague thanks to the incompetent staff at Wien Mitte station. Just remember, ask for Brünn and you have a 95% higher chance of ending up in the right place. ...  Read the complete review

Prague has become the fashionable city break in Europe but many people have overlooked Brno, the capital of the Czech province of Moravia, an area with a fascinating history. Brno Lake was a popular tourist area during Communist times and has managed to attract many western tourists over the last decade or so. The lake itself is set in woodland with hotels scattered liberally around. It's almost impossible to believe that there's a major industrial city jsut down the road. Thanks to the communist legacy, Brno is regularly served by trams which take about 20 minutes to travel from the lake into the city centre. One of the 'must-see' places in ...  Read the complete review