Slavonice

Slavonice used to be on main trading route from Bohemia to Austria. Most of the buildings in the historic centre are from this era. Then, merchants started to use different routes and Slavonice "fell by the wayside". Thanks in part to that, the historic centre is well-preserved. Before the Second World War the majority of the inhabitants of the town was ethnically German and mostly Lutheran.

• Tourist information

  phone: +420 384 493 320
  address: nám. Míru 476

By car

Slavonice is located on the southern edge of the Czech Republic and it takes approximately 2h15min by car to get there from Prague.

By bus and train

Travelling by public transport is complicated and long. A direct bus from Prague exists, but it makes rather frequent stops and thus takes roughly three hours to get there. From České Budějovice, it takes approximately 2h30min using public transportation and there is no direct connection . There is no train connection from Austria.

The whole place is rather small and you should have no major problems getting around on foot.

Historic centre comprises of more than 50 houses in gothic, renaissance and baroque style located on Peace Square, Upper Square and surrounding streets.

• Peace SquareHeart of the town, most of historic houses are there.

• Town tower

  phone: +420 732 803 025
  address: Horní náměstí 529
  Town tower 56 meters tall from early 16th century. Nice view of Slavonice and surrounding countryside.

• Two town gates and remains of town wallsTwo renaissance gates, Jilemnická and Dačická.

• Historic underground

  phone: +420 777 038 978
  address: náměstí Míru 480
  Not for claustrophobics!

• House no. 480

  address: náměstí Míru 480
  House famous for so-called "diamond vault" and sgraffiti interior.

Outside of the centre

• Slavonice WWII fortification complex

  phone: +420 606 124 829
  address: J. Žižky 4
  Museum of defensive fortification line of Czechoslovakia constructed in 1935-1938.

Arts

• Mariz Ceramics

  phone: +420 702 180 764
  address: Horní náměstí 532
  Buy a ceramic cups and other products. You can take a course or just drop by and paint your own ceramic cup or decorate textiles (T-shirts, table cloths, bags, also own ones) with stencils.

Festivals

• Slavonice FestFilm and music festival held in August. Czech films are shown in original (some of them with English subtitles), foreign films in original with czech subtitles.

Cycling

Great way of exploring Slavonice and around is cycling.

• Cyklo sport U Čápa

  phone: +420 606 133 522
  address: Jana Žižky 51

• Flop Store

  phone: +420 384 493 436
  address: náměstí Míru 481
  Small department store on the main square

• COOP

  phone: +420 384 493 198
  address: Svatopluka Čecha 124
  Department store in front of bus station.

• Besídka Restaurant

  phone: +420 384 493 293
  address: Horní náměstí 522
  Part of hotel and very good restaurant with (family-)friendly atmosphere. International cuisine - pasta, pizza, french pancakes. Free wifi.

• Cafe U Nás doma

  phone: +420 606 933 587
  address: náměstí Míru 465
  Café with small gallery. Good homemade deserts.

• Besídka Hotel

  phone: +420 606 212 070
  address: Horní náměstí 522
  This design hotel with 8 unique rooms is another reason for a visit of Slavonice.

• U Giordanů Pension

  phone: +420 605 068 546
  address: Horní nám. 517
  Pension in historic house with amazing Lutheran sgraffito. Free wi-fi.

• Nearby - in walking distance is, for example, pilgrimage church Montserrat, jewish cemetery in Dolní Bolíkov or Landštejn Castle.
• České Budějovice, Telč, Třebíč, Jindřichův Hradec and other destinations in South Bohemia and Bohemian-Moravian Highlands
• Lower Austria - borders are 1200 m from Slavonice.