South Moravian, Czechia · Europe
Brno works well as a base: 5 minutes from Královo Pole, 22km from Moravian Karst.
Brno is in South Moravian, Czechia, with about 380,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Královo Pole, about 4 km away.
Brno ( BUR-noh, Czech pronunciation: [ˈbr̩no] ; German: Brünn [bʁʏn] ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 404,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic after the capital, Prague, andRead more
one of the 100 largest cities in the European Union. The Brno metropolitan area has approximately 730,000 inhabitants.
Brno served as the capital of Moravia from the Middle Ages until 1948, and remains the political and cultural hub of the South Moravian Region. Brno is an important centre of the Czech judiciary. The Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Administrative Court, the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office, as well as state authorities, such as the Ombudsman and the Office for the Protection of Competition, are all located here. Brno is also an important centre of learning and higher education, with 10 universities, 29 faculties and a student population of over 65,000, as well as more than 60 secondary schools throughout the city.
The Brno Exhibition Centre is one of the largest in Europe. The complex opened in 1928 and has a long history of hosting international trade fairs and expositions. The Masaryk Circuit has been hosting motorsport events since 1930, including the Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix. Another local tradition is the international fireworks competition and drone show Ignis Brunensis, which attracts over a million visitors annually.
Brno's traditional symbols are two medieval landmarks which dominate the cityscape: the historic Špilberk Castle and its fortifications, and the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul on Petrov hill. Another historic landmark is the Veveří Castle near the Brno Reservoir. The Villa Tugendhat, a seminal example of functionalist architecture, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites List in 2001. One of the natural sights outside the city is the Moravian Karst. Brno is a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and was designated a "City of Music" in 2017.
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Within an hour or so of Brno: Villa Tugendhat (1 km), Automotodrom Brno (11 km), Masaryk Circuit (12 km), Moravian Karst (22 km).
The nearest famous roads are Cervenohorske Sedlo and Road of a Hundred Bends.
Brno is in South Moravian, Czechia, about 4 km from Královo Pole.
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Full driving guide for Czechia7 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Mies van der Rohe's 1930 functionalist villa in Brno, the only modernist building in Czechia on the UNESCO list, with its famous onyx wall and retractable glass windows overlooking the city. Interior tours must be booked months ahead.
1 km · about 5 min drive
racetrack
A sweeping circuit in the Moravian hills of Czechia, beloved for its flowing high-speed corners and decades of MotoGP history.
11 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Grand prix circuit northwest of Brno that hosted the Czech motorcycle Grand Prix, built into rolling hills with steep elevation changes.
12 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A spectacular karst landscape featuring over 1,100 caves including the famous Macocha Abyss, a 138-meter deep sinkhole.
22 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
A 138m-deep karst sinkhole in the Moravian Karst with viewing platforms and an underground river boat ride.
22 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Rolling waves of plowed farmland near Kyjov that ripple like a green-gold sea, beloved by photographers.
41 km · about 45 min drive
castle
A romantic neo-Gothic palace at the heart of Europe's largest landscaped cultural park, with a 60m minaret.
46 km · about 55 min drive
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
April to October
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