What to see in Brno

Brno highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. Villa Tugendhat

   By Mies van der Rohe.

2. Špilberk Castle

   Above the city.

3. St James’s Ossuary

   Beneath a church.

4. Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul

   Its bells ring noon at eleven o’clock.

5. Mendel

   A museum on the father of genetics.

Day trips from Brno

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Brno ★ 4.7 (8 reviews)

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Typical food of Brno

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Brno from your kitchen).

Koláče

Round yeast-dough pastries with a filling in the centre (curd cheese, plum, poppy seed), typical of Moravia, the Brno region, and of Czech weddings.

• Serves 16
• 2 h

Ingredients

• 500 g flour
• 20 g fresh yeast
• 250 ml warm milk
• 80 g sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 80 g butter
• Fillings: curd cheese with sugar and vanilla, plum jam (povidla), poppy seeds cooked with milk and sugar
• For the crumble: 50 g flour, 50 g sugar, 50 g butter

How to make it at home

1. Knead the flour with the yeast, milk, sugar, yolks and butter into a soft dough. Leave to rise for 1 hour.
2. Divide into balls, flatten them and make a hollow in the centre.
3. Fill with curd cheese, plum or poppy seed.
4. Rub the crumble ingredients together with your fingers and sprinkle over the top.
5. Leave to rest for 20 minutes and bake at 180 °C for about 20 minutes.

The trick: At a Moravian wedding, several fillings are served on the same tray.

Frequently asked questions about Brno