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Things to do in Brno
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Sightlore has 22 places to explore in Brno, and 21 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Brno's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Villa Tugendhat
Villa Tugendhat is an architecturally significant building in Brno, Czech Republic. It is one of the pioneering prototypes of modern architecture in Europe, and was designed by the German architects Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich.
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St Thomas's Abbey in Brno
St Thomas's Abbey (or the Königskloster) is an Augustinian abbey and church located in Brno in the Czech Republic.
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Mendel Museum
Mendel Museum has been an institution of Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, since 2007. The museum was established in 2002 with the international co-operation of a number of organizations.
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Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul
The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic cathedral located on the Petrov hill in the Brno-střed district of the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. It is commonly referred to locally as simply "Petrov".
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Labyrinth under Vegetable Market, Brno
Zelný trh is a square and traditional marketplace in Brno, Czech Republic. It is located in the historic centre of Brno on an area of about 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres).
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Brno astronomical clock
The Brno astronomical clock is a black stone monument in Brno, Czech Republic. It is situated at Náměstí Svobody, the main square in the Brno City Centre.
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Moravian Museum
Moravské zemské muzeum is a museum in Brno in the Czech Republic. It is the second-largest and second-oldest museum in the country. Its collections include several million objects from many fields of science and culture.
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Freedom Square
Main square of Brno, created in the thirteenth century where three trade routes crossed, hence its roughly triangular shape.
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Capuchin Crypt in Brno
The Capuchin Crypt in Brno is a funeral room mainly for Capuchin friars. The crypt was founded in the mid 17th century in the basement of the Capuchin Monastery in the historical centre of Brno.
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Church of St. James
Saint James' church (Czech: Kostel svatého Jakuba Staršího, German: St.-Jakobs-Kirche (Brünn), Latin: Ecclesia Sancti Iacobi Maioris) is a late Gothic three-nave hall church situated in James' square (Jakubské náměstí) in the centre of Brno, in Czech Republic.
Discovery routes in Brno
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Brno: Old Town and Underground
From the Red Church and the Moravian Gallery to the churches of St. Thomas and St. James, the Ossuary, Freedom Square and its clock; from the dragon in the Old Town Hall to the labyrinth under the Vegetable Market, the Capuchin Crypt and the cathedral on Petrov.
Brno: Špilberk and Mendel's Garden
From Špilberk Castle on its hill down to the Augustinian abbey of Old Brno, its basilica and the Mendel Museum in the garden where Gregor Mendel ran his pea experiments.
Brno: Theatres and Villa Tugendhat
From the Mahen and Janáček theatres to Villa Tugendhat, Mies van der Rohe's modernist masterpiece on the UNESCO list.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Brno Ossuary
Brno Ossuary is an underground ossuary in Brno, Czech Republic. It was rediscovered in 2001 in the historical centre of the city, partially under the Church of St. James.
Freedom Square
Main square of Brno, created in the thirteenth century where three trade routes crossed, hence its roughly triangular shape.
Reduta Theatre
The Reduta Theatre is a theatre in Brno, Czech Republic. It was built on the city's oldest square (Zelný trh) and began its life in Renaissance times as the Taverna (Tavern) Theatre.
Špilberk Castle
Špilberk Castle is a castle on the hilltop in Brno, Southern Moravia. Its construction began as early as the first half of the 13th century by the Přemyslid kings and completed by King Ottokar II of Bohemia.
Mahen Theatre
Mahen Theatre is a Czech theatre situated in the city of Brno. Mahen Theatre, built as German Deutsches Stadttheater in 1882, was one of the first public buildings in the world lit entirely by electric light.
Janáček Theatre
Janáček Theatre is an opera house in the city of Brno, Czech Republic. It is the largest of the three theatres serving the National Theatre Brno ("NdB") opera and ballet company, the others being the Mahen and the Reduta.
Museums
Moravian Gallery in Brno
The Moravian Gallery in Brno is the second largest art museum in the Czech Republic, established in 1961 by the merging of two older institutions.
Moravian Museum
Moravské zemské muzeum is a museum in Brno in the Czech Republic. It is the second-largest and second-oldest museum in the country. Its collections include several million objects from many fields of science and culture.
Mendel Museum
Mendel Museum has been an institution of Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, since 2007. The museum was established in 2002 with the international co-operation of a number of organizations.
Museum of Romani Culture
The Museum of Romani Culture is an institution dedicated to the history and culture of the Romani people. It is situated in Brno, Czech Republic.
Places of worship
Red Church in Brno
The Red Church is a Protestant Church in Brno, Czech Republic. It was designed by architect Heinrich von Ferstel and built up between 1863 and 1867. Nowadays it is used by the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren.
Church of St. Thomas
The Church of Saint Thomas and the Annunciation is a historic church in Brno, Czech Republic.
Church of St. James
Saint James' church (Czech: Kostel svatého Jakuba Staršího, German: St.-Jakobs-Kirche (Brünn), Latin: Ecclesia Sancti Iacobi Maioris) is a late Gothic three-nave hall church situated in James' square (Jakubské náměstí) in the centre of Brno, in Czech Republic.
Church of Saint Michael
Roman Catholic parish church with a Dominican monastery beside Brno's New Town Hall; originally Gothic, rebuilt in Baroque style in the seventeenth century.
Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul
The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic cathedral located on the Petrov hill in the Brno-střed district of the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. It is commonly referred to locally as simply "Petrov".
St Thomas's Abbey in Brno
St Thomas's Abbey (or the Königskloster) is an Augustinian abbey and church located in Brno in the Czech Republic.
Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady
The Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady in Old Brno Abbey is a high Gothic, monumental convent temple. It was founded in 980-1020 by the unknown lord or monarch in Moravia.
Monuments
Capuchin Crypt in Brno
The Capuchin Crypt in Brno is a funeral room mainly for Capuchin friars. The crypt was founded in the mid 17th century in the basement of the Capuchin Monastery in the historical centre of Brno.
Other
Brno astronomical clock
The Brno astronomical clock is a black stone monument in Brno, Czech Republic. It is situated at Náměstí Svobody, the main square in the Brno City Centre.
Old Town Hall (Brno)
One of the oldest buildings in Brno's old town, with a striking tower; famous for the Brno Dragon hanging in its passage.
Labyrinth under Vegetable Market, Brno
Zelný trh is a square and traditional marketplace in Brno, Czech Republic. It is located in the historic centre of Brno on an area of about 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres).
Villa Tugendhat
Villa Tugendhat is an architecturally significant building in Brno, Czech Republic. It is one of the pioneering prototypes of modern architecture in Europe, and was designed by the German architects Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich.
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