First published: 26/05/03.

Els Slots 3.5

Kutna Hora

Kutna Hora (Inscribed)

Kutna Hora by Els Slots

Kutna Hora presented itself to me as a charming and quiet town. I stayed there for 4 days (in Hotel Garni Na Havlicku, recommended). Quite a lot of restaurants there have garden terraces, and the food is good and cheap. Actually, everything is.

My sightseeing in and around town brought me to the Italian Court. During Kutna Hora's silver rush this functioned as the Royal Mint. The interior is palace-like. Also worth mentioning is the Ossuary in Sedlec. This freak sight dates from 1870 - when Frantisek Rint decided to become creative with the bones of the 40.000 people buried here.

And I didn't even get to see what is reported to be the highlight of Kutna Hora: an underground tour through the silver mine shafts. At this time of year (and on weekends) you really have to pre-book this guided tour. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of that. But Kutna Hora was really worth visiting anyway.

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