Trip to Kutná Hora with St. Barbara's Cathedral and Bone Church

Church of St. Barbara (St. Barbara´s Cathedral)

is a Roman Catholic church built in Gothic style. The church is dedicated to St. Barbara - the patron of the miners. The construction took nearly 500 years. The first architect is said to be Johann Parléř (son of Petr Parléř, the famous architect of St. Vitus Cathedral and Charles Bridge in Prague).

You will be captivated by the interior full of Gothic and Renaissance paintings. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage and one of the most stunning churches in Europe, be sure to have enough time to explore St. Barbara´s Cathedral.

Italian Court

is the former Royal Mint where the silver coins were produced during Kutná Hora´s time of wealth and glory in the Middle Ages. The original treasury rooms hold an exhibit on coins and minting. The complex of buildings is now used as a City Hall as well as a museum. 

Stone Fountain

The Gothic stone fountain on Rejsek Square was built in the 15th century by architect Matěj Rejsek (who also worked on the Church of St. Barbara and is the author of Powder Tower in Prague). The large fountain has twelve sides, is four meters tall, and originally had a hexagonal roof.

The fountain used to supply water to Kutná Hora when the local water supply was cut off during the silver mining. Water was brought in through wooden pipes from a well a few kilometers away. After dark, you can enjoy the sight of the fountain being beautifully lit up. 

Sedlec Ossuary (Bone Church)

If you like unusual things, this place should be on your list of places to see. The ossuary is located around 1 km away from the Kutná Hora train station - you can get there by either train, bus, or taxi. The ossuary is in the underground chapel of the Church of All Saints, which was founded in the 13th century.

The present appearance is the work of a woodcarver, František Rint, who was commissioned in 1870 to decorate the chapel. For that, he used bewteen 40 000 - 70 000 bones. His fantastic creations include a coat of arms of the local aristocratic Schwarzenberg family and a chandelier that contains every bone in the human body.

Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady at Sedlec

If you are visiting the Ossuary, take a short walk to the Cathedral, which is also on the UNESCO World Heritage site. The cathedral was built in the High Gothic style in the 13th century on the ruins of an old church, and it was the most magnificent church in the Kingdom of Bohemia. The church was burnt down by the Hussites and was again refurbished in the 18th century in the Baroque Gothic style.