Brno Travel Guide

Tourist Guide
Brno showing a city and a sunset
As well as art galleries, medieval landmarks and lively bars, this large Czech city is also a gateway to the rolling countryside of South Moravia.

Visit Brno to experience Moravia’s easygoing charm. Explore a city decorated with architecturally impressive monuments, atmospheric bars, galleries, glorious parks and museums. Established as a stronghold in the 11th century, today Brno is the Czech Republic’s second-largest city and capital of the Moravia region.

Admire architectural masterpieces of Brno’s Old Town, centering on Náměstí Svobody square, such as the 14th-century Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul and the Old Town Hall. Spot mummified corpses in the Capuchin Monastery’s eerie crypt. See spooky bone collections of plague and war victims in the ossuary of the Church of St. James.

Mingle with locals at colorful food displays at Zelný trh (Cabbage Market). Look for Parnassus Fountain, symbolizing the empires of Babylonia, Greece and Persia. Join a guided tour of underground tunnels, previously used as hideouts, storehouses and torture chambers.

Learn about local history at the excellent Moravian Museum. Browse exhibits of the Moravian Gallery in Brno and the Brno House of Arts. Outside the city center, find the Mendel Museum of Masaryk University, Museum of Romani Culture and Technical Museum of Brno. Walk or catch a tram to the hilltop Špilberk Castle and functionalist-style Villa Tugendhat.

Visit Brno’s parks and gardens on sunny days. Relax on the open lawns of Park Lužánky, see and smell the botanical displays at Botanicka Zahrada and view the exotic wildlife at Zoo Brno. Take a boat ride along underground rivers to the vast caves at Macocha Abyss. Watch motor-racing events and try go-karting at Brno Circuit.

Enjoy a night out at the Old Town’s bars and restaurants, many with outdoor terraces overlooking grand squares. Sample locally brewed Starobrno beer and wine produced in the vineyards of South Moravia. Watch ballet, opera and philharmonic performances at the Mahen Theatre and Reduta Theatre.

Brno is a 3-hour train journey from Prague. Get around the main sights comfortably on foot or by buses and trams. Enjoy the Czech Republic’s enchantment without Prague’s large crowds.

Where to stay in Brno

Brno

Brno-střed

2/5(2 area reviews)

While visiting Brno-střed, you might make a stop by sights like New Town Hall and Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul.

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Brno-Líšeň

While there might not be top attractions in Brno-Líšeň, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Villa Tugendhat and Old Town Hall.

Brno-Líšeň
Cosmopolitan Bobycentrum – Czech Leading Hotels
Cosmopolitan Bobycentrum – Czech Leading Hotels
4 out of 5
Sportovni 2a, Brno
The price is NZ$123 per night from 20 May to 21 May
NZ$123
per night
20 May - 21 May
Stay at this 4-star spa hotel in Brno. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a full-service spa. Our guests praise the breakfast in our reviews. Popular attractions ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (412 reviews)
"Price of breakfast is strangely high in my opinion. Everything else was nice."

Reviewed on 27 Mar. 2024

Cosmopolitan Bobycentrum – Czech Leading Hotels
Grandezza Hotel Luxury Palace
Grandezza Hotel Luxury Palace
4 out of 5
Zelný trh 314/2, Brno
The price is NZ$202 per night from 12 May to 13 May
NZ$202
per night
12 May - 13 May
Stay at this 4-star business-friendly hotel in Brno. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (687 reviews)
"Loved this hotel. Our room ( junior suite) looked out on the town square. Lovely! The staff was also wonderful, friendly, welcoming and so helpful with any questions we had. I'd stay here again. Also enjoyed a great dinner at the restaurant attached to the hotel."

Reviewed on 8 May 2024

Grandezza Hotel Luxury Palace
Barceló Brno Palace
Barceló Brno Palace
5 out of 5
CL Šilingrovo námestí 2/265, Brno
Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay
The price is NZ$197 per night from 2 Jun to 3 Jun
NZ$197
per night
2 Jun - 3 Jun
Stay at this 5-star luxury hotel in Brno. Enjoy free WiFi, 2 restaurants, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,000 reviews)
"Hotel was at a perfect location and it was near to the main train station, around 10 minutes walk. Room was very big and clean. The staffs were friendly and polite."

Reviewed on 6 May 2024

Barceló Brno Palace
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Apartments Zelny Trh I
Apartments Zelny Trh I
3 out of 5
Zelný trh 1, Brno
Stay at this apartment in Brno. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and an in-room coffeemaker. Popular attractions Cabbage Market and Zelný trh Underground ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (5 reviews)
Não muito confortável
"Muito bem situado. Para quem fica mais de 3 noite não é muito confortável porque não tem onde arrumar as roupas e malas. Para se fazer limpeza tem que se contactar e fazer o pedido, não tem mesas de cabeceira a disposiçãoa a mudança de ropa de cama e só possível depois da terceira noite e só pedido ..."

Reviewed on 17 Oct. 2021

Apartments Zelny Trh I
Apartment BRNO
Apartment BRNO
5 out of 5
Jakubsk n m., Brno
Stay at this 5-star luxury apartment in Brno. Enjoy free WiFi and slippers. Popular attractions St. James church and Ethnographic Museum are located nearby.
8/10 Very Good! (2 reviews)
"Nice recently renovated apartment, right in the city center. Although near bars, quiet at night (apartment at the back). A fan for air circulation in the bedroom would make it more comfortable Even as a tea towel/a dish drying rack"

Reviewed on 5 Sep. 2023

Apartment BRNO
President Mezonet Apartment
President Mezonet Apartment
3.5 out of 5
8 Mecová, Brno
Stay at this 3.5-star apartment in Brno. Enjoy free WiFi, a fitness center, and parking (surcharge). Popular attractions Old Town Hall and Cabbage Market are ...
10/10 Exceptional! (4 reviews)
Excellent, spacious, fully equipped, city centre
"Perfect city centre location, can walk everywhere you need to go. Property is extremely spacious and clean. We stayed 5 nights so was good to have fully equipped kitchen. There is also Netflix on tv for those that need to quarantine for part of their stay. Property manager very responsive when we ..."

Reviewed on 12 Jun. 2021

President Mezonet Apartment
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

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3/5 - Okay

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14 May 2019

Fairly quiet with minimal tourists, not a lot to see and do there, a couple of good local bars and eateries. A day trip there would be enough, but avoid eFi Hotel!