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Kutná Hora
Although much of Kutná Hora is a drab industrial town, the historic centre is impressive enough to be granted World Heritage status by UNESCO. Big attractions here include the Cathedral of St Barbara and tours of the silver mines, although the big drawcard for most foreign visitors is the macabre ossuary - made from thousands of human bones.
Practical information
Kutná Hora Tourist Information Centre
Palackého námesti 377, Kutná Hora
Tel (0327) 515 556
Website www.kutnahora.cz
Coming & going
Kutná Hora is accessible by both bus and train. Buses link the town to Prague's Florenc station while trains depart from hlavní nádraží and Masarykovo nádraží. The main train station is located in Sedlec, far from the centre of town, but you can either transfer to a local train to Kutná Hora mesto station or take buses 1 or 4 into the old town.
Sightseeing, museums & tourist attractions
Cemetary chapel and ossuary
This unique church dates from the 15th century when overcrowding in the local cemetery prompted bones to be relocated to this ossuary where they have been creatively arranged into amazing decorations including a chandelier made from every bone of the human body.
Zamecká, Sedlec
Tel (0327) 561 143
Admission 50 Kč
Open Jan-Mar 9am-noon & 1pm-4pm; Apr-Sep 8am-6pm daily; Oct 9am-noon & 1pm-5pm; Nov-Dec 9am-noon & 1pm-4pm
Czech Museum of Silver
This interesting museum has displays on silver mining in the 13th and 14th centuries. A highlight is a visit to the medieval mines which were discovered here in the 1960s.
Barborská 28, 284 01 Kutná Hora
Tel (0327) 512 159
Website www.cms-kh.cz
Admission 60-130 Kč
Open Apr 9am-5pm daily; May-Jun 9am-6pm, Jul-Aug 10am-6pm, Sep 9am-6pm, Oct 9am-5pm
St Barbara Church (Chrám svaté Barbory)
Dating from 1388 when Kutná Hora was a prosperous silver mining town, this church is extremely grand considering the town's size nowadays.
Admission 50 Kč
Open Jan-Apr 10am-4pm daily; May-Sep Mon 10am-4pm, Tue-Sun 9am-5.30pm; Oct-Dec 10am-4pm daily
