Summer 2023 trip. Day 7: The Saint Nicolas church of Znojmo

Znojmo is a historic town of Czechia, located in southern Moravia, known for its good wines. The town is surrounded by the medieval walls, and with its crooked cobblestone streets, steep descends and picturesque views is quite a romantic place to immerse yourself into.

The Saint Nicolas church looks dominant on the hilltop. It was founded in 1106 by Lutold, the Prince of Znojmo:

However, in 1335 the large part of Znojmo together with the church was burned. Three years later, a new temple was built, but the construction was finished in the first half of the 16th century. The interior is impressive, with the only one in the world original Baroque pulpit in the shape of globe:

The remains of the holy martyr Bonifce are exhibited in a glass coffin in the church. The Saint Boniface died in Rome in a violent death during the early days of Christianity:

From the top of the hill, the views were magnificent:

Flemming and I could see something that looked like an open air museum with an airplane:

We went down to have a look, and it was MIG-15:

The church looked gourgeous from there too, and I couldn’t resist having a photo with it as a background:

We continued to the town, looking for a place to have lunch.

We wanted to have something local, but ended up in a tourist place 🙂

The food was east european, and Flemming liked the beer!

Znojmo was very charming, we loved just to walk around, see its churches, and stop by the old history places.

In the late afternoon, we found a chocolate shop:

They served very tasty hot chocolate with chili:

The day after we were going to fly to Austria, so we didn’t hang out late. We would definitely remember Znojmo for its splendid views, old streets, the Catacombs, impressive history, and well-preserved medieval buildings.