In Photos: Lookout Tower at Holedná Opens To the Public
With funding from the participatory budget, Brno now has a new lookout tower. With 208 steps to the top, the 35-metre Holedná viewing tower is the tallest in Brno. It…
Visit Around 700 Statues of Brno Online
The statues of Brno have been compiled into a virtual map, on the newly launched website Sochařské Brno. The extensive map allows people to discover historical and modern sculptures of…
Brno from B to Ž: A Tough-Love Guide to the City’s 48 Neighborhoods, Part 5 – Černá Pole
Work of art: Joe Lennon. A walk through the street names of Černá Pole Těsnohlídkova… Venhudova… Provazníkova… Pflegrova… If those words mean anything to you, it’s probably just as names…
Four of the Best Taquerias in Brno
There’s no need to wait to visit Mexico before having your first taco experience, they are right here under your nose! Mexican restaurants have taken Brno by storm with their…
Fountain In Front of Janáček Theatre Turns Pink To Fight Cancer
The fountain in front of Janáček Theatre will be symbolically lit up in pink to commemorate “Pink October”. An exhibition will also travel to various locations around Brno from mid-October…
Open House Brno: An Invitation Behind Closed Doors
Visitors are invited to discover local architecture this coming Saturday and Sunday, October 10th and 11th. Open House Brno will showcase buildings in Brno which are normally inaccessible to the…
Brno from B to Ž: A Tough-Love Guide to the City’s 48 Neighborhoods, Part 4 – Bystrc
Work of art: Joe Lennon. Part 4 - Bystrc It’s August – summer’s zenith – the days are long and hot, and the nights are velvet. This time of year…
Brno from B to Ž: A Tough-Love Guide to the City’s 48 Neighborhoods, Part 3 – Brněnské Ivanovice
Work of art: Joe Lennon. “No world projection is good at preserving distances everywhere” - Wikipedia Okay, I know that in the next few weeks, as we all enjoy moving…
Moravské Náměstí To Undergo Full Reconstruction
The Brno-střed city district has carried out an architectural and landscaping competition to choose a design for a new park on Moravské náměstí. There were two dozen projects entered, from…
Brno from B to Ž: A Tough-Love Guide to the City’s 48 Neighborhoods, Part 2 – Bosonohy
Work of art: Joe Lennon. Part 2 - Bosonohy Well, in one sense, I picked a bad time to start this column. I wanted to show you some strange and cool things to discover in Brno’s neighborhoods, and I wanted to encourage you…