Activities in Znojmo and surroundings

Louka Monastery and Znovín tastings

Znojmo-Louka — on the southern edge of town

A vast Baroque Premonstratensian complex on the southern edge of Znojmo, today the home of the Znovín winery. Guided tastings take place under the vaults of the historic cellars, and in summer the monastery hosts the Znojmo Music Festival. Stone, cool air and wine in a combination that is hard to find elsewhere.

Znojmo Music Festival concerts take place at the monastery in July; tasting dates are listed in Znovín's events calendar.

Čížov and the Iron Curtain

≈ 18 km — by car, bike or bus

At Čížov an original stretch of barbed-wire barrier and a watchtower have been left standing — a few hundred metres of the Iron Curtain exactly as they were. It is an unassuming place, and all the stronger for it. The national park's visitor centre is right beside it, and the long-distance cycle route along the old frontier passes through.

Jevišovice

≈ 15 km — ≈ 20 min by car

The Old Chateau above the town and just below it the oldest dam in Moravia, completed in 1897 — a masonry wall that looks more like a fortification than a piece of waterworks. A quiet destination for an afternoon when you would rather not go far.