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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Olomouc","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"A baroque university town with a UNESCO column 35 metres high, six historic fountains, an astronomical clock the communists rebuilt with workers instead of saints, and almost no tourists.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1303833","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"35m | The Holy Trinity Column, UNESCO-listed\r\n1573 | The university founded\r\n\u20ac1.50 | A half litre of beer","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The second-best square in the country, and nobody goes","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Olomouc was the capital of Moravia and an archbishopric before Brno took over, and it has the architecture of a much more important place than it became \u2014 the largest historic centre in the Czech Republic after Prague, and a fraction of the visitors.\r\n\r\nThe Holy Trinity Column in the main square is 35 metres of baroque sculpture, UNESCO-listed on its own, and large enough to have a chapel inside it.\r\n\r\nThe astronomical clock on the town hall was destroyed in 1945 and rebuilt in the 1950s in socialist realist style, so instead of saints and apostles it shows workers, athletes and a chemist. It is the only clock of its kind and it is genuinely strange.\r\n\r\nTwenty thousand students in a city of 100,000 keep the prices down and the bars open.\r\n\r\nA day and a night, and it is one of the best value stops in central Europe.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Train from Prague 2.5 hours, Brno 1.5, Krak\u00f3w 4\r\nGetting around | Walkable centre. Trams about \u20ac0.80\r\nCurrency | Czech koruna, around 25 to the euro\r\nTvar\u016f\u017eky | The local cheese. It smells appalling and locals are proud of it\r\nStudents | 20,000 in a city of 100,000\r\nTap water | Safe to drink","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"A compact baroque centre with the university around it.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"14","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Horn\u00ed n\u00e1m\u011bst\u00ed | First-timers | The upper square with the column, the clock and the fountains, and most of the bars and beds. | 49.5940 | 17.2510 |  | \nAround the university | Value and students | North of the centre, with student bars, cheap food and a five-minute walk in. | 49.5960 | 17.2600 |  | \nNear the station | Transport | East of the centre, a fifteen-minute walk or short tram, and cheaper again. | 49.5910 | 17.2760 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Olomouc","hw_hub_city_do_body":"The Holy Trinity Column dominates the upper square: 35 metres of baroque sculpture built between 1716 and 1754, UNESCO-listed in its own right, with a chapel inside the base.\r\n\r\nThe astronomical clock beside it is the oddity. Destroyed in 1945 and rebuilt in the 1950s, it replaced the saints with workers, athletes, a blacksmith and a chemist, in mosaic, and it performs at noon. There is nothing else like it.\r\n\r\nSix baroque fountains are scattered through the centre, each with a different classical figure, and a seventh modern one was added in 2002.\r\n\r\nSaint Wenceslas Cathedral has the tallest spire in Moravia, and the archbishop's palace beside it is where the eighteen-year-old Franz Joseph became emperor in 1848.\r\n\r\nSvat\u00fd Kope\u010dek, a pilgrimage basilica on a hill above the city, is reached by tram and bus and has the view.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Holy Trinity Column | UNESCO-listed on its own. 35 metres, with a chapel inside\r\nThe socialist astronomical clock | Workers instead of saints. Performs at noon\r\nSix baroque fountains | Scattered through the centre, each with a classical figure\r\nSvat\u00fd Kope\u010dek | A pilgrimage basilica and the view, above the city","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Olomouc","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Olomouc","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The column, the clock, the fountains and the whole baroque centre are free, which covers most of the city's attractions.\r\n\r\nThe cathedral is free to enter, and the Archdiocesan Museum charges but the courtyard does not.\r\n\r\nBezru\u010dovy sady, the park along the old city walls, and the botanical gardens beside it are free.\r\n\r\nThe Saturday farmers' market in the lower square is free to wander and sells tvar\u016f\u017eky, the local cheese, which is worth trying once for the experience.\r\n\r\nThe walk up Svat\u00fd Kope\u010dek from the tram terminus is free and takes about forty minutes.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The column and the clock | Both free, both in the main square\r\nSix fountains | A free walking route through the centre\r\nBezru\u010dovy sady | The park along the old walls\r\nSaturday market | In the lower square, with the famous cheese","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Olomouc","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Olomouc","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Olomouck\u00e9 tvar\u016f\u017eky is the local speciality: a ripened soft cheese with a smell that visitors find genuinely shocking and locals regard with civic pride. It is served fried, on bread, and in beer-hall snacks, and it costs almost nothing.\r\n\r\nBeyond that, Moravian food and student prices. A pub meal is \u20ac6 to \u20ac10 and a weekday lunch menu \u20ac4 to \u20ac7, which is among the cheapest in central Europe.\r\n\r\nMoravian wine is close by and a glass is \u20ac2.50 to \u20ac4, with wine bars through the centre.\r\n\r\nBeer is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac2.20 a half litre, and the local Litovel and Zubr breweries are both nearby.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Tvar\u016f\u017eky | The local cheese. Prepare yourself, and try it anyway\r\nLunch menus | \u20ac4\u20137, among the cheapest in central Europe\r\nBeer | \u20ac1.50\u20132.20 a half litre\r\nMoravian wine | \u20ac2.50\u20134 a glass","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Olomouc","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Olomouc","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Twenty thousand students in a city of 100,000 means the nightlife punches far above the size. Bars around the upper square and the university district fill from nine in term time and run late.\r\n\r\nIt is almost entirely local \u2014 there is no tourist bar economy here at all, which after Prague is a relief.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac2.20, among the cheapest in the country.\r\n\r\nTerm time is the thing: from July to September the students leave and the city is much quieter, though the squares are lovely and empty.\r\n\r\nThe Christmas market in the upper square, under the column, is among the best in the country and far less crowded than Prague's.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Student-driven | 20,000 of them, and no tourist bar economy\r\nPrices | A beer \u20ac1.50\u20132.20\r\nTerm time | October to June. Quiet in summer\r\nChristmas market | Under the column, and better than Prague's for crowds","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Olomouc","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Olomouc","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The centre is compact and walkable, with the two squares and everything around them within ten minutes.\r\n\r\nTrams cost about \u20ac0.80 and run from the station into the centre and out to the suburbs.\r\n\r\nTrains reach Prague in two and a half hours, Brno in an hour and a half, Krak\u00f3w in about four and Vienna in three and a half, which puts Olomouc on the natural route between Prague and Poland.\r\n\r\nThe station is fifteen minutes on foot east of the centre, or a few minutes by tram.\r\n\r\nFor Svat\u00fd Kope\u010dek, take tram 2 or 4 to the terminus and then the bus, or walk up from there.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Walkable centre | Both squares and everything around them\r\nTrams | About \u20ac0.80, from the station into the centre\r\nKrak\u00f3w | About four hours by train\r\nOn the Prague\u2013Poland route | Which is why it makes a good stop","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Olomouc","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Olomouc costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"One of the cheapest cities in central Europe. Dorms are \u20ac10 to \u20ac22, a pub meal \u20ac6 to \u20ac10, a lunch menu \u20ac4 to \u20ac7, and a beer \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac2.20.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac28 to \u20ac48.\r\n\r\nAlmost everything worth seeing \u2014 the column, the clock, the fountains, the cathedral, the parks \u2014 is free, so the doing line barely moves.\r\n\r\nThe koruna runs at roughly 25 to the euro and cards work everywhere.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac10\u201322\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac28\u201348\r\nLunch menus | \u20ac4\u20137\r\nThe sights are free | Column, clock, fountains and cathedral","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Olomouc","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Olomouc","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Olomouc is a safe, quiet university city with very little crime and none of Prague's scam economy.\r\n\r\nOrdinary care applies around the station late at night.\r\n\r\nTram tickets must be validated and inspectors do check.\r\n\r\nThe cobbles in the squares are slippery in rain and the winters are cold enough to ice them.\r\n\r\nCzech beer is strong and served by the half litre, and the student bars on a Thursday reflect that. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Very low crime | And no tourist scam economy at all\r\nThe station at night | Ordinary care, as anywhere\r\nValidate tram tickets | Inspectors check\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Olomouc","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Olomouc","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"A chateau, a cave system and the Moravian mountains.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Moravian Karst | 1.5 hours | Train via Brno | Caves with an underground river and the Macocha abyss, a 138-metre sinkhole. |  | 1303837\nBouzov Castle | 1 hour | Bus, about \u20ac4 | A romantic neo-Gothic castle rebuilt by the Teutonic Order, much used as a film location. |  | 1303838\nBrno | 1.5 hours | Train, about \u20ac7 | The Moravian capital, with Villa Tugendhat and the ossuary. |  | 1303831","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Olomouc","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Term time, and December for one of the country's best Christmas markets.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Olomouc is continental and cold in winter, and the Christmas market under the UNESCO column is one of the best in the country with a fraction of Prague's crowds.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 1 | 2 | Cold and grey. Students back and prices low\r\nFebruary | 3 | 3 | Still cold. Term in full swing\r\nMarch | 9 | 3 | Thawing, and the squares reappear\r\nApril | 15 | 4 | Good. Parks green and terraces opening\r\nMay | 20 | 5 | Excellent. Warm and the squares are full\r\nJune | 23 | 5 | The best month. Long evenings, term ending\r\nJuly | 25 | 3 | Warm and quiet. Students gone\r\nAugust | 25 | 3 | The quietest month, with empty squares\r\nSeptember | 20 | 5 | Superb. Term restarts and the city refills\r\nOctober | 14 | 4 | Good value and autumn in the parks\r\nNovember | 6 | 3 | Grey, with the market opening at the end\r\nDecember | 2 | 5 | The Christmas market under the column. Excellent and uncrowded","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"A Christmas market under a UNESCO monument, and a flower show.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Olomouc","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/czech-republic\/olomouc\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Christmas market | Late November to December | Horn\u00ed n\u00e1m\u011bst\u00ed | Stalls under the UNESCO column, with mulled wine and a local atmosphere rather than a tourist one. |  | \nFlora Olomouc | Spring and autumn | Exhibition grounds | A long-running horticultural show, one of the biggest in central Europe. |  | \nBeerfest | Summer | City centre | Czech and Moravian breweries in the squares. |  | \nTerm time | October to June | Citywide | When 20,000 students are in and the bars are busy every night. |  | \nEaster markets | March or April | Horn\u00ed n\u00e1m\u011bst\u00ed | Smaller markets in the main square, with painted eggs and local food. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"The doing line is low because almost everything here is free. A day trip to Krom\u011b\u0159\u00ed\u017e adds about \u20ac8 in train fares plus entry.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2\r\nMiddle of the road | 20 | 18 | 3 | 10\r\nComfortable | 38 | 32 | 5 | 22","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Olomouc","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A small, very cheap scene in and around the baroque centre. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Olomouc","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/czech-republic\/olomouc\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Olomouc travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Why go to Olomouc? | It has the largest historic centre in the country after Prague, a UNESCO-listed baroque column 35 metres high, six historic fountains, 20,000 students keeping prices among the lowest in central Europe, and almost no visitors.\r\nWhat is odd about the astronomical clock? | It was destroyed in 1945 and rebuilt in the 1950s in socialist realist style, so instead of saints and apostles it shows workers, athletes, a blacksmith and a chemist in mosaic. It is the only clock of its kind anywhere, and it performs at noon.\r\nWhat is tvar\u016f\u017eky? | A ripened soft cheese made near the city with a smell that visitors find genuinely shocking. Locals regard it with civic pride, it costs almost nothing, and trying it once is part of being here.\r\nHow long do you need? | A day and a night. The centre is compact and everything worth seeing is within ten minutes of the two squares.\r\nIs it cheap? | One of the cheapest cities in central Europe. Dorms \u20ac10 to \u20ac22, lunch menus \u20ac4 to \u20ac7, beer at \u20ac1.50, and a day around \u20ac28 to \u20ac48 \u2014 with almost all the sights free.\r\nWhen should I visit? | Term time, roughly October to June. December has a Christmas market under the UNESCO column which is among the best in the country and nothing like as crowded as Prague's.\r\nIs it a good stop on a route? | Yes. 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