Vysočina Region: 7 places worth a day trip
Pinsko lists 7 places in the Vysočina Region: 3 beer stops, 3 historic sites and 1 mushroom area.
Highlights include Bernard Family Brewery, Telč Main Square and Žďárské vrchy.
Quick answers
- Which places in the Vysočina Region need booking?
- Book ahead for Bernard Family Brewery, Chotěboř Brewery, Dalešice Brewery and Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk. The rest are walk-in or worth a quick check of opening times.
- What's seasonal in the Vysočina Region?
- Seasonal: Žďárské vrchy (Jun–Oct). The others aren't seasonal, but check opening hours before you go.
- How far is the Vysočina Region from Prague and Brno?
- By car, Pinsko's places here are 1 h 15 min–2 h 20 min from Prague and 50 min–1 h 35 min from Brno, without traffic.
Beer3
- Bernard Family Brewery
Humpolec's brewery dates back to 1597. The Bernard family bought it at auction in 1991 and turned it into one of the country's best-known independent brewers.
- Chotěboř Brewery
A modern brewery in the Vysočina highlands, opened in 2009, brewing unpasteurised lagers from local water.
- Dalešice Brewery
The brewery where Jiří Menzel filmed Cutting It Short, brewing since the late 19th century in a picturesque yard with a museum.
History3
- Telč Main Square
A long Renaissance square lined with arcades and pastel gables, rebuilt after a fire in 1530. UNESCO since 1992.
- Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk
Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel's star-shaped church, built from 1719, is designed around the number five, after the five stars of the saint's legend. UNESCO since 1994.
- Třebíč Jewish Quarter & Basilica
The only Jewish monument outside Israel listed by UNESCO in its own right, together with the Romanesque-Gothic Basilica of St. Procopius.