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Olomouc

A baroque university city of fountains.

7 museums
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📷 Jan Jenista · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Olomouc is a calm, beautiful city with six baroque fountains, a cathedral and a giant baroque column.

Museums in Olomouc

Look inside, then pay your admission straight to the museum.

The story of Olomouc

Walk the Upper Square with the Holy Trinity Column and the astronomical clock with its workers. Look for the six baroque fountains of ancient gods. Visit the Archdiocesan Museum in the Přemyslid castle, where the young Mozart stayed, and the Olomouc Museum of Art. Taste the strong tvarůžky cheese.

  • 2000the column on the UNESCO list
  • 1573the university is founded

Olomouc through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 1767Mozart stays in Olomouc and writes a symphony.See it: Archdiocesan Museum Olomouc

What to do in Olomouc

  1. 01

    Archdiocesan Museum Olomouc

    Treasures of the bishops.

    Olomouc1 to 2 hours
  2. 02

    Olomouc Museum of Art

    Art from the Middle Ages to today.

    Olomouc1 to 2 hours
Getting there

Getting to Olomouc

Almost every museum is easy to reach by public transport.

Getting around Olomouc

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

On the map

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Hidden story

Fountains of gods

Six baroque fountains guard the squares.

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Olomouc has six baroque fountains with statues of Neptune, Jupiter, Mercury, Hercules, Triton and Caesar, the legendary founder of the city. A seventh, the Arion fountain with a turtle, was added in 2002 to a design from the 1990s. Children love to climb the turtle.