Kutná Hora, UNESCO heritage and my hometown :)
You’ve no doubt heard of it already because of the famous ‘bone church’ that lures hundreds of travellers on daytrips outside Prague. If you’re only planning to visit the bone church, you’re doing yourself a great injustice, because you’re almost at the doorstep of the country’s most spectacular cathedral, underground tours exploring a fascinating history of silver mining, and a clutch of great little bars and restaurants serving fresh beer and traditional food for half the price you paid in Prague.
Kutná Hora, medieval centre of silver-mining was the second richest town of the Czech Kingdom. The variety of Kutná Hora architectural monuments and its well preserved structure of town centre reflexes its ancient fame and wealth until present. The former royal mining town is, along with three hundred other protected sites, one of the leading historical complexes within the territory of the Czech Republic. It came into being spontaneously in the second half of the 13th century at the site of silver mines that made The Czech sovereign one of the richest rulers in the Europe of that time. The city often played an importnat role in the political life of the country. Kutná Hora was a favourite place of the Czech king, Wenceslas IV. The most important town monument is the Cathedral of St. Barbara, the patron saint of miners. The castle museum contains the Czech Silver Museum, which has three viewing trails offering a view of the world of the silver of the aristocracy and the miners, including an attractive tour of a medieval mine.
