Time
to go
Weather
The Central European continental climate
consists of long, hot summers and cold,
snowy winters. The best time for cycling
tours is between April and October. In the
summer months it can get
quite hot. Bear
in mind that it will be cooler
on the mountain
tours at this time. May June
and
September
are generally good months
for the cooler,
but still
warm
and sunny weather.
Dates:
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Self-guided
tours: |
Every
day from April
to the end of October |
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| Guided
tours: |
| June
4-10, 2010 |
| Aug
30 - Sept 5, 2010 |
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Send
us an email for custom guided tours in different
dates. |
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Crowds
It
must be noted that, according to the tourism calendar,
the
first two weeks in August are when most people go for their
holidays. Generally July and August are the busiest months. We
mention this with regard to seeing cultural monuments and
UNESCO protected areas with greater ease and with less people
around.
Cultural Events
You might wish to adjust the times of your tour to coincide with the following
festivals
and cultural events:
Mikulov
Concertus
Moraviae (June 2009) - International Music Festival
of Thirteen Towns.
The
International Guitar Festival (June–July 2009)
- Festival with master-classes
of interpretation and concerts by world-class guitarists.
http://www.guitarfestivalmikulov.com/
The
Festival of the Nations from the Podyji (July 2009)
- presentation of
the original cultural
and culinary specialties of the nations living in
the Podyji region.
Festival
Of The Three Neighbors (August 2009) - Meeting
of folklore ensembles.
Eurotrialog
Mikulov (August 2009) - Central-European Music
Festival with pop,
rock, alternative and
ethnic music.
Kampanila
(September 2009) - International Choir Festival.
Pilgrimage
to Holy Hill (6 September 2009) - Traditional pilgrimage
to the Black Loretan
Madonna on Holy Hill
in Mikulov.
Palava
Wine Harvest Festival (11-13 September 2009)-a
grand event with a historical
fair and wine
market, historical and folk costume parades, wine
tasting, a program of
events for all ages and local
culinary specialties.
http://mikulov-kultura.wz.cz/ (in
Czech)
Golden
Grapes of South Moravia Competition (September
2009) - International brass
band show.
Olomouc
Dvorak's Olomouc
(11 May-4 June 2009) - International
classic music festival. A tribute
to one of the most famous Czech composers,
Antonin Dvorak, of New World Symphony
fame.
http://www.mfo.cz
Olomouc
Summer of Culture (June-September 2009) - Series
of open air shows,
concerts, exhibitions, literary evenings,
theatre performances in the historical city center.
http://www.okl.info/
Autumn
Festival of Sacred Music (September-October 2009)
- First class concerts
and performances of sacred
music in Olomouc churches.
http://www.hudba.olomouc.cz/ (in
Czech)
International
Organ Festival (September 2009) - Organ performances.
http://www.mfo.cz
Hukvaldy
The International Music Festival Janacek in Hukvaldy
(27 June–9 August 2008) -
Every year this music festival
in Hukvaldy Castle attracts fans of symphonic, chamber
and
choir music. The festival is a tribute to Leos Janacek,
one of the most famous Czech
composers.
http://www.janackovy-hukvaldy.cz/
Brno
Easter
Festival of Sacred Music (5–19 April 2009)-international
music festival.
Six concerts at Easter time devoted solely to sacred music.
http://www.mhf-brno.cz/vfdh/en/
Brno
- City in the Center of Europe (22 May-7 June 2008)
- Festival of fun under Spilberk
and
Veveri Castles in Brno.
Includes: International fireworks competition IGNIS
BRUNENSIS
(22 May-7 June); MUSEUM NIGHT (24
May) presentation of Brno Museums and galleries;
BALLOON
JAM (22-25 May) – dozens
of hot-air balloons launched; historical
trains,
buses,
trams, trolleys, cars and motorcycles presented at TRANSPORT
NOSTALGIA (7-8 June);
FUN
BENEATH THE
CASTLE WALLS (6-8 June); PEOPLE´S
CASTLE FESTIVITIES (8
June)
– historical
shows at Spilberk Castle.
http://www.bmue.cz/go/main.asp?ArtId=373&LangId=1
Brno
Summer of Culture (June-September 2009) - Theatre
and music festival.
http://www.kultura-brno.cz/index_english.php
International
Folk Festival (August-September 2009)
http://www.folklornet.cz/spfb/sdruzeni_a.htm
The
International Music Festival Spilberk (August 2009)
- Music Festival in the
grounds of
Spilberk
castle in Brno.
Moravian
Autumn (21 September-2 October 2009) - Festival
devoted to symphonic and
chamber music. Takes place at venues throughout Brno and
features the best of
Janacek
and Dvorak plus a few others.
Buchlov
Summer
of Theater in Buchlov (July 2009).
Summer of Music in Buchlov (June–August
2009).
Chateau Culture Summer (June–September
2009).
Buchlovice
Open
air (garden) celebration (June 2009).
Kromeriz
Forfest
(June 2009) - Festival of spiritual music.
Prostejov
The Hana Celebrations (September 2009)
- Folklore festival with celebrations of folk
memory,
fairs and folk music.
Frydek
Mistek
International Folklore Festival (16-22
June 2009) - Performance of folklore dancing
ensembles
with live music and singing choirs.
http://www.ostravicka.cz/english/festivaly/12mff/index.php
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