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 to
take advantage of the cooler, but still warm
weather.
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.
Dates:
|
|
Self-guided
tours: |
Every
day from April
to the end of October |
|
| Guided
tours: |
| June
15-22, 2009 |
| (Kutna
Hora Silver Festival) |
Sept
27-Oct 4, 2009
Send
us an email for custom guided
tours in different dates. |
|
Cultural Events
You might wish to adjust the times of your tour to coincide with
the following
festivals
and cultural events:
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 (23 May-8 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 (September-October 2009) - Festival devoted
to symphonic and
chamber music. Takes place at venues
throughout Brno and features the best of Janacek
and Dvorak and others.
Kutna Hora
Royal
Silver Festival / Royal Silvering of Kutna Hora (20-21
June 2009) - Gothic
celebration
based on life in the town
in the
the 14th and the 15th centuries.
Historical
sword fighting,
handcraft presentations
and
costumed parades bring this town alive.
http://www.stribreni.cz/english.php
St. Wenceslas Festival (September 2009)
- Funfest, folk, country and modern music,
handicraft
markets, wine tasting, fireworks.
Kutna
Hora Music Festival (1-30 September 2009) - Every
year Kutna Hora`s churches echo
to
the sound of classical music and audiences have
a unique opportunity to be
enchanted
by
music from
various periods (from Gothic to 20th
century music) and at the
same time be
impressed by
the magnificence and beautiful detail of the monumental
Gothic
architecture.
Very few towns in the Czech Republic can offer such
an intense cultural
experience as
Kutná Hora.
Music in architecturally stunning
surroundings which are now on
the
UNESCO
list of World
Heritage Sites.
The festival organizer is the town of Kutna
Hora
with help from
the archdeaconry and the Municipality.
Policka
Policka
Jazz (17-18 April 2009) - International
jazz festival in the beautiful Tyl house.
Martinuv
Fest (11-17 May 2009) - Annual classical music
festival paying tribute to the Czech
composer Bohuslav
Martinu.
Policka
555 (21-23 August 2009) - Annual multi-genre summer
festival – music, theatre,
fireworks.
Prague
International
Prague Spring Music Festival (12 May–4 June 2009)
- International
music festival featuring orchestral and theatre series, church concerts, recitals,
morning
concerts chamber music and symphony orchestras.
http://www.festival.cz/en/
Khamoro
(May 2009) - Roma Festival strives to show the
richness and complexity
of Roma culture and traditions. The festival is divided into 3 sections
-
professional, cultural
and media. The festival strives on the one hand to present
Roma
culture, art and traditions
as an integral part of Czech, European and world
culture.
http://www.khamoro.cz
Verdi
festival (August-September 2009)-traditional festival
of Verdi operas.
http://www.opera.cz/en/
Prague
Autumn (12 September-1 October 2009) - International
music festival.
http://www.pragueautumn.cz/en/soubor1.php
International
Jazz Festival (October-November 2009).
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