Olomouc and houses in Wallachia

प्रकाशित: 24.07.2023

Today we drove to the former capital of Moravia and took a city tour of Olomouc, which is 1000 years old.


Our parking lot in Olomouc


After a short detour through a park, we went to the Oberring. The square is the center of the old town.


Oberring


Here you can also find the impressive town hall and the largest plague column in the Czech Republic.


Town hall of Olomouc


The town hall is also home to the grand astronomical clock from 1422, which is the second oldest in the Czech Republic after the one in Prague.


Astronomical clock at the Olomouc town hall

At noon, the clock chimes and the figures come to life. Along with some visitors, but much more relaxed than in Prague, we watched it later.


Olomouc

Olomouc used to be the seat of the bishop, as evidenced by the St. Wenceslas Cathedral.


St. Wenceslas Cathedral
St. Wenceslas Cathedral


Our way there led us through the old town, past various splendid houses and city palaces.


Archbishop
Archbishop's Curia


We walked through the university quarter back to the Niederring, a square near the Oberring.


Olomouc
Olomouc


There we had a delicious lunch in the sun at a temperature of 32°C.


Niederring
Niederring


As we were leaving, we noticed that our restaurant was right next to the Haunschild Palace, which was built in the 16th century. Mozart had already stayed here in 1767.


Haunschild Palace at the Niederring
Haunschild Palace at the Niederring


Our journey continued to Wallachia, the easternmost point of our trip.


Wallachian Open-Air Museum
Wallachian Open-Air Museum


Here we visited the Wallachian Open-Air Museum in Roznov pod Radhostem.


Wallachian Open-Air Museum
Wallachian Open-Air Museum


First, we went to the 'Wallachian Village'.


Wallachian Open-Air Museum
Wallachian Open-Air Museum


In this part of the museum, houses from villages in Wallachia from past centuries have been reconstructed or rebuilt.


Wallachian Open-Air Museum
Wallachian Open-Air Museum


In the kiosk of the village, we also tried the typical Wallachian 'frgal', a flat cake: On a large yeast dough, there is a juicy topping, e.g. made of curd, pears, or poppy seeds.


Wallachian Open-Air Museum
Wallachian Open-Air Museum


Directly opposite, on the other side of the street, we continued to the next part of the open-air museum: the wooden town.


Wooden Town Wallachian Open-Air Museum
Wooden Town Wallachian Open-Air Museum


Here, buildings from a small Wallachian town from the second half of the 19th century have been rebuilt.


Wooden Town Wallachian Open-Air Museum
Wooden Town Wallachian Open-Air Museum


In addition to the church, the old town hall of the city was also transferred here to save it from demolition and preserve it for future generations.


Wooden Town Hall Roznov - Wallachian Open-Air Museum
Town Hall Roznov - Wooden Town Wallachian Open-Air Museum

In this part of the open-air museum, there were numerous stalls and restaurants, which were slowly packing up since we arrived just an hour before the museum closed.


Wooden Town Wallachian Open-Air Museum
Wooden Town Wallachian Open-Air Museum

Nevertheless, we still tried a second variation of 'frgal' before all the cakes were packed up.


Wooden Town Wallachian Open-Air Museum
Wooden Town Wallachian Open-Air Museum


Well-fed, we then went back to the campsite, which was within walking distance of the museum. We just made it there in time before it started to rain and thunder.

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