Culture and sport
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Guests at Hodonín Spa can enjoy a range of cultural events or programmes. Because people from all over the country visit Hodonín Spa, we try to introduce the beauties and folk traditions of Moravské Slovacko to all with regular tradition folk music sessions and folk dance performances.
Brass band concerts, folk groups and classical music concerts also take place right in Hodonín Spa or the adjoining amphitheatre in the spa park. Trips to surrounding castles, folk festivals, festivals, wine cellars or wine festivals and many other interesting events take place at weekends. From April to October, Sunday boat trips along the river Morava are organised for guests.
The spa cultural cocktail in May begins the spa season. Some of the other major events include October's Spa wine harvest and the December Spa advent.
Spa guests are also informed about all cultural events, concerts, programmes and exhibitions which take place outside the spa buildings. Every year in August, a traditional folk festival takes place in Hodonín - the Svatovavřinecké (St Laurent) festival, in September a wine celebration with folk programme (more information at www.dkhodonin.wz.cz) Near the spa can be found a pleasant and relaxing hot house with tropical plants from all over the world and a small pool with goldfish. The house is open every day until 6.00pm. During the summer you can cool off in the summer swimming pool. Spa guests can visit a covered swimming pool or take in a hockey match at the ice rink. Those interested in sporting activities can take advantage of the bicycle and Nordic walking pole rental and the outside playing grounds in the Spa grounds (e.g.: Ludo, Croquet, Petanque, Squash, Draughts, Chess). A well equipped library is available on the 7th floor of the Vladimír spa building. Internet and WiFi connection available in the Eva spa building. During winter months, the Congress Hall is used for screening films, our 'Spa Cinema'.
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| Saturday afternoon in the Spa Amphitheatre |
Folk evening with singing and story-telling |
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| Svatovavřinecké festival - folk parade. | |
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| Summer swimming pool |
Greenhouse |
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| Spa library |
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| Multi-use sports hall |
Covered swimming pool |
Lednice
In close proximity to the town of Hodonín, you can visit the Lednice-Valtice area. Also known as the Garden of Europe and spread out over an area of 200 km2,it has been listed as a UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site. The Lichtenstein family received Lednice in 1582 as a separate estate and ruled here for more than 600 years.
You can visit the beautiful Neo-gothic castle next to the extensive castle park. There are many small structures which have been built in the LVA: Janohrad - an artificial ruined castle, Minaret - 62 m high tower - viewing tower in Moorish style; Church of St Hubert - pseudogothic chapel from 1855; Belveder - Classical chateau from 1818; Apollo Church - named after the Greek god Apollo; Rendez-Vous (Dianas Church) - hunting castle devoted to Diana, God of Love; Obelisk - to commemorate the peace agreement between France and Austria; Border Castle - Classical buildings; Three Graces Church - Classical colonnade (Reistna) - Classical colonnade copied from the Schönbrunn colonnade in Vienna; Skleník - greenhouse with a collection of tropical and subtropical plants; Malawi Aquarium - permanent exhibition of sea fauna and flora; Valtice Castle - Baroque castle - former home of the Austrian and Moravian Lichtensteins
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| Lednice Castle |
Lednice Castle |
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| Janohrad | Colonnade - Reistna |
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| Three Graces Church |
Rendez- vous - Diana's Church |
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| Minaret | |
Strážnice
The town is mentioned in 1086 as a rich market town protected by a dam. The town was proected by fortifications, of which the Veselská and Skalická gates remain. There is a castle with a large English park - today home to the National Institute for folk culture, with a valuable historic library containing 13 000 volumes of books open to the public, the visitor can also view the 'folk musical instruments in the Czech Republic' exhibition.
Since 1946, the International Folklore Festival has taken place in Strážnice. (last weekend in June). It is also worth mentioning the folk museum - the South-East Moravian village museum. The folk museum stands at the location of a former brewery.
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| Castle, National Institute for Folk Culture headquarters |
South-East Moravian village folk museum |
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| Strážnice celebrations |
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Petrov
Petrov is located around 13 km east of Hodonín. The beautiful winding river Morava flows near Petrov. The Folk Architecture reservation area is an important part of the town - Plže - a collection of about eighty buildings, originally wine cellars, the oldest dating back to the 15th century. Various folk festivals take place in this area every year (May - Seniors folk festival in Plže, first Sunday in August - Wine day in Plže)
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| Wine cellar area - Plže | |
Milotice
Wine town approx. 15 km from Hodonín. The Renaissance chateau from the 16th century is interesting to visit. It was renovated in Baroque style in 1720 - 1725. There is a festival tradition in Milotice and every year a wine festival takes place. When Kyov is not hosting the Slovácký rok festival, the National song festival of kyjovského Dolňacká takes place here in the chateau gardens in the natural wine cellars area of Šidleny.
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| Milotice state chateau |
Baťa canal
The Baťa canal is 52 km long and connects Otrokovice with Rohatce (Hodonín), for 26 km along the river Morava and for 26km along a man-made canal. The elevation difference (18.6 m) is levelled out using 13 locks. 40 km of secondary river sections cross the route. Further information can be found at: www.batacanal.cz.
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| Konstancie boat - Quay 'U Jezu' Hodonín |
Culture representatives and the reception at the Vladimír and Eva spa buildings can take care of tickets to:
- cultural events in Hodonín Spa (culture rep., telephone 518 395 530)
- cultural events organised outside Hodonín Spa (tickets to performances in Dům Kultury civic centre Hodonin and the Svět cinema can be purchased at Vladimír spa building reception)
- boat trips
- spa library (culture rep. tel. 518 395 530))
- information about activities taking place outside Hodonín Spa
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