Horní Vestonice: History, Cycling Route and Wine Tasting

Horní Věstonice offers travelers a range of points of interest: a protected landscape, local history, a cycling route, and wine tastings. When looking for a hotel, you can consider whether landscape, culture, cycling, or wine will shape your stay.

Landscape and Protected Areas

The Pálava Protected Landscape Area extends into the cadastral area of Horní Věstonice. The Věstonická nádrž Nature Reserve also reaches into this area. The names also distinguish between two categories of protected areas: Pálava is designated as a protected landscape area, while Věstonická nádrž is designated as a nature reserve. These two named areas provide a way to understand the natural setting of the town and distinguish it from its historic buildings and remains. If you would like to take both the landscape and local history into account on your trip, these two themes offer different ways to explore Horní Věstonice.

Local History and Buildings

The parish church of St. Rosalia in Horní Věstonice is a late Baroque building dating from 1769 to 1773. Another historic landmark is Neuhaus, also called Nový hrad: it was built between 1368 and 1376 by the Moravian Margrave John Henry to defend the country's border. The remains of Neuhaus are located in the cadastral area of Horní Věstonice. Neuhaus was probably destroyed during the Hussite campaign through South Moravia in 1426. The church and Neuhaus therefore also differ in their historical context: one is a late Baroque church, while the other was built for a stated defensive purpose and was probably destroyed later.

Other named religious buildings include the Chapel of St. Urban and the restored Boží muka, a wayside shrine. The chapel can be visited at the entrance to Horní Věstonice from the direction of Mikulov. The Boží muka stands by a spring above Horní Věstonice. Together, these religious buildings range from a late Baroque church to a wayside shrine by a spring.

Rozálie Cycling Route

The 5 km Rozálie cycling route connects Pasohlávky, Horní Věstonice, and Dolní Věstonice. It runs mainly through the center of Horní Věstonice and offers views of Pálava and the Novomlýnská Lakes. The connection between three municipalities and the route's largely central course describe different scales of the route: its overall reach on the one hand, and its local course through Horní Věstonice on the other. The views add a scenic dimension to this information about the cycling route. You can consider the bike ride as a separate part of your trip alongside the historical sites and protected areas.

Wine Tastings

Vinařství Marvin offers guided wine tastings right among the vineyards in Horní Věstonice. The winery also offers private wine tastings in its historic vaulted cellar; reservations are recommended. The difference lies in the setting: a guided tasting among the vineyards or a private tasting in the historic cellar. If you would like to include wine in your travel plans, you can consider these two options. For a private tasting, take the recommended reservation into account.

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For the wider travel overview: Břeclav District.