Vlachovice: Fruit Drying Houses, Museums and Landscape

In Vlachovice, landscape, trails and regional traditions come together in several tangible ways. When planning your trip, the key attractions are the educational trail to the fruit drying houses, two museums with different focuses, and the outdoor swimming pool. This lets you explore the area according to your interests: nature and cycling, folk culture and crafts, or a leisure destination with pools and volleyball.

Landscape and Trails

Most of the cadastral area of Vlachovice lies in the northernmost part of the Bílé Karpaty Protected Landscape Area (CHKO). Much of the land in Vlachovice has long been used as natural pasture and meadows for sheep, cattle and horses.

The educational trail to the fruit drying houses connects eight traditional fruit drying houses in Vlachovice; four are still in operation. The route also passes through picturesque corners of the White Carpathians. It starts and ends in Vlachovice, is 15 km long and can be shortened; minor changes to the route may affect its length. Minor changes to the route are possible. The educational trail is also suitable for cycling.

Official cycle route 5058 runs from Slavičín through Vlachovice towards Vlachova Lhota. When choosing between the two cycling options, you can consider their different routes: route 5058 heads towards Vlachova Lhota, while the educational trail starts and ends in Vlachovice and can be shortened.

Museums and History

The Museum of Folk Culture and Traditions of the Vlachovsko Region is housed in an old farmhouse in Vlachovice. It displays unique ceramic vessels from the Ďulův kopec archaeological site. The Bednářské muzeum in Vlachovice has a different focus: it displays traditional tools and products of the cooperage trade, including barrels, tubs, vats and planters. The two museums therefore offer different thematic perspectives: archaeological ceramics at one, and the tools and products of cooperage at the other.

If you would also like to visit the cooper’s workshop, you can see inside by prior arrangement. Another historical feature is the remains of a water castle on the southern edge of Vlachovice. Alongside the museums’ collections, visitors can therefore explore a craft workshop subject to a clear visit requirement, as well as an archaeological site on the edge of the municipality.

Leisure and Local Products

The Vlachovice outdoor swimming pool has a large pool and a small pool. The facility also has a sand volleyball court, combining swimming with another specific leisure activity.

Sušírna sv. Františka operates year-round. Herbs and fruit are dried there, and Květomluva uses them to make teas, syrups and herbal bath blends. A seasonal event is “Putování po vlachovských sušírnách,” traditionally held on the first Saturday in September. If you are planning a trip specifically for this event, check the exact date in advance. This helps you distinguish between year-round production and the traditional event date when planning your trip.

Discover more destinations: Bratřejov, Tečovice, Štítná Nad Vláří-Popov, Sehradice, Slavičín, Lípa, Šanov, Zádverice.

For the broader travel overview: Okres Zlín.