Join our guide and come to see the baroque pilgrimage sights in the South Bohemia, you can choose from the famous pilgrimage places Klokoty devoted to the Assumption of Our Lady, Sepekov with the pilgrimage church of Our Lady, Trhove Sviny pilgrimage church of the Holy Trinity, Rimov Loreto, Dobra Voda nearby Ceske Budejovice and Lomec, or Dobra Voda nearby Nove Hrady.

8-12 HOUR ROUND TRIP


Klokoty
St. Mary´s church of pilgrimage was built by the benedictine prelate Didacius Converno in 1701 . The construction was finished in 1730 and its rich Baroque cupolas attract attention from far away. The Klokoty pilgrimages were the most famous in the 19th century . The Way of the Cross which leads to the chapel near spring of Good Water is also interesting .

Sepekov Pilgrimage Church of Our Lady
Sepekov is a well-known pilgrimage place. The village lies about 3 km south-east of the town Milevsko.
Its history dates back to the 13th century - it was founded by the family of Vítkovec of Prčice. The dominant and the most important architectural sight of the village is the pilgrimage Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Baroque building dates from 1730 - 1733 and it was built under the design of Tomáš Haffenecker. In the central oval building with a presbytary and a tower on the left side there are valuable Baroque furnishings. A Gothic painting of the Virgin Mary of Sepekov can be seen on the main altar. The church is surrounded by a cloister with small chapels in the corners from 1760 - 1767. The sculptures inside were made in the workshop of I. F. Platzer in about 1770.

Rimov Loreto
The village Rimov is a very well-known and important South Bohemian pilgrimage place. It is situated about 14 km south of the town Ceske Budejovice.
Its history dates back to the 10th century, but the first mention comes from 1383 - it reports about Horni Rimov settlement (Upper Rimov). The free fortress in Dolni Rimov (Lower Rimov) is first mentioned in 1395. From 1626 the village belonged to the Jesuits from Cesky Krumlov. The pilgrimage place with the Loretto Chapel and with the Stations of the Cross arose here in the second half of the 17th century by the idea of Jesuit Jan Gurr.
The Loretto Chapel was built in Rimov between 1648 - 1653 and it is an authentic copy of the famous Loretto in Italy. It was the third one in Bohemia. In each of its corners there are altars. Around the chapel there is a cloister with richly painted and decorated walls and arches.
The Church of the Holy Ghost was founded a short time after the Loretto Chapel. The rotunda in the Baroque style dates from 1762.
Around the chapel, in radius about 5 km, we can find 25 small Baroque chapels of the Stations of the Cross (so-called Římov's Passion) with wooden statues. The chapels originate from the second half of the 17th and the first quarter of the 18th century. Their positions in the terrain corresponded with the traditional placement of Stations of the Cross in Jerusalem.

Kajov
Pilgrimage Church of Mother of God , national cutlural memorial , was built in the years 1471-1485. Since this place of pilgrimage had been very popular , in 1630 it was extended by the building of pilgrims . New parish was built in 1661 and the chapel of st. Jan Nepomucky in 1699. In 1930 monks came to Kajov and intiated reconstruction of the area into the convent.
The village Kájov is one of the oldest Marian pilgrimage places in Bohemia. It lies in the beautiful scenery above the valley of the Polečnice brook about 4 km west of the town Cesky Krumlov, 540 m a.s.l. The hill above the church offers nice views of the country - Protected Landscape Area Blanský Les (Blansko Forest) and Klet mountain.
The unique precinct of the pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary with the small Church of Death of Blessed Virgin and a noted rectory connected with a hospital have been preserved since 1995.
The oldest part is the small Church of Death of Blessed Virgin from the second half of the 13th century. The main building is the Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, which represents the zenith of the South Bohemian Late-Gothic style. It was founded in the 14th century and its present face comes from the Late-Gothic recontruction between 1471 - 1483; the church was enlarged in that time into two-aisled with the tracery vault. Not many important changes took place in the Baroque style during the 18th century. The furnishings of the church are mostly from the Baroque period, partially from the Gothic period. The Late-Gothic sculpture of Madonna of Kájov from the 15th century can be seen on the main altar. The church's tower with the cupola stands in the south-western corner. The Chapel of Death of Blessed Virgin adjoins with the church's sacristy. The chapel (with the valuable Late-Gothic furnishing) was rebuilt in 1488 and in the 18th century it was reconstructed in the Baroque style. The Early-Baroque Chapel of St. John Nepomucene in the precinct dates from 1699.

Trhove Sviny - the Church of the Holiest Trinity
The pilgrimage Baroque Church of the Most Holy Trinity
The church was built under the design of the unknown creator between 1705 - 1709. It is often attributed to the architect K. I. Dienzenhofer. It has the layout in the shape of a pentagram and in its vertixes there are three semi-circular and three rectangular niches with small turrets. The church is enclosed with the polygonal cloister with three gates. The look of the church with domes is similar to Russian churches. The central nave is arched with a dome containing a lantern. The frescos in the interior originates from the time of the construction of the church. The furnishings are in the Baroque style, the main altar is by Master V. Jäckel from 1718.

Lomec
Lomec, or Lomecek, is one of the best known Marian pillgrimage sites locted in southern Bohemia, hidden amid woods close to the town of Vodnany. In the center of the pilgrimage area stands a baroque church with a statue of the Blessed Virgin, known as "the gracious Mary". For more than three hundred years, pilgrims have been coming here from both near and far to pray for the intercession of the Mother of God.
The unusual style of the Marian shrine is a personal testimony and acknowledgement of Charles Philip Buquoy who, during his voyage to Spain in 1685, was miraculously saved with all the crew.
Nowadays, Lomec is known as the monastery of the Congregation of the Gray Sisters. The monastery used to be a hunting lodge. The bell tower, the Way of the Cross, and the meditation garden are recent additions. The picturesque surroundings are an invitation to take a romantic walk or just a moment to slow down and rest in the middle of beautiful nature.

Sepekov
Sepekov is a well-known pilgrimage place. The village lies about 3 km south-east of the town Milevsko on the Milevský Potok brook (Milevsko Brook), 500 m a.s.l.
Its history dates back to the 13th century - it was founded by the family of Vítkovec of Prčice. The dominant and the most important architectural sight of the village is the pilgrimage Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Baroque building dates from 1730 - 1733 and it was built under the design of Tomáš Haffenecker. In the central oval building with a presbytary and a tower on the left side there are valuable Baroque furnishings. A Gothic painting of the Virgin Mary of Sepekov can be seen on the main altar. The church is surrounded by a cloister with small chapels in the corners from 1760 - 1767. The sculptures inside were made in the workshop of I. F. Platzer in about 1770.

Dobra Voda nearby Ceske Budejovice
The former spa above the spring of healing water gave the name to the village Dobrá Voda ("Good Water"). It lies on the eastern outskirts of the town České Budějovice, 445 m a.s.l.
The Church of Our Lady of Sorrow is one of the most significant Baroque sacral buildings in South Bohemia. It was built between 1733 - 1739 under the design of Kilian Ignac Dietzenhofer with Anselmo Lurago. Both of them directed the construction of the church that was based on their visits in spring and autumn. The church has got very valuable interior. The V. V. Reiner's frescos in the church dates from the same time. The stuco work was made by G.B.Allio. The valuable furnishings are contemporary.

Dobra Voda nearby Nove Hrady
The dominant feature of the village is the pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary. The valuable and magnificent Baroque building stands on the radioactive spring in the imposing position with a nice view of the country. It was built between 1708 - 1715 under the design of an unknown architect, but it is attributed to K. I. Dienzenhofer.
The church was founded on the rectangular layout extended with two apses on both sides, three towers with domes and with the three-winged cloister. The treasurable paintings from 1729 can be seen on the ceiling. They were partially repainted in 1888. The Baroque furnishings originate from the 18th century.
The healing water from the radioactive spring was found here in the 16th century and the village was a sought-after spa. The terrace in front of the church offers nice views of the region.

The length of the tour depends on the number of the chosen pilgrimage sights.

The trip takes between 8-12 hours.

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