A Little History
The story first.
Olomouc was Moravia's capital and shows it: the Holy Trinity Column on the upper square is the largest baroque sculpture group in Central Europe and UNESCO-listed; six baroque fountains, a gothic town hall with an astronomical clock, and one of the country's oldest universities fill the centre.
Why It's Romantic
The atmosphere you're proposing into.
Locals call it what Prague was thirty years ago — all the golden architecture, almost none of the tourists. Students give it life, the squares glow in the evening, and you can propose by a UNESCO monument with pigeons as your only audience. The cafés are superb and nobody hurries you.
Quick Facts
- From Prague: 2 h 30 from Prague
- Privacy: Excellent for a city — evenings are local and calm
- Crowds: Minimal by Prague standards
- Good to know: The astronomical clock plays at noon — the socialist-realist version is a story in itself