'''Opava''' is a city in Silesia, Czech republic.

Get in

By train

From Ostrava, which is a major connection point from other big cities around Czech Republic like Brno and Praha and foregin major cities like Warsaw, Moscow and Budapest. Train to Opava goes hourly in even times.

By car

Road E11 goes through Opava from Hradec Kralove and ?umperk and continues to Ostrava, ?esky T??in and ?ilina (Slovakia).

From Prague (Praha)

Go through D1 highway to Brno and continue through Olomouc. Or D11 to Hradec Kralove and continue through E11.

By plane

Go to Ostrava Mo?nov, Brno Tu?any or Praha Ruzyn? airports. Nearest airport (Ostrava) is about 80 km away. Smaller aircraft may land on Dolni Bene?ov or Krnov airport about 20 km away.

Get around

By public transport

Public buses and trolleybuses carry you around the city for 12 CZK. There are only coin-operated machines inside buses and trolleybuses. They are pretty annoying. If you do not have coins, you have no chance to enter no matter how rich you are. [http://www.mdpo.cz/mapy/mapa_b.jpg Map of public transport lines]

By taxi

You can as well go by taxi, about CZK 20 per km (aprox. 0.7 ?)

See

Christian buildings

  • konkatedrala Nanebevzeti panny marie
  • kostel Svateho Vojt?cha
  • kostel Svateho Ducha
  • Solar system model

    There is a to-scale model of Solar system.
  • ''Sun'' is represented by the concrete ball on Horni nam?sti (Upper square).
  • ''Mercury'' is next to Slezske divadlo (Silesian theater) on the oposite side of the square.
  • ''Venus'', 'Earth'' and ''Moon'' are in "Dvo?akovy Sady" city park.
  • ''Mars'' is situated between ?apkova and Olbrichova streets in front of Sillesian University.
  • ''Jupiter'' is in "M?stske sady" on Jaselska street.
  • ''Saturn'' is situated in "Jakta?" part of the city (head towards Krnov or Bruntal)
  • ''Uranus'', ''Neptune'' and ''Pluto'' are spread in vilages around Opava.
  • What is the source of this information? I live in Opava.

    Do

    Buy

    Eat

    There are many good restaurants around Opava, but some are closed on Sundays. Waiters not allways speak other than czech language. There are several great bakeries around the city too.

    Meal delievery is at very good level in Opava. Try '''Ka?parkova Pizza''' [http://www.kasparkova-pizza.cz/], '''Presto Pizza''' [http://www.prestopizza.cz/], '''Tudle Nudle''' [http://www.tudlenudle.com/menu.php] (asian, italian and national noodles) or '''Pizzeria Uno''' [http://www.pizzeriauno.cz/], but rather ask someone speaking czech to order one. Don't expect phone operators to be good at english.

    Drink

  • '''Cafe Ev?en''' [http://cafe-evzen.cz/] in the city centre at Beethovenova ulice. Place where it is allways possible to find good people. Many artists, musicians, students and so on. Jazz sessions every wed. Open daily.
  • '''Mrkev''' [http://www.mrkev.org/] small friendly music club at Sn?movni ulice near Dolni nam?sti.
  • Sleep

    Contact

    Get out

    Castles

  • '''Hradec nad Moravici'''
  • '''Radu?'''
  • Both Hradec nad Moravici and Radu? were voted among the most beautiful castles in Czech Republic. Both are surounded with beautiful gardens and parks.

    Other

  • '''Arboretum Novy Dv?r''' is great botanical garden few kilometers from Opava. As you are there, you may taste far-famed and maybe the biggest Wiener-Schnitzels you ever seen in nearby restaurant.
  • '''Infantry fortress Milostovice''' is museum inside bunker from the second world-war. Museum is open every sunday 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Bus no. 212 goes there every hour from the city centre.