Brno from B to Ž: A Tough-Love Guide to the City’s 48 Neighborhoods, Part 6 – Černovice
Work of art: Joe Lennon. Part 6 - Černovice It’s February 13, 2021, and I’m walking up Antonína Slavíka street in Černá Pole, heading home. It’s been a bright afternoon…
Rents Fall In Brno as Demand From Students and Foreigners Wanes
In the last year, the number of foreigners moving to the Czech Republic has dropped significantly, and students have chosen to stay home rather than move to large cities. As…
Holedná Viewing Tower Voted Lookout Tower of the Year 2020
Four years ago, the Holedná viewing tower project won support from the Brno participatory budget in a public vote. The project has since been completed and the tower is free…
New City Guide Reveals Brno’s Rich Industrial Past (and Present)
TO JE BRNO III is the third authentic city guide published by TIC Brno. Released at the end of 2020, it guides readers through the footprints of Brno’s industrial past…
In Photos: Lookout Tower at Holedná Opens To the Public
With funding from the participatory budget, Brno now has a new lookout tower. With 208 steps to the top, the 35-metre Holedná viewing tower is the tallest in Brno. It…
Brno from B to Ž: A Tough-Love Guide to the City’s 48 Neighborhoods, Part 5 – Černá Pole
Work of art: Joe Lennon. A walk through the street names of Černá Pole Těsnohlídkova… Venhudova… Provazníkova… Pflegrova… If those words mean anything to you, it’s probably just as names…
Brno from B to Ž: A Tough-Love Guide to the City’s 48 Neighborhoods, Part 4 – Bystrc
Work of art: Joe Lennon. Part 4 - Bystrc It’s August – summer’s zenith – the days are long and hot, and the nights are velvet. This time of year…
Brno from B to Ž: A Tough-Love Guide to the City’s 48 Neighborhoods, Part 3 – Brněnské Ivanovice
Work of art: Joe Lennon. “No world projection is good at preserving distances everywhere” - Wikipedia Okay, I know that in the next few weeks, as we all enjoy moving…
Moravské Náměstí To Undergo Full Reconstruction
The Brno-střed city district has carried out an architectural and landscaping competition to choose a design for a new park on Moravské náměstí. There were two dozen projects entered, from…
Brno from B to Ž: A Tough-Love Guide to the City’s 48 Neighborhoods, Part 2 – Bosonohy
Work of art: Joe Lennon. Part 2 - Bosonohy Well, in one sense, I picked a bad time to start this column. I wanted to show you some strange and cool things to discover in Brno’s neighborhoods, and I wanted to encourage you…