Ondrejov: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

For more than a hundred years, the Ondřejov Observatory has stood on Manda Hill above Ondřejov. It combines astronomical insights with signposted paths and a town centre where Romanesque and Baroque architectural history can be seen.

Astronomy and paths

The grounds of the Ondřejov Observatory are freely accessible to the public. The yellow- and red-marked hiking trails run directly through the grounds; cycling routes of Ladův kraj also pass through Ondřejov.

From the visitors' gallery, you can view the largest Czech telescope, with a mirror 2 m in diameter. The observatory's two-metre telescope is called Perkův dalekohled.

A guided tour of the Ondřejov Observatory includes an exhibition on the development of the observatory in a historic dome. An exhibition about meteor observation is located in the Cosmic Laboratory building. During events, the Meteor Research Group organises guided tours with commentary through its exhibition on the observation of bolides.

Culture and history

The church Kostel sv. Šimona a Judy is a Romanesque building that was given a Baroque makeover in 1668. It includes a rectory in the Baroque urban style, built between 1778 and 1780.

Two Baroque statues of Saint Andrew and Saint John of Nepomuk stand in the square in Ondřejov. House No. 15 on the southern side of the square in Ondřejov is an example of a Baroque Central Bohemian farmstead.

Nature

A walk in the forest in Ondřejov explores the relationships between plants and animals.

Other places

Other places in the same selection of destinations are Svetice, Řež, Babice, Máslovice, Pacov, Svémyslice, Sulice and Herink.

To the overview of the wider travel region: Okres Praha-Východ.