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Velké Popovice: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Accommodation in Velké Popovice

2 adults · no children · 1 room
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Culture and history

The Velké Popovice Brewery was founded in 1874. Its historic section is designated a national cultural monument. In Velké Popovice, the Church of Our Lady of the Snows has a bell dating from 1498, considered the second-oldest in Central Bohemia.

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Nature

The Velkopopovicko Nature Park covers 22 km² and was established in 1993 to preserve the character of the landscape with its distinctive natural and aesthetic values. In Velké Popovice, its northern boundary is formed by Ringhoferova and Pivovarská streets, followed by Masarykova Street. The nature park consists predominantly of forest areas, meadows, pastures, fallow land, rubble areas, wetlands and bodies of water, and is used for recreation and sports.

Paths through the village

The circular route “Chapels and belfries of Velkopopovicko” runs through the cadastral area of Velké Popovice, mostly through the local districts. In each local district, you can stop at a chapel or belfry. The route is 10 km long and runs mostly along paved paths.

Cycle Route 0028 crosses the outskirts of Velké Popovice; the 18 km route leads from Pyšely to Dobřejovice.

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Getting there

The visitor centre of the Velkopopovický Kozel Brewery can be reached by train on line S9 to Strančice, followed by connecting bus 461 to Velké Popovice. The journey from Prague city centre takes approximately 45 minutes.

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