Medlovice: Holiday apartment between the Chřiby Hills and Slovácko traditions

Medlovice lies at the foot of the Chřiby Hills, and the Slovácko dialect is spoken here. The village showcases its distinctive character through traditional customs, craftsmanship, historic memorials and a striking landscape.

Culture

Medlovice is home to a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, built in 1866. The village landscape also includes a monument to T. G. Masaryk, unveiled in 1930. Older women in Medlovice still wear clothing featuring elements of the Podhorácko folk costume. The memory of more recent history is also present: the bust of T. G. Masaryk and a memorial plaque commemorating those who fell in the Second World War were reinstalled after the war.

Traditions

Local traditions in Medlovice include the Slovácké hody on 16 October, the feast day of Saint Gall. Easter processions with rattles are also still held. A costumed group took part in the Slovácké hody s právem in 2025. The form of the hody tradition in Medlovice preserves an element connected with the village’s former affiliation with the Buchlov estate.

Craftsmanship

Medlovice has two ceramic workshops specializing in traditional handmade production. The Náplavovi Ceramic Workshop is considered worth visiting. It makes traditional functional ceramics such as cups, bowls, teapots, tins and jugs entirely by hand on the potter’s wheel. At the two ceramic workshops, visitors can choose ceramic products and may even be able to make a cup or vase themselves.

Landscape

The abandoned Medlovický lom porcelainite quarry is a distinctive feature. It provides a unique complete profile exposure of porcelainites and is the only site of its kind in Moravia. The exposure contains red, violet, blue-grey and brown porcelainites in a thickness of 5 metres. Medlovický lom is accessible without restriction; by car, it is possible to drive to within 250 metres.

Cycle paths

Cycle routes run through the surroundings of Medlovice, including the Velkomoravská poutní cesta pilgrimage route of the Buchlov Microregion. The Slovácko cycling excursion route “Přes rozhledny na Hradisko sv. Klimenta” also passes through Polešovice, Vážany, Medlovice, Vřesovice and Osvětimany. Medlovice lies on this route between Vážany and Vřesovice.

Sport

The multifunctional Orange sports court in Medlovice, built in 2017, is intended for tennis, nohejbal, volleyball, small-sided football and basketball.

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More pages about local destinations: Rudice, Uherské Hradiště, Komňa, Vyškovec, Nedakonice, Korytná, Modrá, Žítková.

To the overview of the wider travel region: Uherské Hradiště District.