Břeclav ([ˈbr̝ɛtslaf], BRETS-laf) is a town of 25,000 people (2024) in South Moravia in the Czech Republic.
Understand
[edit]Visitor information
[edit]- 1 Tourist Information Centre (Turistické informační centrum), U Tržiště 8 (In Lichtenstein house), ☏ +420 519 326 900. May Jun Sep: M-F 08:00-12:00, 12:30-17:00; Sa Su 09:00-12:00, 12:30-17:00. Jun Jul M-F 08:00-17:00; Sa Su 09:00-17:00. Oct-Apr M-F 08:00-16:00. Bike rental is also offered.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]The nearest airports are Brno (BRQ IATA), Bratislava (BTS IATA) and Vienna (VIE IATA).
By train
[edit]The 1 Břeclav railway station. 
is an important hub in the railway network. The town has direct connections with Prague, and Brno in the Czech Republic. A local line connects the town with Znojmo. There are also international connections from Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Katowice, Kraków, and Warsaw.
Get around
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Map of Břeclav
See
[edit]- 1 Church of St. Wenceslas (Kostel sv. Václava), ☏ +420 519 371 413. A contemporary Catholic parish church, built on the site of the former Baroque church destroyed in World War II.
- 2 Pohansko Castle, Pohansko 1056, ☏ +420 739 236 640, [email protected]. Castle with an archaeological site.
- 3 Breclav Castle (Zámek Břeclav), ☏ +420 731 609 335. The Břeclav Castle was rebuilt into its current neo-Gothic artificial ruins form in the first half of the 19th century. It was rebuilt by the Liechtensteins during the establishment of Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape. Today it is owned by the town. One of its towers serves as an observation tower.
- Jewish heritage. The old small synagogue from 1697 was replaced by a larger building in 1868. In 1888, it was renovated in the neo-Romanesque style and with Moorish Revival elements inside. Now it houses a part of the town museum. The Jewish cemetery was founded in the 17th century. The oldest from the 300 preserved tombstones is from the 18th century. The former Jewish school (today called Liechtenstein's House) in the middle of the former Jewish ghetto serves as a main building of the town's museum and gallery.
Do
[edit]- Watch HC Lvi Fosfa Břeclav play in the second tier of Czech ice hockey league.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Fredys, Jungmannova 1, ☏ +420 776 871 104, [email protected]. Mexician food.
- 2 Havlíčk's cafe, Třída 1. máje 418/37, ☏ +420 773 708 373, [email protected]. W-F 12:00-19:00, Sa Su 09:00-19:00.
- 3 Park Restaurant, Sady 28. října 16, ☏ +420 519 322 511. 11:00-22:00 daily. Aptly named as it is right across from Břeclav Park.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Sport Relax Centrum Bors Club, Na Valtické 650/85, ☏ +420 731 606 054, [email protected]. Athletic club with accommodation. It includes tennis courts, a gym and a fitness centre.
- 2 Rotunda Guesthouse, Zámecké náměstí 14/3303, ☏ +420 775 327 005, [email protected]. Single 630 Kč, double from 1000 Kč.
- 3 Hotel Rose, Veslařská 2956/5, ☏ +420 602 730 530, [email protected].
- 4 U Doubků Guesthouse, Nádražní 1372/57B, ☏ +420 519 334 095, [email protected]. Family-run guesthouse with 9 rooms. Has an on-site restaurant. Single from 950 Kč, double from 1350 Kč.