Mikulov is a town of 7,700 people (2020) in South Moravia on the Brünner Straße (the old imperial road from Vienna to Brno) near the border with Austria. It is particularly worth seeing because of the listed, well-preserved city centre and the castle.
Understand
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Mikulov is a centre of Czech wine-making due to its favorable geographic location and climate, as well as its unique history. Mikulov is the centre and the namesake of the Moravian wine sub-region called Mikulovská wine region. There are twelve registered cadastral vineyard tracts within the Mikulov wine village as defined under the Czech Viticulture Act.
Other significant economic activities in Mikulov are the machine-making and clay industries, as well as oil found at the edge of the Vienna Basin.
Get in
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Mikulov is located about 18 kilometres northwest of Břeclav.
By plane
[edit]The nearest airport is Brno (BRQ IATA).
By train
[edit]1 Mikulov na Moravě station. There is a direct train (S8) from Břeclav to Mikulov every 2 hours, taking 40 mins. If you are coming from Brno, take train to Šakvice and transfer to bus bound for Mikulov. 
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By car
[edit]It takes about 25 min to drive from Břeclav to Mikulov on Highway 40 and 1 hour from Vienna to Mikulov.
By bike or on foot
[edit]The Iron Curtain Trail leads through the city.
The South Moravian Way of St. James ends at the state border near Mikulov, where it continues as the Way of St. James in Weinviertel.
You can cycle in 1.5 hours from Břeclav to Mikulov.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 Mikulov Castle (Mikulov zámek), Zámek 1/4, ☏ +420 519 309 019, [email protected]. Built in the 13th century, and reconstructed from 1719 to 1730. Guided tour varies from 120-180 Kč depending on the topic.
- Town square. The historic town square was founded in the late 16th century near the castle. It contains Renaissance houses from the first half of the 17th century. One of the most significant houses is the U Rytířů House decorated with sgraffito. In the middle of the square is a fountain from around 1700 and monumental Baroque Holy Trinity Column from 1723–1724.
- 2 Dietrichstein tomb, Náměstí 193-5, ☏ +420 720 151 793, [email protected]. Apr Oct: Sa Su 10:00-16:00; May Jun Sep: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; Jul Aug 10:00-18:00 daily; Nov-Mar by appointment. A cultural monument of the Czech Republic. It contains the tomb of Dietrichstein family, courtyard and a chapel. Adults 100 Kč, reduced rate 80 Kč.
- 3 Na Turoldu Cave, U Lomu 696, ☏ +420 519 321 718, [email protected]. Apr 09:00-16:00 daily; May Tu-Su 09:00-16:30 (closed M); Jun 09:00-17:00 daily; Jul Aug 09:00-17:00, 19:00-21:00 daily; Sep Oct Tu-F 10:00-16:00, Sa Su 09:00-16:30 (closed M). A limestone cave system from the Jurassic period. Guided tour lasts about 55 mins. Adults 170 Kč, students (16-26) and seniors 140 Kč, children (3-15) 100 Kč, under 3 free.
- 4 Graffiti Knight's House (Sgrafitový dům U Rytířů), Náměstí 24/27. 24 hours daily. Despite its name, the exterior wall is actually not decorated with graffiti but rather multiple layers of plasters that are carefully applied onto the wall. Free.
- 5 Church of St. Wenceslas. Built in the early 15th century, it includes an ossuary.
- The Baroque Church of St. John the Baptist was consecrated in 1679 and belonged to the Piarist college. The interior has valuable decoration by painter Franz Anton Maulbertsch.
- The neo-Gothic Orthodox Church of St. Nicolas was built in 1903.
- On the Svatý Kopeček Hill, there is the Chapel of St. Sebastian. The way to the chapel is lined by Stations of the Cross.
- 6 Goat Castle, Na Jámě, ☏ +420 608 002 976. Former artillery fortress. It gives a good view of the entire Mikulov and surrounding area.
Do
[edit]Beginning in Mikulov, the 65-km-long (40 mi) Mikulov Wine Trail winds throughout the Mikulovská wine region and is a part of wine tourism in the area.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Sojka & Spol, Náměstí 10, ☏ +420 518 327 862.
- 2 Marcel Ihnačák Restaurant, Husova 305/50 (Inside Hotel Tanzberg), ☏ +420 773 744 744, [email protected].
Drink
[edit]- 1 Pivnice Cyrilka, Nádražní 969, (Right beside the train station), ☏ +420 519 510 421. Su-Th 09:00-21:00, F Sa 09:00-22:00.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Hotel Venuse, Venušina 1537/2, ☏ +420 737 118 118, [email protected]. A 14-room hotel with its own wine cellar.
- 2 Hotel Galant, Mlýnská 2, ☏ +420 519 323 353, [email protected]. Doubles starting from 2450Kč.
- 3 Hotel Zámeček, K Vápence 1209/6, ☏ +420 519 512 855, [email protected]. 64-room hotel. Has an on-site restaurant.