Introducing Brno
With flashy Prague being the city at the top of many travellers’ must-do list, Brno, just 210km to the west, could be forgiven for developing a slight inferiority complex. But in reality the people of Brno are perfectly OK with their city’s lot as the Czech Republic’s second city.
Despite having a population of less than 400, 000, Brno behaves like the cosmopolitan capital it is (ie of Moravia), and stately boulevards and parks give it an almost Parisian air. This vaguely Gallic ambience is further enhanced by a population with contagious enthusiasm for caffeine, chat and culture, which they energetically bring to life in the city’s cafés and bars.
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Velehrad Monastery and Church, with distant Buchlov Castle.
- Richard Nebesky
- Lonely Planet photographer
