Kutná Hora

Off to Kutnâ Hora today which is best known for the Sedlec Ossuary or ‘Bone Church’. In medieval times when the cemetery area reached 3.5 hectares, there was no space left to expand. The old graves were exhumed and the remains placed around the Lower Chapel wall perimeter, both inside and out. It is estimated to contain the skeletons of between 40,000 and 70,000. They were deteriorating so a decision was made to clean (sonic) and store them. An artist was appointed to arrange the bones - thus these decorations and furnishings we now see. Some remain stacked and the operation is not yet complete.
It’s a cute little town and is also known for St Barbara’s Cathedral. This was a well off silver mining town where the locals wanted their own place of worship rather than the one at distance and so began this incredible build - a Gothic Unesco World Heritage Listed masterpiece.
We had a traditional lunch and I went for a degustation of beers. I was quite pleasantly surprised but not keen at all on their random cherry liqueur one.
This is my last day in Prague so on our return I made a mad dash for the Grand Prague Museum.
Those of you who have seen the movie ‘One Life’ with Anthony Hopkins - you will understand the train door tribute to the Brit Nicholas Winton, kept at Prague Main Station. Very touching. He saved close to 700 odd Jewish children from the gas chambers.Read more