Train, bus trip to Kutna Hora

33 people met our guide Pavel at the Prague railway station and took 2 trains and a bus to Kutna Hora, east of Prague. There were Danes, a Lithuanian, US, Hong Kong, poms, Aussies ( me and a couple from Bargo, NSW), Canadian, Swedish.

We called into the Bone Church and T
Then visited a beautiful complicated cathedral, St Barbara's. I'll do separate pages on these.

It was a busy day, no time for free time on your own but a good day using public transport like a local.

Kutná Hora’s silver mines fueled the medieval Czech economy, producing one-third of Europe’s silver.
1260s Boom: The discovery of surface ore sparked a massive German silver rush, building Bohemia's second-largest city.
Royal Mint: King Wenceslas II centralized all coin production at the Italian Court around 1300 to strike the trusted Prague groschen.
Deepest Shafts: Medieval miners worked in brutal, pitch-black conditions, digging the Osel shaft down an unprecedented 600+ meters.
Floods & Closure: The Hussite Wars and catastrophic tunnel flooding in 1541 paralyzed production, leading to the mint’s final closure in 1726.
UNESCO Heritage: This immense mining wealth directly funded the town’s stunning Gothic architecture, including St. Barbara’s Church.Read more