When I got to Brno last Friday, I immediately started to look for the Information Center in order to get some maps and tourist brochures. I found a street map near Brno's AN Hotel Grand Station, where the Student Agency bus parked. I found the big bright green letter "I" on the map that meant the Information Center. When I got there, a young lady gave me a copy of the Brno City Guide complete with suggested itineraries. After skimming through the pages, I was already set to begin my first European adventure!
My first stop was the Old Town Hall, which is just walking distance from the Information Center. It is said to be one of the most well preserved secular buildings in Brno.
A few steps away from the Old Town Hall is the Vegetable Market. Smack at the middle of the market is the very elaborate Baroque Parnas Fountain designed with allegoric statues.
Afterwards, I walked down a hill towards the Capuchin Crypt. The actual crypt is situated under the monastery.
Visible from the crypt is the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul on top of Petrov Hill. I walked up the steep Petrska Street to take a look at the Neo-Gothic Cathedral. I was lucky to witness a Czech couple get married while I was there.
Later on, I walked towards Brno's central square, the Freedom Square, which is filled with colorful historical buildings. A dominant figure in the square is the Baroque Plague Column lavishly decorated with statues of saints.
There were lots of squares just walking distance from the main square. One is the Moravian Square where I found the Church of St. Thomas and the Moravian Gallery.
Another square I discovered within the vicinity was the Comenius Square. I saw the Neo-Gothic-Evangelic Cathedral, the Red Church and other buildings of various institutions like the Rector's Office of Masaryk University.
Although St. James Square was under construction at the time of my visit, I still opted to check it out since it was just walking distance. Its needle-shaped spire was quite visible even from a distance.
Before I ended my day, I went to the famous Spilberk Castle, a former royal castle and Baroque fortress.
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