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Aerial view of St Barbara's Church and the Jesuit College above the roofs of Kutná Hora
Hrádek, the late Gothic palace on Barborská street that houses the Czech Museum of Silver
The white Baroque Gothic nave of the Cathedral of the Assumption at Sedlec
The courtyard facades of the Italian Court, the old royal mint of Kutná Hora
The long Baroque front of the Jesuit College on Barborská street

Things to do in Kutná Hora: 10 experiences

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Hrádek, Czech Museum of Silver, Barborská 28

Walk through a medieval silver mine under Hrádek

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Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady, Sedlec

See Santini's Baroque Gothic cathedral at Sedlec

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Italian Court, Havlíčkovo náměstí

See where Bohemia's silver became coins at the Italian Court

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GASK, Jesuit College, Barborská 51

Visit Czech modern art in the Jesuit College

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Kutná Hora was the silver town of medieval Bohemia, the second most important town of the kingdom, and its centre and the Sedlec abbey are on the UNESCO list. The Sedlec Ossuary and St Barbara's Church are on the Czechia page; this page adds the rest of the town those two belong to.

The town is in two parts about 3 km apart. Sedlec, by the main railway station, has the ossuary and the cathedral. The old town at the other end has St Barbara's, the Jesuit College, the Italian Court where the silver was minted, and Hrádek, where you can walk through a medieval mine. Most visitors come for a day from Prague; with a night, you can add the candlelit tour of Sedlec and the Romanesque church at Jakub.

10 things to do in Kutná Hora

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Hrádek, the late Gothic palace on Barborská street that houses the Czech Museum of Silver

Walk through a medieval silver mine under Hrádek

Hrádek, Czech Museum of Silver, Barborská 28

About 90 minutesBook ahead

Put on a helmet, a lamp and a hooded miner's coat and walk about 250 metres through the mine that made Kutná Hora rich.

Check dates and pricesPrivate day trip from Prague, silver mine optional
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The white Baroque Gothic nave of the Cathedral of the Assumption at Sedlec

See Santini's Baroque Gothic cathedral at Sedlec

Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady, Sedlec

About 1 hourTimed entry

A Cistercian cathedral burned by the Hussites in one night in 1421 and rebuilt by Santini in a style of his own, Baroque Gothic.

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Book the candlelit night tour of Sedlec

Sedlec Ossuary and Cathedral, after dark

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The ossuary and the cathedral after closing time, lit only by hundreds of candles, with a guide in Cistercian habit and organ music.

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The courtyard facades of the Italian Court, the old royal mint of Kutná Hora

See where Bohemia's silver became coins at the Italian Court

Italian Court, Havlíčkovo náměstí

1 to 2 hoursNo booking needed

The royal mint founded by King Wenceslas II, where Kutná Hora's silver was struck into the Prague groschen, with a royal palace upstairs.

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The long Baroque front of the Jesuit College on Barborská street

Visit Czech modern art in the Jesuit College

GASK, Jesuit College, Barborská 51

1 to 2 hoursNo booking needed

Czech art from the late 19th century to now, inside the early Baroque Jesuit College that faces St Barbara's across a statue-lined promenade.

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The twelve-sided late Gothic stone fountain on Rejskovo náměstí in Kutná Hora

Walk the old town from the stone fountain to St James

Rejskovo náměstí to Barborská, old town

1 to 2 hoursFree

A twelve-sided Gothic fountain, a plague column with miners on its base and an 80-metre church tower, all free in the streets.

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The carved late Gothic gable of the Stone House in Kutná Hora

Step inside a burgher's house at the Stone House

Stone House, Václavské náměstí

About 1 hourNo booking needed

A late Gothic house with a carved stone gable, set up inside to show how Kutná Hora's townspeople lived.

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The Romanesque Church of St James in the village of Jakub, with its west tower

Drive out to the Romanesque church at Jakub

Church of St James, Jakub (Církvice)

1 hour, plus the driveNo booking needed

A 12th-century village church with the best-preserved set of Romanesque sculpture in the country carved into its south wall.

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Bones arranged inside the Sedlec Ossuary in Kutná Hora

Descend into the Sedlec Ossuary in Kutná Hora

Kutná Hora

30 to 45 minutes insideTimed entry

A chandelier said to hold every bone of the human body, garlands of skulls and a coat of arms, all made from bone.

Check dates and pricesGuided Kutná Hora day from Prague with the bone chapel
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St Barbara's Church in Kutná Hora

See St Barbara's Church in Kutná Hora

Kutná Hora

1 hour inside, a day with Kutná HoraNo booking needed

A great Gothic church paid for by silver miners, with a roofline of three tent-shaped spires unlike any other in the country.

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  • Getting there

    Trains leave Praha hlavní nádraží roughly every hour for Kutná Hora hl.n., the main station in Sedlec, sometimes with a change at Kolín. A short connecting train meets most arrivals and runs to Kutná Hora město, the station next to the old town. Buses from Prague's Háje terminal take longer, around 1 hour 50 minutes, and stop near the centre.

  • Getting around

    The town stretches for about 3 km, and the walk from Sedlec to the old town takes 35 to 45 minutes along a residential road. Local bus 1 links the main station with the centre, and the shuttle train runs between the two stations. A simple plan is to arrive at the main station, see Sedlec on foot, ride into town and leave from Kutná Hora město.

  • How many days

    In must30's view, one long day covers Sedlec, St Barbara's, the Jesuit College and either Hrádek's mine or the Italian Court. Stay one night to do both, add the Stone House and the night tour at Sedlec, or drive out to the church at Jakub.

  • When to go

    Mind the closing days: Hrádek, the Stone House and GASK close on Mondays, Hrádek closes for all of February, and the Stone House only opens from April to November. Sedlec opens daily but sells timed tickets, so summer weekends sell out first.

Questions travellers ask

Is Kutná Hora a day trip from Prague?

Yes. Trains run roughly hourly from Prague's main station to Kutná Hora hl.n., and one day is enough for the ossuary, the Sedlec cathedral, St Barbara's and one museum. A night lets you add Hrádek's mine, the Italian Court and the candlelit night tour.

Which station should I use in Kutná Hora?

Kutná Hora hl.n. is the main station, in Sedlec, a few minutes' walk from the ossuary and the cathedral. Kutná Hora město is next to the old town. A short train links the two, so arrive at one and leave from the other.

Can children go into the Kutná Hora silver mine?

Children from 6 can enter the medieval mine at Hrádek, and those aged 6 to 10 must be with an adult; under-6s are not allowed underground. The museum advises against the mine for anyone claustrophobic, and the surface exhibitions can be seen without it.

Do you need to book the Sedlec Ossuary and cathedral?

Yes. Tickets for the ossuary and the cathedral are sold for a specific date and time, only on sedlec.info or at the Sedlec Information Centre on Zámecká street, and the ossuary's capacity is limited. The night tours are booked by email at least two weeks ahead.

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