Labyrinth Under the Vegetable Market
Labyrinth Under the Vegetable Market
Labyrinth Under the Vegetable Market
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Just 212 steps down to enter the labyrinth’s winding passages The passageways in the Labyrinth under the Vegetable Market lead to unique and mysterious places, including medieval cellars hidden six to eight metres below ground. Visitors learn how food, wine, and beer were once stored and how this underground space used to be lit, and also see a collection of archaeological findings. The tour also visits an alchemist’s laboratory and recalls the doctors, pharmacists, and physicists who lived in Brno and made the city famous throughout Europe. An old wine cellar and a period tavern are reminders of the local tradition of winemaking. Replicas of a pillory and a cage of fools, both of which were located at the town marketplace in the 17th century, evoke the darker side of life a few centuries ago. The tour also introduces some of the punishments that awaited dishonest craftsmen, traders, and merchants.
Duration: < 1 hour
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- Alex Sth24 contributionsNice place.Very interesting. The tour lasted 45 minutes. Unfortunately, there is no tour in English. However, the guide was saying some stuff in English, quickly. I'd prefer to have a dedicated English tour. Besides that, it's worth the visit. If you have the Brno pass you get a 20% discount for the ticket.Visited May 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten May 8, 2024
- Ellen BAshburn, Virginia30 contributionsVery interesting place, great guide (English tour)We went on a tour that was in English at 1:30 on a Tuesday in August. If you need an English tour, I suggest you (or someone at your hotel) call ahead. Our guide was easy to hear & understand, provided great & interesting information about the cellars & some funny jokes :).Visited August 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten August 27, 2024
- AliciaShanghai, China41 contributionsThe amazing, functional tunnels under the squareWe had a wonderful time with Mark as our guide through the underground tunnels. He was knowledgeable and entertaining, and easily engages with all 30 odd of us. The tour was informative and we thoroughly enjoyed our time learning about the amazing tunnels under the market.Visited September 2024Traveled with friendsWritten September 22, 2024
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Cala Larrinaga
1 contribution
Jan 2022
A must in Brno! For such a low price, especially for students, we were expecting a short tour and not much accommodation in regards to the language. However, since it was only us at that specific time, Mark (I hope I'm writing it right) was so kind as to do the whole hour tour in English!
Not only was the Labyrinth truly interesting, with all the different sections and pathways, but he explained so many details about the town in itself, and the legends surrounding it. And he made it entertaining (:
Not only was the Labyrinth truly interesting, with all the different sections and pathways, but he explained so many details about the town in itself, and the legends surrounding it. And he made it entertaining (:
Written January 30, 2022
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Rebekka K
7 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
This tour is only worth it if you are Czech, because as a tourist you are handed a booklet which you have to read yourself while "being guided". We had a guide who spoke so fast in Czech that I'm thinking it might have been challenging even for the locals to absorb all of that information. It was hard to read the text because it was too dark and hard to focus when someone was talking all of the time. In essence, it felt like we were given the cliff's notes while everyone else got the full novel, and it was a shame because it was probably interesting. We essentially just felt like we weren't very welcome and ignored and we also had to pay the same as those getting a proper tour.
Written September 19, 2023
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Alex Sth
24 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
Very interesting. The tour lasted 45 minutes.
Unfortunately, there is no tour in English. However, the guide was saying some stuff in English, quickly. I'd prefer to have a dedicated English tour.
Besides that, it's worth the visit. If you have the Brno pass you get a 20% discount for the ticket.
Unfortunately, there is no tour in English. However, the guide was saying some stuff in English, quickly. I'd prefer to have a dedicated English tour.
Besides that, it's worth the visit. If you have the Brno pass you get a 20% discount for the ticket.
Written May 8, 2024
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Reece
Isle of Man, UK9 contributions
Aug 2020
A very intersting visit beneath the cabbage market. Very clean and cool. A number of exhibits throughout the tunnels. We joined a guided tour but the whole commentary was in Czech. We were given sheets of notes in English to keep upto speed with whats going on. We enjoyed the visit but it only lasts around 40 minutes.
Written August 11, 2020
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diver8264
Prague, Czech Republic234 contributions
Oct 2020
More extensive than we expected, and the labyrinth is on many levels (lowest 11 metres where there is some standing water to walk through) Our guide was entertaining and knowledgeable, and had no problem switching to English when necessary.
The printed guide is 13 pages long, and as others have mentioned impossible to read in reduced light, but the live guide is more than enough.
Worth 40 minutes of your time.
The printed guide is 13 pages long, and as others have mentioned impossible to read in reduced light, but the live guide is more than enough.
Worth 40 minutes of your time.
Written October 12, 2020
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Ellen B
Ashburn, VA30 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
We went on a tour that was in English at 1:30 on a Tuesday in August. If you need an English tour, I suggest you (or someone at your hotel) call ahead. Our guide was easy to hear & understand, provided great & interesting information about the cellars & some funny jokes :).
Written August 27, 2024
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Alicia
Shanghai, China41 contributions
Sep 2024 • Friends
We had a wonderful time with Mark as our guide through the underground tunnels. He was knowledgeable and entertaining, and easily engages with all 30 odd of us. The tour was informative and we thoroughly enjoyed our time learning about the amazing tunnels under the market.
Written September 22, 2024
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Clo_175
Maldon, UK58 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
I fully recommend you visit if you get the time. It is a guided tour that’s very interesting and informative. It’s suited to all ages but so note there are plenty of steps so may not be too well suited to anyone that tires easily or struggles with stairs.
Written February 17, 2020
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macedonboy
Glasgow, UK186,335 contributions
Oct 2019
This is a chance to go under the cabbage market square and explore what used to be a specialised storage space for the market holders. The guide is really only there to take you down into the tunnels and guide you through. You’re actually given an audio guide for information about the different parts of the tunnels, how each section was used etc. At each station in the tunnels, the guide lets you know which number on the audio guide to use. There even used to be a tavern underground.
Apart from the guide being clearly bored by his job, I found the tour quite interesting simply because I’d never come across such a use. If you’ve never been down tunnels and unused to the dark, then I think you’re in for a double treat.
Apart from the guide being clearly bored by his job, I found the tour quite interesting simply because I’d never come across such a use. If you’ve never been down tunnels and unused to the dark, then I think you’re in for a double treat.
Written October 17, 2019
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chimayred
Durham, NH2,557 contributions
Aug 2021
guided tours in Czech with English handbooks. Small admission fee. Very interesting history and artifacts. Glad we did it.
Written September 5, 2021
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