Roundtrip of a church monuments in Litoměřice – monuments for one voucher
In the summer tourist season, visitors to the royal town of Litoměřice have a unique opportunity to visit selected monuments thanks to a special tourist product.
The tourist product "THE CHURCH MONUMENTS ROUNDTRIP" will present the rich history of Baroque ecclesiastical monuments in the town of Litoměřice. You can visit the monuments separately or use the advantageous voucher, thanks to which you will visit up to 8 monuments and you can also get a free reward in the form of local coffee or beer.
SCHEDUAL FOR 2020
JUNE
- open on weekend from 26th to 28th June (Friday - Sunday)
MAIN SEASON
- from 30th June to 30th August - always from Tuesday to Sunday (the Kalich viewpoint and the tower near the cathedral can also be visited on Mondays)
SEPTEMBER
- open on weekends (always Friday - Sunday):
- September 4th – 6th
- September 11th – 13th
- September 18th – 20th
THE ROUNDTRIP INCLUDES EIGHT MONUMENTS and is very much suitable for CHILDREN. You can do the roundtrip in an entertaining way with worksheets in the form of a book PLAYFUL GUIDE. It is created specifically for children and the roundtrip will entertain the whole family.
The tour of church monuments has eight stops:
- Cathedral of St. Štěpán
- The tower by the cathedral
- Church of the Annunciation
- Church of All Saints
- Church of St. Jakuba
- The Kalich lookout tower
- Diocesan Museum
- North Bohemian Gallery of Fine Arts
In the Church of All Saints and in the Cathedral of St. Štěpán guides are available. These are students of history and art at the Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University and also students of secondary schools in Litoměřice who are interested in history and monuments.
Students will guide you through the entire roundtrip or just selected monuments, depending on your interest and their time possibilities. At the Kalich lookout, the guide is provided by the Litoměřice Information Center, which is located on the ground floor directly below the Kalich lookout.
TICKETS AND REMUNERATION
The starting points of the roundtrip are the Information Center with the Kalich lookout tower, the nearby Church of All Saints or the Cathedral of St. Štěpán. Here you can buy tickets (vouchers) for the entire tour. Guides are also available at these places, who provide expert information at individual stops according to the current demand of visitors.
A voucher worth CZK 150 (reduced entrance fee for CZK 115 and children's CZK 75) will offer entry to eight monuments! After completing at least half of the circuit and obtaining 3 stamps, it is also possible to draw a well-deserved reward in the form of a FREE drink (beer or lemonade) in the Bishop's Brewery at St. Štěpán in Komenského street, or choose a coffee of your choice worth CZK 50 at Fér Kafe in Václav Havel Park.
MONUMENT OPENING TIMES
- Church of All Saints, Church of St. Of St. Jakub and the Cathedral of St. Štěpán - 10:00 - 18:00 - Tuesday - Sunday
- Church of the Annunciation (former Jesuit Church) - 11:00 - 17:00 - Tuesday - Sunday (in case of closing the church, a tour of the Gothic twin house is a alternative)
- The tower at the cathedral - 10:00 - 17:00 - Monday - Sunday
- Kalich Viewpoint - 10:00 - 17:00 (last tour at 16:00 - tours every 2 hours for up to 12 people) - Monday - Sunday
- Diocesan Museum and North Bohemian Gallery of Fine Arts (permanent exhibition) - 9:00 - 12:00 and 13:00 - 18:00 - Tuesday - Sunday
Stops
Church of St. Jakub – Litoměřice
Church of St. Jakub with the monastery is located on Dominikánské Square not far from Mír Square. It was founded as a monastic church of Franciscan monks (Minors).
The facade of the church attracts your eye not only with the dynamically processed architecture of Octavian Broggio, but also with statues of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Antonín Paduánský and the titular saint of the church of St. Jakub the Greater. All three sculptures can be associated with the Minorits. The main structure to hold to the account of the Dominicans is the main portal of the church, which in the cartouche bears the emblem of the Dominican order, ie a dog with a torch in its mouth.
The interior of the church is relatively modest. The side altars are mainly from the second half of the 18th century, as well as a pulpit and a large Stations of the Cross, all created by local artists, including the Hennevogel family.
During the Thirty Years' War, it was destroyed. It was rebuilt in the 18th century. Today it is a “cultural monument of the Czech Republic.”
Contact
Address
Kostel sv. Jakuba Většího
Dominikánské náměstí
Litoměřice
Telephone contact
+420 416 707 511
E-mail
biskupstvi@dltm.cz
Web page
www.farnost-litomerice.cz