Place Velehrad

Former center of Great Moravia

Petr Liška
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Inserted: 23.06.2019
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Velehrad is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites in the Czech Republic. According to tradition it is considered to be the former capital of the famous medieval Empire Great Moravia. The center of the complex is the Basilica of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, who is definitely worth a tour

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