Bílá Hora se svařákem

Commented walk and tour of the baroque area on Bílá Hora.

Once the highest place in Prague, in winter it always snows a little earlier and a little longer than the rest of the city. The site of a decisive battle that determined religious and social conditions in the Czech lands for a long time, a symbol of national misfortune, but also a place of pilgrimage, the home of Benedictine sisters with a path to reconciliation. It's all White Mountain. On the walk, participants will see the area of ​​the pilgrimage site and its modern surroundings.

The pilgrimage site on Bílá hora was created shortly after the battle to modestly honor the fallen. Nowadays, it represents a well-preserved baroque complex with a central church laid out on the plan of a cross and with domes above its shoulders, with a corridor and the administrator's house. The battle is depicted in several places: in the entrance to the original Marian chapel, you can see the approaching troops, on the ceiling fresco by Václav Vavřinec Reiner in the south dome, where a crucial moment for Catholics is depicted - the prayer of the Carmelite Father Dominic before the battle.

Practical information:

• Meeting point: in front of the monument to Josef Líkar and Václav Řehák in the park near the Bílá Hora tram loop
• Duration: approximately 2 hours
• End of the walk: near the Bílá Hora tram loop
• Guide: Martin Dědek
• The walk takes place in all weathers.
• In the area of ​​the Benedictine monastery with the church of Our Lady Victorious on Bílá hora, it is advisable to leave a voluntary contribution for the operation of this pilgrimage site, which has recently been made available to the public. The recommended amount is 50 to 100 CZK per person.