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See the rolling hills, the area where Napoleon won the  AUSTERLITZ BATTLE in 1805.

It is only about 25 km east of Brno, however, there is no bus connection from Brno which takes you to all the places associated with this battle and therefore hop on the car / minivan with me and off we go.

First we stop on a small hilltop called ZURAN from where Napoleon commanded the battle and had a 360 degree view of the whole area. Standing there you will understand why he chose that hilltop. Now this area is a French territory. A bronze model shows where armies were positioned. From there we continue to hilltop SANTON, the French left flank, village KOVALOVITZ, the placed called the OLD POST. Nowadays there is a nice rustic restaurant where you can refresh.

From there we continue to town of AUSTERLITZ (in Czech Slavkov ) where we visit the local chateau where Napoleon celebrated his victory and slept after the battle. wrote his Proclamation. There is a nice park near the chateau. Then we drive via village of Krenovitz, the Old vineyards to CAIRN OF PEACE, situated on top of the Pratzen = Prace hill with a nice view of the battlefield. An exhibition in the local museum on top of the Pratzen heights called The Battle of Three Emperors explains all the details from the battle. In case of serious interest, I can drive you to the villages of SOKOLNITZ (in Czech Sokolnice and TELNITZ= TELNICE).  

Every year a reenactment of this battle takes place around December 2nd. It is a big thing, when thousands of people come and admire the colours of various uniforms. For more info about the reenactment, please contact me.

Duration:                                                        5 to 7  hours depending on your interest

Distance from Brno:                                       25 km

Travel by car or a minicoach                          in can drive up to 3 people in my  VW station wagon, for                                                                              more people I will hire  aminivan 

Fully escorted with informative commentary

Excluded:                                                       entrance fees to the Cairn of Peace

Price:                                                EUR 90 per person

At this LINK you can see how your trip might look like:

TO BOOK THIS TRIP, PLEASE GO TO PRICE List and  Contact and fill in the Form.

TESTIMONIALS:

TRIPADVISOR - 

2014 Dec

Hi Helena,

thank you so much for a unique experience showing us both round the Austerlitz battlefield the day before the reenactment and then taking me to the reenactment itself on Saturday. 

All of it was great. I love history but not particularly military history, so I wasn't sure I would enjoy it. But, in fact, I got totally caught up in it. The re-enactment itself was really a superb spectacle and there was a very friendly atmosphere.  I now have to sort through the 100s of photographs I took!

The visit the day before was also really interesting, especially of course meeting the group of "Austrian cavalrymen" in full military costume at the Old Post Office where Napoleon had slept back in 1805 and being invited to take part with them in their drinking game! This was a truly unforgettable experience as it was like stepping back two centuries . . Without you, we would never have found this place and even if we had, given that none of the cavalrymen or the owner of the place spoke a word of English we'd never have understood that we were actually being invited in to take part. 

We also thouroughly enjoyed the visit to the battle memorial chapel, a great example of art nouveau architecture and decoration which itself has an interesting history. The whispering trick was just unbelievable!

You were the perfect guide, fitting in to our preferences, including adjusting the timing of the visits to fit in with our other plans and picking us up and dropping us off wherever we needed to be. In addition to your warmth and friendliness, we also enjoyed our conversations about the more recent history of the Czech Republic and your own experiences under Communism.

Michael  - [email protected]

2008-05-22