Benediktinský klášter Broumov

Location: Klášterní 1, 550 01 Broumov · Hradec Králové Region

Category: monastery

An imposing Baroque monastery complex designed by K. I. Dientzenhofer with a rich history. Special interactive children's tours allow kids to try activities connected with monastic life. The complex includes a monastery garden, café, and galleries. Suitable for the whole family.

Why visit this place?

• A 1651 copy of the Turin Shroud was found in the monastery church in 1999. Around 40 such copies exist worldwide, but the Broumov one is the only one in Central Europe.
• The Vamberk mummies – 34 of them are kept in the monastery cellars, brought from the crypt of the parish church in Vamberk.
• Rated 4.6 out of 5 by 2,953 visitors on Google Maps — one of the three best-rated places in this category in the Hradec Králové Region.
• Besides the tour there are hands-on workshops, so children get to make something themselves.
• Allow roughly an hour; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 30 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

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Practical information

• Opening hours: Apr–Oct: daily 9:00–16:00; Nov–Mar: daily 10:00–15:00
• Typical visit: 60 min
• Admission: adults 220 CZK, children 130 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.6 ★ from 2953 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Children's tours – interactive programmes about monastic life; creative tour 'Living the Baroque' for children aged 6 and up

Official website: https://www.klasterbroumov.cz

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