Vyšší Brod Monastery

South Bohemian Region · Czech Republic

Vyšší Brod Monastery, Czech Republic
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A Cistercian abbey near the Austrian border founded in 1259 on the upper Vltava, home to a celebrated Gothic altarpiece cycle. Its library and cloister preserve centuries of Bohemian monastic culture. The river valley draws paddlers and hikers.

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