church of the blessed virgin mary

I'm really glad we made the short walk to this site. It shows how nice the area is and the buildings are amazing. We also strolled through the cemetery which is nice. Its easy to find - just follow the green trail.

The tourist map we were given had no 'green route' as described by others, but it was easy enough to find - and there were green markings on the path. Despite the tourist office seeming slightly worried that we would walk so far, it's only a 15-20 minute walk, though the 'way of the cross' up to the church is quite steep.The grounds are lovely, with little chapels all around, with explanations in English. There is another set of stations of the cross, cast in metal, which the priest told us had been taken from his earlier church in Germany. The church itself is beautiful - my own personal highlight were the windows - quite modern (early 20th century) but very beautiful, but the altarpiece is pretty ornate and the ceiling above the high altar well worth seeing. And a lovely quiet setting with views of Tabor across the valley.

A short hike, following the Green tourist line from Tabor, turned to be an amazing experience. Beautiful and peaceful place.

One of the highlights of the time that my wife and I spent in Tabor this past August was enjoying a great well marked walk(just go by the very helpful information center on the main square to get directions) starting from the city center that required a significant descent into the valley below. That descent puts you in Holecek Park(named for the famous writer) and from there you can go on an enjoyable walk up a fairly steep hill to visit this historic religious site. This magnificent Baroque edifice also is some times referred to as the Catholic Pilgrimage Church Klokoty as well as the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Monastery Church at Klokoty as noted above. I think this is the main reason that this site wasn't listed on TA until now.Unlike many of the great churches that you can see in Europe this architectural gem remains in a relatively untouched countryside location but easily reached by foot or car. Anyone who has gone to the top of the Kotnov Tower in Tabor has likely seen but not recognized this church when they looked towards the hillsides northwest of the city center.This church dates to around 1700 and the addition of cloisters,chapels, etc led to its distinctive "double cross" appearance.The church, grounds & cemetery can be enjoyed at a leisurely pace depending on your particular interests.Since both the church and monastery are active there will be restrictions on when you can visit based on services and other religious considerations so checking with the information center on the main square would be most advisable in my opinion since after visiting this wonderful complex I couldn't find a web site that was solely devoted to this site.I will add a number of photos I took at a later date because I am having trouble uploading them today

Je kan vanuit de stad naar dit klooster wandelen, dat echt de moeite is om te zien, wan het is architecturaal een echt hoogstandje. Verwacht je aan een flinke klim terug, want er is een flink hoogteverschil!

doporučuji z centra města si udělat procházku sem na Klokoty, jednak poznáte i bezprostřední okolí malébného centra Tábora, a celý areál Klokot je velice malebný a udělá vám radost