13 Reasons To Visit BRNO Instead of PRAGUE
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- If you REALLY want to experience Czech culture at its best, go to Brno. Seriously. And while you're there, get the local Starobrno beer. Thank you for inviting us to your amazing city so we could film this guide.
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0:00 Welcome to Brno
0:20 Astronomical Clock
0:56 Rooftop Bar
1:20 UM Café
2:08 Bunker 10-Z
3:24 Czech Food
3:51 Community Garden
4:21 TAK Kafe
4:38 Cabbage Market
5:12 Coolest Courtyard
5:36 Starobrno Brewery
6:33 Cow Mountain
7:08 Moravian Gallery
7:59 People of Brno
Thank you for your support!
Janek Rubeš & Honza Mikulka, Prague based journalists
#HonestGuide
Brno!
I’m Hungarian from Slovakia, but during Communist Czechoslovak times my grandad studied at University in Brno during the 60s, to this day he talks about how it’s a great and pretty city; with even better beer (he says he can’t remember half of his studies for that reason 😅)
Love to see it on the channel 👍🏼
Talking about Hungarians I recently visited Budapest (for the fifth time). I have to tell, your capital is my favorite city in Europe! (I love Prague too, but Budapest's vibes is closer to me) Every time I there something amaze me. The food is superior, the cultural life sparkling, nice people, interesting badass history, alien language. But you have to know the city, or you have to get a Hungarian friend to fully enjoy that city because the lots of hidden gems. I was lucky because my brother studied there. I hope Honest Guide will make a vlog about it soon.
On rozumie po slovensky. Je to Cechoun.
And that's very nice. 🍻
Not only they call a tram "šalina", they also call a crocodile "dragon". ;)
no every crocodile only one in old town hall
Wtf to jsem ještě neslyšel
People in Brno call a tram “šalina”. Janek calls it “šalyna” :-)
That is not true. Šalina is rarely called šála or šmirgl. Drak - dragon is name for the latest local type of šalina. The same as at the begining of the video.
Moskalic?
Brno (as my friend called it): "City where is nothing, but also nothing is missing."
CZ Goverment should support Your channel for such massive promotion. BRNO next stop for my trip.
Janek is a government plant.
When
@@larsb.1972 ASAP
@@pavelspopovics2655 When did i ask
They are too honest ....
0:32 "big black clock"
nice
I was so scared
Brno has a very special place in my heart. I did my Erasmus there, stayed in the city for 5 months. So many unforgettable experiences, so many friendships made. And when I returned to the city for a visit almost two years after everything still felt like home. I wish I had a guide like that when I was there though!
There are a lot of Greek people living here in Brno. Love Greek cuisine and culture. Nice people too
omg i needed so bad to read this! I was thinking about doing my Erasmus in brno but I didnt know anyone that had done it there, but I have this gut feeling I should go and this comment made my mind up thank you!!!
@@crazylips123 Do it! It's a very easy city to live in as a student and you won't regret it!
Αννα εχω δηλωσει κι εγω πες μου για brno😂
During my travel to Czech Republic, i went to Brno and i liked it very much! It is a great place to discover Czech's culture, food, people... but without the crowd and tourist traps that are present in Prague.
I spent 10 days in Czechia 3 in Prague and 7 in Brno. Brno became my favorite city in Czechia from the moment I came in to visit. The bar that doesn't exist will forever be one of my favorites.
Yeah but pretty expensive even for our German friends ha ha
Brno is not a city, it is a Lifestyle, arrived here almost 4 years ago and everyday there is a new adventure
hlavně ta bezdomovkyně co řve na lidi
naprostá pravda.
Oh yes, never been sure about anything than this, haha
Good enjoy bro ❤ I wish I visit it 🥹🇩🇿💙
I'm new in Brno. What adventures do you recommend?
dík kluci, že ste zavítali k nám do štatlu, ale zapoměli ste na prygl :)
Jo no zapomněli.
I've visited Brno in September 2020, next to Teplice and other sights Czech Republic has to offer. Brno was so much more relaxed compared to Prague (which I've visited pre- and during the pandamic). Excellent public transport and just a clean and beautiful city. Some plan to do a '2nd cities tour' and I highly recommend Brno to be on that list! Good prices, ambience, nice people and hospitality!
Ps. Don't flood Brno with tourists, it's really nice and quiet compared to Prague, because it's the 2nd city 😜
Brno has a special place in my heart, lived there for 5 years, a very beautiful and peaceful city with amazing people❤
Why did you leave ?
Are you from India?
I spent my first Erasmus exchange in Brno in 2013. I truly fell in love with the city and people, visited several villages around the city too. I then visited the city in 2018 when already on my work trip in Vienna. It felt like going back home when getting off the train at Hlavni Nadrazi! Grateful for all the memories and good times I had there. Thank you for the video!
You should expand your coverage of Czechia. from Pec pod snezkou to Lipno nad Vltavou, Plzen to Ostrava. Czech is beautiful and driving around is a bless.
You are completely right. It's one of my favorite countries to go on holiday. I have been to all the places you mentioned and each and every one of them is unique and different from the other. Beautiful country, lovely culture and tasteful cuisine. And of course nice hospitable people.
I am currently living in Brno this summer while I intern at one of the many universities and I have very much enjoyed my time here. Great video!
Thanks to your previous video about Brno, I decided to visit for a long weekend and I did not regret it. It's a beautiful and lovely city and well worth a visit. My personal highlight was Villa Tugendhat, a modernist style architectural masterpiece by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
I have a soft spot for Brno. My very first Czech language teacher teaches at Masaryk University.
Aight, you sold me the city. I'm definitely visiting Brno!
Love this city, i come every couple of months and it is the best.
You forgot to mention that it was in Brno that Gregor Mendel did his work that demonstrated the basics of what we now know as Mendelian Genetics, with his experiments on crossing pea plants in the monastery garden there. One can visit an interesting museum there. As a former professor of biology I took a bus from Vienna to Brno just to be at this historic place! Also, well worth the ride through the countryside between these two cities!
Very nice piece of information, I'd like to visit myself. I had no idea that Mendel was in Brno as an active scientist (yet a monk).
It’s nice to see that in other countries, being a server is a respected profession. Unlike here in the US for the most part.
It is still a difficult profession but most people here appreciate a good server. It's still not a desired career for most people but there's always demand and it pays much better than it used to.
Why is it nice? You are literally serving people for your job, its pretty low social status, i mean its not a janitor but its still not something to be proud of.
Love this city! Been there in Erasmus and it holds a special place in my heart
I spent 4 months between Brno and Olomouc. I really loved them both!
so looking forward for my husband and I to visit Brno next month !! Thanks for the video and the tips Janek & Honza.
Kluci, skvělá propagace našeho města! Jste super :) děkujeme!
Nothing better to end a day of European travel than watching Honest Guide. Janek and Honza are amazing. Keep up the great work guys!!!
brno is the best town on earth, miss living there so much!
Been in Brno several times. Really recommend the small coffee/tea/beer place right at the top, in front of castle's bridge/entrance. Very cozy and honest place, cheap/moderate prices
I felt weird throughout whole the video, it looks so ... bright... for Brno. Then I noticed you managed to avoid the main train and bus stations that make the initial "welcome to Brno" a completely different experience :D
My God you're so right, when I arrived in Brno by train and in the evening my first thought was "Where the hell did I end up", fortunately I stayed two other days and I got to change completely my first impression
@@alexandrosgoulas yep its being worked on , now they use kinda side station i know where u arrived i also said that as a local that its a horrible first impresion
I remember entering Brno by taking the train from Boskovice. The station was surrounded by Vietnamese street vendors. A dead end corridor below the station was also completely filled with merchandise and it would mean certain death if a fire broke out there. The train and bus stations are indeed a stark contrast with the rest of the city.
My partner is Moravian, from Brno:) I’m from Hungary, and visited Brno several times before moving here. I always preferred large cities until I came here for the first time. now I feel like home in Brno and want to continue living here. It’s perfect❤
Brno was my home for 3 years (before and during COVID) and what a quality of life there!!! Really miss it!!!
I'm going to Brno for the first time in a few weeks, so this video was perfect timing. I can't wait!
This was amazing. You can tell it’s put together with a lot of thought and love!
I will definitely visit Brno next time I go to Czech, I can't wait! Keep more videos like this coming!
No mention that Brno is one of the few places in Czechia with a wine culture, my wife enjoyed that. I approve of Starobrno.
Starobrno is kind of a 3.6, not great not terrible
Yes Tony i absolutly agree, dont forget the vine. Morava Vine is the best in CZ. Starobrno is very good and better than Prague Staropramen for me. There are lot of very good beers in CZ, but only a few of real good vines.
Beside: My favourite Beer of CZ and also the No. 1 in Czech... Pilsener Urquell.
@@wernerleinberger9847 its far from the best, you can get craft beer which is much better and often even cheaper, there are small breweries everywhere here .Its probably best of the big comercial ones bbut not best overall
@@MrMajsterixx Maybe you right but i am not big fan of craft beer. Some are with banana or kind of weed. I m more purist. Greetings from Bavaria where beer is more a basic food than a drink.
Cerne Hora is better
I was in Brno in 1985. Would visit it one more time - gladly.
You guys are a credit to your country.keep up the great work.god bless from UK .
So happy you did a video about Brno, I was there many times and I love this city.
The people are nice, there is a feeling of a young, lively cultural city but at the same time very laid back and authentic.
There are lots of breweries in Brno, obviously your sponsor is easily the biggest one, I personally loved Pegas brewery (and restaurant if one is hungry) with the massive copper cauldrons right in the middle of it.
It's a good thing many find it boring - they can go to Prague, haha
That trick of reading the clock is word for word what a resident of Brno told me 😂
Last time I visited I’ve had a forgettable evening in a bar that doesn’t exist (forgettable because of a little bit too much alcohol maybe slightly yes) and I’ve enjoyed the vibe in the city since 1994, it truly is a wonderful place on earth.
Gastronomical the city has grown to be a pearl as well (back in the nineties I can remember it was more basic potato and meat and vegetables, and the local McDonalds was bombed with red paint - which now I understand more than I did as a kid), and I also absolutely loved the murals on the walls throughout the city. The old Sovjet era commercial murals.
West of the city there is a nice lake, a hilly forest and a (quite famous) race track so the greater area has something to offer for everyone.
Man, Brno is just perfect for me: I love big black clocks!
Brno is wonderful town, peace from Prague :) thanks for the video
I would love to visit the CR someday, thanks for pointing out Brno.
I was there two years ago, Brno is absolutely fabulous and beautiful. I loved it there🤩
I visited Brno many times. It is so beautiful.
You are a such promother for your country! Great job! When I was visiting Prag I do "my homework" - watched your videos and I was a tour guide for my friends, as some kind of locals! 😀
This is your BEST video so far !!! THANK YOU! I miss my home, Brno. Don't mistake me, I also LOVE Praha! But, Brno is so special to me.
Yay! I did a year of study abroad and a semester of student teaching in Brno. I saw a glimpse of Bar that doesn't exist, which is also an important place the locals like to talk about. There's also a lot of really good food places with inexpensive lunch menus, since Brno is a huge student town.
Hey Janek, my sister, friend and me are visiting Czech Republic and in this moment watching the big earth in Brno. We want to thank you for all your golden tips about hidden places (that were sometimes so hidden that we couldn't find them hihi) because it definitely contributed a lot to our trip. This night we are staying in the bunker!! So pretty excited about that. Thanks!
I used to live there, the open garden was my favourite place, very glad you went there ❤️
Brno is a fantastic city! Thank you for the video!
Hey Honest guide... as of lately im really enjoying your videos! Especially the one where u repaired the grassy field around the statue at the dancing building!!! keep it up man!
I totally love this city, I studied at VUT as an exchange student, which was my best time in my life so far
Very well made. Love the intro!
Next video on Brno you need to visit Super Panda Circus cocktail bar. Definitely one of the highlights of my trip when I last went.
Happy I saw this video! That student café looked great 😊
I'll be studying in Brno in September 2022!! I'm so excited to see these places.
I moved here 3 years ago but I have loved this city since I first saw it, about 10 years ago. Great place to live, work and make new friends! People are chill and nice and the overall atmosphere is amazing :)
Czech Republic is such a beautiful country
Another good reason to visit Brno is the fireworks festival and competition: Ignis Brunensis.
It takes place every year on the Brno Lake in June/July. Great atmosphere, and the entrance is free. Check it out!
Your vlog and also Brno are so great. Thanks ❤
One of the best cities. Been to Brno Motogp a few times and always love the ambience and people there. Easy to travel over to other cities from brno vienna, budapest etc
I spent my semester abroads in Brno and also went to a summer school there to learn Czech. Needless to say, Brno is tied to many good memories for me.
I did exactly the same - it was, and is, a wonderful place
Where are you from?
looking forward to seeing it again soon!
From Brno with love ❤
Love, love, love Brno! So pretty and fun
You guys can convince me to go anywhere probably… and I will go🌎✈️
I stranded in Brno 2020's first week in the middle of the night I was freezing to death. And I remember to teens really wasted came to me! They were nice and I'd always wanted to go back, I wish I had more time to go back and walk the city.
I stayed in the bunker when I was in Brno and can 100% recommend the experience. I was the only person staying in a 10-bed room, but it was a cool experience. It's dark and cold, but really unique and fun!
Yeah our Communist goverment was afraid of evil Western Allies
Fingers crossed Brno never loses the weird vibes! :D
Seconded.
I have lived there for one month in nice winter~Good memory💕
Perfect timing, literally going to Brno in a few days!
... well, on the one hand, I´m glad that you are showcasing Brno (my city!), but on the other hand ... we do not want to be like Prague, with too many tourists, too many traps and scams, a "dead city". We are living here and want to keep it a little bit for ourselves if you understand ;)?
Lived there for 5 years and loved every minute!
Loved this guide! Will you create an honest guide for the city of Olomouc?
Love your videos, keep it up!!! :)
I'm going to visit Brno next Saturday, so thank you for the video
I return to Brno for 4th time in October. I love it!
I MISS BRNO so much after seeing this video. Took the Starobrno tour, it was great! Miss the smell of the beer brewing in the air in cold weather. I miss the squeal of the trams as they go by. I miss the gritty and the glamorous sides of Brno. I miss the small zoo, collection of animals, outside of town, by our apartment. I miss the fun waitress at the restaurant we loved. I think we may see Warsaw for the first time next year but half of our trip will be visiting Prague and Brno. Thank you both for the SUPER videos you do. On question, I know TAK in Ukrainian means yes. Does it mean WELL in Czech?
It could mean WELL, but more fitting is SO or THAT. Examples below.
They were SO big.
Did you like it? It wasn't THAT bad.
SO I chose to stay.
Brno is student city! Very cheap friendly and nice city! I was there for a day trip and recommend to everyone.
Hard work pays off. Never give up
I learned a really valuable lesson during my almost 44 years of life: that the first and most important thing you should think about when considering your next destination is the name of the place. And Brno certainly is a great name, so I would love to visit this city. I actually didn't watch your video and I'll not watch it. The name is so marvelous that I'm sure that I'll enjoy a lot there! ❤
Very smart of them to keep this shelter operational. Always be prepared.
lol right on time, I've been thinking about going to Brno next month!
You won't be disappointed.
How cool is to have partnership with local brewery to make a video!
Such a positive guide, thanks!
So🇩🇪🤝🇨🇿 best beers 🍻. Greetings from Bavaria
agreed german beer is ofc here the second option we go for when czech is not available
If Czech Republic doesn’t support you in any means, they should do. Amazing channel dude 👏🏻👏🏻
Cool, I would love to go to Brno next time I'm in Czech Republic! It is also the native city of several great scientists and artists...
For other videos, you really should introduce other cities too. I was in Olomouc this summer, what a lovely place! Beautiful monuments and streets, big parks, many coffehouses and bars... A very pleasant stay.
Thank you for another amazing video
I've spent nine months in Brno as an Erasmus student, nothing but amazing memories ❤️ I love this city
Same as me, I studied at VUT for erasmus, and it was my best memory in my life ever ☺️
@@andywoo9918 I studied at VUT too😍
@@mariannapinzarrone6399 glad I found someone from same place!! I was at 2019, when was yours? 😆
@@andywoo9918 2020/2021 😁 dorms A03
@@mariannapinzarrone6399 omg! I used the same one too!! 😀😄 I even remember the room number, it was 314 🤣🤣
Been there actually.. used to work for AVG (now Avast). The couple of days I was there I enjoyed. Nice mid-evil city. Friendly people and ofcourse good pilsner. Shame there's little direct flights going there. Always needed to fly to Vienna and travel by cab to Brno for a decent flight.
Since June 2022 there is train connection between Brno and Vienna airport. So if you arrive at the right time, its a nice and cheaper option :)
We're heading back to Brno this weekend to attend the Janacek Music Festival there. A few things you've missed: the Brno Dragon, the Tech Museum, the naked Mozart statue (and the other statues) and the ossuary.
I'm moving to Brno in a couple months, so this is perfect!
Hey have fun and good luck! It's my aspiration to move to Pilzen
Same, see you there 😃
Looking forward to visiting Brno in April this year!
I recommend visiting the beer exchange( Pivní burza, in street Jánská) company. very popular among foreigners in Brno
I did visit Brno on your recommendation. So i did a stopover from Prague to Bratislava. And my friends were wondering why BRNO?? I said it's Honest guide approved ♥️.
I’ve been to Brno last year for almost a week! I will definitely come back soon, one of the best cities I’ve been to and the locals are next level
I lived in Brno during my Erasmus and enjoyed the city !
I hope one day you will visit Wrocław in Poland! Welcome, enjoy Polish hospitality! 🤗
I have never ever been to Brono. I hope one day when I am on my way to Poland from Hungary to visit my parents I will stop there for one night.
Flew all the way from New Zealand to get married in Brno (na spilberku!)
Thats a nice big black clock!