Smetana Gardens & Flora Exhibition Grounds
Smetanovy sady a Výstaviště Flora
A large city park on the west side of the old town, with plant greenhouses, a rose garden, and the annual Flora flower show.
Smetana Gardens stretch along the old city walls on the western side of the old town and are Olomouc's largest urban park. Inside, the Flora Exhibition Hall has tropical, subtropical, and cactus greenhouses, along with a rose garden and an alpine plant garden. Flora Olomouc, held each spring and summer, is the largest flower and garden show in the Czech Republic. The park is free, greenhouse tickets cost about 50 Czech koruna, and it is roughly a 10-minute walk from the Upper Square.
Opening hours
Park open all day; greenhouse approx. 09:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Holy Trinity Column
- Upper Square & Town Hall
- Baroque Fountains of Olomouc
- Olomouc Astronomical Clock
- Lower Square & Marian Column
- Church of St. Moritz
- Church of St. Michael
- Crown Fortress