Practical information

April – October:

Mon – Sun/ 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

November – March:

Mon – Sun/ 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Admission fees:
Current information at www.klasterbroumov.cz

Guided tour visitors can see the refectory – the former monastic dining room – where a copy of the Turin Shroud is exposed. It is a piece of cloth in which Jesus was wrapped after being removed from the cross and this copy is the only one to be found north of the Alps. Subsequently is a visit to the monastic library with its many unique prints, the mummiesof Vamberk, whose origins date back to the 17^th and 18^th centuries, and the sacristy. The last room visited on the tour is the richly decorated baroque church of St. Adalbert where the copy of the Turin Shroud was found in 1999.  

The Monastery Garden* is a unique place with its own unique atmosphere. It was opened for the public in 2006 and since then it has been used for cultural and sports events and as a possible place for leisure time and meetings. Local people like it as somewhere for peaceful relaxation in a natural setting in the middle of the town.

In 2014 the garden underwent an extensive revitalization, during which all objects located in the Garden* were renovated, the fountain was restored  as were  the walls.

In the middle of the Monastery Garden* there is the gallery of contemporary art – Galerie Dům.

The gallery is focused on the presentation of the works of those artists who even today like to express their work linking the traditional means of expression which for the artists haven’t lost their power and meaningfulness – the media of paintings, drawings, graphic art, sculptures/statues/objects, but also photographs. Within the intimate and unique gallery premises is reflected the meaning in the gallery title  Galerie Dům.

Open daily when there is an exhibition  on:
Opening hours: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Café Dientzenhofer offers  all its visitors:  tourists and  locals alike the opportunity to enjoy for a while in a unique setting what was once a former monastic grammar school. Our staff  offer  delicious coffee from the coffee-roasting plants of Trutnov, where a special mixture was prepared especially for the monastery café. Consequently this coffee  can only be sampled at Café Dientzenhofer. For  dessert you can choose something sweet from the cake menu or delicious freshly fried pancakes in both sweet and savoury versions. There is a wide range of ice-creams for young and old alike. For adults we have the local  Opat beer, a wide range of wines from the Benedictine wine cellars  as well as  other alcoholic beverages.

Opening hours:

May - September
Mo - Sat/ 9.30 a.m. - 10.00 p.m.
Sun/ 9.30 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.

October - April
Mo - Thu/ 9.30 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Fri - Sat/ 9.30 a.m. - 10.00 p.m.
Sun/ 9.30 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.

Within the area of the monastery the project  Broumovsko je učebnice! (The Broumov region is a textbook) arose. This is a range of educational programmes for primary and secondary schools. The implementation of a significant part of this  is supported by grants from  the Hradec Králové region . On first glance the project may appear similar to other environmental programmes. However, in many aspects it is different. The programmes are conducted in the unique surroundings of the rock towns of Broumovsko, in a country of baroque monuments or directly at a National Cultural Monument – in  Broumov Monastery. The team of lecturers includes people who have professional experience in the protection of monuments or in preserving nature, artistic production, industry, tourism, marketing and economics.

We have managed to assemble an offer where the humanities and a natural scientific education are combined together with the possibilities to release the creative potential of both participants and lecturers. The imperative that all lecturers try to incorporate within all programmes is a simultaneous charter for the two spiritual values of : freedom and responsibility.  These are the variables, which when in opposition beingmany problems to the world and human society. 

Broumov Monastery is located in a picturesque landscape full of sandstone rocks, about 20 km from Adršpach and Teplice nad Metují. It is recommended to combine a visit to the monastery with a tour of the rock towns and other beauties of the Broumov region.

If you plan to go to Broumov for a day trip, you can get there by train, bus or by car.

By train:
The train station is located directly in the town of Broumov itself. From the station you can reach the main road, then turn to the right up the hill and across the square to the top right corner, where you find a street that leads you directly to the monastery.

The train arrives in Broumov once an  hour during the day We recommend you catch the express train  from Prague via Poděbrady, Nymburk and Hradec Králové with a change in Starkoč. This express train leaves and arrives on each even hour.

By bus:

There are three bus stops in Broumov: Ayuntamiento (Městský úřad), Hotel Veba and the main bus and train station. During the day several dozen  buses arrive in and depart from Broumov,  usually heading to Náchod and Hradec Králové, but direct lines to Prague can be found as well.

By car:
From Prague: if you depart for Broumov from Prague, take the highway D11 towards Hradec Králové, then continue on the E67 that leads to Náchod and from there continue on the B road 303 to Broumov.

From Brno: if you come from the area of Brno, take the  E461 leading to Svitavy then follow the  E442, which takes you to Hradec Králové, and then continue as in the above instructions.

From Hradec Králové: take the express road E67 through Jaroměř to Náchod and from there continue on the B road 303 to Broumov. The nearest parking lot for private cars is located in front of the entrance road to the main square and next to the monastery garden. This is a free public parking lot.

You can find us at the following address, which serves as a postal mailing address for every type of correspondence, including business correspondence:

Vzdělávací a kulturní centrum Klášter Broumov
Klášterní 1
550 01 Broumov