Všenory – Culture, Garden Art and History

Všenory combines discoveries of cultural history with exceptional garden art. If you are looking for a place where a museum, historic religious buildings and botanical features bring together different interests, the municipality offers several clearly distinct themes for planning your trip.

Cultural History in Všenory

The Všenor Museum – Marina Cvětajevová Centre is located in the Všenory Cultural House. It houses an exhibition about the life and work of Marina Cvětajevová. This gives a stay in Všenory a literary and cultural perspective that differs from the town's historic buildings. The connection between the place and the exhibition broadens the cultural focus beyond architecture. In Všenory, a literary-themed subject can therefore be included in your travel plans alongside religious buildings.

One of the defining religious buildings is the Church of Saint Wenceslas. It is registered as a cultural monument with the Czech Ministry of Culture. Originally a Romanesque building, it was remodelled in the Baroque style on a cruciform plan in the 1730s. Its furnishings also include the “Mokropecký oltář”, a three-part painting on wood from a Late Gothic altar dedicated to the Virgin Mary, dating from the beginning of the 16th century.

Another historic feature is the Chapel of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the Neo-Renaissance style above the family crypt of the Nolč family. This cultural picture is complemented by the Teyrovský-Voluptuar, which covered four hectares and was also botanically noteworthy. In Všenory, you can thus experience different periods and forms of remembrance side by side, without limiting the themes to a single building.

Arboretum and Garden Art

The Všenory Arboretum covers an area of 2.5 hectares on a north-facing slope. Around 3,500 different species and cultivars of woody plants grow in the arboretum. These include yews, thuja, spruces, oaks, beeches, cypresses, larches, pines, birches, Douglas firs, firs and ginkgos. The large number of different woody plants makes the garden a clear counterpoint to the individual historic buildings. While the church and chapel represent different architectural forms and periods, the arboretum focuses on the diversity of living plants. For travel planning, a visit focused on cultural history and a botanical exploration can therefore be regarded as two separate highlights.

A visit follows a different rhythm from exploring the museum and church architecture. The arboretum can be visited at any time by telephone appointment. If you are planning your trip around specific themes, you can therefore note this garden visit as a separate highlight alongside Všenory's cultural history.

Getting There and Orientation

Všenory railway station is located on regional railway line 171 between Prague and Beroun. Access to the station building or stop, including the shelter, is barrier-free. When planning your trip, the station can therefore be considered a clear arrival and orientation point for Všenory.

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