Discover Vysoké Mýto: City Gate, Culture and Circular Trails

Vysoké Mýto combines historic buildings, technical experiences and a variety of routes through the town and surrounding landscape. This gives you several clearly distinct focal points when planning your trip: you can explore views and local history, visit an interactive museum, experience motorsport or choose between a short circuit through the parks and longer routes into the surrounding area.

Historic Landmarks with Views

The Pražská brána is the best-preserved of Vysoké Mýto’s historic city gates. Its large tower serves as a viewing tower and is open to the public. In good visibility, the view from the tower extends as far as the Krkonoše, Orlické Mountains and Králický Sněžník mountain ranges. This makes the Pražská brána a place where the town’s history and expansive views of the landscape come together.

Another important cultural site is the Church of St. Lawrence. Construction began as early as the founding of Vysoké Mýto, and at the beginning of the 14th century it was elevated to the status of a deanery church. Inside, it has Art Nouveau furnishings with numerous figurative scenes from the workshop of the painter Karel Vítězslav Mašek. It also contains a Late Gothic baptismal font dating from 1499. Those interested in historical details will therefore find several periods of history represented in a single church interior.

Technology, Karting and Swimming

Since 2026, the Krajské technické muzeum Vysoké Mýto has been a modern technology-focused institution in the Pardubice Region. Interactive elements make the museum an attractive destination for children and adults. It is therefore suitable as a standalone activity for anyone who wants not only to observe technology but also to learn about it through clear and interactive content.

At Autodrom Vysoké Mýto, go-karts are rented to children and adults. At the same time, the autodrome hosts numerous international karting and motorcycle races. This means that visitors can enjoy both their own driving experience and the venue’s established motorsport character. The public Tyršova swimming pool adds a water-based option to the selection: it has a 106 × 60-metre water area and an additional 50 × 12-metre swimming pool.

Educational Trails for Shorter and Longer Days

The educational trails around Vysoké Mýto differ significantly in length and route. The urban circular trail is 1.2 kilometres long and runs in a loop through the town parks in the historic centre. It offers a short opportunity to explore the town on foot along one continuous circular route.

Those who would like to venture farther into the surrounding area can choose the 9-kilometre nature trail. It leads from Vysoké Mýto into the surrounding forests and through the diverse landscape and natural environment around the town. A route of the educational trail that is almost 20 kilometres long begins in the historic centre at the Church of St. Lawrence and leads via Knířov, the chapel above Vanice, Sedlec and Vraclav back to Vysoké Mýto. This allows you to choose the scope of your outing according to the desired route length and the focus you prefer between the town, forest and surrounding landscape.

Vysoké Mýto as a Base for Your Trip

If you are looking for accommodation in Vysoké Mýto, you can plan your days around a range of interests: historic sights at the Pražská brána and the Church of St. Lawrence, interactive technology, go-karting, swimming or routes through parks, forests and the landscape around the town. The routes described begin in Vysoké Mýto or lead back there, while the cultural and sporting activities provide additional standalone reasons to visit.

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