Discover Volenice: Church, Museum and Cycling Routes

Volenice between Church, Museum and Cycling Routes

Volenice brings together ecclesiastical history, rural heritage and cycling in a way that combines culture, everyday life and activity. The main attractions are the Deanery Church of Saints Peter and Paul, the Museum selského statku Volenice and three cycling routes with different sequences of places. This makes it possible to experience the town from several perspectives: as a place with a religious history, as a gateway to rural heritage and as a starting point for cycling trips.

Church History and Services

The Deanery Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Volenice is mentioned as a parish church in the “libri erectionum” in 1384. Its historical significance is connected with the local community life. Services are held in the Parish Church of Saints Peter and Paul on Sundays at 10:00 a.m., as well as on the first, third and fifth Wednesday of each month. These times can provide a possible cultural focal point during a stay and make the church interesting not only as a historic building but also as part of local life.

An Insight into Rural Life in Southwest Bohemia

The Museum selského statku Volenice provides an authentic insight into the living conditions of the rural population in Southwest Bohemia about seventy years ago. The focus is on rural everyday life and the living conditions of that time. In this respect, the museum has a different focus from the church: it is less concerned with religious history and more with work, housing and life in the countryside. A visit to the museum adds a specific regional perspective to Volenice’s cultural impression.

Three Cycling Routes with Different Sequences of Places

The “Za kladrubským drakem” cycling route starts and ends in Volenice. The route passes through Štěchovice, Kladruby and Kalenice. The “Krajem rybníků” cycling route passes through Kalenice, Krejnice and Frymburk. The “Přes dva brody” cycling route runs through Frymburk, Damětice, Krejnice, Tažovice and Štěchovice. The different sequences of places provide a simple initial distinction between the three routes. When planning a day by bike, you can therefore first consider whether Volenice is the starting and ending point or which places play a role along the way.

Getting There and Getting Around the Town

In Volenice, there is a bus stop on road II/172 with stopping areas for buses in both directions. The bus stop adds a specific point in the town to the orientation for getting there. Together with the starting and ending point of the “Za kladrubským drakem” route, this creates a clear connection between arriving in Volenice and a cycling tour that starts and ends here. The other two routes pass through additional places in the surrounding area and thus each have their own focus.

Further Places to Consider

For your further selection of places, you can also consider Tchořovice, Milejovice, Němětice, Hoslovice, Velká Turná, Svinetice, Paračov and Čichtice.

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Strakonice.