Šakvice: Hotels and Accommodation

The Church of St. Barbara has a Gothic core and is a protected cultural monument; medieval architectural elements have been preserved in its presbytery. During repair work in March 2000, paintings and building elements dating back to the 12th century were discovered.

The statue of St. Isidore, the patron saint of farmers, dates from 1748. The sculpture group of St. John of Nepomuk was donated to Šakvice in 1724 and is once again located on the village square. The sculpture group of the Holy Trinity has also stood there since 1913.

Vostatky traditionally takes place at the end of February. The cultural programme is organised by FS Hanýsek from Šakvice and ends with an evening programme and the burial of the bass. The traditional Hody festival in Šakvice takes place every year on the third weekend in July and is organised by the local Stárci and Stárky.

The Šakvice Košt vín wine tasting takes place on Easter Sunday. It includes wines from residents of Šakvice as well as exhibitors from the surrounding villages.

The Dívčí Hrady ruins are located in the vicinity of Šakvice. The Obora, Pálava, Turold and Nedánov mountains are situated in the surrounding area. Further afield in the region are Fünfkirchen Castle, a castle, Pohansko, also a castle, and Falkenstein Ruins, ruins.

More village pages: Brumovice, Pavlov, Dolní Dunajovice, Bořetice, Sedlec U Mikulova, Horní Bojanovice, Valtice, Rakvice.

To the higher-level travel overview: Břeclav District.