Polešovice: Wine, History and Trails between Basin and Mountains

The Church of St Peter and Paul is also connected with this relationship to Velehrad. It is the largest building on the estates of Velehrad Monastery. Despite several renovations and restorations, the church has preserved its original Baroque exterior and interior design.

The Polešovice folk costume is also part of the regional culture. It belongs to the Dolák folk costumes of the Uherské Hradiště type in the lower Morava region. A fixed date in the annual calendar is Slovácké hody s právem, held on the second Sunday in October and attended by 150 to 200 costumed participants. At the Zarážání hory event in the Nové Hory wine-growing area, the vineyards are blessed and ceremonially sealed symbolically. Wines from Polešovice winemakers are also tasted and cymbal music is performed.

Older traces also extend into the history of the village. In the Nivy–Torštot area, an open settlement with a fortified farmstead stood in the southeastern part of a spur site and remained in existence until the middle of the 13th century. The Polešovice stone reconciliation cross probably dates from the 16th century. It stands beside a field path and is approximately 1.5 metres high.

The oldest documented name of a vineyard in Polešovice is Mniška, recorded in 1454; it provides evidence of a monastic vineyard. The Floriánka lookout tower also bears a name connected with winegrowing: Floriánka is named after a white wine-grape variety that was entered in the State Register of Varieties in 2010 and bred at the local wine-breeding station in Polešovice.

The Šlechtitelská stanice vinařská in Polešovice houses a wine information centre with a sales outlet and a tasting room called Golanské výšiny. Local and visiting winegrowers come together at the Košt vína, held annually at Easter. As part of the Za vinařem do sklepa programme, a different local winery opens its doors every summer weekend from 12 June to 20 September 2026 and offers wine tastings.

The Floriánka lookout tower is 20.2 metres high. From its southern side, the view stretches across the entire White Carpathians and the Hostýn Hills to the Pálava Mountains. The Moravská vinná cycle route runs through the cadastral area of Polešovice.

For shorter routes, there is the Stezka pod Floriánkou trail. The trail is just under two kilometres long and leads through Skalka forest park in Polešovice. Along the route, it includes ten entertaining tasks; while walking along the vineyards, visitors can also try a wooden ball run.

A longer connection is provided by the Stezka Muškátu moravského trail. The cycle route is 42 kilometres long and leads via Uherské Hradiště, Kostelany nad Moravou, Nedakonice, Polešovice, Boršice, Buchlovice, Zlechov and Staré Město back to Uherské Hradiště.

The following destinations are also available for further selection: Zlechov, Korytná, Tučapy, Březolupy, Košíky, Ořechov, Pašovice and Velehrad.

For the higher-level travel overview: Uherské Hradiště District.