European Heritage Days get underway in Poděbrady

More than 700 heritage sites in Czechia opened to the public free of charge within the European Heritage Days on Saturday.

Between now and September 17, people can visit hundreds of official heritage sites, but also many private and public buildings, such as town halls, churches, schools and residential houses, which are normally not accessible to the public.

The official opening of the European Heritage Days took place in the spa town of Poděbrady in central Bohemia, which is celebrating 800 years since its foundation.

Czechia joined the European Heritage Days, held at the initiative of the Council of Europe, in 1991.