but also by a wealth of game and fish, superb skiing areas and opportunities for hiking tours in the nearby Jeseníky, Javorníky and Beskydy mountains. Lovers of art will also be impressed by the beautiful Gothic architecture of the Bouzov, Hukvaldy, Sovinec and Šternberk Castles, the amazing Renaissance and Baroque castles of Velké Losiny, Bruntál, Frýdek Místek, Nově Jičín and Náměšť na Hané, as well as the unique folk architecture in Vsetín and Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, set in a delightful mountain scenery. Construction of the Open Air Museum of Folk Architecture in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm started in 1925.

The museum currently comprises 60 examples of Wallachian wooden houses. An ethnographic festival takes place here annually, complete with regional cooking and expositions of folk art, including clothing, pottery and the dyers' craft. This oldest and most popular museum of folk architecture in central Europe actually offers many interesting programmes throughout the year.

Make sure you visit Olomouc, a thriving university town in central Moravia which, with its 200 protected national monuments, is second only to Prague in terms of its efforts to preserve the historic beauty of its architectural heritage. The largest town of North Moravia, however, is Ostrava, a major industrial centre.