By bicycle through the land of wine and history.
1200 km across the vineyards and orchards of South Moravia.
7. Starý Poddvorov - Milotice
- Starý Poddvorov - Milotice 23,4 km
- Wooden windmill above Starý Poddvorov
- By bike along the rails to the canal
- Mutěnice
- Milotice
Starý Poddvorov - Milotice 23,4 km
This stretch of trail, which passes through a dense network of local wine trail loops, is characterised by varying types of surface and landscape. Above Starý Poddvorov, the Moravian Wine Trail turns off into the forest, where it parallels long-distance trail no. 412 from Břeclav to Hradec Králové. The forest trail, difficult to manage under wet conditions, gives way to a downhill field road towards Mutěnice, which represents the transition from the southern to northern winegrowing regions in Moravia. The 10 kilometres through Dubňany to Ratíškovice pass quickly along a highway, but offer many small religious monuments and definitely are not boring. The Moravian Wine Trail information panel after Ratíškovice calls attention to an interesting project which you may visit by turning right and following the former Baťa railway.
Wooden windmill above Starý Poddvorov
This German-type windmill dating from the year 1870 was in use until 1949, although in its later years it was used only for grinding barley. In 1999 the mill was bought by the municipality of Starý Poddvorov, which then restored this valuable historical monument.
By bike along the rails to the canal
The bicycle-powered railway handcart has served tourists along the former Baťa railway since 2005. The three-kilometre route connects the Moravian Wine Trail with the Podluží trail and offers an introduction to the transport route that in the 1930s brought coal from Ratíškovice to the port in Rohatec, from where it travelled along the Baťa canal to Zlín. In 2006, the bicycle handcart will be complemented by a railcar museum with a permanent exhibition on the “Transport System of Tomáš Baťa and His Activities in the Region”. (tel. 724 247 671)
Mutěnice
The largest winemaking town in Slovácko is graced by the church of St. Catherine (1769) with its rococo furnishing. The baroque chapel of St. Roch is a sombre reminder of the past – it is located on the plague cemetery. The elementary school building from the 1950s was designed by Bohuslav Fuchs. The wine cellars in the “Pod búdama” area are characterised by painted archways by Jan Lacek. The town’s speciality is a blend of Blaufränkisch and Blue Portugal known as Slovácký granát.
Milotice
The originally Renaissance chateau with corner towers and an arcaded gallery in its courtyard was rebuilt in the baroque style in 1721-1725. The work of Brno artists who participated in the renovation gave the chateau its unique Moravian baroque character. Also architecturally noteworthy is the Church of All Saints from the late 17th century with its artistically valuable interior. The baroque reliefs on the church’s exterior wall were created by master artists working on the decoration of the chateau. Milotice’s collection of wine cellars known as “Šidleny” is one of the most renowned in the Slovácko region.
