Look ahead for a simple, stone Gothic church with a tall, pointed roof and small windows, perched on a rocky rise-it’s easier to spot if you look towards the very end of Kopečná street.
Now, imagine you’re standing on what once was called Rope-Maker’s Hill, where over 700 years ago, the Church of All Saints stood proud among the rocks. The story begins in 1260, when the place was given to some very grateful Cistercian nuns-lucky them, even if real estate was a bit more medieval back then! The church wasn’t huge, but it was special: a rectangle of quiet stone with a five-sided altar space, always echoing with chanting voices and the low hum of daily prayer. For centuries, life went on-until one fateful day in 1645, when Swedish soldiers rolled into Brno and the city was thrown into chaos. Imagine the rumble of cannons and the rush of people-sadly, the church did not survive the siege.
Long after, curious explorers found old vaulted cellars beneath your feet. Some were so unstable they had to be filled, but a secret tunnel with a spring still remains, hidden like treasure. Today, part of the old church peeks out in a restaurant in Anenské terasy, while the rest sleeps peacefully under your feet in the park. They say if you listen closely on a quiet evening, you might even hear the gentle drip of that ancient spring below. Now, isn’t that a story worth raising a toast to?
