Slavonice Attractions

The town of Slavonice, near the Moravian and Austrian borders, dates to the 13th Century. The primary attraction in Slavonice is the architecture. Renaissance buildings can be found throughout the town, but particularly around the squares of namesti Miru and Horni namesti. Many of the buildings display sgraffito decoration. Sgraffito is a technique of the Renaissance era, which involves scraping off the outer plaster to expose the black mortar below, forming an image or design. Slavonice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its Renaissance architecture.