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CZ, Bystrice pod Hostynem and Svaty Hostyn

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Published: 18.5.2023

Let us invite you to visit Bystrice pod Hostynem, a place offering many great experiences. Regardless if you start by touring Thonete villa showcasing the production of famous bended furniture, or you walk through the city center with its rainbow fountain, or see St Egidius church, or the baroque-classicist chateau. The Virgin Mary of Hostyn will overlook your wandering there. She is the patron of the site of pilgrimage on  Svaty Hostyn hill three kilometers away. There is the Assumption of the Virgin Mary basilica, or a lookout tower giving visitors splendid vistas.
 
Text and photos: Oskár Mažgút

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