Cave Blanik Knights

Nice place to visit while in Kunstat

Good place

Me and my parents visited this place while I was in the Czech republic during my holiday. Surrounding area is very nice, you can visit lookout tower on the hill and sensual garden especially created for the blind people but everyone can have a good time there. The knights were created by a young local man, he was a talented self-taught sculptor, who created remarkable works before the end of his tragically short life; he died in 1931 from tuberculosis, before completing the Blanik knights. The sculptures inside are impressive, both for their large size and realistic look. A statue of St. Wenceslas, the commander of the legendary sleeping army, is depicted on horseback. Guarding the entrance of the cave is another statue, of a giant lion. His first work on this spot was actually a larger-than-life statue of Thomas Masaryk, the first president of independent Czechoslovakia. It stood 10.5 meters but unfortunately was destroyed during World War II. Only the boots of the original statue remain. Luckily, the knights in the cave were untouched, and have stayed in their sleeping state up to this day.

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A little on the pricey side but worth visiting.