Discover Vrbovec

Vrbovec brings together winegrowing, religious architectural history and nature. Specific points of interest include the 5 km Hroznové kozy wine trail, a wine cellar lane with around 260 cellars, and Vrbovecký rybník, an important wetland in the Znojmo area. Churches and chapels also tell different stories. If you are considering Vrbovec as a travel destination, these themes can help you tailor your stay to your interests.

Winegrowing: trail, cellar lane and festivals

The Hroznové kozy wine trail is 5 km long. The Sklepní ulička is a separate feature: a row of around 260 wine cellars along the road toward Znojmo, about 1 km from the village. The figures give different measures: the trail’s length is a clear guide, while for the cellar lane they are the approximate number of cellars and their location. When exploring Vrbovec’s winegrowing, you can therefore distinguish between a wine trail and a row of cellars rather than treating them as the same feature.

Events also mark the seasons. Odemykání naučné stezky Hroznové kozy takes place every spring and combines a wine tasting with carrying a billy goat out to the vineyard. At Vrbovecké vinobraní 2025, the end of the grape harvest was celebrated on the last Saturday in October. The festival took place in the U kapličky vineyard, in the Sklepní ulička and in open cellars. Together, these represent different seasonal connections to winegrowing: an annual spring event and an autumn festival described for 2025.

Churches and chapels with different stories

The Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist has an older Romanesque predecessor. After a fire in 1727, it was rebuilt from 1747 and consecrated on 27 June 1767. Its three bells date from the 17th and 18th centuries; the oldest dates from 1626. This sequence makes several stages of its architectural history tangible: the Romanesque predecessor, the fire, the rebuilding and the consecration. The bells add their own historical dates to this story.

The Chapel of Saint Bartholomew offers a different point of reference in time: it was built in 2022. A short walk outside Vrbovec leads to it. A festival takes place in its immediate surroundings in the second half of August, around the feast day of Saint Bartholomew. Zarážení hory is one of its features. Dates may vary; if you want to plan your trip around the festival, check the date for your intended travel period.

The Chapel of Panny Maria Pomocné stands in Ječmeniště, within the cadastral area of Vrbovec. It is the last surviving monument of a vanished winegrowing village in the South Moravian border region. The chapels therefore offer different points of reference: the more recent construction of the Chapel of Saint Bartholomew, and Ječmeniště’s connection to the history of a vanished winegrowing village.

A wetland as a natural attraction

Vrbovecký rybník is the most significant wetland in the Znojmo area and a location of regional to supraregional importance for the European fire-bellied toad. It offers a different focus from the cellar lane, winegrowing traditions and religious buildings: here, the emphasis is on the importance of a wetland and its relationship to an amphibian species. This gives you a broader picture of Vrbovec as a travel destination, encompassing an ecological focus alongside winegrowing and architectural history.

Discover more destinations: Uhercice U Znojma, Prosiměřice, Skalice, Zblovice, Žerůtky, Bezkov, Slup, Vevčice

See the regional travel overview: Okres Znojmo.