Sedlec Ossuary: the chapel decorated with bones

In the lower chapel of the fourteenth-century All Saints Church, the bones of thousands of people form four pyramids, garlands of skulls, the Schwarzenberg coat of arms and a chandelier that, according to tradition, contains every bone in the human body. It is a place of worship, not a museum: inside photography is not allowed and the visit lasts 30 minutes at most.

Capacity is limited and tickets are sold only with a set day and time, on the official website (sedlec.info) or at the Sedlec information centre, at Zámecká 279. Beware of resellers with inflated prices. Arrive five minutes early: more than ten minutes late and you lose your slot. It is about ten minutes' walk from Kutná Hora railway station.