St Vitus Church, Cesky Krumlov

Kostel svatého Víta48°49′ N 14°19′ E

St Vitus suits anyone in Český Krumlov at Christmas who wants to hear Ryba's Czech Christmas Mass in the town's own church. The trade-off is that dates for 2026 are not out yet. The angel procession on 11 December ends on its steps.

Photo Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 and others, credited in the gallery

The church stands just off náměstí Svornosti, and its steps are where the angel procession finishes on the Friday before the third Sunday of Advent. In the 2024 season the town held Jakub Jan Ryba's Czech Christmas Mass here on 26 December. The 2026 programme lists Ryba's Mass again, in Český Krumlov and at Zlatá Koruna, without dates so far.

Worth knowing

Watch ckrumlov.info in December for the date of the Ryba Mass.