Place of pilgrimage for many Catholics as the Czech Republic and the whole world is situated in Olomouc and is a single-nave church with side chapels. This temple is a long time was a simple church. Only in 1995, the Pope John Paul II gave him the title of minor basilica prestigious.

Pilgrimage Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary located in the suburb of Olomouc called Holy Kopichek. From the city center there is a bus №11, so every tourist, appeared in Olomouc can go to worship the holy places.

The massive building of the temple was built in the Baroque style in the second half of the XVII century, thanks to the efforts of two architects: the Italian DP Tencalla and D. Martinelli.

Above the temple two towers, which immediately attract attention and give the whole structure a solemn look. The central part of the nave is covered by a massive dome, which was engaged in painting I. Steger. His hands belong to the frescoes, which you can learn the history of this church. Paintings adorn the walls of the chapels.

If you bypass the temple, the parapets on its side you can see the sculptures of saints that are particularly revered in the Czech Republic. This Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian. There's also the statues of the 12 apostles.

When the temple was built, for its interior design have been invited many outstanding masters from both the Czech Republic and Italy. For example, over-painted arches of the church worked K. Castelli and his disciples, and some of the frescoes, in particular, the image of St. Augustine, established K. Gandskim.