Plze Caves

Petrov is a hamlet on the main road from Hodonin and not far from Straznice. There are about 20 private skeley or wine caves. These highly decorated, white washed, archways lead to wine cellars over two hundred years old. Entrance is free and the owners offer you free samples of wine. A cavers dream? Not quite. Visitors are expected to buy bottles of wine. There are similar skeley at Polesovice 12km north and at Mutenice 15km west and another at Prusanky.

Text by Tony Oldham (2002). With kind permission.