Lomec is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites in Southern Bohemia. The Pilgrimage Church of Virgin Mary is one of signifi cant works of the high Baroque in Central Europe. The church was built in1692 - 1702 by Earl Bucquoy for the miraculous sculpture of the Virgin Mary with Jesus. The main dominant of the church is a unique central altar with rich carvings which is a small copy of the Bernini Papal Altar from the Church of St. Peter in Rome. A former hunting castle is located not far from the church, which later became a parsonage, and in 1971 Congregation of Grey Sisters of the 3rd Order of St. Francis settled down here. The pilgrimage premises also include a bell tower, outdoor altar, Meditation Garden of Virgin Mary, cloister, and a nearby cemetery.
Attraction:
Lomec was oft en visited by the writer Julius Zeyer during his stays in Vodňany. You can walk the same path as he did from Vodňany to Lomec.