Ostrava (dt. Mährisch Ostrau) - Vor mehr als 30 Jahren: Eine monumentale Stadt aus Stahl. Bergbau und Hüttenwesen gaben Ostrava die Form und Gestalt, dank welcher die Stadt den Beinamen Stahlherz der Republik erhielt. Heutzutage schlägt das Herz in Rhytmen Musiker aus aller Welt und die Eisenwerke, die in Neonlichtern erstrahlen, schaffen eine einzigartige bunte Kulisse für das Multigenre-Festival Colours of Ostrava. Feiern Sie mit! Entdecken Sie die bunte Stadt und die umliegende Region.
Die Pressereise wird von der Stadt Ostrava und der Region Nordmähren veranstaltet und betreut. Eingeladen sind internationale Teilnehmer, die Kommunikationssprache ist Englisch:

PRESS TRIP – Colours of Ostrava
July 16 – July 20, 2025 (Wednesday - Sunday)


Wednesday, July 16
  • Arrival to Ostrava, transport to City.City hotel Ostrava (we will schedule your pickup based on your arrival).
  • 14:00 Pick-up from the hotel
  • Welcome picnic (lunch - Pochutnej si bistro, local brewery Albrechtický pivovar)
  • 16:00 Visit to PLATO – Gallery of Contemporary Art (located in the historical building of the reconstructed slaughterhouse).
  • Return to the hotel
  • 18:00 Transfer to the festival Colours of Ostrava. Accreditation.
          Optional:
  • 19:00 Visit Pizza Chleba DOV in GONG Multifunction Hall (part of the festival grounds) - Welcome drink and snacks.
  • Free entertainment

Thursday, July 17
  • Trip to Pustevny – a mountain range in the Beskydy mountains
  • 9:30 Pick-up at the hotel (approx. 45 min driving distance)
  • 10:30 Chairlift ride to the top of the hill (15 min) - Lanovka Pustevny
  • Stezka Valaška – wooden observation structure on the top of the trees
  • Lunch in Libušín – a historical cottage designed by a famous architect Dušan Jurkovič, built at the end 19th century (restaurant is part of gastro project POJEZ)
         Optional:
  • A short walk towards Radhošť – visit Radegast – the statue of pagan god (3 km easy hike)
  • Ride on a foot bike/chairlift/downhill hike back to the parking lot
  • Return to Ostrava
  • 17:00 Pick-up at the hotel – transfer to Colours of Ostrava
  • Free entertainment

Friday, July 18
  • 9:45 Pick up at the hotel
  • 10:00 – 12:00 Rafting/kayaking on the river Ostravice
  • Optional in case of bad weather:
  • Futurooms – the ultimate team game based on Fort Boyard
  • 12:15 Lunch at HogoFogo bistro (Ostrava city center)
  • 14:30 Visit to New City Hall Viewing Tower
           Optional:
  • 15:30 Short walk to the Ema Heap – A unique smoldering monument in the heart of Ostrava.
  • 17:00 Transfer to the festival Colours of Ostrava
          Optional:
  • 20:00 Tour to Bolt Tower – The unique superstructure above Blast Furnace No. 1, which is more than 20 meters high, raises the total height of the tower to nearly 80 meters. An outer walkway circle around a glass roller hooked above the original blast furnace structure is connecting the different height levels. Visit to Bolt Café – (light refreshment)
  • Free entertainment

Saturday, July 19
  • 10:00 Pick up at the hotel, transfer to Golf Resort Čeladná (the Beskydy Mountains)
  • 10:30 Golf Academy
  • 12:00 Refreshments - café KOVÁRNA Čeladná (the Beskydy Mountains)
  • Return to Ostrava
  • 13:15 Backstage tour at Colours of Ostrava (Ceska sporitelna stage)
  • 14:45 Lunch at La Petite Conversation (Ostrava city center)
  • 17:00 Pick-up at the hotel – transfer to Colours of Ostrava
  • Free entertainment

Sunday, July 20
Individual departures