Hora Matky Boží, Hill in Kopeček, Czechia

Hora Matky Boží is a hill in Kopeček, Czechia, reaching 765 meters (2,510 feet) above sea level. It is topped by a monastery and pilgrimage church, with a tree-lined path and chapels leading up from the town of Králíky.

The pilgrimage site was founded by Bishop Tobias Johannes Becker, who built the church between 1696 and 1700. After a fire in 1846, the church was restored, and the monastery later passed through several religious orders before becoming a national cultural monument in 2018.

The hill is a major pilgrimage site in the Hradec Králové diocese, and the path from town is lined with chapels that tell the story of the Passion. Visitors often stop at each chapel to reflect, and the peaceful setting invites quiet contemplation.

You can walk up from Králíky along a straight, tree-lined path that takes about 20 minutes, or drive via the Dolní Hedeč road. The site is open to visitors, and the climb is steady but manageable for most people.

The complex has seven small towers, and the staircase to the monastery has seven times seven steps, a number that recalls the Seven Sorrows of Mary. The tree-lined avenue leading up was planted in 1705 and won an award for best avenue in Czechia in 2023.