Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady, Minor basilica in Frýdek, Czech Republic

The Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady is a single-nave baroque church with a twin-tower facade whose towers, topped by round lanterns with double crosses, rise 60 m. The nave measures 47.25 m long, 22.25 m wide and 22.75 m high. Six side chapels with altars line the nave, and the main altar of 1796 holds the statue of the Virgin of Frýdek.

A wooden chapel was built over a Marian statue in 1706; the foundation stone of the church followed in 1740 under builder Bartoloměj Wittner. It was consecrated in 1759 by Breslau prince-bishop Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch, and the towers were finished in 1777. Pope John Paul II raised it to minor basilica in 1999, and in 2018 it became a national cultural monument.

The Marian statue above the tabernacle is the object of the pilgrimage; a legend says workers found it in the ground at Vápenky in the mid-17th century and it returned there after being carried to the parish church. The site is sometimes called the "Silesian Lourdes". The Way of the Cross of 1877, 14 chapels in a wide horseshoe behind the church, is still walked.

The basilica stands on the Vápenky site in Frýdek, with the entrance forecourt lined by sculptures and a mission cross. The whole grounds are walled and entry is mainly possible during services; the outdoor areas were reopened to the public in September 2011 after reconstruction.

The Marian statue above the tabernacle is linked to a legend: workers found it in the clay at Vápenky, carried it to the parish church, and the next day it was back on the original spot. Another source says František Eusebius of Oppersdorf had it carved in 1665.