The Ivanite Hermitage in Teplice nad Metují

The grounds of the baroque Ivanite hermitage in Teplice nad Metují have a U-shaped floor plan, enclosed by a wall with a garden. Consisting of the Church of Our Lady of Help and two wings of its own half-timbered hermitage. At the time of construction, the hermitage was entirely wooden except for the black kitchen and chimneys. It is one of the last monuments of the congregation of St. Ivan, founded for hermits in Bohemia in 1732. Unusually…