Master thesis concerns of the architecture of Jan Blažej Santini- Aichel from the point of view of cultural tourism in the Czech Republic.First part is concentrated on definition cultural tourism and its components. Second part clarifies the importance and position of Santini`s architecture in art history. Third part takes note of attendance and present touristic offer of sights whose common denominator is architect Santini, and also is attentive to activities of citizen`s association Travel around Santini. The conclusion endeavours to define the position of Santini`s sights in the cultural tourism in the Czech Republic and also tries to point out assets and negatives of activities of citizen`s association Travel around Santini, and outlines potential direction of activities of the citizen`s association in the future.

The present thesis focuses at analysing the development of the Cistercian monastery in Plasy during the Baroque period, as well the monastery festivities, which belonged among important events of the monastery's everyday life, being an inseparable part of routine within the renewed monastery structure and new sacral foundations. The thesis is structured into five chapters, each analysing a particular part of the present topic. The first chapter maps the spiritual and social development of the Cistercian Order and its activities in the Czech Lands, and describes the specifics of the Order liturgy. The adoration of Our Lady has been an inseparable part of the Cistercian devotion and, as such, has become the topic of one of the chapters of the present thesis. Plasy monastery's abbots, the elected superiors of the order, were closely tied to the renewal of the monastery, applying their artistic ambitions to the reconstruction. The major focus of the whole thesis is set on the linkage of primary sources to the individual aspects of life of the Order, such as the Order liturgy, the issue of the foundation stones, or the apotheosis of the newly built structures by Giovanni Battista Santini-Aichel. The concluding chapter summarizes and evaluates the outcomes of the thesis. The present theses could not have...