A small provincial town Holice lovers of quiet, cute, cozy district centers, where time seems to have stopped in the last century. A fairly large town, consisting of 7 districts, was founded in the early fourteenth century. In 1336, the village Holice was annexed to the possessions of the Czech king John of Luxembourg, what was recorded in the town book. In 1493 Holice got the status of a city, its inhabitants could for some time not to pay taxes to the state Treasury, were freed from work on the manor fields and had the right to brew and sell beer. In 1507 Holice became the property of William of pernštejn, who always cared for towns and villages, which belonged to him.

In the first half of the seventeenth century Holice got permission on the content of the salt stock, but have enjoyed this privilege for long, as began the Thirty years war. Swedish troops looted the town and burned it. Holice burned several times: in 1679 and 1680, when fire destroyed the mill and brewery. None of these buildings are not subsequently restored.

Was in holice and the town hall, which was built from wooden beams. No wonder she burned twice. Stone building, built in 1824, is also not preserved, as it suffered during the second world war.

The main attractions of the town that are of interest to tourists include the Church of St. Martin of tours, Dating from the mid fourteenth century. It is located on the Central square, named after the first President of the Czech Republic, T. G. Masaryk. Initially, the temple, like the other buildings in the city, was built of wood. Only in the 1730s, it was reconstructed in stone. To work on the building of the Church was invited by the famous architect K. I. Dienzenhofer.

Newer buildings include the building of a strict, restrained design of dark brick-owned company "the Falcon".

Among the city's museums will be an interesting exhibition of Emil Holub – the doctor, traveler and Explorer of Africa.