The Stone Bridge in Písek is the oldest surviving bridge in Central Europe, a magnificent 13th-century Gothic structure spanning the Otava River in southern Bohemia, predating Prague’s famous Charles Bridge by nearly a century. Built around 1270 under King Ottokar II of Bohemia, this 111-metre bridge of seven arches has survived floods, wars, and 750 […]
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Pančava Waterfall is the highest cascade in the Czech Republic, tumbling 148 metres down a rocky amphitheatre in the heart of the Krkonoše Mountains. Fed by the Pančava stream and surrounded by subarctic tundra vegetation found nowhere else in Central Europe, it\’s a breathtaking sight that rewards those willing to hike into the country\’s highest […]
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The Medieval Tavern Dětenice is one of Europe’s few authentic medieval theme pubs, a fully immersive 13th-century dining experience in a restored Gothic inn in the Czech countryside where costumed staff serve period food by candlelight, accompanied by fire jugglers, musicians, and a complete absence of modern conveniences. Attached to the beautifully restored Dětenice Castle, […]
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The Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž are one of Central Europe’s finest Baroque ensembles, a UNESCO World heritage site in the Czech Republic’s Moravian region where the magnificent Archbishop’s Chateau (used as a filming location for Amadeus) is complemented by two extraordinary gardens: the formal Pleasure Garden (one of the best-preserved Baroque gardens in Europe) […]
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Sněžka is the highest peak in the Czech Republic, a distinctive 1,603-metre mountain on the Polish border whose flat, windswept summit is crowned by the extraordinary disc-shaped St. Lawrence Chapel and a futuristic meteorological observatory that looks like something from another planet. Accessible via multiple well-marked trails from both the Czech and Polish sides, climbing […]
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Updated: May 16, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Pernštejn Castle is one of the most visited castles in Moravia, Czech republic, which attracts lots of tourists. It is situated on the cliff above the city Nedvedice. The castle rises nearly 8 centuries and throughout its history has never been conquered. Its majestic towers […]
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Krkonoše National Park (Karkonosze in Polish) is the oldest national park in the Czech Republic and one of Central Europe’s most beloved mountain destinations, a dramatic granite and schist range on the Czech-Polish border whose highest peak, Sněžka (1,603m), crowns a landscape of glacial cirques, alpine meadows, and the unique subarctic tundra ecosystem that exists […]
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National Park Podyjí is one of Central Europe’s best-kept secrets, a breathtaking expanse of near-pristine forest carved by the deep meandering Dyje River along the Czech-Austrian border. This compact park packs an extraordinary punch: dramatic river canyon views, ancient oak woodlands, rare steppe grasslands, and over 65km of well-marked trails. It’s a paradise for hikers, […]
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\u0160umava National Park is the Czech Republic’s largest protected area, an immense expanse of ancient forest, peat bogs, and glacial lakes along the Bavarian border that forms the green heart of Central Europe and one of the continent’s most important wilderness landscapes. Known in German as the B\u00f6hmerwald (Bohemian Forest), \u0160umava is a UNESCO Biosphere […]
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České Švýcarsko (Bohemian Switzerland) National Park is one of the most photogenic landscapes in the Czech Republic, a fantasy realm of towering sandstone rock pillars, deep mossy gorges, and the iconic Pravčická brána, the largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, whose film-set appearance (it featured in The Chronicles of Narnia) draws hikers and photographers to […]
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