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Czech Republic, made for discovery

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Photo: Estec sarl., Les hôtels pas chers a Prague · Wikimedia Commons ↗ · CC BY 3.0 ↗. Display cropped to fit.

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Find your kind of place.

Ten local guides, with attractions,
travel tips and hotel contacts.

Five first-time favourites

Five places beyond the main route

Smaller towns and different perspectives. These are established destinations too, popular weekends can still be busy.

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Something you did not expect

There is another world here.

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Cathedrals beneath the grass

Step into Brno’s former water tanks, where brick arches and immense spaces turn engineering into an extraordinary visit.

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A house full of imagination

Seek out Portmoneum, where Josef Váchal’s painted interiors make a small house feel like a doorway into another world.

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Follow the story underground

Explore a cellar labyrinth, then return to the old town and the vineyard country beyond it.

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Build a journey, not a checklist

Good neighbours for your itinerary.

A Bohemian introduction

Begin in Prague and choose a separate outing or overnight stay in Kutná Hora or Karlovy Vary. They lie in different directions, plan each travel leg rather than treating them as one quick circuit.

South Bohemia & the highlands

Continue from Český Krumlov towards Telč and Třebíč for contrasting historic settings. Check regional connections and give smaller towns the pleasure of an overnight stay.

Moravia, above and below

Use Brno as an introduction, then choose Olomouc for grand squares or Znojmo for underground passages and wine country. Litomyšl makes another chapter on a longer journey.

Independent route ideas, not fixed tour schedules. Compare connections before booking and leave time for the journey itself.

Before you travel

A few useful starting points.

The Czech Republic uses the Czech koruna, CZK. Compare rail and bus connections for smaller towns, and check seasonal opening before setting out for castles and gardens.

Spring and autumn can suit town walks, while summer brings longer days and more visitors. Plan for the weather, allow time for cobbled streets and reserve popular guided interiors ahead.

VisitCzechia, official national travel guide ↗České dráhy, rail connections ↗Prague and regional public transport ↗Ask ATA about your itinerary
Photographs & credits

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  • Prague: Photo: Estec sarl., Les hôtels pas chers a Prague · Wikimedia Commons ↗ · CC BY 3.0 ↗. Display cropped to fit.
  • Český Krumlov: Photo: Jerzy Strzelecki · Wikimedia Commons ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗. Display cropped to fit.
  • Karlovy Vary: Photo: Photo taken and panorama created by Bobak Ha'Eri · Wikimedia Commons ↗ · CC BY 3.0 ↗. Display cropped to fit.
  • Brno: Photo: Reem Al-Kashif · Wikimedia Commons ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗. Display cropped to fit.
  • Kutná Hora: Photo: Pere prlpz · Wikimedia Commons ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗. Display cropped to fit.
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  • Telč: Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Peco~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · Wikimedia Commons ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗. Display cropped to fit.
  • Litomyšl: Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Twisp assumed (based on copyright claims). · Wikimedia Commons ↗ · Public domain ↗. Display cropped to fit.
  • Třebíč: Photo: Stellafoxx · Wikimedia Commons ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗. Display cropped to fit.
  • Znojmo: Photo: Christof Halbe · Wikimedia Commons ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗. Display cropped to fit.