This is the westernmost of the pretty little towns along the flow of Ohře River, right on the German-Czech border. It is famous mostly due to the block of old houses in the middle of the main square, called Špalíček (meaning Wooden Block in Czech). There is also a partly preserved castle built in 1180 a.d., remains of city fortifications,...
There are several really beautiful towns on Ohře River; here is the list of some of them (listed West-to-East):
This is one of my favorite historical places. Less touristic, yet as beautiful as Český Krumlov. Definitely worth to see. It is located west to Karlovy Vary, close to German border, about 2 hours car ride from Prague.
I am getting questions from tourists visiting Prague how to get from the Prague Airport and generally how to use the public transport here.
This is Czech second-best-beer-city after Plzeň (Pilsen). That means, local beer is considered second best known of all Czech beers; the name Budweiser is a subject of a long dispute between the local beer producer Budvar and Anheuser-Busch which owns the Budweiser brand in the US but not in Europe; as of today, the US Budweiser is marketed in...
The historical royal town of Písek is located about 100 km south of Prague, on the way from Prague to České Budějovice. It is small (about 30 000 inhabitants) but very nice. It was founded in the 13th century by the Czech king Václav (Wenceslas) I., who started building the castle on the bank of Otava River and the town...
An interesting city north of Prague (about an hour car ride, close to both German and Polish border). Although the first settlement here is dated back in the 13th century, there are no medieval buildings preserved anywhere in the city. The reason is that the settlement was quickly growing and the medieval houses and churches were either replaced...
Capital of the Moravian district of Haná with a beautiful historical center, including the Holy Trinity Column, a baroque monument inscribed on the Unesco Heritage List.