This landlocked Slavic country is home to one of the world's most breathtaking cities, Prague, as well as many lovely smaller cities, towns, & countryside. Top draws include Bohemia's beer and spas, & Moravia's wines.

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Explore the ‘Alternative’ Side of Prague – You Can Even Take a Graffiti Course!

 Alternative-Prague.com Although lots of you know that the Czech Republic’s capital is one of the world’s most monumental cities with its elegant squares, Baroque buildings and must-sees – such as the Charles Bridge, majestic Prague Castle, the Jewish Quarter, and the Old City Hall’s astronomical clock – there’s also a cool, alt, and youth-driven side to Prague, going back to the graffiti and street art of famous John Lennon Wall of the Malá Strana neighbourhood (which actually predated the…

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A few how-to tips about Prague for first timers

Peter K Burian   The capital of the Czech Republic, with its UNESCO World Heritage historic center, is considered one of Europe's (indeed, the world's) most beautiful cities, and has been a favorite for visitors for more than 30 years now, since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Top attractions include Castle Hill, Old Town Square, the Old Town Hall, Wenceslaus Square, and Charles Bridge. And here are some tips and observations to help you navigate "golden Prague":     read post  

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Prague river cruise cited in 'Romantic Valentine's Day Activities In/Near 26 Iberia Destinations'

Sure, going out for an intimate dinner à deux is pretty much everyone's default on this day for lovers. But to make Valentine's Day extra special, seek out an experience that will make it truly memorable for years to come. High and low, on land and water, laid-back and high-adrenaline; simple and elaborate; cheap and pricey - there's something here for every couple! read post

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20 of Prague's top attractions

Prague has been nicknamed the "City of a Thousand Spires." As you glance over its 1,100-year-old skyline you'll be rewarded with countless splendid views of lovely domed churches and soaring old towers that combine to make Prague one of Europe's architectural gems. Everywhere you look, fine examples of Gothic, Baroque, Renaissance, and Art Nouveau styles dot the city, providing a dramatic contrast to the sturdy, ancient Prague Castle. Possessing one of the best-preserved historic city centers…

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  • I´ve been following the 42 new UNESCO World Heritage Sites announced last month, and this one might be of interest to beer aficionados: the town of Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops, a bit over an hour northwest of Prague: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1558/
    Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops
    This cultural landscape has been shaped for centuries by the living tradition of cultivating and trading the world’s most renowned hop variety, used…
  • Prague tends to get most of the attention, but there are a number of other cool cities in Czechia, too, and after reading this article about Moravia´s capital Brno, it´s definitely on my list the next time I visit! https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/may/04/a-locals-guide-to-br...
    A local’s guide to Brno, Czech Republic: ‘How do you like your pilsner poured?’ | Czech Republic ho…
    Actor Ondřej Kokorský shows us around the country’s second city, taking in traditional beer halls, up-and-coming neighbourhoods and a pink theatre th…
  • This great roundup of Europe's best wine regions includes all the usual suspects - but also some you don't hear about, including Moravia. I visited in the 1990s, and despite its centuries-old winemaking history, I felt that in terms of quality it hadn't yet recoverd from the degradation of the Communist era. Now it seems things have changed: https://we3travel.com/european-wine-regions/
    Uncorking Europe's Best Wine Regions: Hidden Gems & Top Producers
    Discover the best wine regions of Europe, from well-known destinations like Tuscany and Bordeaux to hidden gems like Lavaux and Moravia.
  • Having lived years ago in Prague for 13 months, I was fortunate to visit a slew of beautiful towns and cities outside the capital, too many of which get overlooked by visitors. And the UK Guardian just profiled five of them: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/feb/26/prague-and-beyond-fi...
    Prague and beyond: five of the Czech Republic’s most beautiful towns and cities | Travel | The Guar…
    Its magnificent capital is justly famous but there are other lovely places to visit that are only a train ride away from Prague
  • A Prague actor and gallery curator talks to The Guardian about his insider picks for visitors in the Czech capital: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/jul/11/locals-guide-to-prag...
    A local’s guide to Prague: the best beer, cool architecture and hunting for fossils | Prague holida…
    Actor and gallery curator Pavel Lagner leads us to Renaissance pavilions, fun cocktail bars and delicious, stinky cheese
  • About to open in mid-May: Skybridge 721 outside the tiny village of Dolní Morava (near Pardubice), Sky Bridge 721 will be the world's longest suspension bridge, 721 meters (2,365 feet) long and 312 metres above the ground. Impressive, but personally - no thanks. Read more about it here: https://www.dolnimorava.cz/en/sky-bridge-721
    Sky Bridge 721 | Dolní Morava ...hory zážitků
  • A Tripatini member is looking for tips on the "untouristy" side of Prague. If you'd like to help, please respond not on this wall but at this link to our Ask A Travel Pro forum.

  • For full details and dates, please, contact Atypus Travel via email: info@atypus.cz, skype: Atypus 880 or phone:00420608883178.

  • Unique opportunity to visit Czech Republic and see Ride of Kings in Moravia village Vlcnov(recentlly listed in UNECSO cultural heritage list) in last weekend of May. The tour may be organize separatelly for most of the year.

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    CHARMING CASTLES, MEDIEVAL VILLAGES AND MORAVIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE- private trip to the CZECH REPUBLIC

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    Discover a beautiful and still undiscovered corner of Europe. This superb adventure in the Czech Republic’s southern lands of Moravia and Bohemia offers a rare opportunity to explore a remarkable historical legacy of Baroque and Rococo castles, ancient but well preserved medieval towns, and centuries-old chateaus with impressive wine cellars. (This region is noted for its vineyards and you’ll have ample opportunities to taste its fine wines!) Complementing your cultural discoveries are walks in the orchid-dotted meadows of the White Carpathian Mountains and in the limestone Pálava Hills, both UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, and Sumava National Park, with its untouched wildlife. Throughout you’ll meet local people in delightful Moravian villages where rich veins of folk arts—music, dance, and other distinctive cultural traditions—live proudly on.

    May be combine with famous "Ride of Kings" in Vlcnov(last weekend of May), recentlly sign in UNESCO cultural heritage list

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    ITINERARY may -be arrange any time of the year from group size 2paix

     

    DAY 1 ~ Mikulov and southern Moravia

    Arrive in Vienna. Your trip leader will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the small medieval town of Mikulov in southern Moravia. (If you have arrived a day or two early, the guide will pick you up at your hotel.) After checking into the hotel, you may explore the town and its noted Renaissance chateau that dominates the skyline. Within the chateau is a regional museum with many wine-making artifacts (this is the heart of the wine district). You can also take an easy walk to Pálava Hills, a group of limestone hills with unique flora and fauna along the Czech-Austrian Border that is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Later you can walk through the magnificent park in the town of Lednice, with its fountains, extensive views, castle ruins, and lake with 15 islands. Transfer one hour to the town of Uherske Hradiste. Welcome dinner with wine tasting.


    DAY 2 ~ Slovácko

    In the morning you’ll take an easy walk through the beautiful orchid meadows of the White Carpathian Mountains. Later, you’ll travel to the village of Petrov and visit an interesting group of Baroque wine cellars from the 18th and 19th centuries where you may taste local wines. This area is also known for its folklore traditions—the area between the White Carpathians and Chriby Hills is called Slovácko and it is here where the most distinctive cultural traditions of the Czech Republic survive. The area below Chriby Hills is also known for its very good quality of wines. You’ll stop at an open air museum (locally called a skansen) in Straznice where you can view buildings from the last century, followed by wine tasting in a private wine cellar.

    EXTRA DAY IS RECOMMENDED FOR VISIT OF RIDE OF KINGS IN VLCNOV.

    A festival of folklore, with participation of ensembles from the Czech Republic and abroad. Over three days, the tiny village of Vlčnov offers its invitation to the most important cultural event, displaying not only the beauty and variety of Moravian folk costumes, song, dance and handicrafts ...
    More: http://www.kudyznudy.cz/en/events/jizdakralu2010.html

    DAY 3 ~ Buchlov Castle – Buchlovice Chateau – Velehrad

    In the morning, you’ll walk through beech forests to Buchlov Castle, set on a hilltop and one of the oldest in Moravia, founded in the 13th century. Later, continue to Buchlovice, visiting Buchlovice Chateau, an 18th-century Italian chateau still containing most of its original Rococo furniture left behind by the family when they fled to Austria in 1945. The chateau’s wine cellar will give you another opportunity for wine tasting! Then, you’ll visit the little town of Velehrad with its beautiful cathedral from the 9th century. It is one of the most important pilgrimage sites of the Czech Republic.

     

    DAY 4 ~ Slavonice – Telc – Trebon – sightseeing day

    After breakfast, we leave Hradiste and continue to the beautiful town of Telc, another UNESCO World Heritage Site that’s noted for its Gothic castle. Later, we visit the handsome Renaissance town of Slavonice. After an hour of driving we reach the medieval town of Trebon, noted for its pretty red-roofed buildings.


    DAY 5 ~ Trebon – Cesky Krumlov

    The countryside around Trebon is called Trebonsko, and it is an important Landscape Protected Area with a large network of interconnecting canals and fishponds dating from the 15th century. (Some of the local restaurants offer fish specialties that are really worth trying.) We’ll take a sightseeing tour around the town center, including the Neo-Gothic chapel of the Schwarzenberg family, the Regent brewery (one of the oldest Czech breweries, founded in 1379), and walk along the banks of the fish ponds. Later, we transfer to Cesky Krumlov, the best-preserved medieval town in the Czech Republic (and yet another World Heritage Site). Accommodations are at a hotel in the historical center of Cesky Krumlov.

     

    DAY 6 ~ Cesky Krumlov

    We’ll enjoy a sightseeing tour of the town, including a tour of the Krumlov Chateau, the second largest residence (after Prague Castle) in Bohemia. It was built in the 13th century and converted into a Renaissance chateau in the 16th century. The large park, of French design, is another highlight of the town, as well as the 18th-century Rococo theater and the museum dedicated to Egon Schiele, the Austrian painter who moved to Krumlov in 1911. In the afternoon, we may walk to Zlata Koruna or visit Vyssi Brod, where a 13th-century Cistercian monastery and museum are situated. The library decorated in Rococo gold is definitely a “must-see.”

     

    DAY 7 ~ ~ Cesky Krumlov – Prague

    We’ll begin to make our way toward Prague, with a possible stop at the village of Holasovice, a wonderful example of a traditional central European village. Arrive in Prague in the afternoon and enjoy a short walk through the historical center. Depart Prague. (Additional afternoon sightseeing in Prague can be arranged.) 

     Land cost starts from 750 EUR/person for group of 4. Including nice hotels, transport, guide, services.


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  • During our time in Prague we had the chance to stay at the beautiful Savic Hotel - excellent value romance and luxury. Check out our review if you're looking for a place to stay in the old town centre 

    http://inspiringtravellers.com/2011/11/20/hotel-savic-prague-review/

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