Český Krumlov is one of the most attractive towns in the Czech Republic and its crooked streets and the wonderful Renaissance facades of its houses and palaces create a truly magical atmosphere. At the castle you’ll find a theatre – and as we’re in Krumlov it’s not just any old theatre.

Are you one of those people that just loves trains and everything that goes with them? Then the last two narrow-gauge railways in the country, which zigzag their way through the South Bohemian countryside between Jindřichův Hradec, Nová Bystřice and Obrataň, are for you. We also invite you to visit the home ...

Two impressive aristocratic residences, well-pruned parks and gardens gradually fading into forest and meadows, decorative pieces of sculpture, hunting lodges, chapels and colonnades, follies and a Roman triumphal arch hidden in the woods – this is the Lednice-Valtice area, a UNESCO-listed site ...

Come join us for a trip, during which you can gaze into the depths of a mysterious treasure trove and we’re not talking about breaking open your piggy bank. We’re off to Kutná Hora, once known as the Czech kingdom’s pot of silver. Here we’ll take a look into a medieval silver mine and a weird and wonderful ...

Across the Czech Republic you won’t find another region with so many mineral and thermal springs as the westernmost corner of the country. The three best known spa towns, Carlsbad, Marienbad and Františkovy Lázně, have even been nominated for inclusion in UNESCO’s list of world cultural heritage sites.

Friendly, idyllic and one of a kind – these are just some ways you could describe Olomouc, one of the most beautiful cities in central Europe. There’s something for everyone here – keen travellers and history lovers, who like to wander sights and museums, as well as sports fans, adventure seekers and families ...

If someone invites you on a tour of the dam and hydroelectric power station at Dlouhé Stráně near Kouty nad Desnou, don’t hesitate to take up their offer. Here you’ll see a unique piece of engineering, which was rated alongside giants of the tourism scene such as Český Krumlov, Karlštejn, Charles Bridge ...

Since time immemorial the mysterious landscapes of sandstone rock formations, straddling the border between Saxony and Bohemia, have attracted attention with their dramatic setting. The gateway to the Czech Switzerland National Park is the small village of Hřensko on the border with Germany. This community ...

In the course of a single weekend you could easily visit all the places in the Highlands region listed by UNESCO as cultural heritage sites. In so doing you would call at Telč’s historical centre, Třebíč’s Basilica of St Procopius and Jewish quarter and the Church of John of Nepomuk in Žďár nad Sázavou!

Where else should you go to learn about the history of beer and brewing than to the city of Pilsen in West Bohemia. Here you can visit the famous breweries including the Urquell Brewery, the city’s most celebrated, as well as the Brewery Museum and other places of interest in the western provinces’ biggest ...