10 ideas for short trips from Prague

Take a dip in the healing hot springs or drop to less healing, but more exhilarating basics "Budweiser", "Gambrinus" and "Becherovka", feed the bear in a medieval castle or even go for a day in Germany to enjoy the masterpieces of the Dresden gallery, and to see how Volkswagen cars. Find out where you can go from Prague one day.





1. Karlstejn Castle

Just 30 km from Prague is a fairy-tale castle of Karlstejn — the Treasury and the summer residence of Charles IV. The only opportunity to wander around the medieval fortress and the Royal chambers in the tour. But with a guide you won't miss interesting corners of the castle and definitely will learn more about its history than Wikipedia. If you are going to carry home Souvenirs from the Czech Republic, it is better to buy them in karlštejn, not in Prague, where prices can be twice as high.





How to get there: by train from main railway station, journey time 40 minutes, cost — 53 of the crown.

2. Konopiště Castle

Archduke Franz Ferdinand rebuilt the medieval castle of Konopiste Chateau and turned it into a magnificent Museum of his hunting trophies and weapons. The collection is impressive: thousands of stuffed exotic birds and animals, armor, swords and hunting weapons, works of art from different cultures and eras. Around the castle you will find a picturesque Park in the English style, with roses and peacocks. After a walk to check out the local restaurant, which serves excellent soup pheasant with quail eggs and sherry.





How to get there: by train from main railway station to Benešov station (journey time 40 min, ticket price — 54 crown), then walk the signs for about an hour or by bus from the bus station of Benesov. Alternative: by bus from the station Roztyly Prague metro, travel time is 45-50 min., price of 58 crowns. If you are traveling by car in Konopiste convenient to call after karlštejn — the road between the castle will take about an hour. If you use public transport then first you have to go back to Prague, and from there to get to Konopiste bus or train.

3. Kutná Hora

Kutná Hora was once famous for its silver mines, and today the Ossuary, a chapel, "decorated" with human skeletons. Smooth eerie impression of the chapel will help a luxurious stained glass Windows and elaborate carvings of the Cathedral of St. Barbara, the second largest Gothic Church in the Czech Republic.





How to get there by train from the railway station, the journey time of 65 min., price — CZK 108; buses from the stations Háje and Nádraží Uhříněves, journey time — 1 hour 37 min., value of CZK 62.

4. Karlovy Vary

Medicinal springs in the Czech resort, where once recovered their health, Peter the great and Beethoven, now available to everyone. In Karlovy vary take a dip in the thermal baths or relax in one of the Spa hotels, to spend a romantic weekend and see how they do "Becherovka". Above the city, atop a forested hill is a lookout tower Diana, where as the palm visible all Karlovy vary. You can climb on foot or by funicular.





How to get there: trains from Prague, journey time — 3 hours 17 min., at a cost of from 273, - CZK; bus from Florenc station, journey time — 1 hour 49 min., price — from 140 kroner.

5. Tabor

Once the camp was established as a military camp of the religious movement of the Hussites. Turbulent times are long gone, and today is a beautiful quiet town with heroic ruins of the castle, winding cobbled streets, Gothic churches and houses in the Renaissance style and Baroque. To study the camp literally from all sides. The best panoramic views from the towers of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, and the "wrong side" of the city can be seen in the ancient underground labyrinth where the locals took refuge from fires and enemies.





How to get there by train from the railway station, journey time — 1 hour 26 min., price — CZK 145; bus from Florenc and Roztyly stations, travel time — 1 hour 30 min., value of CZK 88. To save a little time and money is possible by combining one-trip inspection konopiště and Tabor. From Prague, less than an hour drive to Konopiste Chateau, and from there another hour on the road to camp and from Camp to return to the capital is 1.5 hours.

6. Pilsen

In the "beer capital" of the Czech Republic is very easy to miss a lot of interesting, fascinated by the beverage tasting directly from the barrels. To avoid this, take a tour around the famous factory Plzeňský Prazdroj already after a day of sightseeing. In addition to the brewery, in Pilsen, you should pay attention to Cathedral of St. Bartholomew with an observation deck, a charming building of the synagogue and the mysterious catacombs. Children can be reduced to the local zoo, Botanical garden and dinopark with recreated in full-length dinosaurs.





How to get there: trains to railway station, journey time — 1 hour 26 min., price — from 100 CZK; bus station Zličín, travel time — about an hour.

7. Liberec

Liberec is a small town with a large selection of entertainment. In winter it attracts skiers and snowboarders, and in warm weather — Hiking, Biking, and beautiful scenery. The most amazing views of Liberec and the surroundings opens from the observation deck of the local TV tower on mount ještěd, where if you want you can have lunch or even spend the night in a hotel. History fans will be fascinated by the city hall in neo-Renaissance style, Wallenstein houses, churches and museums. Children will surely enjoy at the local zoo, the only one in Europe that breeds white tigers, or in the entertainment centre Babylon with a water Park and a scientific IQ-Park.





How to get there: trains from Prague through Turnov, journey time is 2.5 hours and the price is from CZK 194; bus station Černý Most, with a journey time of 1 hour and 15 min.

8. Ceske Budejovice

The city the city itself may not deserve a few attacks from Prague. But it is only 25 km to český Krumlov, and together, these two picturesque town will make the trip interesting and memorable. In the city you can climb the Black tower to admire the city's historic centre. The rise is not easy, and maybe that's why they have to pay at the top, not the bottom. Watch a funny town hall, converted from three houses, throw a coin into the fountain with the statue of Samson, find the owl on the Bee Palace and stroll through the garden of the Dominican monastery. And, of course, the home of "Budweiser" can not go on a tour of the brewery, or at least not to dine in the Brasserie at the factory.





How to get there: trains to railway station, journey time is 2.5 hours and cost from 165 CZK; bus station Florenc and Na Knížecí, journey time — 2 hours 20 minutes, the cost — from 152 CZK.

9. Cesky Krumlov

The charm of český Krumlov will easily give odds to Prague: the fairytale Krumlov castle with live bears, charming houses and narrow streets, immersed in greenery and flowers. In Cesky Krumlov lot of interesting museums, such as the motorcycle Museum in the old mill with a good restaurant or Museum shop, "Seidel", where you can not just go back to 1862, but to make a photo for memory. If time allows, stop in Cesky Krumlov for a day or two to walk through its mysterious streets with a night tour, or rafting on rafts on the Vltava.





How to get there: trains to railway station Prague Budejovice, journey time — 3 hours 23 min., value of CZK 274; bus station Florenc and Na Knížecí, journey time about 3 hours.

10. Dresden

Magnificent castles, grandiose Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, one of Europe's best Opera houses, German Dresden definitely has something to interest the tourist. Here are dozens of interesting museums: treasures of the Green vault and the Armoury to the physico-mathematical salon and Museum of man, and on inspection only one of the Dresden gallery will take several hours.

Among the unusual sights of Dresden — panorama of the town in Asisi, whimsical art quarter of Dresden and the "transparent factory" of Volkswagen, where through glass walls you can trace the entire production process of the "people's car".





How to get there: trains to railway station, journey time — 2 hours 16 minutes; by bus from Florenc station, with a journey time of around 2 hours.published

 



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