Tips for trips around the Czech Republic
Karlštejn State Castle
Karlštejn Castle, a Gothic gem to the southwest of Prague, was built by Charles IV in 1348 to preserve the rare crown jewels. At Karlštejn Castle, you can explore not only the Czech crown jewels and the collection of holy relics, but also experience your Day at Karlštejn.
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Czech Grand Canyon – Great America
The location where Lemonade Joe was filmed, but also a former destination station for inconvenient political prisoners. These are all limestone quarries Great and Little America. Come and discover the beauty of the Bohemian Karst, Karlštejn and the surrounding area.
Great America – the Czech Grand Canyon is a limestone, about 800 m long, 200 m wide, up to 100 m deep flooded quarry. At its bottom there are two interconnected lakes with clear water.
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Slapy Dam
So far, the fifth largest dam in the Czech Republic is the Slapy Dam, built in 1950. In addition to water sports such as sailing, water skiing, windsurfing, but also swimming, the dam is used by boat traffic.
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Viewpoint Máj
The Máj viewpoint is located on a high rock, directly above the former Svatojan streams. In the past, the section of the Vltava River between the villages of Štěchovice and Slapy was referred to as Svatojánské currents, where the river flowed through a deep rocky valley and formed rapids.
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Orlík dam
There are thirteen campsites on Orlík, and most of them have sandy (or stony) beaches. In addition to swimming, you can also surf here, and in many places you can rent boats or paddle boats.
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Lake Konětopy
A beautiful flooded sandpit with high-quality water, where you can find a grassy and sandy beach. The lake is located near the main road between the villages of Konětopy and Drísy. The area is partially fenced and provides a pleasant environment for summer recreation. A pine forest surrounds the lake.
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Devil’s heads
The devil’s heads are about 9 m high rock reliefs of two giant (devil’s) heads carved into sandstone blocks in a pine forest above the village of Želízy in the Mělník district. In terms of dimensions, this is a completely unique work by Czech standards.
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Konopiště Castle
Originally a castle from the 13th century based on the model of French castles, today it is a castle inextricably linked to its last noble owner, František Ferdinand d’Este. The beautiful castle park is also worth a visit, with several nature trails passing through it.
Konopiště Castle is a favorite place for filmmakers.
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Hluboká Castle, Windsor of Central Europe
A fairy-tale mansion woven from the dreams of a beautiful lady or the pearl of South Bohemia, which rises like a white wedding cake on a rocky outcrop above the Vltava River: this is how people usually talk and write about Hluboká, one of our most beautiful castles.
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Pilsner Urquell Brewery
Did you know that Pilsner Urquell lager inspired more than two-thirds of all world beers, still referred to as pils, pilsner, pilsener? Come on a tour of the Pilsenský Prazdroj brewery and learn the story of the legend born in 1842.
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The highest mountain Sněžka
Sněžka is located in the eastern part of the Krkonoše Mountains on the Hraniční hreben. The Czech-Polish state border passes through its peak. Snow White has always attracted curious pilgrims. The first ascent to the top probably took place in the middle of the 15th century. The following centuries brought Sněžka ever-increasing popularity. In the 18th century, its peak became one of the most visited in Europe. In August 1800, the later president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, performed at Sněžka.
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Safari Park Dvur Králové
Safari Park Dvur Králové is one of the most famous zoos in the Czech Republic. Here you will find the largest collection of African animals in Europe and unique African and Lion safaris. The Dvorský safari park is also a world leader in the breeding of critically endangered animals and their return to the wild.
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Pálava protected landscape area
Pavlovské vrchy is located in the northwestern extremity of the Pannonian Plain, in the warmest and almost driest region of the Czech Republic. The land here still guards the ancient secrets of the mammoth hunters, the Celts and the forgotten fates of the soldiers of the 10th Roman Legion, who, according to legend, started growing vines here.
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Punk Cave with Macocha Abyss
The Punk Caves are the most sought-after caves in the Moravian Karst. They gained their popularity thanks to the fact that you can take a romantic boat cruise on the underground river Punkva. Visitors pass through massive domes and corridors with stalactite decoration to the bottom of the Macocha chasm. The depth of the abyss is 138 meters.
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Water reservoir Lipno – South Bohemian Sea
The Lipno Reservoir is the largest artificial lake in the Czech Republic. Water from the dam is piped to an underground power station. The lake that was created behind the dam is rightly called the “South Bohemian Sea”. It reaches a length of 44 km and at its widest point (near Černá in Pošumaví) the distance between the two banks is 10 km.
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