CZECH TOWNS BEYOND PRAGUE — 2026
Leave Prague.
Find the towns,
castles and spa colonnades.
Town-by-town guides to Bohemia and Moravia: old town squares, castles and chateaux, ossuaries, breweries and spa towns, with sources you can check.
Explore Towns
BOHEMIA & MORAVIA14 towns and citiesČeský Krumlov, Brno, Karlovy Vary, Kutná Hora, Olomouc, Plzeň and more
8 regions and day-trip areasSouth Bohemia, South Moravia, the spa towns, the sandstone rock country
266 town, castle and food guidesOld towns, castles, caves, memorials, dishes and beer
79 attraction guidesOpening times, tickets and time to allow
6 REGIONS · BEYOND PRAGUE
Bohemia and Moravia, town by town.
Start with a town or a region. Each guide leads to its old town, castles, museums and day plans, and the main towns to their attraction pages.
West Bohemia and the spa towns
Plzeň and its brewery, Karlovy Vary between its colonnades, and the spa triangle of Mariánské Lázně, Františkovy Lázně and Loket.
South Bohemia
Český Krumlov in its river bend, České Budějovice and Hluboká, the fishpond town of Třeboň and the Šumava forests.
Central and north Bohemia
Day trips from Prague to Kutná Hora, Karlštejn and Terezín, then the sandstone country of Bohemian Switzerland and Český ráj and the Liberec hills.
East Bohemia and Vysočina
Hradec Králové with Kuks and Litomyšl nearby, and the Renaissance square of Telč with Třebíč and Jihlava in the Highlands.
Moravia
Brno and Olomouc, the wine towns and chateaux of South Moravia, the caves of the Moravian Karst and the Austerlitz battlefield.
Ostrava, Zlín and the Beskydy
Ostrava’s ironworks turned culture district, the Beskydy ridges and Štramberk, and Zlín’s Baťa-era modernist town.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Castles, villages, food, beer and glass.
The guides that cross regions: which castles to visit and how their tours work, the villages worth a detour, what to order in a Czech pub, and how to buy crystal and garnet.
PLAN BY INTEREST
Chateaux, spa towns, caves and memorials.
The same questions answered place by place, so you can compare the castle tours at Hluboká with Lednice’s, or the caves of the Moravian Karst with the rock towns of Český ráj.
Castles & Chateaux
Karlštejn, Hluboká, Lednice and Český Krumlov Castle tours, tickets and opening seasons, plus chateaux and ruins in South Bohemia, Moravia and Český ráj.
All 45 guidesTowns & Villages
Explore Czech towns and villages from Mikulov and Zlín to Kutná Hora, Telč and Turnov: squares, chateaux, UNESCO sites, mining heritage and folk traditions.
All 56 guidesSpa Towns
Plan a Czech spa trip with guides to Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně, Františkovy Lázně and Luhačovice: springs, colonnades, spa wafers and nearby castles.
All 14 guidesNature & Caves
Cave tours in the Moravian Karst, sandstone arches and gorges in Bohemian Switzerland, rock towns in Český ráj, and the Beskydy ridges above Ostrava.
All 22 guidesHistory & Memorials
Explore history in Terezín and Slavkov u Brna: the Terezín ghetto and Small Fortress, the Lidice Memorial, and the 1805 Austerlitz battlefield sites.
All 12 guidesMuseums & Churches
Museums and churches in Brno, Olomouc, Kutná Hora, Plzeň and Český Krumlov, with tower tickets, opening days and what each collection or interior holds.
All 13 guidesCzech Food
Czech food guides cover goulash, svíčková, knedlíky, fried cheese, řízek, chlebíčky, and Christmas carp, plus pub snacks and pastries, and how to order each.
All 20 guidesBeer & Drinks
Czech beer explained through its lagers, pours and glassware, plus Karlovy Vary's Becherovka, plum slivovice and the hop town of Žatec.
All 11 guidesGlass & Crafts
Bohemian crystal cutting, Jablonec glass beads, garnet jewelry, west Bohemia porcelain and carved marionettes, with the shop checks that matter before you buy.
All 7 guidesSIGHT BY SIGHT
Every attraction, with tickets and time to allow.
Attractions
79 guides · 12 townsCastles, cathedrals, colonnades, breweries, museums and towers in the main towns: where each one is, opening times and tickets, how long to allow and what is nearby.
- Brno 9
- České Budějovice 5
- Český Krumlov 9
- Jihlava 4
- Karlovy Vary 9
- Kutná Hora 7
- Liberec 4
- Mikulov 4
- Olomouc 11
- Ostrava 5
- Plzeň 8
- Terezín 4
Sourced guides
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Planning FAQ
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How to use our Czech town guides, check sources and plan visits beyond Prague.