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Classic Czech Trip
RenameStart your trip in Gorgeous Prague, Czech's capital and most famous city, then travel around the country and see all the highlights, from picturesque Karlovy Vary and Ceszky Krumluv, to the quaint Olomouc and Telc
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About Prague
<p>Prague has been an important cultural and economic center since the reign of Charles IV in the 14th century. The city is home to iconic sites dating back as far as the 14th century, including Charles University, the oldest in Europe; <a href="https://www.routeperfect.com/czech-republic/central-bohemian/prague/prague-castle">Prague Castle</a>; and, of course, the magnificent <a href="https://www.routeperfect.com/czech-republic/central-bohemian/prague/charles-bridge">Charles Bridge</a>, an architectural wonder that has been connecting the two banks of the Vltava River for over 600 years. The bridge contains the figures of 30 saints that were added in the Baroque period). </p>
Prague
Central Bohemian, Czech Republic
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About Karlovy Vary
The first Celtic settlers came there before the Middle Ages. In 14C, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Czech king, gave the privileges to the city. According to legend after he had acclaimed the healing power of the hot springs. Earlier settlements can be found in the outskirts of today's city. In 19C, it became a popular tourist destination, especially for international celebrities visiting for spa treatment. The city is also known for the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which has become one of Europe's major film events. The famous Karlovarske oplatky (Carlsbad spa wafers) originated in the city in 1867. The city has also given its name to the delicacy known as "Carlsbad plums".
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
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About Teplice
Teplice is a statutory city in the Usti nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic, the capital of Teplice District. It is the state's second largest spa town, after Karlovy Vary. Teplice is located in the North Bohemia region, near the border with the German state of Saxony. It is situated in the valley of the Bilina river between the slopes of the Ore Mountains in the northwest and the Central Bohemian Uplands in the southeast.
Teplice
Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
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About Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Jested-Kozakov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic. Liberec's prominent buildings are the Town Hall, the Liberec Castle and the Jested Tower. Other points of interest in town include the Botanical Gardena, the Liberec zoo and the Centrum Babylon Liberec that include a large water park, an amusement park, a casino, shopping court and hotel.
Liberec
Central Bohemian, Czech Republic
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About Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. Located on the Morava River, the city is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Olomouc contains several large squares, the chief of which is adorned with the Holy Trinity Column, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city has numerous historic religious buildings with The most prominent being the Saint Wenceslas Cathedral. Other landmarks in town are the 15th century town hall and six Baroque fountains.
Olomouc
Moravia, Czech Republic
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About Telc
The town was founded in the 13C as a royal water fort on the crossroads of busy merchant routes between Bohemia, Moravia and Austria. Besides the monumental 17C Renaissance chateau with an English-style park, the most significant sight is the town square, a unique complex of long urban plaza with well-conserved Renaissance and Baroque houses with high gables and arcades. The Gothic castle was built in the second half of the 14C. At the end of the 15C, the castle fortifications were strengthened and a new gate-tower built. In the middle of the 16C, the medieval castle no longer satisfied Renaissance nobleman Zacharias of Hradec, who had the castle altered in the Renaissance style.
Telc
Vysocina, Czech Republic
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About Cesky Krumlov
Cesky Krumlov Castle is unusually large for a town of Krumlov's size; within the Czech Republic it is second in extent only to the Hradcany castle complex of Prague. Cesky Krumlov Castle preserves its Baroque theatre, built from 1680-82 under Prince Johann Christian I von Eggenberg and renovated with modern (at the time) stage equipment under Josef Adam zu Schwarzenberg from 1765-66. With this original stage machinery, scenery and props it is among only a few such court theatres that still exist. Krumlov has a museum dedicated to the painter Egon Schiele, who lived in the town.
Cesky Krumlov
South Bohemian, Czech Republic
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About Prague
<p>Prague has been an important cultural and economic center since the reign of Charles IV in the 14th century. The city is home to iconic sites dating back as far as the 14th century, including Charles University, the oldest in Europe; <a href="https://www.routeperfect.com/czech-republic/central-bohemian/prague/prague-castle">Prague Castle</a>; and, of course, the magnificent <a href="https://www.routeperfect.com/czech-republic/central-bohemian/prague/charles-bridge">Charles Bridge</a>, an architectural wonder that has been connecting the two banks of the Vltava River for over 600 years. The bridge contains the figures of 30 saints that were added in the Baroque period). </p>
Prague
Central Bohemian, Czech Republic
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