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2 TOURIST GUIDE OF PRAGUE INTERESTING CZECH CITIES 14 ČESKÝ KRUMLOV CESKY KRUMLOV Český Krumlov is a medieval town in South Bohemia, has retained its almost fairytale-like atmosphere to the present days and deserves its being on the UNESCO list of cultural heritage sites. The historical centre comprises narrow, winding streets and lanes full of gothic, renaissance, and baroque buildings from the times of the Rožmberk, Eggenberg and Schwarzenberg noble families. You can enjoy a walk through the town and have a lunch or coffee in some local restaurant. You can visit the local castle, the sekond biggest Czech castle, full of historical furniture, artwork, tapestries and exquisitely adorned weapons. Český Krumlov boasts the world s oldest preserved baroque theatre.

3 TOURIST GUIDE OF PRAGUE INTERESTING CZECH CITIES PLZEŇ PILSEN 15 The Pilsener style beer has been brewed in Plzeň since medieval times and the first written records about the brewing go back to very foundation of this Bohemian city. You can visit the Pilsner Urquell brewery and learn more about the history and secrets behind making the legendary lager. You will also be guided through the modern bottling plant and the historic brewery cellars, where you have the chance to taste unfiltered and unpasteurized Pilsner Urquell on tap straight from oak lager barrels.

4 TOURIST GUIDE OF PRAGUE INTERESTING CZECH CITIES 16 KUTNÁ HORA KUTNA HORA Kutná Hora is a medieval silver mining centre, was once the second richest city in the Kingdom of Bohemia. The former wealth of the town is today reflected in the variety of architectural monuments and in the preserved structure of the town centre. You can visit Barbara s Cathedral but also to many beautiful gothic, renaissance and baroque townhouses and a Unique stone fountain from the 15th century. You can also visit one of the most interesting burial grounds in the world: the Sedlec Ossuary. This chapel is decorated with more than human bones, arranged into a chandelier, the Schwarzenberg Coat-of-Arms, and so on. Kutná Hora has been on the UNESCO list of cultural heritage sites since 1995.

5 TOURIST GUIDE OF PRAGUE INTERESTING CZECH CITIES KARLOVY VARY CARLSBAD 17 Karlovy Vary is probably the best known spa town in the Czech Republic. Its history begins in the 14th century, at the time of the reign of Charles IV. The healing powers of the local springs have been tested by such greats as by the Russian Tsar Peter the Great and German poet Goethe. Karlovy Vary also became famous thanks to the local manufacturing of world renowned Moser crystal, Carlsbad porcelain or the herb liqueur Becherovka. You can see the most famous geyser Vřídlo (Sprudel) gushing its mineral water to a height of almost 12 metres.

6 TOURIST GUIDE OF PRAGUE PRAGUE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS 28 CHARLES BRIDGE KARLŮV MOST Prague s oldest bridge was built to replace the Judith Bridge that had been badly damaged by floods in The Stone, or Prague, Bridge, called Charles Bridge since 1870, was begun in 1357 by Charles IV and was completed in The bridge is built of sandstone blocks, flanked at each end by fortified towers (Lesser Town Bridge Towers, Old Town Bridge Tower). From 1683 to 1928, 30 statues of saints were carved to decorate the bridge, the most famous of which is the statue of St John of Nepomuk.

7 TOURIST GUIDE OF PRAGUE PRAGUE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS RUDOLFINUM 29 World-famous concert hall and home of the Czech Philharmonic, which performed here for the first time in 1896 under the baton of Antonín Dvořák. The neo-renaissance building was built from 1876 to Originally it had a picture gallery, museum collections and a concert hall; from and it served as the National Assembly building. The main hall - Dvořák Hall - is the venue for exceptional concerts of classical music.

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