From period horror films to modern action films, the country’s historical landmarks have stood for locations across time and place.
Source: Czech castles may be closed but you can visit them via these Hollywood blockbusters
Add these to your travel wishlist.
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The last major damage to Prague’s iconic landmark was 130 years ago when logs and debris toppled three arches…
Source: Flood of 1890: Prague’s Charles Bridge partly collapsed 130 years ago – Prague, Czech Republic
While the draw of cosmopolitan European cities includes culture, gastronomy and night life, there’s nothing quite like the charm of a forgotten Sicilian village or a tiny townlet set at the base of snow-capped mountains.
With actual journeys becoming a distant dream for the time being, here are a few options for armchair travel.
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A lot of people travel from Prague to Cesky Krumlov as a day trip, but they’re missing out! This beautiful city is so much better once the sun goes down.
Source: PLEASE Don’t Day Trip from Prague to Český Krumlov! Stay Overnight. | Adventurous Kate
Five hundred years after coining the first dollar, a tiny mining town is coming to grips with the many ways it shaped the modern world.
Source: Welcome to Jáchymov: the Czech town that invented the dollar
For medieval history buffs, the Czech town of Kutna Hora has two great attractions: St. Barbara’s Church, often called a cathedral because of its grandeur, and the Sedlec Ossuary, located beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints outside the town. St. Barbara’s is one of the best examples of Gothic architecture in central Europe and is a UNESCO world heritage site. But visitors are more attracted to the ossuary, a chapel containing bones of more than 40,000 people, arranged in decorative patterns.
Source: Thousands of Bones Being Cleaned During Restoration of Czech Ossuary
National Geographic announced its global list of must-do trips for 2020. The United States had two entries on the list.
Source: The 25 travel destinations you need to visit in 2020, according to National Geographic
The Sedlec Ossuary chapel in the Czech Republic town of Kutná Hora has become the latest attraction to clamp down on photography. The chapel is known as the “Church of Bones” due to its unusual decor.
“Cesky Krumlov is 170km south of Prague on the South Bohemian region of Czech Republic.”
Source: Through the Looking Glass: The fairy tale magic of Cesky Krumlov
Cities in the Czech Republic – More than just Prague, the Czech Republic is filled with gorgeous cities and towns. This guide will help you find them!
Source: 15 Awesome Cities in the Czech Republic – Prague and Beyond!
Portia Kentish had high expectations ahead of her first ever visit to Prague, during the last week of August, as part of a summer school organised by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Her expectations, despite the crowds – the city is the fourth most visited in Europe – were exceeded. Prague personifies the essence of Europe…
Source: Postcard from Prague – Emerging Europe | News, Intelligence, Community
