Coming to any country for the first time, it is interesting, first of all, to examine its capital. As a rule, this is a large city with numerous sights. But besides megacities, in every state there are many interesting places. Let's find out what you can see in a country like the Czech Republic, except Prague .
Natural attractions
Moravian Kras - one of the most visited places of interest in the Czech Republic. This is a giant karst massif consisting of 1100 caves. To visit from them only 5 are open, but this does not prevent you from enjoying the unusual local views. Underground river Punkva, limestone heliciklits, bats, drawings of ancient people, preserved on the walls of caves - this is what many tourists go to Moravian Kras.
Czech Switzerland is another popular place. Admire the mountain scenery here annually come hundreds of foreigners. It is a reserve formed by sandstone mountains, rocks and gorges. And in the Czech Switzerland restaurants and hotels for tourists are built.
The Lednice-Valtice complex is a huge landscape park, the largest in Europe. Here there are many monuments of architecture - two castles, temples, artificial caves, a French garden, an English park and free landscapes of stunning beauty. In addition to the usual excursions, the complex hosts romantic water walks, as well as trips by bicycles and horses. Popular entertainment is wine tours.
The most beautiful castles in the Czech Republic
Anyone who has visited this country knows about its beautiful fairy-tale castles. In the country there are more than 2500. Among them there are picturesque ruins of ancient buildings, and impregnable fortresses, and classical royal castles. Among the Czechs are very popular folk festivals in the squares of castles, where knight tournaments and fairs are held. And the most beautiful and visited are such castles as:
- Cherven Lhota in the South Bohemian Region - this castle was built in the Renaissance style. It is located right in the middle of the lake, on a small island, where a stone bridge is tossed.
- Pernštejn is located 40 km from the city of Brno . Built in the XIII century, it was never conquered. This fortress is perfectly preserved to our days, and the surrounding landscapes are adorable and picturesque.
- The castle Telc is beautiful primarily with its wonderfully preserved interiors. This is a Golden Hall with koson ceilings, the Imperial Room with Renaissance furniture, the Blue Hall with a collection of Viennese porcelain and faience. You will be charmed by century-old trees in the park surrounding the castle, and a magnificent greenhouse.
Museums of the Czech Republic
In the Czech capital there are many museums, the central one being the National Gallery, where the collections of Czech decorative and applied art are represented, as well as the National State Museum, which includes expositions on natural history, ethnography, musical instruments, archeology, etc.
But if you travel not only in Prague, then you will undoubtedly be interested to visit the museums of other cities of the Czech Republic.
For example, the Moravian Museum in Brno, where there is an impressive collection on the theme of natural and social sciences. Here is stored Vestonitskaya Venus - a figurine found in Moravia in 1925 and is the most ancient ceramic thing known to the current science.
Museum Velkopopovitskogo Goat is located in the factory, which produces beer with the same name. This museum, one of the oldest in Europe, is located in the town of Velkopopovice. The visitor will be interested to see his exhibits: old barrels, rare mugs, antique equipment for brewing.
In the city of Mlada Boleslav there is another interesting museum. It is dedicated to a car factory producing cars of the popular Czech brand "Skoda". In the museum you can study the evolution of the automotive industry in the Czech Republic, see cars of different years - there are about 340 models.
