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Region

South Bohemia

Fishponds · Rural Baroque · Vltava · Cycling

A land of fishponds, Renaissance towns and low horizons. A flat centre for cycling, the Novohradské hory to the south and Šumava to the west.

On the tourist map of Czechia, South Bohemia is the most “watery” region: the fishpond systems of the Třeboň area, the Vltava running from Šumava through Krumlov, and Lipno – the largest body of water in the country. In between lie Renaissance towns and villages of rural Baroque architecture.

As a base we recommend Třeboň (flat land, spa, cycling) or Český Krumlov (a town, a river, Šumava on the doorstep). The region has three UNESCO sites: the historic centre of Český Krumlov, Holašovice and – reaching into Vysočina – Telč.

Stay DNA: South Bohemia

An editorial profile of the place, not a measurement. How the scores are made

Nature
9/10
Cycling
9/10
Wellness
7/10
Family
8/10
Food
7/10
Nightlife
5/10
Peace
8/10
Dogs
8/10
Car-free
6/10

Plan the trip

Three helpers, already set for South Bohemia. All of them are also on the Planner page.

On the map

Map layers
Prague–Vienna Greenways (Czech section) (schematic)Rožmberk Heritage Greenway (schematic)

Select a point on the map or in the list.

    Borders: Natural Earth 1:10m (public domain). Regions and routes are schematic. Sources for each layer: how the atlas is made.

    How to stay here

    We do not list individual hosts yet. Why.

    Guides

    Places nearby

    • Třeboň Peat spa (Berta, Aurora); treatment of the musculoskeletal system. On the Rožmberk Heritage Greenway.
    • Bechyně Spa town in South Bohemia above the Lužnice river.
    • Český Krumlov Historic centre inscribed in 1992. Castle and château above a bend of the Vltava; about 13,000 inhabitants.
    • Telč Historic centre inscribed in 1992.
    • Holašovice A village of rural Baroque architecture, inscribed in 1998; 16 km west of České Budějovice.
    • Třeboň Château Renaissance château on Masarykovo náměstí, managed by the National Heritage Institute (NPÚ) and open to the public.
    • Hluboká nad Vltavou Château about 9 km north of České Budějovice, managed by the NPÚ.
    • Český Krumlov Castle and Château The complex above the Vltava in the UNESCO town centre.
    • Jindřichův Hradec Castle and château; the town lies on the Prague–Vienna Greenways.
    • Červená Lhota A water château in South Bohemia.

    Coming soon

    These guides are not finished yet. We would rather write them properly than publish empty pages.

    • Jindřichův Hradec and Česká Kanada
    • The Novohradské hory
    • Hluboká and the area around České Budějovice
    • Holašovice and Blanský les

    How we chose

    • South Bohemia is a tourist area, not an administrative region, so it has no official border. We draw it as an area around one reference point (reference point between České Budějovice and Třeboň).
    • Facts such as areas, dates and rules come from official bodies and Wikipedia. Each one is in the source list below, with the date we last checked it.
    • Stay DNA and the “Know before you go” panel are our editorial estimates, compared with the other places in the atlas. They are not measurements or visitor ratings.
    • We name no individual hosts, and nobody pays to be included.

    The full method is on the About the atlas page

    Sources (4) checked on
    1. Lipno reservoir – Wikipedia (in Czech)
    2. World Heritage in Czechia – Wikipedia (in Czech)
    3. Třeboňsko Protected Landscape Area – Wikipedia (in Czech)
    4. Long-distance cycle routes – Třeboňsko.cz (in Czech)

    Where a source is only in Czech, it says so. How we pick sources and fix errors: About the atlas.