Type of stay
Wake up by the water
Czechia has no sea, but it does have Lipno (48.7 km²), Rožmberk and hundreds of other fishponds, glacial lakes in Šumava and reservoirs on the Vltava. By the water you swim in summer, watch the fish harvests in autumn and find silence in winter.
Where to go
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Šumava
The country’s largest national park (685 km²): upland plateaus, peat bogs and glacial lakes. Lipno, the largest body of water in Czechia, lies to the south-east.
Nature: 10/10 (editorial score)
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Třeboň
A Renaissance town between the Svět and Rožmberk fishponds. Flat land for cycling, a peat spa, carp and a big sky over the water.
Nature: 9/10 (editorial score)
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South Bohemia
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.
Nature: 9/10 (editorial score)
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Vysočina
Gentle uplands between Bohemia and Moravia. Three UNESCO sites, the Žďárské vrchy hills and plenty of room for doing nothing.
Nature: 8/10 (editorial score)
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South Moravia
Vineyards, wine cellars, the Pálava hills and the Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape. The warmest corner of the country and the shortest way from table to bike.
Nature: 7/10 (editorial score)
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Český Krumlov
A historic centre in a bend of the Vltava, on the UNESCO list since 1992. Best early in the morning and late in the evening, once the coaches have left.
Nature: 6/10 (editorial score)
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How to stay
- Chata (holiday cabin)A building put up purely for recreation, often in a cabin settlement by the water or in the woods.
- CampsiteTent, caravan or cabin. Cabin groups and campsites have their own four-class classification.
- GlampingCamping with comfort: furnished tents, shepherd’s huts, treehouses or houses on the water.
- Guesthouse (penzion)Under the official classification, 5 to 20 rooms with services comparable to a hotel, but no restaurant.