Type of stay
Wake up in the mountains
The highest mountains in Czechia are Krkonoše, with Sněžka (1,603 m). The Jeseníky, with Praděd, have the harshest climate; the Beskydy are the largest protected landscape area. In the mountains, more than anywhere else, it matters how you will reach your accommodation in winter.
Where to go
- 1.
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)
- 2.
Krkonoše
The highest mountains in Czechia (the Giant Mountains) and the oldest national park (1963). Ski resorts in winter, ridge walks and mountain huts in summer.
Nature: 9/10 (editorial score)
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Beskydy
The forested ridges of Moravian Wallachia, timber architecture and Lysá hora. The largest protected landscape area in Czechia.
Nature: 9/10 (editorial score)
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Jeseníky
The harshest climate in Czechia, Praděd and three spa towns in one valley. Far from everything, and empty for that reason.
Nature: 9/10 (editorial score)
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How to stay
- Mountain hut (bouda)The Krkonoše word for a mountain chalet – accommodation right on the ridges and slopes.
- Log house (roubenka)A house built of horizontal timber beams joined at the corners. Typical of the mountains and foothills.
- Chata (holiday cabin)A building put up purely for recreation, often in a cabin settlement by the water or in the woods.
- ApartmentA self-contained unit with a kitchenette. Anything from a flat in town to an apartment building in the mountains.