Type of stay
Wake up to silence
Silence is a rare commodity these days. You will find the most of it in Vysočina, the Jeseníky, Šumava and around Třeboň – outside the main season and away from the resorts.
Where to go
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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.
Peace: 10/10 (editorial score)
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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.
Peace: 9/10 (editorial score)
- 3.
Jeseníky
The harshest climate in Czechia, Praděd and three spa towns in one valley. Far from everything, and empty for that reason.
Peace: 9/10 (editorial score)
- 4.
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.
Peace: 8/10 (editorial score)
- 5.
Bohemian Switzerland
A sandstone national park (České Švýcarsko) on the Saxon border. Pravčická brána is described as the largest natural sandstone arch in Europe.
Peace: 8/10 (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.
Peace: 8/10 (editorial score)
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How to stay
- Chalupa (country cottage)A village house adapted for holidays. Often an original house in a village, with neighbours and a garden.
- Tiny houseA small, fully equipped house of roughly 10–20 m². Often on its own in the landscape.
- Log house (roubenka)A house built of horizontal timber beams joined at the corners. Typical of the mountains and foothills.
- Farm stayA stay on a working farm with animals, sometimes helping out. Also known as agritourism.