- Telc
UNESCO Heritage Site
- The Late Bohemian
Renaissance chateau dating in the 16th
century has valuable interior halls with splendid
Renaissance ceilings. The most remarkable sight
of the town is the long market place lined with
Gothic, Baroque and Renaissance burghers
houses with arcades.
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- Bohemian-Saxon
Switzerland
- The National park
of Labe Sandstone rock formations. Rock castles
used by robber-knights are scattered around the
entire area. Boat excursions to deep rock gorges
(Kamenice Gorge) are regularly organised.
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- Brno
- The historical
capital of Moravia is the second largest town in
the Czech Republic. The dominant feature is the
Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul on Petrof Hill
dating from the 14th century. The
Moravian Museum founded in 1817 is placed in the
Bishops Court. The Castle and fortress
pilberk dates from 1277.
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- Slavkov
- Known as
Austerlitz, the location of Napoleons
victorious battle of 1805. On the grounds of the
decisive encounter stands a Tumulus of Peace, a
memorial built in Art Nouveau style. Nearby is a
Baroque chateau with valuable frescoes and a
French garden with fountains and landscape park.
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- Bohemian Karst
and Koneprusy Caves
- The largest
Bohemian cave system discovered in 1950 is
70 m deep and contains rich stalagmites and
stalactites and is open to the public for
2 km tour.
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- Kromeriz
- Historic Town
Reserve with arcaded houses around a large
square, a Renaissance town hall, the Early
Baroque Flower Garden in French style and a
chateau, the archbishops summer residence
with garden decorated by Empire pavilions and a
Pompey colonnade with antique statues.
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