UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites
The Czech Republic is not a large country but, however small, it has a rich and eventful history. Many Towns are included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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City of hundred spires built on the banks of Vltava River. A symphony in stone where you can meet all the styles from the very early Romanesque architecture to Renaissance, Baroque and modern buildings of our present days. Prague has as many faces as one can imagine. |
| Cesky Krumlov Picturesque town on the banks of the meandering upper course of the Vltava River with a castle which is the largest in Bohemia, second only to Prague Castle. It offers more than its three hundred buildings that are a testimony to an eventful past. It is a center of cultural and congress tourism.
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Kutna Hora The nicest and the most significant town of medieval Bohemia where Prague groschen used to be minted. The Gothic Cathedral of St.Barbara, Italian Court and several burghers' houses such as the Stone House and Prince's House and other religious and civil structures are the highlights of the town. |
Telc
(about 165 km south of Prague)
An architectural and artistic gem - Telc with its Renaissance appearance has been
preserved almost intact up to present. The Renaissance Chateau with an English park and a
unique complex of Renaissance and Baroque houses on a medieval ground plan belong to the
town's landmarks.
| The Pilgrimage Church of
St.John of Nepomuk on Zelena Hora Hill near Zdar nad Sazavou (about 165 km east of Prague) A fine example of the Czech Baroque-Gothic style. J,B.Santini - one of the greatest artists of the design of the church on the symbol of a five-pointed star.
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Lednice
A castle in Tudor Gothic style with romantic
interiors, a greenhouse with tropical plants and a vast park with a minaret and other
romantic structures.
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