CZECHIA · CENTRAL EUROPE
A hundred spires, then the open country beyond.
Prague to the bone chapel at Kutná Hora, the riverbend at Český Krumlov, the world’s first pilsner and the sandstone gorges of Bohemia. The tours worth your time, and how to choose between them.
Plan your trip
How many days do you need?
Most people come for Prague and find the country pulls them further out. Here’s how to spend anywhere from a single day to a full week, and where to start with each.
Only in Czechia
Three things this country has and no other does.
Old towns and castles fill every European itinerary. A chapel built from human bone, the brewery that invented the pale lager the world copied, and Europe’s largest natural rock arch do not. Build the rest of the trip around these.
Kutná Hora
The Sedlec Ossuary
A small chapel an hour east of Prague, decorated inside with the bones of around 40,000 people. A chandelier said to use every bone in the human body hangs over the nave. There is nothing else like it on earth. Most trips pair it with Kutná Hora’s silver-mining old town and the soaring St Barbara’s Cathedral.
- 1 From Prague: Kutna Hora UNESCO Site Tour with Bone Chapel
- 2 From Prague: Kutná Hora, St.Barbara’s Church, Sedlec Ossuary
- 3 Day Trip to Kutná Hora by train from Prague
The original pale lager
Where Pilsner Was Born
The crisp golden lager the whole world copied was first poured in Bohemia in 1842, and Czechs still drink more of it per head than anyone alive. Tour the brewing cellars, taste it unfiltered straight from the lagering tank, or lower yourself into a warm tub of the stuff at a beer spa.
- 1 Prague: Bernard Beer Spa with Beer and Massage Option
- 2 Prague: Pilsner Urquell Experience & Beer Tasting
- 3 Pilsen: Pilsner Urquell Brewery Tour with Beer Tasting
Bohemian Switzerland
Sandstone Arches & Gorges
Ninety minutes north of Prague the land splits into sandstone towers, deep ravines and the Pravčická Brána, the largest natural rock arch in Europe. Flat-bottomed boats pole you through the Kamenice gorge between sheer walls. Fantasy films borrow the scenery; here it is simply the landscape.
- 1 VIP Best Reviews: Bohemian & Saxon Switzerland from Prague
- 2 Bohemian & Saxon Switzerland From Prague-Travelers’ Choice 2025
- 3 From Prague: Bohemian & Saxon Switzerland Iconic Day Trip
Start here
If you do one thing in Prague.
The single experience more visitors book than any other. A safe first move when you only have one free evening in the city.
The classics
Czechia's Most Popular Tours
River cruises under Charles Bridge, the castle, a medieval feast, the bone chapel at Kutná Hora. The experiences most visitors come for.
By place
Start in Prague, then head out.
Each one is its own day. The Old Town for the clock and the bridge. The Castle for St Vitus and the Golden Lane. Český Krumlov for the riverbend. Kutná Hora for the bones. Bohemian Switzerland for the gorges.
By tour type
Or pick how you want to spend it.
Walk it if you want the stories behind the facades. Take to the river for the skyline. A beer cellar for the lager, a concert hall for the Dvořák, the underground for the ghosts. Plus history days, cycling and vintage-car runs.
Above the river
The castle, done properly.
St Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, the Golden Lane: the largest ancient castle complex anywhere, and a queue that rewards a guide. These three are the ones to book if you want it to make sense.
On the water
See Prague from the Vltava.
The whole skyline lines up from the river: the castle, the bridge, the National Theatre, lit gold after dark. Our three favourite cruises, from a quick daytime loop to a dinner sailing.
When the lamps come on
Prague after dark.
The country that drinks more beer per head than any other takes its evenings seriously. Cellar pubs, a beer spa, a crawl through the Old Town bars. Three nights out we’d happily repeat.
Out of the city
Beyond Prague.
Český Krumlov’s riverbend, the spa colonnades of Karlovy Vary, the memorial at Terezín, the bone chapel at Kutná Hora. The day trips that show the country is far more than its capital.
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