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Tourism Profile
The Czech Republic is an ideal country for active holiday, where you can relax as well as improve your physical condition. In case you decide for relaxation, you have a choice of various wellness offers. Adrenaline-driven thrill seekers will be pleased by plentiful opportunities for bungee jumping and similar sports.
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Activities
| Cycling | Since 2002 there are more than 17,000 kilometres of cycling tracks and routes in the Czech Republic. As many as 7,000 kilometres were added in the year 2001 alone. These figures show that cycling is experiencing a great boom in Bohemia and Moravia. New routes and marked cycling paths are being devised. There are regional, thematic as well as cross-border routes. The territory of the Czech Republic has excellent conditions for the development of this active way of spending holidays. It offers diverse and picturesque landscapes, great natural beauty as well as a wealth of historic monuments that can be visited. Cyclists can use accommodation facilities of all categories. There is no shortage of cycling guides and maps and bikes can be hired at both bike rental centres and in many hotels. | | Hiking and trekking | Marking and maintaining hiking paths is one of the most important activities carried out by members of the Czech Hiking Club. They have been doing this ever since 1889 and since 1997 they have also been marking trails for cross-country skiers and cyclists. The network of hiking paths in the Czech Republic is rated as being the best in Europe in view of its density, quality and the fact that it covers the whole of the country. You will find all the marked paths in maps published by the Czech Hiking Club.By the end of the year 1998, there was a total of 37,682 kilometres of marked hiking paths and 130.5 kilometres of skiing trails in the Czech Republic. They had a total of 54,711 signs and boards and 1,590 laminated maps put up by the wayside. In 1998, there were 1,145 people looking after the signs and paths. That year, they worked a total of 59,000 hours. | | Monuments | The Czech Republic has no sea or ocean on its borders. However, it can boast a veritable sea of monuments. Czechia is often referred to as a superpower in relation to the number of monuments belonging to the UNESCO World Heritage list. Apart from a large number of castles, stately homes and castle ruins of all styles of architecture, also well worth visiting are monuments of Folk architecture and open-air museums as well as urban and village conservation areas. | | Wellness | The tradition of the Czech spa is an inseparable part of the European cultural heritage, and thanks to the high quality of the natural therapeutic springs it has earned an exceptional reputation and respect in the European mind.The use of the most advanced therapeutic and rehabilitative methods combined with traditional use of natural mineral water, peloids, natural gas and its climate makes the Czech Republic into a European superpower in the field of spa treatment and wellness. Its location in the heart of Europe gives the Czech spa excellent accessibility by transport. | | Skiing | Winter sports fans have top equipped mountain centres to their disposal in the Czech Republic, which offer good quality slopes, tracks, bob-sleigh runs and technical sports background. Several localities were chosen for organizing prestigious sports events (the World Cup of ski-flying in Harrachov, Zlata lLyze in Nove Mesto na Morave). Ski and snowboard schools provide their services in every skiing centre, as well as ski rentals. | | Karlovy Vary | World famous for its regenerative waters, Karlovy Vary is the oldest of the Bohemian spas, and probably the second most popular tourist city in the Czech Republic, after Prague. It's also the most beautiful of the 'big three' spas in the republic and, despite the crowds, the most accessible.Though you can't just pop in for a sulphurous bath or gas-inhalation therapy, you can sample the waters till your teeth float. There are 12 hot springs containing 40 chemical elements that are used to medically treat diseases of the digestive tract and metabolic disorders. | | Prague | Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is an elegant city and one of world favorite travel destinations. Spanning the Vltava River, Prague is a well-preserved European city with beautiful tourist attractions. The Hradcany Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, St. Charles Bridge, the Old Town Square, the crystal factory are some of the sightseeing highlights and attractions in Prague. |
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