1. Visit Prague
Well, where can you go without the capital? Prague is beautiful at any time of year, so take a couple of days to wander its winding medieval streets, sit in Old Town Square, visit one of the cathedrals, and finally, marvel at the Prague panorama from Petřín Hill.
2. Taste dishes you won't find anywhere else
Czech Republic is capable of surprising visitors with the originality of its cuisine. These include dumplings (boiled balls of wheat or potato dough) in a variety of variations: with sauerkraut and pork, or with beef in a sour cream sauce. There's also a spicy appetizer with the strange name "utopenci" (sausages marinated in vinegar with onions and spices), and hermelin cheese in a marinade of olive oil with garlic and herbs (both go well with beer).
Main dishes worth a look include sour cream svichkova (veal or beef loin in a sour cream and lingonberry sauce, with a slice of lemon and whipped cream), goulash and baked pork ribs in honey. And if you are traveling in company, you can order Vepřové koleno - a pig's leg baked in beer with horseradish or mustard. One serving can weigh up to a kilogram, so there's enough for everyone.
For sweets, the first dessert to try is the hard-to-pronounce "trdlo," a sweet roll sprinkled with powdered sugar and ground nuts that's sold in trays on the street in every town. Don't pass by another traditional Czech sweet with a funny name "Stramber ears", under which gingerbread dough rolls are hidden. For tea or coffee, be sure to order yourself a Karlovy Vary waffle. These are round, thin waffles with different fillings, the recipe of which is more than 500 years old! The best sweet souvenir from the Czech Republic is the famous heart-shaped gingerbread from Pardubice.
3. Taste real Czech beer
Whatever the beer makers say, it's best to go to the Czech Republic for real Czech beer. Thanks to time-honored traditions, modern breweries offer a wide variety of beers: dark and light, unfiltered and even fruit beers! And for general development, you can visit a brewery and see the brewing process.
4. See a Shakespearean play in the open air
Fans of cultural recreation should visit the annual theater festival "Summer Shakespeare Festivals" in Prague and several other big cities. Impressions are guaranteed! Yes, the plays are in Czech, but they are staged by the best companies in the country, and the settings are real palaces and castles (such as Prague Castle or the Špilberk Fortress in Brno), picturesque nature and the whimsical play of light and shadow in the evening parks.
5. Experience the revolving theater
Have you ever listened to an opera in a theater that rotates? No? Then in the Czech Republic you will have the opportunity to do so. Krumlov is home to a theater in which the audience, seated in a rotating arena, can watch the performance from any point. The scenery is impressive, too - the theater is set in an ancient castle park.
6. See the miracle of the Mikulovsky Angel
Few people know that the town of Mikulov has its own miracle. People usually come here for the beautiful panoramas from the Holy Hill, the unique atmosphere of the medieval town or for a tour of Mikulov Castle.
But! The most interesting thing happens here during the fall solstice. If you're lucky enough to be in Mikulov at this time, try to get to the Market Square in the evening and stand in front of the Dietrichstein tomb - for a few minutes you'll see the angel crowning the facade holding the setting sun in his hands.
7. Feel a little bit of magic
Czech Republic is like a fairy tale book come to life, with its urban legends and legends, beliefs and a touch of mysticism on everything. So you'd be remiss not to immerse yourself in this atmosphere of mystery and go on a ghost hunt in Prague, for example, to the capital's Speculum Alchemiae or the Museum of Ghosts and Legends. Or you can make a wish on the Charles Bridge, walking across it with your eyes closed late at night - so that it will definitely come true!
8. Walking through museums
There, of course, the capital will be the main museum mecca. You can delve into contemporary art at the Kampa Museum or delve into history at Prague Castle. Or you can explore the work of Czech painters and sculptors at the Karlovy Vary Art Gallery or the Alphonse Mucha Museum in Prague. Those with a child in them will be interested in the Museum of Toys (Prague).
8. Walking through museums
There, of course, the capital will be the main museum mecca. You can delve into contemporary art at the Kampa Museum or delve into history at Prague Castle. Or you can explore the work of Czech painters and sculptors at the Karlovy Vary Art Gallery or the Alphonse Mucha Museum in Prague. Those with a child in them will be interested in the Museum of Toys (Prague).
10. Visit Czech castles
Castles are one of the Czech Republic's calling cards. They are scattered all over the country, in towns and cities and among the picturesque Czech countryside, so you can see at least a couple of them anyway. Whether it's the ancient royal residence in Loket, the beautiful Zvíkov (located at the confluence of the Otava and Vltava rivers), the majestic Karlštejn or Lednice (on the border between the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria) is up to you.
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