Before taking on the major sights around Stare Mesto (Old Town) and Josefov (the old Jewish quarter)—including such must-sees as Old Town Hall and ...

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The Czech version of crepes are often found in the company of ice cream, chocolate, fruit, or jam plus whipped cream, almonds, and/or powdered ...

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France has its Beaujolais nouveau. The Czech Republic toasts the first wine of the harvest with a tad more pomp and circumstance. Arriving on a ...

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Linking Prague and Vienna, the Czech Greenways crosses a corridor of countryside sprinkled with castles, 250 miles of hiking and biking trails, and World Heritage ...

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In a country known for hearty fare (meat and starch are needed to warm you up in winter, the locals will tell you), vegetarians turn ...

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One of Europe's largest Baroque chateaus in all of Europe put the quiet town of Jaromerice on the map. In addition to over-the-top design ...

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Nowhere near as famous or visited as Karlovy Vary, this west Bohemia natural springs spa dazzles with palaces and parks. In the center of it ...

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This neo-Gothic castle some 30 miles south of Prague started out seven centuries ago as a hunting retreat. After that, the turreted place was home ...

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This medieval village crowned by a 14th-century castle is a pleasant 45-minute train ride from Prague. Built under direction of Holy Roman Emperor Charles lV ...

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Remember old black-and-white postcards? That terrific combo of picture, paragraph, and postage stamp? Well, this gorgeously perched spa town—dazzling at dusk—is the sort ...

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