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South Bohemia

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14 reviewed places with translated details, map access and itinerary planning for South Bohemia.

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Plan South Bohemia with 14 reviewed places, practical details, map links and a personalised regional itinerary.

ČČeský Krumlov

Český Krumlov

Český Krumlov

A fairy-tale UNESCO town wrapped in a bend of the Vltava.

ČČeský Krumlov Castle & Tower

Český Krumlov

Český Krumlov Castle & Tower

Bohemia's second-largest castle with a candy-striped tower and Baroque theatre.

HHluboká Chateau

Hluboká nad Vltavou

Hluboká Chateau

A dazzling white neo-Gothic chateau modelled on England's Windsor.

TTřeboň & the fishpond country

Třeboň

Třeboň & the fishpond country

A renaissance spa town among vast medieval fishponds and peat-bog trails.

LLipno Lake & Treetop Walk

Lipno nad Vltavou

Lipno Lake & Treetop Walk

Czechia's biggest reservoir — a summer water playground and winter ski resort.

HHolašovice Village

Holašovice

Holašovice Village

A perfectly preserved UNESCO village of pastel 'rural Baroque' farmhouses.

ŠŠumava National Park

Šumava

Šumava National Park

The 'Green Roof of Europe' — deep primeval forest, glacial lakes and peat bogs.

ZZvíkov Castle

Zvíkovské Podhradí

Zvíkov Castle

The 'king of Czech castles' on a rocky spur above the confluence of the Vltava and Otava.

JJindřichův Hradec Chateau

Jindřichův Hradec

Jindřichův Hradec Chateau

The third-largest castle complex in the country, beside a large fishpond.

ČČervená Lhota Chateau

Červená Lhota

Červená Lhota Chateau

A scarlet Renaissance water chateau on a rock island in the middle of a pond.

OOrlík Castle & Reservoir

Orlík nad Vltavou

Orlík Castle & Reservoir

A neo-Gothic Schwarzenberg chateau at the water's edge of a huge Vltava reservoir.

TTábor Old Town

Tábor

Tábor Old Town

The fortress town founded by the radical Hussites, riddled with medieval tunnels.

RRožmberk Pond

Třeboň

Rožmberk Pond

The largest fishpond in the Czech Republic (489 ha), engineered 1584-1590 by Jakub Krčín near Třeboň.

ZZoo Ohrada (Hluboká)

Hluboká nad Vltavou

Zoo Ohrada (Hluboká)

A lakeside zoo focused on European and farm animals, beside a hunting-themed chateau.