Ceské Budejovice is a small but perfectly formed town situated on the River Malse in Bohemia, historically part of the Czech lands and so nowadays part of the Czech Republic. For tourists, the easiest way to get there is to take a day trip by coach from Prague (there are plenty of these available), ... Read review
incl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: /10 - Neat hotel fairly colors provided in modern style ... more
Hotel Dvoák is located directly on the square in eské Budjovice, in the Dvoák Gallery. This Southern Bohemian metropolis was founded in 1265 at the junction of the Vltava and Male Rivers by the Czech king Pemysl Otakar II. The historical centre of eské Budjovice was declared a historical city reservation in 1980. The original layout was preserved, with Pemysl Otakar II Square measuring 133×133 m, one of the largest squares in Bohemia, and a series of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque burgher houses. The important monuments include the original Renaissance Town Hall from the year 1555, Samsons fountain with its allegorical steps on the square and the 72 m-high Gothic-Renaissance Black Tower from the years 54978, which provides a view of the city and its surroundings and is an important landmark of the Southern Bohemian city.
incl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: 6,61/10 - Hotel Gomel **** is a modern and elegant high-rise ... more
hotel with unique view over eské Budjovice city and its surroundings, famous with traditional south-Czech hospitality, excellent local cuisine and outstanding services. historical town Cesky Krumlov /in UNESCO register/ - 26 kma castle of Hluboka nad Vltavou - 11 kmHolasovice /in UNESCO register/ - 30 km
incl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: 6,44/10 - A newly reconstructed guest-house of the hotel ... more
type. In the guest-house there are rooms available (2 or 3 beds), with facilities, TV/SAT, Internet. Trouble-free parking even for bigger vehicles. Penzion situated in centrum, 400 m from Pemysl Otakar II in eské Budjovice.UNESCO - Holaovice 20 km, UNESCO - eský Krumlov 25 km, Tebo 25 km, Hluboká n./Vlt. 8 km, ZOO 7 km, Lipno 50 km
incl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: 8,39/10 - The Grand Hotel Zvon is a comfortable historical ... more
first-class hotel with a tradition since 1533, situated right in the centre of the city of Ceske Budejovice. In the very heart of South Bohemia, in the historical square. All important sights, e.g. UNESCO town Cesky Krumlov (Krumau), Holasovice, Hluboka Castle, Trebon within 20 minutes of driving.
incl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: /10 - City hotel with comfortable large rooms. Hotel is ... more
situated on the pedestrian zone close to the main square. Very quiet location. Parking in the hotel´s yard for 7 cars. City center, many sights, Black tower, town hall, museum, theaters, cinemas, Piaristic square with church. 3 min walk form the main exhibiton centre Vystaviste. Nearby: swimming pool, zoo, castle Hluboka, historical town Cesky Krumlov...
Grand Hotel Zvon is an elegant and stylish historical four-star hotel with a tradition ... more
since 1533, situated right in the centre of the city of Ceske Budejovice. 24 lushly decorated Executive rooms and 2 splendid Executive suites with charming view of a romantic historical square were designed for a true experience of a spirit of luxury. Comfortable Business rooms are conveniently located in a quiet central area of the hotel.The mysterious atmosphere of the historic buildings with a renovated wooden ceiling from the 17th century, a view of P?emysl Otakar II Square, top Czech and international cuisine and rich supply of Moravian and foreign wines await you in our renown restaurant which is the pride of the gastronomy in ?eské Bud?jovice.
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Ceské Budejovice is a small but perfectly formed town situated on the River Malse in Bohemia, historically part of the Czech lands and so nowadays part of the Czech Republic. For tourists, the easiest way to get there is to take a day trip by coach from Prague (there are plenty of these available), although it's also possible to reach by train or by hire car.
Language was a slight problem, as I can't speak any Czech and the majority ... ...town's proximity to the German and Austrian borders most people speak some German, so I was able to get by on my mediocre Deutsch for the day.
Ceské Budejovice is centred around the main square (Otakar II Square), and here it's immediately obvious that the town's past history as part of the Holy roman and Habsburg empires has had a strong influence. The square is lined with buildings in the Baroque and Renaissance styles, most of which ... more
Ceské Budejovice is a small but perfectly formed town situated on the River Malse in Bohemia, historically part of the Czech lands and so nowadays part of the Czech Republic. For tourists, the easiest way to get there is to take a day trip by coach from Prague (there are plenty of these available), although it's also possible to reach by train or by hire car.
Language was a slight problem, as I can't speak any Czech and the majority of locals can't speak any English. However, due to the town's proximity to the German and Austrian borders most people speak some German, so I was able to get by on my mediocre Deutsch for the day.
Ceské Budejovice is centred around the main square (Otakar II Square), and here it's immediately obvious that the town's past history as part of the Holy roman and Habsburg empires has had a strong influence. The square is lined with buildings in the Baroque and Renaissance styles, most of which are decorated externally with attractive frescos. Always a sucker for nice architecture, I exhausted the batteries on my camera photographing Otakar II Square alone!
One new set of batteries later, I was talked into climbing the Black Tower, a 70-metre tall gothic edifice set slightly back from Otakar II Square. Despite the name, it isn't actually black (it's constructed of grey granite), but it's most certainly a tower. I've never had much of a head for heights (and climbing up endless flights of steep, cramped wooden stairs did nothing to improve that) but it's worth the effort for the view at the top. As well as being able to look down into the main square, you can see across the rooftops of the town and beyond, out into the surrounding countryside of the Malse valley, a mixture of fields and forestry that sums up Bohemia quite nicely.
After braving the Black Tower, what better to steady your nerves than a nice cold beer? They make the best beer in the world here, and the Budvar brewery on the outskirts of Ceské Budejovice is no exception. The original Budweiser comes from here (the German name for the town is Budweis), and if you take the brewery tour then you can see exactly how they go about making it. Budvar reckon the barley grown in the local fields (the ones you can see from the top of the Black Tower) makes for the best beer around, and after tasting the brewery's produce, I was in no mood to argue.
Back in town after the brewery tour and a very good lunch, we went to the South Bohemian Museum. Full of local history (such as why some things are know by their Czech names and others by their German ones), it's also another architectural gem, and seems to have been influenced by the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna.
Shopping is also very good: good fresh produce, more Bohemian crystal than you could possibly find house room for, and good bookshops for those who can speak Czech or German.
Alas after this we ran out of time, so we didn't get to visit the rest of the town. Both the Dominican church and St.Nichola's church were recommended to us, but we didn't get the chance. Maybe next time, as I'd go back without hesitation.
