Travel information in Czechia

The national tourist organisation Visit Czechia’s website plugs into cultural themes and offers plenty of inspiration. Occasional information items are outdated, so cross-checking is advisable. A guide to traveller apps is included under the Travel info menu.

There is an introductory web page of historical towns and blog page. 

The Kudyznudy.cz website, an official site of CzechTourism, requires browser translation but is one of the best tourism websites for depth. It offers a range of events, cultural blogs and alternative activities that can be filtered by region and works off a map (linked to Mapy.com) for activity ideas with a selection of images.

The Kudyznudy.cz app, available in English and searchable by location and region, includes location and other basic information such as admission prices (where relevant), current weather and an external website link.

The SmartGuide app covers more covers more Czech destinations and sights than anywhere (more than 250) for sightseeing, walks, tours and activities. There is a premium version and audio guide functions for many sights.

Czech tourist information centres

The green-and-white ‘i’ signs are not generally as prominent outside Czech tourist information offices as in many countries, but the quality of information in English is good, even in modest-sized destinations.

The volume of printed resources in English varies by place, but Brno probably leads in the cultural field with its range of pocket booklets.

Tourist websites

Here are the official sites for key destinations:

Prague prague.eu
Plzeň visitplzen.eu
Hradec Králové www.hkinfo.cz
Brno www.ticbrno.cz
Olomuoc tourism.olomouc.eu
Ostrava www.visitostrava.eu
Tábor www.visittabor.eu
České Budějovice www.budejce.cz
Český Krumlov www.ckrumlov.info
Kutná Hora destinace.kutnahora.cz
Telč www.telc.eu
Mikulov www.mikulov.cz
Znojmo www.znojemskabeseda.cz

Regional tourism organisations

Websites for official regional tourism authorities might require browser translations. Here are the most useful sites:

Central Bohemia: Středočeská centrála cestovního ruchu
Southern Bohemia: Jihočeský kraj cestovní ruch
Pilsen region: Plzeňský kraj
Olomuoc region: Centrála cestovního ruchu Olomouckého kraje
Liberec region: Visit Liberec
Eastern Bohemia: Východní Čechy Info
Vysočina region: Region Vysočina
Northern Moravia & Silesia region: Moravskoslezský kraj
Southern Moravia: Centrála cestovního ruchu - Jižní Morava

Other visitor information

Academia bookstores in Prague and Brno are excellent places to source books on cultural background and historical themes, a selection of which are published in English.

Maps

The compact, 40-page 1:500,000 Czechia road atlas from Freytag & Berndt has a short index in English inside the front cover, locator maps of large cities, and a full placename index.

Sheet maps: Freytag & Berndt’s 1:250,000 Czechia road map (€11.73) and Reise Know-How’s 1:350,000 Czechia sheet map (€11.27) are available at the Freytag & Berndt website. The 2024 Marco Polo 1:350,000 Czech Republic road map retails online at €11.95.

The Kartografie Praha 1:10,000 sheet map of Prague (65Kč) is one of the best available and has detailed notes on attractions, including on the castle precinct and down to the statues on Prague’s historical stone bridge.

Online maps: Motorists can go to the AA route planner for point-to-point journeys including map and directions with distances and approximate travel times.

Other Czech information websites

The privately operated My Czech Republic website offers background and general topics from an expat’s viewpoint and tips on Prague and other cities.

The Expats.cz website has a travel page, a cultural events page and a food and drink page. It also offers a newsletter subscription.

News

Radio Prague International covers Czech news in English and has a culture menu with a wide variety of articles. Expats.cz has an English news menu. The Praguedaily.news site is another good source. DW.com can provide overviews of current events and society.