 Market Square (Naměstí Přemysla Otakara II) | ||
| České Budějovice | ||
| region | Jihočeský kraj (South Bohemia) | |
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| Residents | 94.463 (2020) | |
| height | 381 m | |
| Tourist info | 420 386 801 413 c-budejovice.cz | |
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Ceske Budejovice (Czech: České Budějovice, tschäskää budʲäjowitzä, "Bohemian Budweis", spoken: , IPA: [ˈʧɛskɛː bʊɟɛjɔvɪʦɛ]) is a city in Czech Republic. It is the economic center of South Bohemia and is located on the north-south euro corridor (Dresden - Prague - Budweis - Linz).
background
getting there
By plane
The next noteworthy airports are in Prague and Linz.
By train
1 railway station
Train connections to and from Prague there every hour. The travel time is 2:40 hours. There is also a train connection to and from around every 2 hours Linz.
From Bavaria there is a possibility with the Alex bis Pilsen and from there by express train. This works best with the Bavaria-Bohemia ticket (approx. € 35 for five people, only available in Germany).
Another, faster way to travel is from Munich via Salzburg and Linz.
By bus
Of Prague From here, the bus is the easiest, cheapest and fastest way (even faster than the train) to get into the city. The buses leave regularly from the Prague bus stations Florenc, Na Knízecí and Roztyly and cost 154 Kč (June 2007). The journey usually takes 2½ - 3 hours.
The hub for bus transport is that in Ceske Budejovice Mercury Center, a two-story shopping center with a bus station on the roof, located outside the city center, 300 meters from the train station.
In the street
| Distances | |
| Vienna | 193 km |
|---|---|
| Brno | 181 km |
| Prague | 152 km |
| Pilsen | 136 km |
| Passau | 128 km |
| Linz | 96 km |
Ceske Budejovice is on the Europastrasse 55 (E55) leading to Autobahn 3 (D3) is expanded. From direction Prague you arrive via the E55, which branches off from the D1 motorway about 30 km to Prague. Also from direction Linz take the E55, which is the continuation of the Austrian B125. Coming from Vienna you follow the European road E 49 via Stockerau-Horn-Schrems and Třeboň.
mobility
DPM České Budějovice offers a dense network of bus connections with short intervals. A single trip (up to 60 minutes) costs CZK 16 at the machine and CZK 25 from the bus driver; a 24-hour card 50 CZK. There is a ticket machine at many stops, you can only pay with coins here.
Taxis can be found in the city center in front of the town hall and at the train station.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
Those are especially worth seeing Cathedral church with a free-standing bell tower, the Black Tower (built around 1500).
Buildings
- 1 Black tower., can be climbed over 250 steps.
Price: 30 CZK. - 2 Rabensteiner Tower
- 3 Budweis Dominican Monastery
- 4 Salt house
- 5 town hall.with 3 towers, on the southwest corner of the market square.
- 6 Samson Fountain
- 7 Železná panna Fortress tower
- 8 Church of the Sacrifice of the Virgin
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- Cathedral of Saint Nicholas
- 9 Former Družba department store (DOD (Družba obchodní dům), Department store friendship), Pražská třida 65. Modernist temple of consumption opened in 1974, now partially converted into offices. Striking futuristic monument on the forecourt.
- 10 Koldům (Kolektivní dům, Collective house), Pražská 19, 370 04 Ceske Budejovice. Experimental building in element construction, built in 1959-64, at the time the tallest building in the city, the first floor is partly on stilts. There used to be a café on the top floor with a view of the city and the Vesmír cinema on the ground floor, but the Perla restaurant (renovated in 2015) has remained.
- 11 Koh-I-Noor (Pencil factory), F. A. Gerstnera 21/3, České Budějovice 370 01. Wilhelminian style factory for writing, drawing and painting tools, one of the oldest pencil manufacturers in the world.
Monuments
Museums
- South Bohemian Museum
Streets and squares
The large main square"Náměstí Přemysla Otakara II", one of the most beautiful in Bohemia, is surrounded by arcades and adorned in the middle by a beautiful fountain, the Samson Fountain.
activities
- Pivovar Budějovický Budvar. Tel.: 420 387 705 341, 420 387 705 347. It is the largest brewery in town. She brews the famous Budweiser, which is drunk all over Europe. You should book the visit several days in advance or keep the appointment for visitors without prior appointment at 2 p.m. Visitors aged 18 and over can also tour the beer tasting cellar.Open: Opening times: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (advance notice required).Price: Entry: 150 CZK.
- with extraordinary architecture in the "pregnant oyster" style. Entry from CZK 40 for 70 minutes.
Regular events
- That takes place in mid-November Gastrofest in place.
shop
- 1 Nákupní centrum Géčko, České Vrbné 2360, next to Globus.
- 2 Mercury Center, Nádražní 1759. The two-story shopping center that shares the square with the bus terminal.
- 3 Naměstí Přemysla Otakara II. In the large square and in the surrounding streets there are many retailers such as butchers or textile shops.
- 4 IGY Center (Shopping center), Pražská tř. 1247/24. Modern shopping center with numerous shops, restaurants, Albert supermarket, multiplex cinema and parking garage.Open: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
kitchen
There are various locations around the market square that invite you to stop for a break.
- 1 Motorest Pegast, Pod Stromovkou 203, 370 01 České Budějovice. Tel.: 42 (0)387203119, 42 (0)387203119, Fax: 42 (0)387203119, Email: [email protected]. Restaurant with Czech cuisine and an attached pension. About 5 minutes by car from the center.Open: Mon - Thu 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. (kitchen open until 8:30 p.m.), Fri Sat 11 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. (kitchen open until 9:30 p.m.), Sun public holidays 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. (kitchen open until 3 p.m.).
nightlife
Pubs
- 1 Žlutá Ponorka, Česká 141/66, České Budějovice. Tel.: 420 386 352 458, Email: [email protected]. The name means Yellow Submarine in English and it is no coincidence that the Beatles play a bigger role in this Poetic Cocktail Bar, one should be surprised.Open: Tue - Sat 7:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
- 2 Singer Pub, Česká 7/55. Quaint pub with a large selection of beers and cocktails. Separate smoking area.
- 3 U Černého koníčka, Žižkova tř. 220/15. Classic "hospoda" with beer from the tank and excellent Bohemian cuisine.
- 4 Perla, Pražská tř. 1255/19. Tel.: 420 387 318 906. Popular inn on the ground floor of an unusual high-rise building.
Clubs
- Club Zeppelin, nám. Přemysla Otakara II. 127/38. Inexpensive club with a round bar that can be accessed via an interesting elevator.
- 5 Bar paradox, Krajinská 33/5. Cellar club in the style of elegant Spanish large-capacity discos, relatively expensive for the Czech Republic. A matter of taste.
accommodation
Cheap
- 1 Hostel Klub malých pivovarů, Husova třída 119/103.
medium
Upscale
health
Practical advice
- 1 Information center
The Post Code is 370 01.
trips
 Panorama of Český Krumlov |
- Lipno nad Vltavou (60 km south) with Aktiv Park Lipno.
- Hluboká nad Vltavou (German: Frauenberg, 11 km north, R105) - nearby small town with the Tudor style castle Frauenberg and an old church. You can also use the path along the Vltava (about 10 km).
- Holašovice (German: Holaschowitz, 20 km west) - a small village that has been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
- Třeboň (German: Wittingau, 26 km east, R34) - a picturesque town with a castle, the Regent brewery, lakes and a pretty town square. The journey by bus through the lovely landscape takes about three quarters of an hour.
- Český Krumlov (German: Krumau, 27 km southwest, R39) - UNESCO World Heritage Site and a very popular tourist destination. Buses leave the Mercury Center about every half hour and take around 45 minutes. The train is slower and slightly more expensive, but the variant that is much more scenic.
