Attractions

České Budějovice was founded by the Czech King Přemysl Otakar II in 1265. The biggest tourist attractions are concentrated in the city's historical centre (Piarist Square, the adjacent Dominican Monastery with the Church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary, Přemysl Otakar II Square with Samson's Fountain and the Town Hall, the Black Tower, St. Nicholas Cathedral, etc.).

Přemysl Otakar II Square is a central public space in the historical centre of České Budějovice, currently named after the founder of the city, the Czech King Přemysl Otakar II, and with an area of 1.7 hectares it is one of the largest square squares in the Czech Republic.

Samson's Fountain is a baroque fountain standing on Přemysl Otakar II Square.

The Black Tower is the main landmark of České Budějovice. You can find it right next to Přemysl Otakar II Square, in the street where the Residence U Černá věže is located. It was completed in 1577 and served as a belfry and bell tower.

St. Nicholas Cathedral is the main church of the Diocese of České Budějovice. Shortly after the foundation of the town of České Budějovice, the foundation stone of this church was laid in 1265.

The South Bohemian Museum has its main exhibition in a building built in the historicist Neo-Renaissance style in 1899-1901. It was opened to the public in 1903.

The place where the historical building of the South Bohemian Theatre stands is one of the oldest historical parts of České Budějovice. In addition to the drama theatre, it also has an opera, puppetry and ballet company.

Piarist Square is located in the historical centre of České Budějovice on the site of the former cemetery.

With nearly a hundred motorcycles on display, the museum is one of the largest collections of single-track vehicles open to the public in the country.

Dominican Monastery with the Church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary - the oldest church in ČB.

Art gallery in the newly renovated building of the Mariánské barracks, which was built in 1844. The gallery is dedicated to presenting a wide range of art from photography to painting, sculpture, architecture and applied art to new media. The exhibition is not permanent, but changes so that visitors can return and always be surprised by something new. It includes a Gallery Shop and a Café.

The swimming pool in České Budějovice offers winter and summer swimming for children and adults. The winter swimming pool offers swimming, diving and children's pools, an indoor water slide, a whirlpool and a steam chamber. The summer swimming pool includes a swimming pool and children's pool, several water rides and four-lane slides.

The observatory in České Budějovice was opened in 1937 as the second oldest folk observatory in Bohemia. It is located about 300 metres from Přemysl Otakar II Square in the park at the confluence of the Vltava and Malše rivers.

Stromovka (locally called Dlouhá louka) is the largest park in České Budějovice with an area of 68 ha. It is located 5 minutes walk from the city centre and serves as a recreational zone.

Football stadium Střelecký ostrov is a football stadium in České Budějovice, where the team SK Dynamo České Budějovice plays. The stadium was built in 1940.

There are unique copies of old travelogues and maps of all parts of the world. The exhibition is dedicated to Emil Holub, Alberto Vojtěch Frič, Josef Kořenský and Alois Musil, as well as many others. You will find artefacts from the journeys as well as personal objects of travellers. Have a delicious coffee or tea, read a book and set off on a journey around the world.

The Museum of the Horse-Carriage describes the history of the České Budějovice - Linz Horse-Carriage Railway. The entire exhibition is located in the former guard house of the horse-drawn railway. It is one of the smallest museums in the Czech Republic.

Its uniqueness lies in its unconventional concept, which makes it interesting not only for experts but also for the general public.

On this tour, you will get a glimpse into the secrets of the production of Budweiser Budvar lager. You'll then taste the honestly brewed beer on tap just for you from the brewery's tanks in the vast, cool lager cellars where Budweiser Budvar is aged before making its way to customers.

The village is best known for its neo-Gothic monumental castle, which has its current appearance inspired by the romantic Windsor Castle. Apart from the castle, there are other attractive destinations here: the luxurious golf course, the Prince's Court, the Rope Centre, the Alsova jihočeská gallery and the very popular zoo ZOO Ohrada, where not only children but also adults can have fun, and visitors can also see some species in the enclosure.

The construction of the Mariánské Barracks, the oldest military building in České Budějovice, began in 1842, lasted approximately two years and was financed by the townspeople of České Budějovice. After the completion of the building in 1844, the barracks served its purpose for almost one hundred and fifty years. In 1888 and 1890 the Mariánské barracks, as well as the whole town, were hit by massive floods.

In 1883-1918 the barracks housed the 91st Infantry Regiment. It was a garrison prison, and until 1901 executions took place in the yard. The poet Fráňa Šrámek was imprisoned in the barracks for his anti-militarist attitudes. The poet and novelist served his sentence in the military prison between 1899 and 1901. He later lived in Budějovice and published his poems. He probably also wrote his posthumously published collection Rozbolestněný ženami there. In 1946 he was named a national artist.

The most famous soldier in the Mariánské Barracks was the writer Jaroslav Hašek, although he stayed in the barracks for only three months from 17 February to 10 May 1915. He enlisted in the 91st Regiment and then was sent from there to join his mother regiment in Bruck nad Litavkou. Perhaps that is why the plot of Švejk was also partly set in Budějovice. A plaque commemorates his stay in this building. "I obediently report, Mr. Armourer, that I am here again," saluted Svejk, his face solemn. With these words, Švejk's famous Budějovice anabasis comes to an end.

Václav Havel, Czech ex-president, spent two years of his life (1957-1959) as a private in the Mariánské barracks. He was a writer and playwright, a banned artist, a persecuted citizen, a prisoner of conscience, a leading figure in the non-violent overthrow of the communist regime and political change in Czechoslovakia, a defender of human and civil rights, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic. A harsh critic of the conditions during the communist dictatorship, imprisoned several times for his political views, for a total of nearly five years, co-founder of Charter 77 and one of its first three spokesmen, co-founder of the Committee for the Defence of the Unjustly Prosecuted in Czechoslovakia.

You can dig your own Vltavín from the real original layer, where it was deposited by geological processes 15 million years ago, at the experience mining in Besednice

https://www.vltaviny.cz/muzeum/zazitkova-tezba/

Organic meat from the farm shop in Besednica. New Farm shop with organic meat in Besednica. Every Wednesday to Friday from 14:00 to 17:00 is looking forward to lovers of quality meat. Aged organic beef and quality farm pork, sausages, grill meat, etc. is here for you. Besednice, Družstevní 336.