During the past few decades the Czech Republic has slowly been emerging as a popular tourist destination, favored particularly by the discerning traveller seeking culture and charm rather than pizzazz and parties.
However, most visitors still tend to explore no farther than the capital, Prague. Fewer than 10 percent of tourists venture into the countryside, which means they are missing out on a treat. Prague, westernized and cosmopolitan, is a beautiful city of spires and a visual feast of medieval, baroque and art nouveau architecture. Leave the city behind and visitors will find a magnificent
undulating landscape of mountains and plains, forests and farmland.
The Czech Republic is divided into two geographic and cultural sections, Bohemia and Moravia. Bohemian spa towns and laid-back Moravian wine villages seem to be in a time warp, welcoming visitors as though they are living museums of a refined and relaxed rural lifestyle. There are more than 100 castles dotted around the countryside, ranging from forbidding fortresses to elegant chateaux, all open to the public.
The Czech countryside is also a major drawcard for hikers, cyclists and cross-country skiers, with hundreds of kilometers of marked trails networking the landscape.
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