Tips for trips

Published: 20.11.2023

On the northeast bank of Lake Ohrid lies a city with a relaxed, almost fairy-tale atmosphere. There are located countless monuments of ancient and very recent past. Above the town rises the limestone mountains Galicica with red soil terra rosa and karst topography.

Published: 16.11.2023

Autumn is the most colorful period of the year and one of the most suitable for exploring the beauty of Slovakia. This time we will take you to the village of Červený Kláštor, where we will experience an amazing adventure in the form of a rippling river.

Published: 15.11.2023

People who love history will appreciate the following tip. In fabulous landscape of the Sumava with splendid panoramas and easy terrain there is Klatovy where you can take a nice break from everyday worries.

Published: 9.11.2023

It is not much long since we have visited the town of Svit, famous for its Bata brick houses. Then we said that we would like to return here. This summer it happened. Instead of exploring the town we set off in the nature.

Published: 8.11.2023

In the south of Bohemia (about 17 kilometers away from Jindrichuv Hradec) where beautiful nature meets romance there is one fabulous place Cervena Lhota which is a water castle. It is situated on a small rock island in the middle of a pond. Only the stone bridge connects it with the land.

Published: 7.11.2023

The third largest cathedral in Europe, the sarcophagus of Christopher Columbus, the Royal Palace of Alcázar, but also plenty of culture, fine food and wine. These are all the attractions of the largest city of southern Spain. Let's go there together.

Published: 6.11.2023

The first thing, what I could see from the North Macedonian capital of Skopje, if I won´t speak about airport, it was one big construction site. All around the Vardar River, which rushed the city quite sharply, lay concrete blocks, metal plates, wires and other junk. Almost all buildings in the vicinity, as far as my eyes could see, were under scaffolding. Bridges were broken, impassable.

Published: 2.11.2023

Last week started an autumn in the town of Svit, and we will continue in it even today. We told you some basic facts about the foundation of one of Slovakia’s youngest towns. We walked among its typical brick houses and found there a mark pointing to a nature trail.

Published: 1.11.2023

Its unique defense mechanism allowed it to quickly flood moats around the castle and also turn dirt into mud. The castle drained water from the Uhlava and therefore Svihov became basically impenetrable fortress. Let’s see this unique and greatly designed structure, well at least what has remained of it. Yet it is still awesome.

Published: 31.10.2023

Today we take you back to the Asturian town of Oviedo. We begin at an ancient church, the foundations of which date back to the 9th century. Iglesia San Tirso is located next to Oviedo Cathedral, which we mentioned last time.

Published: 26.10.2023

Autumn is the most colorful season of the year and it is ideal for family trips. During one sunny day we set off to the town of Svit. We know about it that it is one of the youngest towns in Slovakia.

Published: 25.10.2023

The statue of St Peregrin is the main goal of our trip. Before we get there, however, I would like to tell you about a magical place and about another place where only locals could get you to.

Published: 24.10.2023

Oviedo is the capital of the Principality of Asturias, one of seventeen autonomous communities. This mountainous area is located at the Bay of Biscay in the north of the country. The natural border in the south, where the principality adjoins León, forms the Cantabrian Mountains, which extend to the east in the Pyrenees.

Published: 23.10.2023

North Macedonia is probably not a destination many travelers seek, but I think they should. It is a beautiful country with beautiful nature. People are very friendly here, dear, trying to help tourists despite the language barrier. Moreover, North Macedonia is financially affordable for the Czechs and it is relatively cheap for us. So what are you going to do in North Macedonia? It is the ideal time to start planning.

Published: 19.10.2023

Today we will visit the third largest federal state in the south-west of Germany, namely Baden-Württemberg, whose capital is Stuttgart, but our goal will be the university city of Tübingen, which is located around the Neckar river.

Published: 18.10.2023

In the article last week, I mentioned granite boulders of Dedek and Baba. Close to here is sitauted Viklany rocky town.

Published: 15.10.2023

In the northwest of Slovakia, in the valley of the Kysuce River and on the border of the Javorníky Mountains and the Kysuce Highlands, there is Kysuce Nové Mesto. Interestingly, it boasts the oldest written record of a village in the Kysuce region.

Published: 11.10.2023

Join us for a trip 50 kilometers from Plzen. It starts at Zihle village. In case you don't want to travel by car, take a train instead. Both express trains and passanger trains stop in this village. Zihle is one of the stop along the Plzen-Zatec line. Local train station is an important junction thanks to the Kralovice-Manetin bus line. Today, we shall see huge granite boulders of Dedek and Baba. These were created by wind erosion and disintegration of granite. One needs only little imagination to spot other fairy-tale boulders – granddaughter, whale, duck, hare...

Published: 5.10.2023

Germany has many interesting and famous places for which their architecture is typical. The lesser known town in the state of Hesse, which lies on the highway between Passau and the Netherlands, is no exception. If you are passing by, take a break into the small town called Limburg an der Lahn and relax in the romantic streets of the city.

Published: 4.10.2023

If you are planning a trip to Eastern Bohemia and you like to visit castles and chateaux, we have some tempting tips for sights that you should definitely not miss.

Published: 28.9.2023

Amazing compound on the rock, a bending of River Elbe, everlasting fame, travellers' lectures, educative travel games for children.

Published: 27.9.2023

Parked cars with Prague license plates at ancient trees is a thing that you would see if you had travelled in summer to Kacerov (15 km from Rychnov nad Kneznou). In the following season, Kacerov becomes a solitary place. I love it for one concrete location – a church and its cemetery.

Published: 21.9.2023

Beer. A world-spread beverage yet not all the same everywehre. Do you also like having a cold one at your favorite place? What if you go somewhere further than just to the nearest place? Yes, we talk about world's largest beer festival - Oktoberfest.

Published: 20.9.2023

Lanškroun town is one of the largest towns in the Region of Pardubice and, at the same time, is a significant center of industry.

Published: 18.9.2023

Varna is the third largest Bulgarian city, situated on the Black Sea coast and the largest Bulgarian port. Varna has a small airport as well, which can be reached from Prague and Brno by direct flights in less than two hours.