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Czechia.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Třebíč, Czechia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Třebíč

Kraj Vysočina · Czechia

Třebíč, a town in Czechia's Vysočina Region, holds a UNESCO World Heritage Site that pairs two rarely combined landmarks: a medieval Jewish Quarter and the R…

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Karlovy Vary, Czechia
Gold
Mountain villages

Karlovy Vary

Karlovarský kraj · Czechia

Founded in the 14th century by Charles IV and built around a cluster of hot springs, Karlovy Vary is Czechia's most visited spa town, set at the confluence o…

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Vimperk, Czechia
Gold
Mountain villages

Vimperk

Czechia

Vimperk is a tiny South Bohemian town at the foot of the Šumava mountains, long known for its glass-making and printing traditions and its position on the hi…

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Kolín, Czechia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Kolín

Czechia

This walkable Central Bohemian town on the Elbe River with a well-preserved historic centre protected as an urban monument reservation, Kolín sits roughly an…

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Loket, Czechia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Loket

Czechia

Loket Castle, a Gothic fortress dating to the 12th century, rises on a rocky spur above a meander of the Ohře River in this modest Bohemian town in the Karlo…

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Hluboka nad Vltavou, Czechia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Hluboka nad Vltavou

Czechia

Hluboká Castle draws visitors to this little South Bohemian town on the Vltava river, a short distance north of České Budějovice.

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Tachov, Czechia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Tachov

Plzeňský kraj · Czechia

Tachov, a pocket-sized town in the Plzeň Region of Czechia, sits on the Mže River in hilly terrain and holds one of the best-preserved medieval town wall sys…

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Děčín, Czechia
Gold
Mountain villages

Děčín

Ústecký kraj · Czechia

Sitting at the confluence of the Elbe and Ploučnice rivers in North Bohemia, Děčín is a photogenic Czech town with a walkable centre, a castle, and a zoo, ri…

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Jesenik, Czechia
Bronze
Mountain villages

Jesenik

Czechia

Home to the Priessnitz Medical Spa, founded in 1822 as the world's first hydrotherapy institute, Jeseník is a spa town in the Olomouc Region of Czechia, set…

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Rozmital pod Tremsinem, Czechia
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Rozmital pod Tremsinem

Czechia

This tiny Bohemian town in the foothills of the Brdy hills, Rožmitál pod Třemšínem has a well-preserved historic centre protected as an urban monument zone,…

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Česká Lípa, Czechia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Česká Lípa

Czechia

This town on the Ploučnice river in the Liberec Region, Česká Lípa has a well-preserved historic centre protected as an urban monument zone, with a walkable…

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Jindrichuv Hradec, Czechia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Jindrichuv Hradec

Jihočeský kraj · Czechia

Walkable South Bohemian town set on the shore of Vajgar pond, Jindřichův Hradec has a well-preserved historic centre protected as an urban monument reservati…

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Bilina, Czechia
Silver
Spa & thermal wellness

Bilina

Czechia

A spa town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of Czechia, Bílina is known for its mineral spring water, Bílinská kyselka, and a well-preserved historic centre prot…

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Vysehrad, Czechia
Gold
Wine country

Vysehrad

Czechia

This historic fort on a rock above the Vltava River in Prague, Vyšehrad has been a national cultural monument since 1962 and holds some of the most significa…

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Becov nad Teplou, Czechia
Silver
Mountain villages

Becov nad Teplou

Karlovarský kraj · Czechia

A small Czech town in mountain terrain along the Teplá river, Bečov nad Teplou has a well-preserved historic centre protected as an urban monument zone, scen…

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Jihlava, Czechia
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Jihlava

Kraj Vysočina · Czechia

The oldest mining settlement in the Czech Republic, Jihlava was also the first city in Central Europe to codify mining law, a history that shaped its well-pr…

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Kutná Hora, Czechia
Bronze
Wine country

Kutná Hora

Středočeský kraj · Czechia

Silver mining made Kutná Hora one of medieval Bohemia's wealthiest towns, and the architectural legacy it funded earned the historic centre — along with Sedl…

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Stribro, Czechia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Stribro

Czechia

Founded in the 12th century as a silver and later lead mining settlement, Stříbro is a compact town in the Plzeň Region of Czechia, set on the Mže River in t…

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Karviná, Czechia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Karviná

Czechia

Karviná is a city in Czech Silesia, on the Olza River at the Polish border, with a well-preserved historic centre in the Fryštát district — a former Silesian…

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Benesov nad Ploucnici, Czechia
Bronze
Mountain villages

Benesov nad Ploucnici

Czechia

Tiny Czech town on the Ploučnice river in the Děčín District, Benešov nad Ploučnicí is built around a Renaissance castle complex whose well-preserved histori…

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Rumburk, Czechia
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Rumburk

Czechia

Rumburk's Loreto Chapel, built in the early 18th century within a Capuchin monastery complex, is claimed to be the northernmost Marian pilgrimage site of its…

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Susice, Czechia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Susice

Czechia

A compact town in the Šumava foothills of the Plzeň Region, Sušice sits on the Otava River with two scenic lookout towers on the hills to the west, a well-pr…

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Litoměřice, Czechia
Gold
Wine country

Litoměřice

Czechia

A walkable wine-country town at the confluence of the Elbe and Ohře rivers in northern Bohemia, Litoměřice has a well-preserved medieval centre — protected a…

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Skalna, Czechia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Skalna

Czechia

A little Czech town in the upland Karlovy Vary Region, where a bold Baroque church with an onion-domed tower rises above colourful townhouse facades and a da…

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Nymburk, Czechia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Nymburk

Czechia

This modest Czech town on the Elbe River in Central Bohemia, Nymburk has a well-preserved historic centre protected as an urban monument zone since 1992, wit…

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Cheb, Czechia
Silver
Mountain villages

Cheb

Karlovarský kraj · Czechia

This walkable Czech town on the Ohře River with a well-preserved historic centre protected as an urban monument reservation, Cheb sits in the Karlovy Vary Re…

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Sternberk, Czechia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Sternberk

Czechia

Šternberk Castle, a national cultural monument, anchors this compact Moravian town in the Olomouc Region of Czechia, founded in the 13th century around a for…

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Ceska Kamenice, Czechia
Gold
Mountain villages

Ceska Kamenice

Czechia

This tiny Czech town in northern Bohemia where three protected landscape areas meet — the Lusatian Mountains, the Elbe Sandstone region, and the Bohemian Cen…

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Vysoke Myto, Czechia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Vysoke Myto

Czechia

Vysoké Mýto's central square — nearly square in shape and covering close to two hectares — is among the largest of its kind in Bohemia, laid out when the tow…

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Bechyne, Czechia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Bechyne

Czechia

Bechyne, a small town in South Bohemia where the Smutná and Lužnice rivers meet, is known for its mud spa and a long tradition of pottery production that con…

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Pelhrimov, Czechia
Bronze
Hiking & national-park bases

Pelhrimov

Czechia

Pelhřimov, in the Vysočina Region of Czechia, is known as the city of records and curiosities, hosting an annual International Festival of Records and Curios…

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Novy Hradec Kralove, Czechia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Novy Hradec Kralove

Czechia

A broad central square in this east Bohemian city is dominated by a Gothic cathedral with twin towers, a tall baroque bell tower, and a row of colourful hist…

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Sumperk, Czechia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Sumperk

Czechia

A walkable town in northern Moravia on the Desná river, at the southwestern edge of the Jeseníky mountains, Šumperk serves as a regional gateway to the surro…

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Frýdek-Místek, Czechia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Frýdek-Místek

Czechia

A twin city on the Ostravice River in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Frýdek-Místek was formed in 1943 by merging two historically distinct towns — Frýdek in C…

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Mnichovo Hradiště, Czechia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Mnichovo Hradiště

Czechia

Founded in the 13th century by Cistercian monks on the left bank of the Jizera River, Mnichovo Hradiště is a pocket-sized Bohemian town whose historic centre…

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Rejstejn, Czechia
Bronze
Mountain villages

Rejstejn

Czechia

This small Czech hamlet in the mountains of the Plzeň Region sits directly on the water and holds several historic churches for a settlement of its size — an…

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Potstejn, Czechia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Potstejn

Královéhradecký kraj · Czechia

A compact Czech village of red-tile rooftops spread across a forested river valley in the Hradec Králové uplands, with several historic churches and wooded h…

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Slavonice, Czechia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Slavonice

Czechia

This modest Czech town on the South Bohemian border with Austria, Slavonice is known for its well-preserved Renaissance centre — sometimes called a smaller T…

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Přerov, Czechia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Přerov

Czechia

Přerov, a town in the Olomouc Region of Moravia, sits on the Bečva River with a well-preserved historic centre protected as an urban monument zone.

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Kourim, Czechia
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Kourim

Středočeský kraj · Czechia

The historic centre of Kouřim, a modest town in Bohemia's Kolín District, is well preserved and protected as an urban monument zone, making it one of the mor…

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Chocen, Czechia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Chocen

Czechia

Compact Czech town in the Pardubice uplands, Choceň centers on a handsome white neoclassical town hall with a clock tower, set around a walkable square with…

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Varnsdorf, Czechia
Gold
Mountain villages

Varnsdorf

Czechia

A small industrial town on the Mandau River in the Lusatian Highlands, Varnsdorf sits on Czechia's northern border with Germany, surrounded by mountain terra…

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Nove Mesto nad Metuji, Czechia
Gold
Mountain villages

Nove Mesto nad Metuji

Královéhradecký kraj · Czechia

A small Czech town in the Hradec Králové Region where the Metuje river runs through mountain terrain, Nové Město nad Metují has a well-preserved historic cen…

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Jaromerice nad Rokytnou, Czechia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Jaromerice nad Rokytnou

Czechia

Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou, a small town in Czechia's Vysočina Region, is known for its baroque castle and the adjoining Church of Saint Margaret, together desi…

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Litomyšl, Czechia
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Litomyšl

Czechia

Litomyšl's Renaissance castle complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, anchoring a pocket-sized town in eastern Bohemia whose well-preserved historic centre…

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Bosen, Czechia
Bronze
Quiet rural escapes

Bosen

Czechia

This pocket-sized Central Bohemian village in Mladá Boleslav District, where a church spire rises above autumn-coloured trees and open farmland, with rolling…

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Velke Mezirici, Czechia
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Velke Mezirici

Kraj Vysočina · Czechia

Compact town in Czechia's Vysočina Region with a well-preserved historic centre and castle complex, protected as an urban monument zone.

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Uhersky Brod, Czechia
Silver
Wine country

Uhersky Brod

Czechia

Uherský Brod, a town in the Zlín Region of Czechia, is known as the place where the philosopher and pedagogue John Amos Comenius lived, with a museum and sec…

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Jetrichovice, Czechia
Bronze
Mountain villages

Jetrichovice

Czechia

Small hamlet in the mountain terrain of Czechia's Děčín District, Jetřichovice offers scenic viewpoints and a handful of cafés and restaurants that punch abo…

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Pribor, Czechia
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Pribor

Czechia

Příbor, in the Moravian-Silesian Region of Czechia, is the birthplace of Sigmund Freud, a fact that gives this small town with a well-preserved historic cent…

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Blatna, Czechia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Blatna

Czechia

Blatná Castle, a moated water castle set within a landscape garden, is the centrepiece of this small South Bohemian town in Czechia's Strakonice District.

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Kacov, Czechia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Kacov

Czechia

This compact market town in Czechia's Central Bohemian Region where the Sázava river runs through the centre, with two tributaries joining it nearby and fore…

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Velke Brezno, Czechia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Velke Brezno

Czechia

A compact riverside village spread along the Elbe, with forested hills rising steeply on all sides, offering elevated viewpoints over the valley and easy acc…

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Hronov, Czechia
Gold
Mountain villages

Hronov

Královéhradecký kraj · Czechia

Hronov, a little town in the Náchod District of northeastern Czechia, sits along a river in the foothills of the Krkonoše mountain region and is known as the…

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Bystrice nad Pernstejnem, Czechia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Bystrice nad Pernstejnem

Czechia

A compact Moravian upland town where a broad main street leads to a twin-towered baroque church at its heart, with red-tile rooftops, a riverside setting, an…

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Ivancice, Czechia
Gold
Wine country

Ivancice

Czechia

Birthplace of the Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha and the actor Vladimír Menšík, Ivančice is a pocket-sized South Moravian town where three rivers — the J…

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Telc, Czechia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Telc

Czechia

Telč's historic centre, registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992, is considered the best-preserved Renaissance town in Bohemia and Moravia, its 16t…

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Primda, Czechia
Silver
Mountain villages

Primda

Plzeňský kraj · Czechia

Přimda, a modest village in the Plzeň Region of Czechia, is home to the ruins of Přimda Castle, recorded as the second oldest castle in the country.

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Vsetin, Czechia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Vsetin

Czechia

This walkable town in the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains of the Zlín Region, Vsetín sits on the Vsetínská Bečva River with a centre full of cafés and restaurants an…

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Humpolec, Czechia
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Humpolec

Czechia

A small town in the Křemešník Highlands of Czechia's Vysočina Region, Humpolec is known for the Family Brewery Bernard and has a café and restaurant scene th…

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