Český Krumlov

ÄŒeský Krumlov is one of Bohemia’s most beautiful towns, with a well-preserved historical centre that is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The city’s castle is the second largest in the Czech Republic and it dominates the town from a hill overlooking a horseshoe-shaped bend of the Vltava river.

The town’s traffic-free historic centre is a magic area of narrow cobbled streets lined with Renaissance and Baroque facades. Half the townspeople dress in Renaissance costume to welcome the summer solstice with a procession, street theatre, mock duels and chess matches played with human pieces.