Alternative destinations near Prague.
Places near Prague that score high on beauty and low on crowding, according to our data.
Kolín
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…
Děčín
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…
Rozmital pod Tremsinem
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,…
Česká Lípa
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…
Bilina
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…
Kutná Hora
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…
Benesov nad Ploucnici
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…
Rumburk
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…
Litoměřice
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…
Nymburk
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…
Ceska Kamenice
This tiny Czech town in northern Bohemia where three protected landscape areas meet — the Lusatian Mountains, the Elbe Sandstone region, and the Bohemian Cen…
Bechyne
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…