Central Bohemian Region: 19 places worth a day trip

Home of Kozel beer and its live goat mascot, a fixture of the brewery yard for decades. Founded by industrialist Franz Ringhoffer in 1874.

A village brewery just north of Prague, closed in 1949 and brought back to life by locals in 2011. Its unpasteurised 10° and 12° lagers have a loyal Prague following.

Emperor Rudolf II bought this brewery in 1583, giving it the royal title it still carries. It lies in the hop-growing Rakovník region.

Below Vysoký Chlumec castle, brewing has been recorded since 1466, and the brewery has been tied to the Lobkowicz family since the 16th century.

A village microbrewery near Slaný that grew into one of the busiest craft producers in the country, from classic lagers to barrel-aged specials.

A family microbrewery in Slaný with its own taproom, known for hoppy pale lagers and seasonal specials.

Above the confluence of the Vltava and Elbe, the Lobkowicz chateau has made wine for centuries; tradition credits Charles IV with bringing Burgundy vines here.

A Bohemian winery working vineyards around the silver town, with tastings in cellars above the Vrchlice valley.

Founded by Charles IV in 1348 to guard the imperial regalia and holy relics. The Chapel of the Holy Cross is inlaid with semi-precious stones and 129 panel paintings.

A cathedral-scale Gothic church funded by silver miners and begun in 1388. Silver once made Kutná Hora the second town of the kingdom (UNESCO).

A small chapel decorated with the bones of some 40,000 people, arranged into a chandelier and a coat of arms by woodcarver František Rint in 1870.

The village razed by the Nazis in June 1942 in revenge for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. The memorial includes a bronze sculpture of 82 children.

A heart spa on the Elbe, founded in 1908 after a mineral spring was struck in the castle courtyard. Its colonnade and park lie beside the river.

A flooded limestone quarry in the Bohemian Karst, nicknamed the Czech Grand Canyon.

The largest cave system in Bohemia, where counterfeiters minted coins in the 15th century.

Mushroom-shaped sandstone pillars topped with 'lids' in the Kokořínsko protected landscape, near Kokořín castle.

A military zone closed to the public until 2016, now the best-known mushroom ground within an hour of Prague. Boletes and bay boletes from late June, peak in September.

Oak and beech woods in a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Penny buns and oak boletes after warm rain, July to October.

Sandy pine forest between the sandstone rocks — slippery jacks and pine boletes, often the first flush of the season in June.