South Bohemian Region: 15 places worth a day trip
Pinsko lists 15 places in the South Bohemian Region: 4 beer stops, 4 historic sites, 3 nature spots, 2 spa towns and 2 mushroom areas.
Highlights include Budweiser Budvar Brewery, Český Krumlov Castle and Boubín Primeval Forest.
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- Budweiser Budvar Brewery
State-owned brewery known for its long 90-day lagering and a century-long dispute over the name 'Budweiser'. Water comes from its own deep artesian wells.
- Samson Brewery
The oldest brewery still working in České Budějovice, founded by the town's burghers in 1795. The brewery restaurant serves its lagers fresh from the site.
- Regent Brewery
Founded in Třeboň in 1379, it ranks among the oldest breweries in the country. It stands by the Rosenberg chateau, surrounded by the region's fishponds.
- Eggenberg Brewery
Beer has been brewed below Český Krumlov castle since 1560, under the Rosenbergs and later the Eggenbergs. Tours take in the brewhouse and cellars.
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- Český Krumlov Castle
The country's second-largest castle complex, above a bend of the Vltava; its Baroque theatre keeps its original stage machinery. UNESCO since 1992.
- Holašovice Village
A South Bohemian village of Rural Baroque farmhouses around a green, preserved almost unchanged from the 19th century. UNESCO since 1998.
- Hluboká Chateau
Rebuilt by the Schwarzenbergs in the 19th century in the style of Windsor Castle, with lavish interiors and an English park.
- Tábor Old Town
Founded by the radical Hussites in 1420 and named after the biblical Mount Tabor. Tunnels run beneath the old town.
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- Boubín Primeval Forest
One of the oldest forest reserves in Central Europe, protected since 1858, with spruces, firs and beeches several centuries old.
- Lipno Treetop Walk
A wooden walkway through the treetops of Šumava leading to a 40 m tower with views over Lipno, the largest body of water in the country.
- Rožmberk Fishpond
The largest fishpond in the Czech Republic, completed in 1590 by Jakub Krčín. The autumn carp harvest is a spectacle.
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- Třeboň Pine Forests
Flat pine woods between the fishponds, easy walking and reliable in a dry year. Pine boletes, slippery jacks and birch boletes, July to October.
- Šumava Foothills
Spruce forest below the national park, where chanterelles come early and spruce boletes follow. July to October — the park's core zones are off limits.