The Czech Republic has 14 political regions which can be grouped into eight regions:
Cities
These are just nine of the most interesting cities selected to represent the variety of Czech urban areas. For other exciting destinations, see the individual regions.
- Prague (Praha) — the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic with an extensive and beautiful historic centre
- Brno — the largest city in Moravia and its former capital, it offers several excellent museums, a large historical centre, and the second-largest ossuary in Europe after the Paris catacombs
- České Budějovice — attractive large city in South Bohemia famous for its “Budweiser” beer; known in German as Budweis
- Český Krumlov — beautiful old town in South Bohemia with the country’s second biggest castle
- Karlovy Vary — historic (and biggest Czech) spa resort, especially popular with German and Russian tour groups; known as Carlsbad in German
- Kutná Hora — historical town with famous Saint Barbara cathedral, old silver mines and the Chapel of All Saints, which is decorated with thousands of human bones
- Olomouc (Holomóc or Olomóc) — riverside university town with a thousand-year history and the second-largest historical centre in the Czech Republic
- Ostrava — a vibrant local subculture and long history of coal mining and heavy industry
- Pilsen (Plzeň) — home of the original Pilsner Urquell beer, and the largest city in West Bohemia
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