Prague's astronomical clock is located on a tower of the Old Town Hall in the Old Town Square in Prague. It chimes on the hour to an accompanying procession of tiny figures moving in and out.
Close to the German border, Karlovy Vary is a an attractive spa town in the Czech Republic that attracts many German and Russian visitors. It is located in a steep-sided valley surrounded by forest.
Prague Castle is one of the biggest castles in the world. In the castle complex are a number of churches, towers, a monastery, gardens and palaces. It is also home to the Crown Jewels. Located on top of a hill, the castle looks across Prague.
Containing bones of up to 40 000 people, the Bone Church in Kutna Hora came into being when the grounds surrounding the Chapel of All Saints started to run out of space for additional grave sites so the older bones were dug up and stored inside.
This ornate metal sculpture actually screens a window on a house in Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic. This attractive, UNESCO-protected small town is a maze of narrow, medieval alleys in the area that is almost encircled by the Vitava River.
More than 100 years old and with 299 steps to the top, Petrin Observation Tower provides excellent views over Prague; across the park to the Charles Bridge and the Old Town.
Close to the German border, Karlovy Vary is a an attractive spa town in the Czech Republic that attracts many German and Russian visitors. This is the Grand Hotel Pupp.
Choir singing outside the Church of St Nicholas in Prague. During Summer in Prague, there is free entertainment around the old part of town especially around the Old Town Square such as that shown here.
The Five-Petalled Rose Festival relives the historical past of Cesky Krumlov, a UNESCO World heritage site. Each year people dress up in period costume, muskets are fired, music and games are played.
Built in the first half of the 1700s, the Holy Trinity column in Olomouc, the Czech Republic, is a celebration of the Catholic Church. Inside the base of this Baroque monument is a small chapel.
