Railways in Europe
České Budějovice is the capital of the South Bohemian Region. It’s a medium-sized city with a historic center located close to the train station. The main square (Přemysl Otakar II Square) is one of the largest squares in the Czech Republic. The historic area is relatively compact; preserved city gates and portions of the town …
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Brno is the capital of the South Moravian Region and the second-largest city in the Czech Republic. It is an important railway hub. Numerous international trains stop here, and the main train station is located in the very center of the city. You can plan many day trips from Brno by train, including to Prague …
Ostrava is the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region and one of the largest cities in the Czech Republic. It’s an industrial hub. It’s a city I have mixed feelings about—sometimes I really enjoy walking around the center and spending hours there, and at other times Ostrava seems quite ugly to me. The city center looks …
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and also the largest railway junction. In fact, if you start your journey from the capital, you can organize a day trip from Prague by train to almost all important places in the Czech Republic. In this article, I have listed only the most …
Plzen is fourth-largest city in the Czech Republic and an important cultural, industrial, and historical center. The city is as not popular as most famous Czech cities such as Prague, Karlovy Vary and Ceske Budejovice but has a charming historic center, where you’ll find St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral with the tallest church tower in the Czech …
Karlovy Vary is a picturesque spa town with many elegant hotels and renowned for its thermal springs. Nice downtown features grand colonnades, pastel-colored buildings and riverside promenades along the Teplá River. Karlovy Vary is also famous for its glassmaking (Moser Glass), porcelain, and the herbal liqueur Becherovka. Each summer the city hosts the prestigious Karlovy …
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Krakow is a city with beautiful Old Town, many monuments and museums. Krakow is also a perfect starting point to explore Lesser Poland voivodeship and adjacent regions. The city is very well connected with important tourist sites – by train or by bus. There are numerous international trains from Krakow. In this article you can …
Lublin is the capital of the Lublin Voivodeship and an important railway junction but there are only a few possibilities for day trips from Lublin by train. Regional trains reach only some tourist-attractive locations; along most of the railway lines, there are no tourist sites that could be recommended to visitors. However, Zamość is definitely …
Warsaw is the capital of Poland and the country’s largest city – famous for meticulously reconstructed Old Town and Royal Castle. Warsaw is a largest railway junction in the country. The capital has a very good railway connection with most of the large cities in the country. If you want to plan day trips from …
Lodz is and important railway junction and a major city in central Poland, known for its unique industrial heritage, creative atmosphere, and dynamic transformation in recent decades. Nowadays an industrial history mixed with modern cultural and architectural revitalization – many industrial plants were converted into shopping malls and cultural institutions. Many manors and villas once …