Surroundings of Prague

In the surroundings of Prague the history has left numerous traces in the form of historic monuments of European significance. The most attractive ones include the castles Karlštejn and Křivoklát, the chateau Konopiště and the town Kutná Hora the historic core of which is inscribed in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List. The whole territory attracts the lovers of active rest. Awaiting the golfplayers are twelve golf courses, boating on the Vltava, Berounka and Sázava rivers has a many-years‘ tradition, luring for rest and relaxation is the spa Poděbrady. Situated in the surroundings of Prague are several protected landscape areas, e.g. the biospheric preserve of the area of Křivoklát, the romantic landscape of the Sázava Basin or the protected landscape area of Český kras (the Bohemian Karst) with the Koněprusy caves.