Prague Guide

Czechs enjoy spending their spare time outdoors and national past-times include camping, mushroom picking and hiking and, of course, warmer climates bring a raft of weekend travellers to the country-side to service the gardens of their much loved cottages. Owning a week-end cottage is as synonymous with the Czech identity as well brewed Czech beer is. Even the out-door, winter sports, such as skiing, are nation-wide leisure activities. Without a doubt, the Czech Rep's dramatic scenery of rivers, rolling hills and mountains have played a major part in its' culture's obsession with the natural world and has seen the rise of Arcadian folklore and myths.

A great place to rent a cottage is in the area of Beskydy. The low hills here, in the south-eastern area of the country, are renown for their picturesque landscape. It is believed that this is the sole part of the Czech Rep where bear sightings have been made recently.

The Czech Rep is also a great place to go camping. Several different camp site facilities are located all around the country, lots by lakes or rivers. Many camps are operational in April. But some are not open until May and the majority stay operational until October.

The Czech Rep is, additionally, a paradise for walkers, not just because of the enchanting mountains, forests and rivers, but also because of the quantity of chateaux and castles linked by the routes.

ChataTour provides stays during the winter in vacation houses. You can see these houses in their winter stays catalogue in mountain chalets at ski slopes, cross-country skiing routes and in the mountains.  http://www.chatatour.com/en/

TourTrend provides boarding in recreational buildings in over one thousand chalets, cottages, cabins etc in the Czech Rep & Slovakia. http://www.czechvacation.com/

Czech Camping – This is an easily searchable resource for accommodation camps in the Czech Rep & Slovakia http://www.czech-camping.com  or try http://www.czechcamping.com/