Which places in the South Bohemian Region need booking?

Book ahead for Budweiser Budvar Brewery, Regent Brewery, Eggenberg Brewery, Český Krumlov Castle and Hluboká Chateau. The rest are walk-in or worth a quick check of opening times.

What's seasonal in the South Bohemian Region?

Seasonal: Třeboň Pine Forests (Jun–Oct) and Šumava Foothills (Jun–Oct). The others aren't seasonal, but check opening hours before you go.

How far is the South Bohemian Region from Prague and Brno?

By car, Pinsko's places here are 1 h 25 min–3 h 20 min from Prague and 2 h 5 min–4 h 40 min from Brno, without traffic.

South Bohemian Region: 16 places worth a day trip

Pinsko lists 16 places in the South Bohemian Region: 5 historic sites, 4 beer stops, 3 nature spots, 2 spa towns and 2 mushroom areas.

Highlights include Český Krumlov Castle, Budweiser Budvar Brewery and Boubín Primeval Forest.

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Quick answers

Which places in the South Bohemian Region need booking?: Book ahead for Budweiser Budvar Brewery, Regent Brewery, Eggenberg Brewery, Český Krumlov Castle and Hluboká Chateau. The rest are walk-in or worth a quick check of opening times.
What's seasonal in the South Bohemian Region?: Seasonal: Třeboň Pine Forests (Jun–Oct) and Šumava Foothills (Jun–Oct). The others aren't seasonal, but check opening hours before you go.
How far is the South Bohemian Region from Prague and Brno?: By car, Pinsko's places here are 1 h 25 min–3 h 20 min from Prague and 2 h 5 min–4 h 40 min from Brno, without traffic.

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Budweiser Budvar BreweryTour · Book
State-owned brewery known for its long 90-day lagering and a century-long dispute over the name 'Budweiser'. Water comes from its own deep artesian wells.
Samson BreweryTaproom · Walk-in
The oldest brewery still working in České Budějovice, founded by the town's burghers in 1795. The brewery restaurant serves its lagers fresh from the site.
Regent BreweryTour · Book
Founded in Třeboň in 1379, it ranks among the oldest breweries in the country. It stands by the Rosenberg chateau, surrounded by the region's fishponds.
Eggenberg BreweryTour · Book
Beer has been brewed below Český Krumlov castle since 1560, under the Rosenbergs and later the Eggenbergs. Tours take in the brewhouse and cellars.

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Český Krumlov CastleBook
The country's second-largest castle complex, above a bend of the Vltava; its Baroque theatre keeps its original stage machinery. UNESCO since 1992.
Holašovice VillageWalk-in
A South Bohemian village of Rural Baroque farmhouses around a green, preserved almost unchanged from the 19th century. UNESCO since 1998.
Hluboká ChateauBook
Rebuilt by the Schwarzenbergs in the 19th century in the style of Windsor Castle, with lavish interiors and an English park.
Tábor Old TownWalk-in
Founded by the radical Hussites in 1420 and named after the biblical Mount Tabor. Tunnels run beneath the old town.
Římov Way of the CrossWalk-in
A 17th-century pilgrimage village south of České Budějovice: a copy of the Holy House of Loreto, begun in 1648, and a Way of the Cross of 25 chapels winding about 5 km through the fields and woods around Římov.

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Bertiny Spa, TřeboňWalk-in
Peat cut from the Třeboň bogs is used for the baths here, in a town of fishponds and Renaissance houses.
BechyněWalk-in
A peat spa in a small town above the Lužnice, reached from Tábor by the first electrified railway in Austria-Hungary.

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Boubín Primeval ForestWalk-in
One of the oldest forest reserves in Central Europe, protected since 1858, with spruces, firs and beeches several centuries old.
Lipno Treetop WalkWalk-in
A wooden walkway through the treetops of Šumava leading to a 40 m tower with views over Lipno, the largest body of water in the country.
Rožmberk FishpondWalk-in
The largest fishpond in the Czech Republic, completed in 1590 by Jakub Krčín. The autumn carp harvest is a spectacle.

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Třeboň Pine ForestsWalk-in
Flat pine woods between the fishponds, easy walking and reliable in a dry year. Pine boletes, slippery jacks and birch boletes, July to October.
Šumava FoothillsWalk-in
Spruce forest below the national park, where chanterelles come early and spruce boletes follow. July to October — the park's core zones are off limits.