Czechia travel guide
Before you go to Czechia
- Currency
- CZK Kč
- Emergency number
- 112 / 158
- Plug type
- Type E (CEE 7/5 — two round pins plus earthing hole). Standard European plug. Compatible with Type C adapters.
- Tap water
- Safe. Tap water meets EU standards throughout the Czech Republic. Prague city water is clean and good to drink. Mineral springs at Karlovy Vary spa colonnades are natural and safe.
- Tipping
- Customary but not mandatory. Round up the bill or leave 10% in restaurants. Tipping in cash directly to the server is preferred. No tipping expected at bars or fast food.
- Bargaining
- Not expected
- eSIM
- Available
- Card networks
- Visa, Mastercard
- ATM fees
- Usually free at bank ATMs; avoid Euronet (~CZK 100+)
Cities in Czechia
- Český Krumlov A small town folded into a bend of the Vltava, UNESCO-listed since 1992 — the castle above the rooftops keeps one of Europe's rare…
- Prague The Czech capital and historical seat of Bohemia, strung along the Vltava — Prague Castle on the ridge, the statue-lined Charles Bridge…
- Brno Czechia's second city and the Moravian capital — Špilberk Castle on its hill, Mies van der Rohe's UNESCO-listed Villa Tugendhat, and 65,000…
- Karlovy Vary Bohemia's grand spa town where the Ohře meets the Teplá — colonnades built over hot springs you drink from, Becherovka poured since 1807,…
- Olomouc A student city holding Czechia's second-oldest university — the UNESCO-listed Holy Trinity Column stands on the Upper Square, beside an…
- Kutná Hora Medieval silver town, UNESCO-listed since 1995 for the Gothic Church of St Barbara — and for the Sedlec Ossuary on its edge, a chapel…
- Telč A perfectly preserved Renaissance town that feels frozen in the 16th century, Telč is the smallest UNESCO World Heritage town in the Czech…
- Liberec The capital of the Liberec Region in northern Bohemia sits at the foot of the Jizera Mountains, making it the gateway to some of the best…
- Plzeň Where pilsner was first brewed, in 1842 — the Pilsner Urquell cellars still run tours, St Bartholomew's carries Czechia's tallest church…
- Hradec Králové The "Salon of the Republic" — Hradec Králové is celebrated as the finest example of early 20th-century Czech functionalist urban planning.…