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A Mucha Gallery 250 Blatnica 316 accommodation 361-3, see also Nitra State Gallery 301 boat travel 374, 375, see also boat individual locations North Bohemia Fine Arts trips activities 23, 60-4, 23, see also Gallery 199 boat trips, see also boat travel individual activities Olomouc Museum of Art 228 Adršpach Rock Town 219 Adršpach Rock Town 219-20 Považská Gallery 310 Bratislava 283 Adršpach-Teplice Rocks 58, 218-20, Schwarzenberg Palace 82 Labe River 200 219, 8 Slovak National Gallery 281 Lednice 264 air travel 371-2, 374-5 South Bohemian Aleš Gallery Orlík nad Vltavou area 164, 165 animals 57-9 149-50, 169 Pieniny National Park 339 Aqua City 326 South Moravian Museum 256 Piešťany 296 Aqua Park Tatralandia 318 Sternberg Palace 82 Prague 103, 104 architecture 18, 44-6, see also castles St George Museum 141 Sandstone Rocks of Labe 203 & chateaux, wooden churches Strahov Gallery 84 Strážnice 266 art nouveau 45, 46 State Gallery 268 bobsledding 222, 223 cubism 45-6, 90-1 Veletržni Palace 98 Bodružal 357 art galleries, see also museums Vyšehrad Gallery 100 Bojnice 309 Andy Warhol Family Museum of West Bohemian Gallery 192 books 18 Modern Art 358 arts 37-48, see also classical music, architecture 46 Braunův Betlém 213 jazz music, literature, music, food 50 Chateau Gallery 270 painting health 383 City Art Gallery 244 Astronomical Clock 88-9 hiking 60 INDEX Danubiana Meulensteen Art ATMs 367 history 26, 29 Museum 290 Austerlitz 248-9 literature 18, 29 Dezider Milly Gallery 356 national parks 59 DOX Centre for Contemporary B travel 19 Art 98 Banská Bystrica 305-6, 306 Bohemian Paradise Protected East Bohemian Gallery 211 Banská Štiavnica 306-8, 307 Landscape Region 215 East Slovak Art Gallery 349 Banskobystrický kraj 305-9 border crossings 372-3 Egon Schiele Centrum 152 Bardejov 351-3, 352, 6 Bratislava 275-90, 276, 278, 7 Gallery Bazovský 298 Bardejovské Kúpele 353-5 accommodation 283-5 Gallery of Ján Koniarek 294 bathrooms 362 activities 282 Gallery of Modern Art 207 Battle of Vítkov 101-2 attractions 279 Gallery Roberta Guttmanna 93 Bavory 261 drinking 286-7, 7 House at the Golden Ring 90 Bechyně 169 emergency services 277 House at the Stone Bell 89 beer 50-1, 12, see also breweries entertainment 286-8 House of Arts 268 beer gardens 116 events 283 Jan Zrzavý gallery 252 festivals 104, 229, 365 festivals 283 Jozef Kollár Gallery 307 spa treatment 181 food 285-6 Kinsky Gallery 251 Belá Tatras 333-4 information 277 Kinský Palace 89 Benešov 140-1 medical services 278 Lidice Gallery 132 Beroun 129-31 safe travel 279 Mánes Gallery 97 Bešeňová 322 shopping 288 Martin Benka Museum 316 bicycle travel, see cycling tourist information 279 MeetFactory 100 Bila, Vera 44 tours 283 Moravian Gallery 243 birds 57 travel to/from 288-9 Bítov 259 travel within 289 000 Map pages Blansko 247-8 breweries 000 Photograph pages Blanský Les Protected Landscape Budweiser Budvar Brewery 146 Region 155 Eggenberg Brewery 152 INDEX 405 11 , 248

ě 151 304 145 4 248 ě caves vské jeskyn 216 cathedrals, convents ů 293 ň caving castles & chateaux INDEX (B-C) 320 č jovice 144-8, see also jovicko Region 144-58 5 see ko Caves 231 ě see also ě č inská 248 í šín 235 prusy Caves 130 ř ř ě ě 89, 95 182 see also kova Pila 159 kova Pila & monasteries, wooden churches Bethlehem Chapel 92 Blue Church 282 Týn Church of Our Lady Before Church of Our Lady of the Snows redesign of Prague 44, 68, 87, 91 redesign Bratislava 283 Brno 244 food 53 health 385 Prague 103 influence on Bohemia 129, 163, Balcarka jeskyn St Martin’s Spiš 342 Cathedral, Cathedral 80-1 St Vitus Demänova Freedom Cave 321 Demänova Freedom 321 Demänova Ice Cave 345 Dobšinská Ice Cave Domica Cave 346 346 Gombasecká Cave Jasov Cave 347 Javo Kate Kon Krásnohorská Cave 347 Moravian Karst 247-8 Ochtinská Cave 347 Punkevni Cave 248 Šipka Cave 232 Sloupsko-Šoš Slovak Karst 346 National Park ň eský Šternberk 141 eský T eský ráj 215-18, eskobud eský Krumlov 11, 150-5, e erný, David 47, 86, 100, 102 ervená Lhota 172 ervený Kame ervený Kláštor 339 eské Bud churches, Č Č chateaux, travel with 363 children, Chopok úbo Č Charles IV 27 Č Charles Bridge 87-8, Č caves, caving 64, cell phones 369 Č Č Č Č Central Slovakia 303-22, Č Č 79 12 eský Šternberk 8 Č churches, convents Chateau 140-1 v Hradec chateau 170 v Hradec ě see also ů a Castle 339-40 Chateau 156 ň chateau 254 ín Castle 134 ň ín Castle 297-8 č no Castle 311-12 ř ich č ř č chateau 252 141 280 307-8 159-61 lník Chateau 133 men castle 218 č ivoklát castle 131-2 ř ebí ebo ě ř ř ř ubov Šternberk Castle, Kežmarok 337 Castle Koko Konopišt Šternberk Castle, Šternberk 231 Stre St Tel T K Jind T M Lednice chateau 264 Lednice chateau 272 Lešná Liptov Castle 322 Litomyšl chateau 213-14 Loket Castle 188 Ľ Karlštejn Castle 129, & monasteries 242 & Paul Cathedral of SS Peter Cathedral of St Barbara 137 Cathedral of St Elizabeth 349 St Emeram Cathedral 300-1 St Martin’s Cathedral, Bratislava Tren Trosky Castle 217 castle 217 Valdštejn castle 263 Valtice Vizovice chateau 272 Vranov chateau 259 Vyšehrad Fortress 99-100 Zlín chateau 267 Znojmo Castle 257 Zvíkov Castle 165 Mikulov chateau 260 New Castle, Banská Štiavnica Nitra Castle 300 Old Castle, Banská Štiavnica 307 Orava Castle 317-18 Orlík castle 164 Castle 211 Pardubice castle 249-50 Pernštejn Písek castle 163 Prague Castle 78-82, Rožmberk nad Vltavou castle Slavkov chateau 249 Špilberk Castle 243-4 Spiš Castle 342-3, cathedrals, 11 11 293 240 , 24 ň hiking see 239 castle 169 ě ní Chateau 265 č v Castle 265 ín chateau 201 192 ů ín chateau 217 č ěč eský Krumlov 11, 153, achtice castle 296 ervená Lhota 172 ervený Kame eský Krumlov Castle 152, Beroun 130 Č D Devín Castle 289-90 Hluboká Chateau 149 Hrani itineraries 24, Jan Lake Lipno 162 Sázava River 141 Strážnice 266 Vyšší Brod 161 376-7 rental road rules 377 373 to/from the republics 376-8 within the republics Archbishops’ Chateau 270 Bechyn Regent 156 Brewery 245 accommodation attractions 241 drinking 246 emergency services 238 entertainment 246-7 food 245-6 information 238-41 medical services 239 tourist information 241 travel to/from 247 travel within 247 Municipal 232 Brewery Brewery Urquell) (Pilsner Prazdroj Ji Beckov castle 296 Bítov castle 259 Bojnice Castle 309 Bouzov Castle 231 Bratislava Castle 279-80 Budatín Castle 311 Č Č Č Č C canoeing 63 car travel castles & chateaux 24, 298 Brno 238-48, 146 Budweiser Budvar Brewery bungy jumping 165 bus travel 373, 375-6 bushwalking, business hours 363 INDEX climbing 63 climate 17,363 classical music42-3 Č Č cinema 39-40 churches 406 convents & monasteries, convents &monasteries, consulates 364-5 19,57 conservation communism 31 Č ížov 259-60 ingov 343-7 i č 000 000 many 312, Cistercian Monastery, Vyšší Brod 161 Capuchin monastery241 churches cathedrals, churches,wooden Sn Sandstone RocksofLabe202 responsible travel62 247 Moravian Karst Krkonoše 222,223 TatrasHigh 330 Demänova Valley 320 Č Adršpach RockTown220 festivals 104,180,263,271,365 festivals 186,267,299,365 Church ofStJames,Levo Church ofStJames,Brno243 Church ofStElizabeth282 Church ofSSPeter &Paul 99 97 &Methodius Church ofSSCyril University ChurchofStJohnthe St Procopius’Basilica254 St NicholasChurch88 St JamesChurch90 Church191 St Bartholomew St BarbaraChapel192 Parish ChurchofOurLady305 Loreta 84 Church oftheTransfiguration Church oftheNativityOurLord84 of Church oftheMostSacred Heart Church oftheAssumption Church ofStNicholas,Znojmo257 Church ofStNicholas,Prague85 Church ofStJohnNepomuk251 eský ráj215

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Czech Republic 65-272, Czech Republic Czech language386-93 cycling 61-2,375 customs regulations 364 Č culture 25,34-48, cubism 45-6,90-1 crystalware 48,185,368 credit cards367-8 costs 17-19,364 Dientzenhofer, Kristof 84,85 Dientzenhofer, Kristof Castle289-90 Devín Demänova Valley 319-21, deforestation 59 Dedinky 343-7 D dangers 364 D Czech SwitzerlandNationalPark unovo 290 ěč Western Tatras 317 Ve tours 62,104 Trail62 Šumavská Magistrála Šumava 158 South MoravianBorderlands South Bohemia144 Prague 103 Pieš 261 Mikulov maps 61 FatraMalá NationalPark 314 Lednice area 265 Krkonoše 221 TatrasHigh 328,330,332 Greenways trail62 Demänova Valley 320 Č Bratislava 282 Beroun 130 Zlatá Koruna155 Monastery84 Strahov Teplá Monastery182 CoeliCistercianconvent Porta Monastery ofStJohn130 301 Great Seminary 82 Convent ofStGeorge Convent ofStAgnes 94 Cistercian Monastery,Ž 58, 202 20,21, itineraries ín 200-1 eský ráj215 ľ ká Fatra NationalPark 316 255 250 Sázavou 251 ť any 296 25 20 66 , 21 320 ď ár nad , 9 Dvo Dunajec Gorge339 Ď Dukla Pass 358 EU membership 33 Dub driving, 50-2, drinks Dobšinská IceCave345 Dobroslava 357 discount cards73,364 disabilities, travellerswith370 ethnographic museums& environmental issues59 emergencies 388 embassies 364-5 email access366-7 362 electricity economy 16,34-5 Eastern Borderlands355-60 335-60, East Slovakia East Bohemia205-23, E umbier 320 95 Ždiar House Museum 333 Ždiar House Museum Wallachian Open-AirMuseum 358 Vihorlatské Museum 356 Svidník skanzen 266 Strážnice skansen Stará 257 South MoravianMuseum 317 Orava VillageMuseum ofUkrainian-Rusyn Museum oftheSlovakVillage Museum ofSouthBohemia146 Museum ofRomanyCulture Museum ofLiptovVillage322 Museum Culture 280 ofJewish Museum ofFolkArchitecture Museum 242 Moravian Museum 92-3 Museum Jewish 358 Humenné skanzen Holašovice folkmuseum149 Martin Ethnographic Museum, Brno243 Ethnographic Museum, 349 East SlovakMuseum 305 Museum Central Slovakia also ř č ák, Antonín42,97,184 ek, Alexander30,31,69, 233-4 Culture 356 316 244 355 315 museums see Ľ ubov cartravel see also ň a skanzen 340 a skanzen beer,wine 336 206 skanzen, see INDEX 407

m 234 83 ě 179 ě 188 23 řě 10 INDEX (E-H) sko Protected Landscape í Trail 159 ko Caves 231 ř č ínsko 134 ň í ř ř 359 327-8, 329-30, 332 Region 156-7 343-7, ká Fatra National Park 316 National Park ká Fatra ľ any, Prague 82-4, č rebo Western Beskydy 231 317-18 Western Tatras wooden churches of East Slovakia Austrian & Hungarian rule 28-9 books 26, 29 Bratislava 277 Brno 238-48 communism 31 EU membership 33 Hussites 27, 166, 167 independence 29, 32 Prague 68-71 settlement 26-8 Revolution 31-3, 69, 95 Velvet WWII 30 Ť Ve Small Carpathians 292 South Bohemia 144 Šumava 158-9 Magistrála Trail 61, Tatranská Malá Fatra National Park 314 National Park Malá Fatra maps 60 Mariánské Lázn Orlík nad Vltavou 164 258 Podyjí National Park 359-60 Poloniny National Park Povyd Rožnov pod Radhošt Cesta hrdinov SNP 61 Cesta hrdinov 320 Valley Demänova 327-34 High Tatras itineraries 23, Javo Sandstone Rocks of Labe 202-3 Slovenský raj National Park Karlovy 185 Vary Koko Krkonoše 221, 222 265 area Lednice Loket nad Oh history 26-33 hitching 373, 378 Hlohovec 265 Hluboká nad Vltavou 149-50 Holašovice 149 holidays 17, 366 Holy Trinity Column 226-8 Horní Planá 162 horse riding 153, 222 Hrad 7 , 4 176 , 324 175-7, ě spa towns art galleries see 25 see Region 155 356, 365 354, 365 eský ráj 215-18 ár, Josef 46, 90, 120, 209 artistic 38, 40, 86 life 31, 33, 78, 86, 95 political life accommodation 325 travel within 325 Rocks 218-20 Adršpach-Teplice Bear Trail 158-9 Beroun 130 ProtectedBlanský Les Landscape 282 Bratislava area Č Bratislava 288 Prague 115 Rusyn-Ukrainian Cultural Festival Festival Cultural Rusyn-Ukrainian 365 Salamander 308, 214 Festival Smetanova Litomyšl Meetings 168 Tabor Vinobraní 104 322, 365 Východná Folk Festival Znojmo Wine Harvest 257 Festival 252, 265, 266, 322, festivals books 50 travel with 53 children, customs 53 language 53-6 vegetarian travellers 53 Bratislava 288 Prague 119 č H Hájek 176 Havel, Václav health 383-5 health spas, Hervartov 353 323-34, High Tatras hiking 60-1, 331 Frymburk 162 G galleries, gay travellers 366 geography 16, 57 glass-making 48, 185, 368 Go films 35 fishing 153, 161, 162, 319 25, folk life folk music 43-4 food 49-56, 366 football 37 Forman, Miloš 39 Františkovy Lázn 11 i folk music č , see inside front cover , see inside front ácko Festival 265 ácko Festival ácké Festival 265 ácké Festival ň 104 252 festival Chateau 271 245 ArtsFine 132 Ghosts 309 & Youth 267 Children ň Art 299 Film 263 Baroque Music Festival 298 Bazant Pohoda Festival Bratislava Jazz Days 283, 365 283 Bratislava Music Festival Burning of the Witches 365 Christmas market 365 Coronation celebration 283 283 Cultural Summer Festival 104, 365 Czech Beer Festival Dol Ecce Homo HillEcce Homo Climb 231 European Folk Craft Market 338, 365 192 Liberation Day Holiday Moto Grand Prix 244-5 293 Open Cellar Day 163 panning championship Prague International Jazz Festival Prague International Jazz Festival Prague Spring 104 Prázdniny v Tel Ride of the Kings 267 354 Rusyn-Šariš Folk Festival Festival of Roma (Gypsy) Music 233 Festival Flora Olomouc 229 180 Frédéric Chopin Music Festival Hor Easter 365 of Music in the Gardens & Festival Ignis Brunensis Fireworks Festival Festival Ignis Brunensis Fireworks of Festival International Children’s of Spirits & International Festival for Festival International Film 266 International Folk Festival Jánošík Days 312 186, 365 Festival Karlovy Film Vary Košice Days 349 265 Kyjovsko Summer Festival 189 Loket Summer Cultural Festival Mikuláš 365 229, 365 Olomouc Beer Festival Písek Historical 163 Festival Prague Autumn 104 104, Prague Fringe Festival F 18, 365 festivals exchange rates events 104, 365 INDEX Hussites 27,166,167 Hus, Jan27,68,88,92,167 Humenné 358-9 Hrubá Skála216-17 Jewish people37,92,134-6, 136 Jewish Jet 353 Jedlinka jazz music41-2 Javo Jalová 359 Jasná 320-1, Jánošík, Juraj39,314 J 20-5 itineraries internet resources 19 internet access366-7 insurance 366,383 independence 29,32 immigration 371 103 ice skating 36 ice hockey I H Hrebienok 329 Hradec Králové206-10, 408 ř 000 000 ensko 201-4 ř Slovakia 20,22, Slovakia folk life 25, museums 92-3,136 93,102-3,136,254, cemeteries festivals 104,283,365 Sites24, World Heritage spa towns25, Czech Republic 20,21, Czech Republic castles &chateaux24, 23, activities wooden churches354 Roma people36 music 42 60,61 hiking health 383 cycling 62 57 conservation climbing 63 caving 64 46 architecture accommodation 361 Prague 119 Bratislava 288 ichovice 203 ř

í č Map pages Map Photograph pages ko Caves231 260 INDEX (H-M) INDEX 9 25 23 25 20 , 22 208 24 20 24 , 21 Krom Krkonoše 220-3 K 45 Kristof Košice 347-51, Kop Konopišt Kon Komárno 301 Koko Koko Kle Klementinum 90 Klauzy 345 Klatovy 194-6 Kláštorská Gorge345 162 kiteboarding 337-9, Kežmarok Jind 250-5 Jihlavsko Region Ji kayaking 63, kayaking Kate 128-9, Karlštejn Vary 182-8, Karlovy IV,seeCharlesIV Karel Gorge203 Kamenice Franz38,86,88,96,177 Kafka, Kádar, Ján39 K John Lennon Wall86 Lešná 272 lesbian travellers366 legal matters367 Lednice-Valtice CulturalLandscape Lednice 263-4 119 Laterna Magika languages 386-93 Lipno162 Lake Ladomirová 357 L Kutná Hora136-40, 38 Kundera, Milan Kuks 213 ř č ivoklát 131-2 ín 215-16,217-18 ť WWII 30,92,134-6,214,254 synagogues 92-3,93,94,192,254, Prague 115 Bratislava 288 263 glossary 394-5 food glossary53-6 emergencies 388 ř ě 155 ř ř ivnice 232 ich ř ř prusy Caves130 ěř inská Cave248 ínský D ínsko 133-4 260, 294,301 íž 269-72, ů ě v Hradec170-2, 140-1 ů see also l 134 348 12 338 270 138 183 canoeing , 171 6 Mikulov 260-2, Mikulov 203 Louka Mezní metric conversions, metric money 17-19,364,367-8, museums, House91 Municipal Alfons47,94,250 Mucha, mountaineering, motorcycle travel373,376-8 Moravský Krumlov250 Moravské Slováckoregion 265-7 247-8 Moravian Karst Monument totheSlovakNational monasteries, Modra 292-3 mobile phones369 M 358 Medzilaborce 384 medical services measures 362 315-16 Martin literature 18,29,37-9, Liptovský Trnovec319 318-19 Liptovský Mikuláš Liptov region 318-22 Lipa, Peter 41,287 Lidice 132 Levo Miro Lázn Mariánské maps 60,367 Strana,Prague85-7, Malá FatraMalá NationalPark 312-15, Abyss248 Macocha M Luha Low Tatras 319-21 Loket nadOh Loket Litomyšl 213-15 Litom Lomnický štít331, ě lník 132-3 Brno City Museum 244 Brno CityMuseum 192 Brewery Museum YardBiskupský 242 Museum 228 Archdiocesan Museum 243 Museum Applied Arts cover Antonín Dvo 139 Alchemy Museum museums & inside frontcover, monasteries Uprising 282 Uprising 313 č ľ č a 357 a 340-2, ěř ovice 272 ice 199-200 see also řě see 341 188-9 ě 261 ř skanzen convents& ák Museum 97 ák Museum 177-82, see ethnographic 4 see insidefront climbing discount cards see also 178 see also 83 books INDEX 202 409

198 225 8 160 , 211 344 227 , 313 300 10 INDEX (M-P) žkou 222-3 ě sko Protected Landscape ínsko ProtectedLandscape ň ř Region 58, 158, Region 156-7 Area 133-4 Area 343-7, Region 131 312-15, ká Fatra National Park 316 National Park ká Fatra dice 249-50 ľ ivoklátsko Protected Landscape imov 169-70 ě ř rebo ina Lehota 320 ina Lehota ř č Tatra National Park 59 Park National Tatra Rock Town 218-19 Teplice Ť Ve Soos Nature ReserveSoos Nature 176 Šumava Protected Landscape K Koko Pieniny National Park 58, 339 National Park Pieniny 58, 258 Podyjí National Park 58, 359-60 Poloniny National Park Sandstone Rocks of Labe 201-4, Slovak Karst 58, 346 National Park 58, Slovenský raj National Park Krkonoše National Park 58, 220-3 Park Krkonoše National 57-8 Park National Low Tatras 58, National Park Malá Fatra Nižný Komárnik 357 North Bohemia 197-204, New Town Hall 97 newspapers 362 Nitra 299-302, National Theatre 96 National Theatre Nedv Pelh O Old-New Synagogue 92-3 Olomouc 226-31, Orava Castle 317-18 317-18 Orava Valley Orlík 164 Orlík nad Vltavou 164 Ovesná159 P painting 46-7 paragliding 64, 222, 318, 320 210-12, Pardubice passports 371 Pav Hills 260 Pavlovské Master 305, 326, 340, 341 Pavol, pod Sn Pec North Moravia 224-35, Nová Sedlica 360 Pernštejn 249-50 Pernštejn 293 Pezinok 58, 339 National Park Pieniny ínsko 133-4 ř 8 ské historické muzeum v palace 243 , Landscape & People Landscape & People ň ů ň Historical Museum 252 219 Region 155 Landscape Region 215 58, 202 171 163 316 Museum 146 Exhibition 156 271, 283, 298, 365 č ebo ř Adršpach Rock Town 219-20 Rocks 58, 218-20, Adršpach-Teplice ProtectedBlanský Les Landscape Protected Bohemian Paradise 158 region Boubín Virgin Forest CHKO Koko Czech Switzerland National Park National MuseumNational 94 MuseumNational of Photography Museum 98 National Technology Open-Air Mining Museum 308 Memorial 192 Patton Pilsen Portmoneum 214 Považke Museum 312 Práche Prague City Museum94 Pražák Radenov Dom 312 Regional History Museum 228 Regional Museum 153 Šariš Museum 352 Shoe Museum 268 Slovak Mining Museum 307 Slovak National Literary Museum Slovak National Museum281 Museum 349 Slovak Technical SNP Museum 305 South Bohemian Motorcycle Spa Museum 295 Strážnice museum 266 Svitavy Town Museum 214 Museum 232 Technical Tatra Museum 244 Technical Tel Memorial 134 Terezín Toy Museum 82 T Vladimír Preclík MuseumVladimír Preclík 169 West Bohemian Museum 192 White Unicorn Apothecary 195 104, 180, 233, 252, 263, festivals N national parks 59 music 41-4 ice ěř ’s Historical ň ka Buriana 232 ň Museum 318 ľ íž Museum 271 ěř 207-9 Diocese 199 Curiosities 170 Underground 191 lník Regional Museum 133 ě udovít Štúr Museum 293 Lidice Museum 132 82 Lobkowicz Palace 84 treasury Loreta Ľ Magdeburg Barracks 136 Museum 341 Master Pavol M East Bohemian Museum 211 Rákóczi House 349 Ferenc Museum 169 Firefighting Fotoateliér Seidel 152 Franz Kafka Museum 86 Historical Museum 280 Hussite Museum 167 Italian Court 137 Jan Becher Museum 185 Janko Krá Museum of Clocks 280 Museum of Communism 95 Museum of Czech Cubism 91 Museum of Decorative Arts 93 Museum of Plze Museum of Southeast Moravia 267 Museum of the Ghetto 134 muzeum Zde Charles BridgeCharles Museum 88 179 Chopin haus City Museum 281 Coach Museum 263 Czech MuseumPharmacy 213 of Czech Silver Museum 137 Diocese Museum 301 DistrictMuseum 171 East Bohemia Regional Museum Jawa Motorcycle Museum 141 Kampa Museum 86 Karlovy Museum 185 Vary Karlštejn Castle 129 Karol Plicka Museum 316 Krom Mendelianum 244 Military Museum 356 Miniature Museum 84 243 Místodržitelský Palace Moser Glass Museum 185 Motorcyle Museum 131 Mozart Museum 100 Mucha Museum 94 Municipal Museum 179 Museum & Gallery of Litom Museum of Records & INDEX Plze plants 59 planning 17-19,364,366 Planá 181 Písek region 163-73 Písek 163-4 Pilsner UrquellBrewery 192 Prague 67-126, Prachovské Skály216 368 postal services population 16,35-6 Popradské pleso327 Poprad 325-7, Poloniny NationalPark 58,359-60 pollution 59 politics 16 Podyjí NationalPark 58,258 Podlesok 343-7 Podbanské 330 Pieš 410 000 000 Staré M shopping 119-22 safety 78 Hrad Holešovice 97-8 food 109-14 festivals 104 104 events 117-18 entertainment 72-3 emergency services 114-18 drinking children, travelwith103 78-103 attractions 103 activities accommodation 104-9 Žižkov 101-3 Vyšehrad 98-100 Vinohrady 100-1, travel within123-6, travel to/from122 tours 103-4 information77-8 tourist Nové M money 73-6 73-6 medical services Strana 85-7, Malá Letná 98 Josefov 92-4 internet access73 information 72-8 101 ť ň any 294-6,

189-94, Map pages Map Photograph pages , č INDEX (P-S)INDEX 125 any 82-4, ě ě sto 94-7, sto 87-92, , 11 4 326 295 , 70-1 5 , 190 , 83 11 , 101 74-5 83 74-5 74-5 125 , , 79 5 , 83 , rafting 188, rafting Rožnov podRadhošt Rožmberk nadVltavou159-61 Rožmberk 153 Romany music44,233 Roma people35-6 rock music41 rock climbing, 267 oftheKings Ride restaurants 52 responsible travel19 religion 37 Rájov 155 TepliceRajecké 311 Lesná 311 Rajecká Ráj 134 Prague Castle78-82, Rusyn people355,356,357 Rusovce 290 Ruský Potok359 Radhoš R Cave248 Punkevni landscaperegions, protected Príkra 357 309 Prievidza Prešov 353 Prazdroj (Pilsner Urquell)Brewery 192 Prav Slavonice 172-3, Slavkovský štít 330 Slavkov UBrna248-9 Sklené Teplice 308 63,221,222-3 skiing Mlýn248 Skalní pleso331 Skalnaté shopping 368 senior travellers364 Ossuary 137-9, Sedlec sculpture 46 214 Schindler, Oskar scams 364 Sázava 141 region 351-5 Šariš Sandstone RocksofLabe201-4, safe travel364,373 S rafting national parks&reserves Vrátna Valley 315 Krkonoše 221,222-3 TatrasHigh 328,332,334 Demänova Valley 321, č ická Brána203 ť 234 see also see 6 climbing

white-water white-water ě 79 m 233-5, 6 9 see 233 202 Spiš Castle342-3, Špindler Staré M Slovenský rajNationalPark 58,343-7, South Bohemia142-73, 176 Soos Nature Reserve solo travellers368 soccer, snowboarding 63 Snina 359 spa towns25 South Moravianborderlands255-65 South Moravia236-72, Sn 329-31, Smokovec Resorts Smetana Hall119 Smetana, Bed Small Carpathians292-3 273-360, Slovakia 30,282,305 Slovak NationalUprising Slovak language386-93 346 Slovak Karst Štúr, Strednica 334 Stre Štrbské Pleso327-9 Strážnice 266 Štramberk 231-2 Monastery84 Strahov Šternberk Castle231 Štefanová 314-15 Starý Dvor314-15 Stará St Wenceslas27,80,95 St VitusCathedral80-1 Srdie 36-7, sports Spišské Podhradie342-3 Spišská NováVes 343 Spiš region 337-47 ě Tren Sklené Teplice 308 TepliceRajecké 311 Planá 181 Pieš Mariánské Lázn Mariánské Luha Vary 182-8, Karlovy 25, itineraries 344 itineraries 20,22, itineraries Františkovy Lázn Beše beer spatreatment 181 Bardejovské Kúpele353-5 žka 223 žka č no Castle311-12 č Ĺ Ľ ko 321 udovít 38 ubov ť see , ě č ň any 294-6, č ů 10 ianské Teplice 299 sto, Prague87-92, ovice 272 ová 322 v Mlýn222 football ň see alsoindividualsports a 339-40 ř ich 42,213,214 25 8 274 ě 295 ě 177-82, 175-7, 20 237 183 143 , 22 329 74-5 176 178 , 5 INDEX

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see also 24 wine wineries 256 310 see also see also INDEX (S-Z) 268 a 359 a 357 ľ ľ ske Krivé 359 lník 133 č ě cathedrals, churches, convents & cathedrals, churches, convents monasteries Bodružal 357 books 354 Dobroslava 357 Hervartov 353 hiking routes 359 354 internet resources Jalová 359 Jedlinka 353 Ladomirová 357 Miro M Mikulov 261 293 Modra area 265 region Moravské Slovácko South Moravia 262 winery 261 Tanzberg Nižný Komárnik 357 Príkra 357 Ruský Potok 359 Topo Uli Vyšný Komárnik 357 Wooden Evangelical Church 337 ár nad Sázavou 251 ď Z Záhradky 320-1 Ž 267-72 Zlínsko region Znojmo 255-8, 317 Zuberec Zvíkov Castle 165 Zvíkovské Podhradí 165 windsurfing 162 262, wine 51, wineries 133, Ždiar 333-4 Gorge 345 Zejmarská Žiar 317-18 Žilina 310-11, Žižka, Jan 68, 149, 166 Zlatá Koruna 155-6 Zlín 267-9, women travellers 368, 385 wooden churches 46, 354, work 370 World Heritage Sites 24, WWII 30 292 175 passports 297 hiking internet resources hiking wooden churches see also see see see see

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