West Bohemia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
former region in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic
About West Bohemia
This region along theFranconian,SaxonandBavarianborders with the Czech Republic has had a lot of German influence throughout the existence ofAustria-Hungaryand before. After World War II most of the ethnically German inhabitants were expelled and the "Iron Curtain" ruptured many cross border links even as Czechoslovakia and the GDR ("East Germany") nominally called each other "socialist brother countries". With the end of the Cold War and the entry of the Czech Republic into the European Union in 2004, this region became a lot more accessible from the west and tourism has benefited from it. Among the most notable towns are those that form theWest Bohemian Spa Triangle, which was a retreat of the rich and the famous, throughout the 19th century and into theBelle Époque, who would consume an
Top Attractions in West Bohemia
Explore the best things to see and do in West Bohemia:
- ★Český les
- ★Rolava tin mine ruins
- ★Slavkovský les
- ★St. Bartholomew's Cathedral
- ★The Singing Fountain
West Bohemia Travel Guide Sections
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