This is the Czech Republic chapter from Lonely Planet's Central Europe guidebook.

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, a host of European cities and countries have been touted as the 'new Prague' or the 'next Czech Republic', but  the original Prague and Czech Republic remain essential stops on any European sojourn.

• experience the glorious old-world heritage of Prague, but also hip neighbourhoods like Vinohrady and Žižkov
• maps
• savour Czech beer at the best of the country's microbreweries
• transport
• spend a lazy day on the Vltava River around Český Krumlov
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Prague & around, Karlštejn, Konopiště, Kutná Hora, Bohemia, Terezín, Litoměřice, Bohemian Switzerland National Park, Karlovy Vary, Loket, Plzeň, České Budějovice, Hluboká Nad Vltavou, Český Krumlov, Šumava, Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Moravia, Brno & around, Olomouc, Telč, Moravian Wine Country, Understand Czech Republic, History, People & Religion, Czech Literature, Art & Music, Czech Cuisine, Beer & Wine, the Landscape, Survival Guide, Directory, Getting There & Away, and Getting Around.