Visit Olomouc

The Sedlec Ossuary decorated with 40,000 skeletons and the silver-mining cathedral of St Barbara.

A square of pastel Renaissance houses between two fishponds, unchanged since the 16th century.

A whole town of trulli — conical drystone houses found nowhere else, white and strange in the Puglian sun

Fairy-tale town wrapped in a bend of the Vltava, with a painted castle tower and a baroque theatre that still works.

The largest ancient castle complex in the world, with St Vitus Cathedral, the Golden Lane cottages and the hourly guard change.

Visit Brno, the second-largest city in the Czech Republic. Explore Špilberk Castle (a historic fortress with underground casemates and city views), see the functionalist Villa Tugendhat (a UNESCO World Heritage site designed by Mies van der Rohe), and stroll through the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul (known for its Gothic spires and daily noon bell ringing tradition).

Visit Karlovy Vary, a historic spa town in the Czech Republic. Sample the thermal mineral waters from the 13 main springs, such as the Vřídlo geyser (shooting up to 12 meters high), stroll along the colonnades like the Mill Colonnade (a neo-Renaissance structure with five springs), and try the local Becherovka herbal liqueur. Don't miss the Moser Glass Museum to see exquisite Bohemian crystal craftsmanship.

The Vitkovice ironworks turned festival ground and the Stodolni street of a hundred bars.