Lonely Planet Czech & Slovak Republics

Relish the atmosphere of a crowd-beating dawn stroll over Prague's iconic Charles bridge, p. 100.

Experience remote mountain life in the pristinely preserved folk village of Vlkolinec, population 35, p. 390.

Time-travel to the Renaissance as you sip Moravian wine at a cafe on Telc's main square, p. 313.

Cure your ills by sitting naked in hot sulphurous mud in Piestany's Napolean baths, p. 361.

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