Holašovice
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Understand
In 19th century, there was a strong movement to promote and revive Czech culture in all Czech lands. Part of this movement reflected at many Czech, mostly South Bohemian villages in crating something called "Selské Baroko (village barocco)". This is an unique architecture movement, combining Barocco and Classicism. The main feature of this architecture movement are well decorated and colorful village squares and building. Holašovice are the best example of this movement in all Czechia.
Today, the buildings and the village square remain in a state similar to the 19th century in which they were build and are very well maintained. This is partly due the fact that the government does not allow almost any new construction at the square. The village is however swarmed by tourist wanting to see a village that made it to the UNESCO list.
Even though that the main square is beautiful and very photogenic, there is probably no reason to stay here longer than few hours as the village is small. Unless of course you want to explore the nearby countryside by foot or bike, in which case it is good to consider staying in nearby villages and towns, as they might have cheaper accommodation.
Today, the buildings and the village square remain in a state similar to the 19th century in which they were build and are very well maintained. This is partly due the fact that the government does not allow almost any new construction at the square. The village is however swarmed by tourist wanting to see a village that made it to the UNESCO list.
Even though that the main square is beautiful and very photogenic, there is probably no reason to stay here longer than few hours as the village is small. Unless of course you want to explore the nearby countryside by foot or bike, in which case it is good to consider staying in nearby villages and towns, as they might have cheaper accommodation.
Get in
By public transportation
You can take a bus from České Budějovice. Bus is quite frequent, payable to the driver (28 CZK). Use IDOS for timetable - Holašovice are listed there as "Jankov,Holašovice".
By car
It is a short drive from České Budějovice and there is a free
By bike
It is a nice bike trip from České Budějovice (15 km) or other cities in the region, such as Prachatice or Vodňany. Use mapy.cz in outdoor mode to find the best route.
You can take a bus from České Budějovice. Bus is quite frequent, payable to the driver (28 CZK). Use IDOS for timetable - Holašovice are listed there as "Jankov,Holašovice".
By car
It is a short drive from České Budějovice and there is a free
parking lot
at the edge of the village. The country roads are mostly in a good shape, but often quite narrow.By bike
It is a nice bike trip from České Budějovice (15 km) or other cities in the region, such as Prachatice or Vodňany. Use mapy.cz in outdoor mode to find the best route.
Get around
Holašovice are a small village, you can easily walk everywhere.
phone: +420 387 982 145
See
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Holašovice village reservation - UNESCO
This basically means the whole village. kaple sv. Jana Nepomuckého
Do
Bike around the surrounding countryside.
Buy
There is no shop in the village.
Eat
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phone: +420 606 555 697address: Jankov, Holašovice 18
Sleep
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phone: +420 602 378 687address: Jankov, Holašovice 6
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phone: +420 777 621 221address: Jankov, Holašovice 3
Connect
The only restaurant and guesthouse provide free WiFi. There is no post in the town.