There is a long history of tourism in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

belongs to the most visited cities of the world with 6–8 million visitors per year.

Tourist regions

For the needs of tourism, the Czech Republic is divided into 17 tourist regions, further divided into 40 subregions. The regions partly overlap with the administrative regions, but natural areas of tourist importance are set aside. The subregions further distinguish natural and cultural areas. *

** Prague *

Středočeský kraj The Central Bohemian Region ( cz, Středočeský kraj, german: Mittelböhmische Region) is an administrative unit ( cz, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in ...

** Střední Čechy – west ** Střední Čechy – south ** Střední Čechy – northeast – Polabí * Jižní Čechy ** Jižní Čechy * Šumava ** Šumava * Plzeňsko and Český les ** Český les ** Plzeňsko * Západočeské lázně ** Západočeské lázně * Severozápadní Čechy **

České Středohoří The České středohoří – Central Bohemian Uplands or Central Bohemian Highlandse.g. ''The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 31'', Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1998, p. 371 – is a mountain range located in northern Bohemia in the Czech Repub ...

and Žatecko ** Krušné hory and Podkrušnohoří ** České Švýcarsko * Českolipsko and Jizerské hory ** Českolipsko ** Jizerské hory * Český ráj ** Český ráj *

Krkonoše The Giant Mountains, Krkonoše or Karkonosze (Czech: , Polish: , german: Riesengebirge) are a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system (part of the Bohemian Massif ...

and Podkrkonoší ** Krkonoše and Podkrkonoší * Královéhradecko ** Kladské pomezí ** Hradecko ** Orlické hory and Podorlicko * Východní Čechy ** Pardubicko **

Chrudim Chrudim () is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest town of the region. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Admi ...

sko- Hlinecko **

Králický Sněžník Králický Sněžník () or Śnieżnik (Polish: ) is a mountain in Eastern Bohemia, located on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. With , it is the highest mountain of the Snieznik Mountains. Etymology The name ''Sněžník'' or ' ...

** Českomoravské pomezí ** Orlické hory and Podorlicko * Vysočina ** Vysočina * Jižní Morava ** Znojemsko and Podyjí ** Pálava and Lednicko-Valtický areál **

Slovácko Moravian Slovakia ( cs, Slovácko, older ''Moravské Slovensko'') or Slovácko is a cultural region in the southeastern part of the Czech Republic, Moravia on the border with Slovakia and Austria, known for its characteristic folklore, music, wi ...

** Brno and surroundings ** Moravský kras and surroundings * Východní Morava **

Kroměříž Kroměříž (; german: Kremsier) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It is known for the Kroměříž Castle with castle gardens, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town centre with the ...

sko **

Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; german: Zlin) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 73,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice river. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the ...

sko and Luhačovicko ** Valašsko **

* Severní Morava and Slezsko **

Beskydy The Beskids or Beskid Mountains ( pl, Beskidy, cs, Beskydy, sk, Beskydy, rue, Бескиды (''Beskydŷ''), ua, Бескиди (''Beskydy'')) are a series of mountain ranges in the Carpathians, stretching from the Czech Republic in the west a ...

– Valašsko ** Těšínské Slezsko ** Ostravsko ** Poodří – Moravské Kravařsko ** Opavské Slezsko ** Jeseníky – east * Střední Morava and Jeseníky ** Střední Morava ** Jeseníky – west

Visitors

In 2019, before the

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, residents made up 50.5% of guests who spent at least one night in accommodation facilities (a total of 11,107,866 visitors). In 2022, the share of domestic guests was 62.2% (in absolute numbers 12,109,732 visitors, which was the most in history). In 2022, the share of tourists from Asian countries decreased significantly due to long-term anti-pandemic measures in these countries, canceled direct flights and the political situation in the world. Most non-residents arriving to the Czech Republic and staying overnight are from the following countries:

is by far the most visited Czech city. In 2018, it was the 28th most visited city in the world, with 6.67 million visitors.

Tourist attractions

As of 2022, the most visited tourist destinations in the country with at least 200,000 visitors are: The Czech Republic has 17

UNESCO World Heritage Sites A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ...

, including two transnational. One of them is natural, the rest is cultural.

References

External links

CzechTourism
– National tourist portal
UNESCO World Heritage List
– Czech Republic
Popular tourist destinations and attractions in the Czech Republic
{{Tourism in Europe