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Town in South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
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Tábor is a city in South Bohemia 100 km south of Prague. It was founded in 1420 by radical followers of Jan Hus, who paved the way for Martin Luther's church reforms. Much of its old town has been preserved, perched on a hilltop between the Lužnice River and the medieval reservoir of Jordán Lake. A big castle, old town hall and other sights remind visitors of its interesting past. Its population in 2019 was over 34,000.
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Žižkovo náměstí
Main square of historic core. Gothic town hall, big church with look-out tower and monument of medieval military leader Jan Žižka are right on this square. Other interesting sight are in walking distance.
Big church in late Gothic style, right on the main square. Church tower is 87 m tall and offers nice views of the city and surrounding landscape.
Kotnov Tower is the only remnant of Tábor Castle, which was destroyed by fire in 1532. Bechyně Gate, the southwest entrance to historic centre is next to the tower.
Unusual water tower in Renaissance style from 1502.
Well-preserved gothic town walls on northern edge of old Tábor.
Large lake on eastern edge of old Tábor from 15th century; the oldest water reservoir in Central Europe. Ideal for swimming.
Located in gothic style former town hall, this museum contains expositions about reformer Jan Hus and Hussite revolution, with weapons and historical documents. Under the houses and streets of Žižka Square is a labyrinth of tunnels. The townspeople dug cellars under their houses and these were connected; an approximately 500 m-long section of the tunnel system is open to the public and is a part of the Hussite museum.
If you get bored of many historic sights, why not to spend some time in this museum?
Outside the historic centre (in quarter Klokoty), baroque pilgrimage church is definitely worth a visit.
25 meter tall look-out tower, nice view of Tábor.
Small zoo (however the largest in South Bohemia) with 80 species, mostly from America, including tigers and zebras.
Taking a normal train is also worth. There is a nice old town and a train&automobile museum. The trains to Bechyně depart about every 2 hours, take about 1 hour and cost 49 Kč (May 2022).
Here you get a typical Czech hot dog from 30 Kč
It's on the highest floor of the shopping mall and only open during the normal opening hours of the shopping mall. A main dish is about 109-129 Kč
Also on the highest floor of the shopping mall. They offer a dish Nudle s kurecím masem with chicken for 109 Kč. For the other dishes the rice or noodles must be paid extra. There is also all-you-can-eat offered on "running sushi" plates. The opening hours of the restaurant are longer than the ones of the shopping mall. You can enter the restaurant in the western entrance of the shopping mall and then take the lift to floor 2.
Czech cuisine. Main dishes for 112-135 Kč.
An Indian restaurant.
Part of Hotel Nautilus.
Temporarily closed as of May 2022. Standard Czech restaurant, don't expect anything great.
Bistro in Renaissance house from 1570. Ready meals all day long - every day one Czech traditional meal, one vegetarian meal, one steak and, of course, schnitzel and fried cheese.
Something quite different from typical Czech cuisine, this restaurant is run by two Uzbek brothers and they will serve you very authentic Central Asian fare. Thick home-made stir-fried noodles (lagman) and plov are the main staples but they also serve more obscure dishes from the region. Menu has English descriptions and changes weekly.
café, hot chocolate (lots of kinds and good quality), desserts.
With a kitchen and warm in the winter. It can be reserved on booking.com. The dorm is for 360-400 Kč (May 2022).
It's in an old simple house. Staying there is suggested from late spring to early autumn when the temperature in the night is over 10⁰C. There is an oven in the sleeping room which you can fire up and fill with cut wood. The included breakfast is good with self-made cheese and sausage. The dorm is for 400 Kč (May 2022). It can be reserved on booking.com
23 rooms.
Family-friendly pension in house from 16th century.
Luxurious hotel with wellness and restaurant on the main square in the historic centre.
in the basement of the shopping mall.
By bus
Buses from Prague to Tábor depart from Roztyly bus station on Metro C (red) line. The ride to Tábor takes 1 hr 20 min.99 (May 2022).
By train
From Prague main railway station, there are Express (1hr 17min) and Regional (1hr 25 min) trains operated by the national train operator ČD, providing a roughly hourly service from 6am until midnight.
There are 16 bus lines in Tábor. To get from the main bus and railway station to the historic centre, use one of the frequent city buses to Klokoty. The fare is 18 Kč (May 2022).7 miles) walking (15 min).
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