THERE - 6 UNESCO Sites in CZ

THERE - 6 UNESCO Sites in CZ

See pictures of these places in the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel.

The Czech Republic isn't very big, but it's got more castles & chateaux per square kilometer in the world, some very well-preserved towns and scads of history. We also have 14 (and counting) UNESCO World Heritage sites. Today we take a look at the first six to make it on that list.

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SECTIONS

02:18 - What is the UNESCO World Heritage List and who cares?

04:26 - Historic Centre of Prague (1992) & Průhonický park

08:12 - Český Krumlov (1992)

09:51 - Telč (1992)

11:32 - Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk, Zelená Hora (1994)

13:45 - Kutná Hora (1995)

17:15 - The Cathedral of Our Lady & the Bone Church at Sedlec

20:57 - In the area: Kolín, Konárovice (Crispin Glover's house), Čáslav, Vysoká near Miskovice

26:33 - Transport options for Kutná Hora (plus beer & food)

27:47 - Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape (1996) -Lichtensteins Amok!

29:15 - Some of the follies (Kolonáda na Rajstně, Belveder, Dianin chrám, Apollónův chrám, Kaple sv. Huberta, Hraniční zámeček, Tři Grácie, Janův hrad, Zámeček Pohansko, Obelisk, Maurská vodárna, Akvadukt)

32:38 - The Minaret (Minaret v lednickém zámeckém parku)

33:33 - The towns of Lednice and Valtice in the wine country, plus getting there

• Music by Fanette Ronjat

More Info:

• České dráhy (Czech Rail) 
• Flixbus CZ webpage
• Regiojet webpage
• The World Heritage Centre
• Prague UNESCO listing
• Průhonice park (Průhonický park)
• Prague historical center could be added to UNESCO World Heritage in Danger list on Kafkadesk
• Český Krumlov UNESCO listing
• Telč UNESCO listing
• Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora UNESCO listing
• Kutná Hora UNESCO listing
• Kutná Hora official website
• Ossuary (Bone Church) official website
• Kolín official website
• Belvedere Chateau ruin (Zámek Belveder)
• Vysoká Lookout Tower
• Village of Miskovice website
• Restaurant U Zlateho Lva on TripAdvisor
• Lednice-Valtice UNESCO listing
• Lednice-Valtice on VisitWorldHeritage.com
• Lednicko-valtický areál webpage on lva.cz (with a list of all the follies)
• Valtice official website
• Lednice-Valtice article on Exploration Vacation
• Lednice-Valtice and surrounding area 
• Obelisk Winery
• Article about food & wine in Lednice-Valtice
• The National Wine Center at Valtice Chateau 
• The Castle Cellar at Valtice Chateau
• Secondary School of Oenology and Viticulture Valtice
• Article on the Pálava region
• Mikulov on South-Moravia.com
• Mikulov on AmazingCzechia.com
• Znojmo on Lonely Planet by Mark Baker

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