City break in Plzen. Active leisure ideas for Plzen - attractions, recreation and nightlife

Plzen is interesting owing to its entertaining establishments. This city is good for family resting; travelers and their children need to visit the local zoo. It is located on the dimensioned territory and noted for the great collection of exotic animals. In this zoo there are rare lizards from Komodo Island: it is possible to see them in several zoos of the world only. It is notable that animals live not in cages but in the designed enclosures, whose conditions are maximally closed to the animals’ native living conditions.

Excursion over cultural sights of Plzen - 'must visit' points of interest

Except of the legendary brewery Plzen can boast of the great number of unique historical and architectural objects. The start point of the majority of trip programs is the Náměstí …

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There is the delightful botanical garden with large collection of plants and incredibly beautiful design near the zoo. A walk along meandering paths of the garden and seeing of unique plants can become excellent continue of the resting program. People who want to make an acquaintance with mysterious world of historical animals will be interested in entertaining complex DinoPark.

It represents the wide collection of models of dinosaurs and other historical animals to visitors’ attention; all the models in the park are made in compliance with dimensions of real animals. The picturesque park Lochotin is good for picnic and sportive entertainments. There are a lot of paths for walking and bicycling rest; if a day is sultry the park will become the best resting place. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Advices to travellers: what you should know while being in Plzen

1. Plzen is connected with big neighbored cities by bus and train systems. So, a travel to Prague will occupy a little more than one and a half hours, the same time is needed to get to …

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Plzen is not noted for a great assortment of night establishments, its principal advantage is the presence of comfortable beer restaurants and pubs. The great number of them receives guests until the late evening and prepares fantastic amusing program for them. Lovers of shopping need to visit the shops in the historical district. Boutiques of fashionable clothes, original antiquary shops and variable souvenir shops are located there.

Interesting souvenir shops work near brewers, and the biggest plaza in the city is Plzeň Plaza – it is located in the city’s center. Except of a large number of shops it includes several good restaurants, playing zones for children and the modern cinema. In the main city’s square there are original trade fairs and markets, there are more of them during various events. A lot of big plazas are located in suburban districts if Plzen, so people who like shopping can do this not only in the city’s markets.

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Map of all parks

National and city parks around Plzen
♥ National Park 'Bayerischer Wald' , 87.9 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ National Park 'Šumava' , 88.6 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ National Park 'České Švýcarsko' , 144.3 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ National Park 'Sächsische Schweiz' , 144.8 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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Map of all pret-parks

Amusement parks near Plzen
♥ Amusement park 'Dinopark' Plzeň, 1.3 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Amusement park 'Sport+Freizeitzentrum Hohenbogen' Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut, 63.7 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Amusement park 'Churpfalzpark' Loifling, 83.2 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Amusement park 'Prague Lunapark' Prague, 85.8 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Amusement park 'Freizeitpark Plohn' Lengenfeld, 114 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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Map of all aquaparks

Water attractions around Plzen
♥ Water park 'Aquapark Kladno' , 67.1 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Water park 'Aquapark Klášterec nad Ohří' , 72.7 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Water park 'Aquaforum Františkovy Lázně' , 83 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Water park 'Aquacentrum Šutka' , 87.2 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Water park 'AquaPalace Praha' , 90.9 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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Sites around Plzen from our surveys on extreme Earth places

Plzen Underground

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Check on the map: Plzen Underground on map

Distance from Plzen center - 1 km.

The Czech Republic has an underground city Plzen that is famous for its 19-kilometre length tunnels. Earlier these complicated basements were used for product storages, sometimes locals used them for evacuation during the aggression upon them. This underground city has a great number of interesting legends. One of them says that the underground has treasures. The complex system of underground labyrinths was constructed even in the 14th century. Hundreds of years there were placed craft producers and a small wine factory. … Read further

City break in Plzen. Active leisure ideas for Plzen - attractions, recreation and nightlife

Sites around Plzen from our surveys on extreme Earth places

Plzen Underground

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