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The Bohemian Central Highlands are a peculiar mountain range of volcanic origin with many bizarre rock formations, volcanic cones and lava sheets of phonolite and basalt, which evoke a feeling of being present at the creation of the world. The region will also charm you with its beautiful towns and cities – whether you visit the royal town of Žatec, the historic town of Louny, the Episcopal town of Litoměřice or picturesque Roudnice, you will be able to see that in the Bohemian Central Highlands and the Žatec region the beauty of nature, historic sites and excellent wines combine with the art of living.

• Březno u Loun – an archeological open-air museum, a collection of prehistoric and early medieval settlements and period technological equipment. In the museum you will learn about the life of our ancestors, about the manufacturing of basic tools and about the first crafts.
• Bohemian Central Highlands – the largest protected landscape area in Bohemia with a unique landscape relief. The most interesting locations include Lovoš, Boreč, Opárno Valley, Hazmburk, Milešovka, and Říp.
• Milešovka – the highest hill of the Bohemian Central Highlands and the most windswept mountain of Bohemia. The summit offers a magnificent view of the surrounding hilltops, the mountain range of Krušné Hory, the Elbe Lowlands and even Říp.
• Budyně nad Ohří Castle – an original 13th-century Gothic water castle, restored in a Romantic style at the start of the 20th century. Fully preserved Gothic and Renaissance interiors with remarkable wall painting, museum of alchemy or a collection of sculptures.
• Chateau Krásný Dvůr – a Baroque chateau, an interesting Baroque collection of canine portraits. Surrounded by the oldest Czech English-style park (1880) with many romantic pavilions and network of ponds and water channels.
• Chateau Libochovice – an early Baroque chateau with a collection of rare tapestries, glass and china. The birthplace of the leading Czech and European scientist and scholar J. E. Purkyně (1787-1869). In the dungeons you can visit the “Fairyland” permanent exhibition.
• Litoměřice – an urban reservation, the seat of the bishop and a center of the wine-making region. The town features many well-preserved Renaissance and Baroque houses, the Garden of Bohemia exhibition grounds and a hand-made paper workshop.
• Říp – a symbol of Czech national independence, a momentous mountain, where the legendary Forefather Čech declared his intention to settle in Bohemia with all his kin. The summit is adorned with St. George’s rotunda, which shelters a collection of soils from important battlefields in Czech history.
• Terezín – a unique Neo-Classical military stronghold (from the late 18th century) with major fortifications and underground rooms and corridors. During World War II the stronghold was used as an internment camp for Jewish prisoners from all over Europe, while the Small Fort was used as a prison by the Prague Gestapo.  A memorial to the victims of Nazism.
• Chateau Ploskovice – a Baroque summer residence with a chateau park, originally designed as a scale copy of Versailles. Unique paintings and sculptures, an exhibition depicting the culture and society in Bohemia under the rule of Habsburgs.
• Raná – a nature reserve, center for hang-glider and gliding plane flying, competitions of aircraft model builders.
• Roudnice nad Labem – gallery of modern art in the former riding school of Lobkovice Castle (Slavíček, Filla, Holan, Kotlík, Špála, Zrzavý, Čapek, etc.).