Říčany works well as a base: 5 minutes from Nupaky, 24km from Konopiste Castle.
Říčany is in Central Bohemia, Czechia, with about 17,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Nupaky, about 4 km away.
Říčany (Czech pronunciation: [ˈr̝iːtʃanɪ]; German: Ritschan) is a town in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the stream Říčanský potok, on the border between the Prague Plateau and Benešov Uplands.
Since 2018, Říčany hasRead more continuously ranked first in the national Quality of Life Index, which has been comparing the standard of living in the cities and towns of the Czech Republic.
The world's only surviving Cubist café, on the first floor of Josef Gočár's House of the Black Madonna (1912) in Prague. Closed when Cubism went out of fashion, it reopened in 2005 restored to the original design down to the light fittings.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Prague Old Town Square
A spectacular medieval square dominated by the Astronomical Clock, Týn Church, and colorful baroque facades.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Prague Astronomical Clock
Medieval astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall that has been ticking since 1410, the third-oldest in the world.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Charles Bridge
Medieval stone arch bridge lined with 30 baroque statues crossing the Vltava River in Prague.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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St. Vitus Cathedral
The largest and most important cathedral in the Czech Republic, situated within Prague Castle.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Prague Castle
Sprawling 9th-century castle complex that is the largest ancient castle in the world by area.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Prague Zoo
Consistently ranked among the world's best zoos, set in a beautiful valley along the Vltava River.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Konopiste Castle
The lavish country residence of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose 1914 assassination sparked WWI; the chateau preserves his vast hunting trophies and armoury amid an English-style park south of Prague.