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Benešov
Town in the Czech Republic

Benešov

Benešov is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

Plan a trip to Benešov→From Prague

It has about 17,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the stream Benešovský potok in the Benešov Uplands.

Get in

Getting to Benešov

The best way to get to town, and then to Konopiště, from Prague is by train. You have to catch a train to Benešov and, from there, walk 2 km to the castle. To get from the train station to the castle, find the yellow tourist trail and follow the markers to the castle.

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    Benešov u Prahy
See

Worth seeing

The

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    Konopiště
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    Museum

    Konopiste 30 (2 km from Benesov, 35 km from Prague, next to the Konopiste castle).

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    Rose Garden in Konopiště
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    Český Šternberk Castle

    A 13th century castle, open to the public, considered being one of the best preserved Gothic Bohemian castles.

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    Sázava Monastery
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    Stork's Nest
Do

Things to do

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    Blaník

    A natural reservation including a mountain of Blaník.

Eat

Where to eat

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    U Ferdinanda

    This is a great pub near the castle's lake.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.