Cheb
Cheb is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.
It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Ohře River.
Getting to Cheb
Direct buses run from Prague (150 Kč, 3 hours, 4 daily), Karlovy Vary (56 Kč, 1 hour, 7 daily), Mariánské Lázně (40 Kč, 30 minutes, 12 daily).
- 01Cheb Station
Built in the 19th century by several German rail companies and run in cooperation until the end of WWII when Czechoslovak and later Czech authorities took over.
Worth seeing
Museums and galleries:
- 01Cheb Museum
9am-5pm, closed Sun & Mon.
- 02Art centrum Galerie 4
- 03Gallery of fine arts in Cheb
- 04Cheb Castle
Features the biggest Romanesque chapel in Bohemia.
Things to do
- 01Kartarena
Annual jazz festival, held around October.
- 02Chebská
One of the paths is the "Magic Forest", with educational board about the history of Cheb and its surroundings.
Where to eat
Pizzerie Jakubská, Restaurace u Blonďáka, Jakubska 1,. Pizza: 80-120 Kč. Pizzeria Da Angelo, Jateční 18.
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