Liberec
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Liberec, (German: Reichenberg) [1] is nestled in the Jizersky Hory mountains, at the foot of Jested in the Bohemia region of the northern Czech Republic.
[edit] Get in
[edit] By bus
From Prague: Buses depart from Černý most metro station, the terminus station on the yellow line (B) up to 25 times per day with Student Agency. Dopravní podnik města Liberce, a.s. also operates a bus service from the same station. As of 2009, adult tickets are 95CZK and journey time is 1 hour 5 minutes.
[edit] By train
[edit] Get around
From the train/bus station, to get to the city centre, walk toward náměstí Soukenné from 1. máje Street, the walk toward the main square (nám. Beneše) by climbing up Pražská Street. If you don't want to walk, you can take tram number 3 towards Lidové sady which will take you into (and out of) the centre. If you're not familiar with the city, check out the Tourist Info Centre on the main square (at nám. Beneše 1). From the main square practically every sight can be reached on foot.
To get to the Jested Mountains nearby, take tram number 3 to Horní Hanychov (terminus) where you can then walk or take the cable car.
[edit][add listing] See
- Town Hall (liberecká radnice): the pride of the locals, a luxurious neo-Renaissance architecture build in 1888-93.
- Dr. E. Benes Square (náměstí Dr. E. Beneše): main square of the city, named after the wartime president, Edvard Beneš
- Theatre of F.X. Šalda: behind the town hall, built in 1883 (same year as the National Theatre of Prague), named after František Xaver Šalda, an avant-gard playwright [2] (CZ and DE only)
- Church of St. Anthony the Great: neo-Gothic, no access to the inside, behind Hotel Praha
- Church of the Holy Cross: late 17th-century
- The Renaissance chateau (Felberova Street): glass collection, but no access to the inside
- The North Bohemian Museum [3] (CZ only)
- The Regional Gallery (Ulice U Tiskárny 1): Dutch artworks [4]
- The ZOO: The first zoo in former Czechoslovakia (1919) [5]
- The Botanical Garden [6]
[edit][add listing] Do
- Climb Ještěd Mountain, either by hiking one of the trails or by cableway (60 Crowns).
- Skiing - city is famous worldwide for winter sporting events like FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009[7] or the Jizerské Mountains, where you can enjoy the majestic beauty of the Nordic nature on 115 km of the Jizerská expressway.
- Play Golf in summer - city has two golf resorts with an unforgettable atmosphere.
[edit][add listing] Buy
- The Babylon Centre [8] (Centrum Babylon)
[edit][add listing] Eat
- Duli (Moskevská 4): pizza, pasta on 1st floor; more on 2nd
- Kavárna Pošta (nám. Beneše 24): Viennese cafe; dances on Friday nights (with extra admissions)
- Café Praha (Železná 2): belong to Hotel Praha, with some veggie dishes
[edit][add listing] Drink
- Hotel Radnice (Moskevská 11): bar/restaurant
[edit][add listing] Sleep
Liberec Information Centre: 485-101-907, provides info on accommodations (and transit timetables).
- Pension Bambino (Helinova 287): [9] very nice pension close to the center, from 550CZK per night/person
[edit] Get out
- explore the Lusatian mountains in the northwest
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