Preparing your trip to Plzen: advices & hints - things to do and to obey
1. Plzen is connected with big neighbored cities by bus and train systems. So, a travel to Prague will occupy a little more than one and a half hours, the same time is needed to get to Karlovy Vary. As for Munich, it is better to go there by train, it will help to save time.
2. It is recommended to go through the historical district of the city on foot, because all the important trip sights are located not far away from each other. Also there is two-wheeled transport which is the excellent alternative variant to walking on foot, there are bicycle leasing centers in a lot of big hotels.
3. There are two big touristic centers in the city, one of them is located near the central square, another is located on the territory of the central railroad station. There you can take a free city’s map and specify time of trips and book tickets to the cultural events.
4. In Plzen public transport is represented as a branchy net of buses, trams and trolleybuses, by them it is possible to get to almost any object you are interested in. It is necessary to buy tickets in special automats, which are placed at all the transport stops or in the tobacco kiosks.
6. Almost all the local museums and entertaining centers offer big sales to children. Traditionally a great number of museums and cultural establishments decrease the tickets’ price in winter, but in summer prices are the most expensive.
7. It is recommended for foreign travelers to book a great number of trips earlier, they can do this in one of the touristic centers or in hotel. In this case you can be sure that the trip will be with your native language.
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What to visit being in Plzen - unique sights
Plzen Underground
From the series “Unbelievable Underground Mini-Cities”
Check on the map: Distance from Plzen center - 1 km.
Walking around the undergrounds, you can see a lot of saved technique equipment, the sewerage system, dumb wells and even huge wine pipes. It is quite hard to walk alone in the Plzen undergrounds, tunnels are rather twisted and it is easy to get lost. A walk with an organized excursion is much better. With a group of tourists, you will see outstanding places of the underground city and know about the original purpose of different facilities. …
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Travelling to Plzen - advices and tips. What should be provisioned in advance, the rules you might want to follow, and the things you better avoid doing in Plzen. We help you to make your trip smooth and easy, with no unexpected surprises.