Czechia beyond Prague: four towns by train, and the villa that sells out

Most people see Prague and leave. Here are 4 towns that deserve the train ticket 🚆 Olomouc is my favourite of the four, and the one almost nobody has heard of. 📍 Kutná Hora: the old silver-mining town, about an hour from Prague plus a short local train into town. Its Sedlec Ossuary is a chapel decorated with human bones: 220 CZK, and tickets must be bought in advance for a set time 📍 Brno: Czechia's second city, about 2 h 40 from Prague, with a cathedral on the hill and Mies van der Rohe's Villa Tugendhat 📍 Olomouc: pastel squares and a Holy Trinity Column on the UNESCO list 📍 Český Krumlov: a day trip on the one direct train, 09:20 from Prague, arriving 11:49 The ticket that sells out: Villa Tugendhat's 60-minute tour is 450 CZK until 31 December and 500 CZK from 1 January. Tickets go within moments on sale day, there are no refunds, and it's closed on 16 December. In Český Krumlov, only the castle museum and tower are open until 20 December, Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00 to 15:30. 👉 Swipe for the towns and the train times. Save this for your trip and send it to who you'd go with. Which one would you add to a Prague trip? 👇 📷 Gerd Eichmann / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 · Thomas Ledl / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0