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Dabs Says: Although the 12th century Kotnov Castle was destroyed by fire in 1532, the Kotnov lookout tower remains and you can walk up to the top to get a nice view over Tabor. There was a small admission fee of 20czk ($1.25US), for an additional 20czk you can visit the historical...
Dabs Says: Prazska Street, one of the pedestrian only streets that radiate off Zizka Square, is where you can find the Renaissance era burgher houses, the one I especially liked was the one in the attached photo decorated in the sgraffito style. Sgraffito means "scratched" in Italian,...
Dabs Says: The main town square, Zizka Square, is named after blind Hussite commander Jan Zizka, you'll find a statue of him in the square, depicted with one eye still functioning. A maze of streets lead into the square which is filled with brightly colored buildings, a 16th century...
Dabs Says: Jordan Lake is the oldest artificial lake in central Europe, established as a drinking water reservoir for Tabor. We didn't see anyone out on the lake, perhaps it was still a bit chilly or perhaps they don't allow watercraft on it. Our map listed a waterfall on the west side...
el_ruso Says: Despite its small size the city has its own elegant theater (Divadlo), which is located on the edge of the old town.
el_ruso Says: The charm of visiting the city is to get lost in the maze of its alleys. Most houses are well-maintained, and many even have the "sgraffito" painted on them.
el_ruso Says: Tabor was a site of a XIII century castle, and its sirviving belltower and gate (brana) guard the northern entrance into the old town. There is a museum of middle ages on premises, but it was closed during my visit.
el_ruso Says: The traditional radnice (city hall) is located on Zizkovo namesti. It has a clocktower.
el_ruso Says: This large cathedral has a very high belltower, it is located on Zizkovo namesti.
el_ruso Says: The main square is called after the legendary blind general of the Hussites, Zizka. It is surround by beautiful rennaisance buildings, and you can also find the Dom cathedral and a radnice (cityhall).
Museum of photography Šechtl and Voseček
hubicka Says: The largest Czech photographic athelier outside Prague was located in Tábor and over 10000 glass platenegatives dated from 1860s to 1950s was preserved. In the museum there are regular exhibitions of thehistorical photographs from the digitalised archive...
Luigi Baccaglini: Pizza on the square
Dabs Says: I was a little Czeched out on the local food and if you know anything about me and David, it's that we love pizza and we eat it everywhere we go. We saw a restaurant on the square that was serving up pizza in addition to other Italian dishes and some Czech dishes, the pizzas...
Dabs Says: When we got close to the town center we pulled into a parking lot which had pay and display meters, if you are driving in the Czech Republic always make sure you have lots of change because you almost always have to pay to park. On Sundays, most places have free parking, the...
el_ruso Says: Half of the highway to Tabor is a nice modern road, and the other half seems to have been constructed around WWII and is a single lane road. Nonetheless, traffic generally moves briskly (by US standards), and slower vehicles always let you pass.Once in town there is ample...
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europebn Says: There is a lot of talk of absinthe, about what is in it, and what effects it has on you. Well, we decided to try it ourselves. At the time, we had been drinking for at least 3 hours, and were feeling pretty good. So, it was time for absinthe! Well, within seconds, I went...
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Catacombs under historical center of the town (from the year ~ 1420)
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Tabor, a pleasant afternoon stop
As we were driving from Ceske Budejovice back to Prague, we scanned the map to see what interesting places lie between the two cities and settled on Tabor as our 1st stop. There's a delightful main......
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This charming hilltop town was founded by religious dissidents in the XV century, and they remained victorious against international cruzader armies for over 30 years led by a blind (!) general Zizka....
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We only spent a day in Tabor. It is located on the main route from Prague to Ceske Budejovice. It is a peaceful town, and quite pleasant.
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The square of the Jan Zizka z Trocnova The present town was founded by the Hussites in 1420 and named after the biblical Mount Tabor
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