Tourism in the Czech Republic

There is a long history of tourism in the Czech Republic. Prague belongs to the most visited cities of the world with 6–8 million visitors per year.

Charles Bridge in the historic centre of Prague

Tourist regions

For the needs of tourism, the Czech Republic is divided into 17 tourist regions, further divided into 40 subregions. The regions partly overlap with the administrative regions, but natural areas of tourist importance are set aside. The subregions further distinguish natural and cultural areas.[1]

Visitors

In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, residents made up 50.5% of guests who spent at least one night in accommodation facilities (a total of 11,107,866 visitors). In 2022, the share of domestic guests was 62.2% (in absolute numbers 12,080,764 visitors, which was the most in history).[2] In 2022, the share of tourists from Asian countries decreased significantly due to long-term anti-pandemic measures in these countries, canceled direct flights and the political situation in the world.[3] Most non-residents arriving to the Czech Republic and staying overnight are from the following countries:[4]

Rank Country 2022 2019
Total7,343,40010,890,500
1 Germany1,842,7292,075,460
2 Slovakia776,216749,631
3 Poland612,917671,857
4 United States373,403584,627
5 United Kingdom316,093495,728
6 Ukraine285,302272,082
7 Austria263,420285,457
8 Italy251,964409,731
9 Netherlands223,421248,898
10 France213,251306,875
 South Korea67,005387,563
 Russia49,094564,083
Mainland China34,123609,727

Prague is by far the most visited Czech city. In 2018, it was the 28th most visited city in the world.[5]

Number of visitors in 2022 by regions[2]
Region Total Non-residents Residents
Czech Republic19,424,1647,343,40012,080,764
Prague5,984,8034,491,6111,493,192
Central Bohemian Region1,157,837201,664956,173
South Bohemian Region1,464,864287,3691,177,495
Plzeň Region840,789243,834596,955
Karlovy Vary Region1,157,945525,297632,648
Ústí nad Labem Region580,023172,281407,742
Liberec Region1,113,981159,749954,232
Hradec Králové Region1,468,600246,6831,221,917
Pardubice Region503,87956,846447,033
Vysočina Region642,98669,966573,020
South Moravian Region1,990,371525,1361,465,235
Olomouc Region722,842104,903617,939
Zlín Region802,06195,852706,209
Moravian-Silesian Region993,183162,209830,974

Tourist attractions

In 2021, the most visited tourist destinations in the country with at least 200,000 visitors were:[6]

Rank Destination No. of visitors
(in thousands)		 Region
1Petřín funicular1,015,5Prague
2Prague Zoo963,2Prague
3Zlín-Lešná Zoo623,9Zlín
4Lower Vítkovice620,3Moravian-Silesian
5Aquapalace Prague618,0Central Bohemian
6Safari Park Dvůr Králové543,7Hradec Králové
7Plzeň Zoo476,9Plzeň
8Ostrava Zoo462,1Moravian-Silesian
9Prague Castle444,0Prague
10Olomouc Zoo409,2Olomouc
11Aqualand Moravia386,4South Moravian
12Jihlava Zoo342,5Vysočina
13Liberec Zoo334,0Liberec
14Prague Botanical Garden315,0Prague
15Mirákulum amusement park282,5Central Bohemian
16Svatý kopeček in Mikulov278,7South Moravian
17Wallachian Open Air Museum276,4Zlín
18Ohrada Zoo269,6South Bohemian
19Brno Zoo266,6South Moravian
20iQ Landia science center in Liberec250,0Liberec
21Petřín Lookout Tower242,8Prague
22Lednice Castle236,7South Moravian
23Adršpach-Teplice Rocks230,0Hradec Králové
24Treetop Walkway in Lipno nad Vltavou224,7South Bohemian
25DinoPark Plzeň213,5Plzeň
26Chairlift in Prague Zoo211,4Prague
27Zoopark Chomutov210,1Ústí nad Labem
28Chairlift from Pec pod Sněžkou to Sněžka202,3Hradec Králové
29Kamenice Gorge200,0Ústí nad Labem

The Czech Republic has 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including two transnational. One of them is natural, the rest is cultural.

References
  1. "Mapa turistických regionů a oblastí, kontakty" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24.
  2. "Occupancy in collective accommodation establishments". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  3. "Češi loni po Česku cestovali nejvíc v novodobé historii" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  4. "Occupancy in collective tourist accommodation establishments by country". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  5. "Praha je 28. nejnavštěvovanější město na světě. Letos v ní přespí rekordních 7,1 milionu lidí, tvrdí Mastercard" (in Czech). Hospodářské noviny. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  6. "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
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