PICTURESQUE PRAGUE PRAGUE CASTLE PRAGUE It is a cool morning as a group of tourists arrives in Prague They start the day at Prague Castle which stands above the Vltava River This huge complex was built more than one thousand years ago The group admires the architecture of the Old Royal Palace 4
OTHER TOP SITES BOHEMIAN SWITZERLAND NATIONAL PARK KLEMENTINUM LIBRARY RÍP MOUNTAIN TELC HISTORIC CENTER In the afternoon the group walks down to St Nicholas Church Its huge copper dome can be seen from a distance Later they picnic at Kampa an island park on the river As the sun sets they stand on the Charles Bridge to take photos Welcome to the Czech Republic 5
GERMANY PILSEN LOCATION The Czech Republic is located in central Europe It covers 30,451 square miles 78,867 square kilometers Prague the Czech capital is near the country’s center The booming city of Brno lies in the southeast The Czech Republic is landlocked Germany borders the Czech Republic to the west and the north Poland is also a neighbor to the north The country of Slovakia lies southeast of the Czech Republic Austria makes up the southern border 6
PRAGUE THE CZECH REPUBLIC AUSTRIA POLAND OSTRAVA BRNO SLOVAKIA 7
