At the spot where the Litavka flows into the Berounka river, the town of Beroun has controlled a crossing point since the 13th century. Two medieval gate towers survive from the original fortifications: the Plzeňská brána on the western approach and the Pražská brána on the eastern side. Between them, the rectangular Husovo náměstí preserves the scale and proportions of a royal Bohemian town square.
Roughly 17,550 people live in Beroun, which sits 30 kilometres southwest of Prague in the Central Bohemian Region. The limestone hills on both sides of the Berounka valley have been quarried for centuries, and the Český kras (Bohemian Karst) Protected Landscape Area begins immediately south of town. Koněprusy Caves, the largest cave system in Bohemia, lie about 10 kilometres south and contain a medieval counterfeiting workshop discovered during exploration in the 1950s.
Escortservice.com publishes reviewed companion profiles for the Beroun area. The directory does not mediate, arrange, or provide services of any kind. Hotels near the main square and pensions along the river road toward Karlštejn serve visitors.
Karlštejn Castle, built by Charles IV in the 1340s to store the crown jewels and holy relics, stands on a hilltop above the Berounka valley eight kilometres east of Beroun. The castle is among the most visited monuments in Czechia and is reachable from Beroun by road, rail, or a marked walking path along the river.
Rail services from Beroun reach Prague's Smíchov station in about 30 minutes on the main line toward Plzeň. The Berounka cycling path follows the river valley through the karst landscape, passing under limestone cliffs and through small villages. All users of the directory must be at least 18.
Beroun hosts a pottery market each September that attracts ceramicists from across the country, and the town's bear park near the Plzeňská brána keeps a small number of European brown bears in an enclosure accessible from the town walls.
At the spot where the Litavka flows into the Berounka river, the town of Beroun has controlled a crossing point since the 13th century. Two medieval gate towers survive from the original fortifications: the Plzeňská brána on the western approach and the Pražská brána on the eastern side. Between them, the rectangular Husovo náměstí preserves the scale and proportions of a royal Bohemian town square.
Roughly 17,550 people live in Beroun, which sits 30 kilometres southwest of Prague in the Central Bohemian Region. The limestone hills on both sides of the Berounka valley have been quarried for centuries, and the Český kras (Bohemian Karst) Protected Landscape Area begins immediately south of town. Koněprusy Caves, the largest cave system in Bohemia, lie about 10 kilometres south and contain a medieval counterfeiting workshop discovered during exploration in the 1950s.
Escortservice.com publishes reviewed companion profiles for the Beroun area. The directory does not mediate, arrange, or provide services of any kind. Hotels near the main square and pensions along the river road toward Karlštejn serve visitors.
Karlštejn Castle, built by Charles IV in the 1340s to store the crown jewels and holy relics, stands on a hilltop above the Berounka valley eight kilometres east of Beroun. The castle is among the most visited monuments in Czechia and is reachable from Beroun by road, rail, or a marked walking path along the river.
Rail services from Beroun reach Prague's Smíchov station in about 30 minutes on the main line toward Plzeň. The Berounka cycling path follows the river valley through the karst landscape, passing under limestone cliffs and through small villages. All users of the directory must be at least 18.
Beroun hosts a pottery market each September that attracts ceramicists from across the country, and the town's bear park near the Plzeňská brána keeps a small number of European brown bears in an enclosure accessible from the town walls.
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