thumb|[[Charles Bridge in the historic centre of Prague]]

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

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 2024, the share of domestic guests was 54.0% (in absolute numbers 12,330,012 visitors, which was the second most in history). 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. Most non-residents arriving to the Czech Republic and staying overnight are from the following countries (countries with at least 200,000 visitors per year):

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!Rank

!Country

!2024

!2019

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|||Total || 10,488,342 || 10,890,500

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|1|| || 2,377,682 || 2,075,460

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|2|| || 899,174 || 749,631

|-

|3|| || 841,541 || 671,857

|-

|4|| || 562,578 || 584,627

|-

|5|| || 530,442 || 495,728

|-

|6|| || 435,446 || 409,731

|-

|7|| || 347,152 || 285,457

|-

|8|| || 340,750 || 272,082

|-

|9|| || 276,867 || 306,875

|-

|10|| || 271,014 || 261,910

|-

|11|| || 256,789 || 248,898

|-

|12|| || 255,424 || 387,563

|-

| || Mainland China || 173,814 || 609,727

|-

| || || 40,764 || 564,083

|}

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Visitors by region

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

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!Rank

!Destination

!No. of visitors<br>(in thousands)

!Region

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|1|| Prague Castle || 2,568.9 || Prague

|-

|2|| Petřín funicular || 1,505.5 || Prague

|-

|3|| Prague Zoo || 1,387.4 || Prague

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|4|| Aquapalace Prague || 1,140.9 || Central Bohemian

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|5|| Lower Vítkovice || 931.0 || Moravian-Silesian

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|6|| Aqualand Moravia || 865.7 || South Moravian

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|7|| Zlín-Lešná Zoo || 765.6 || Zlín

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|8|| Safari Park Dvůr Králové || 729.8 || Hradec Králové

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|9|| Ostrava Zoo || 630.6 || Moravian-Silesian

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|10|| Petřín Lookout Tower || 578.8 || Prague

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|11|| Old Town Hall || 559.6 || Prague

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|12|| Pilsner Urquell Brewery || 537.3 || Plzeň

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|13|| Adršpach-Teplice Rocks || 510.4 || Hradec Králové

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|14|| iQ Park & iQ Landia science center in Liberec || 494.8 || Liberec

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|15|| Plzeň Zoo || 473.9 || Plzeň

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|16|| Prague Botanical Garden || 415.3 || Prague

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|17|| Žižkov Television Tower || 400.6 || Prague

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|18|| Olomouc Zoo || 377.4 || Olomouc

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|19|| Liberec Zoo || 350.7 || Liberec

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|20|| Aquapark in Uherské Hradiště || 348.4 || South Moravian

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|21|| Mirakulum amusement park || 346.5 || Central Bohemian

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|22|| Jihlava Zoo || 345.0 || Vysočina

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|23|| Petřín Mirror Maze || 344.5 || Prague

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|24|| Chairlift in Prague Zoo || 317.8 || Prague

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|25|| Lednice Castle || 306.4 || South Moravian

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|26|| Sedlec area in Kutná Hora || 305.6 || Central Bohemian

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|27|| Strahov Monastery || 298.9 || Prague

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|28|| Municipal House || 295.3 || Prague

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|29|| Svatý Kopeček Hill in Mikulov || 294.5 || South Moravian

|-

|30|| Lysá hora || 293.1 || Moravian-Silesian

|-

|35|| Ohrada Zoo in Hluboká nad Vltavou || 266.6 || South Bohemian

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|36|| Zoopark Chomutov || 260.5 || Ústí nad Labem

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|41|| Sky Bridge 721 || 235.0 || Pardubice

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|67|| Loket Castle || 161.5 || Karlovy Vary

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

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.

  • Prague
  • Prague
  • Středočeský kraj
  • Střední Čechy – west
  • Střední Čechy – south
  • Střední Čechy – northeast – Polabí
  • Jižní Čechy
  • Jižní Čechy
  • Šumava
  • Šumava
  • Plzeňsko and Český les
  • Český les
  • Plzeňsko
  • Západočeské lázně
  • Západočeské lázně
  • Severozápadní Čechy
  • České středohoří and Žatecko
  • Krušné hory and Podkrušnohoří
  • České Švýcarsko
  • Českolipsko and Jizerské hory
  • Českolipsko
  • Jizerské hory
  • Český ráj
  • Český ráj
  • Krkonoše and Podkrkonoší
  • Krkonoše and Podkrkonoší
  • Královéhradecko
  • Kladské pomezí
  • Hradecko
  • Orlické hory and Podorlicko
  • Východní Čechy
  • Pardubicko
  • Chrudimsko-Hlinecko
  • Králický Sněžník
  • Českomoravské pomezí
  • Orlické hory and Podorlicko
  • Vysočina
  • Vysočina
  • Jižní Morava
  • Znojemsko and Podyjí
  • Pálava and Lednicko-Valtický areál
  • Slovácko
  • Brno and surroundings
  • Moravský kras and surroundings
  • Východní Morava
  • Kroměřížsko
  • Zlínsko and Luhačovicko
  • Valašsko
  • Slovácko
  • Severní Morava and Slezsko
  • Beskydy – Valašsko
  • Těšínské Slezsko
  • Ostravsko
  • Poodří – Moravské Kravařsko
  • Opavské Slezsko
  • Jeseníky – east
  • Střední Morava and Jeseníky
  • Střední Morava
  • Jeseníky – west

Notes

References

  • #VisitCzechia – National tourist portal
  • UNESCO World Heritage List – Czech Republic
  • Popular tourist destinations and attractions in the Czech Republic