Vita Tours | TRAVEL & GOLF TIPS Newsletter | Issue 1 | Czech Republic

Golf in the Czech Republic?... Yes, that's right!

The Czech Republic has more than 60 top-quality golf courses, of which the oldest were created over 100 years ago in the Western Bohemian Spa Triangle (Karlovy Vary 1904 and Marianske Lazne 1905). After the huge political changes in this country in 1989 and arrival of foreign investors, there were major developments in golf course building which continues to this day with many new courses and facilities still under construction.

Golf in Czech means superb courses and wonderful atmosphere. You can experience a unique combination of natural beauty, historical sites and your favorite sport.

Golf courses are spread across the country and the buiding boom is continuing.
At present, The Czech Republic has tens of first-rate golf courses designed by people like Gary Player, Miguel A. Jimenez, Les Furber, John Burns...The country has a pleasant climate and relaxes playing tempo.
It is an ideal place where you can have a great choise of combinations: Golf and spas, Golf and culture, Golf and castles, Golf and UNESCO sites, Golf and horse riding, Golf and business, Indoor golf and much, much more...

The Czech golf season begins in early April and lasts until late October.

The Czech Republic, a member of the European Union since 2004, is a modern country with a colourful history and relaxing atmosphere. It has wonderful countryside with thousands of kilometers of hiking trails, an incredable number of historical sites, picturesque historical towns, tens of castles and chateaxand world-famous spas, where people.
Czech is mostly down to its location in the very heart of Europe which means it is accessible by all means of transport, has good tourist infrastructure and is a hospitable and diverse place. natural and manmade beauty go hand in hand here. Czech republic could be described as a world 'superpower' when it comes to historical sites and other places of interest.

Twelve places in Bohemia and Moravia are now listed by UNESCO as world cultural heritage sites. In 2005 Czech Republic are joined these when it became a UNESCO Geopark.
All of these places are very easy to reach: many of them are 30min - 3 hours driving by car from Prague, Czech capital, whose historical centre has been under UNESCO protection since 1992.

Nowhere else on earth is there a similar concentration of UNESCO-listed sites!