Sometimes one only needs to travel 30 kilometers from the center of Prague to feel like being in a completely different country, with nice(r) people and a totally different approach to service and prices…

Yesterday we went for a walk in the Jevany area, just a few kilometers from Prague, right after Říčany (south-east). Beautiful place with nice paths in a protected forest along lakes and ponds, a nice restaurant, and even some swimming for the daring ones (not me).

Really the perfect place to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon, hiking, biking… or swimming (again, not for me)!

Louňovice & Jevany

To get there: If you don’t have a car, the easiest is to get from metro station Depo Hostivař on to the Bus 381/382/387 to Louňovice Na hrázi II (21 km, around 35 minutes, and 26,-Kč or 14,- Kč if you already have a Prague transport pass) or further to Jevany.

The restaurant where we stopped to have some nice food for a very reasonable price, smile included: U henců.cz – Nejlepší restaurace v okolí Louňovic

The protected area: Voděradské bučiny

And finally, for the fans, this is also the place where you can find: Gottland, the Karel Gott Museum :)

Other 1-day trips outside of Prague that I would definitely recommend for the summer:

Okoř

Bus from Vítězné náměstí (Dejvická, metro A) 

Lunch/dinner/even sleep at the pension & restaurant

Dobříš, the castle and French park, Karel Čapek’s house 

Bus from Na Knížecí (Anděl, metro B) 

There is a good restaurant in the castle

If you have any others to share, please let us know!

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