A new one day trip outside of Prague that I would definitely recommend for the summer:

Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, a twin-town on the River Labe

Many buses from Černý Most or Českomoravská (metro B) or from Letňany (metro C) to Brandýs n.-L. (from 15 min / 13 km / 18 Kč – as always can be less if you have a Prague transport pass). Maybe an option could be to stop first to St. Boleslav and then walk back to Brandýs n.-L. (this is what we did, but only because we missed our stop).

In Stará Boleslav do not miss the Romanesque Church of St Wenceslas where the Prince Wenceslas – patron saint of the Czech Lands – died a martyr’s death. 

   

In Brandýs nad Labem do not miss the castle, once property of the Austro-Hungarian Emperors, nicely restored but the work is still continuing, hopefully it will include the gardens. You can visit the inside as well, but the collections are not as nice as for example the ones in Nelahozeves, mainly due to the recent history (price is 80 Kč, visit in Czech but they had a print out description of the tour in English). And I would definitely recommend the very nice Italian restaurant in the castle, “La Trattoria Toscana“, with a terrace and a view on the river. 

You can finish the day by a nice walk along the river Labe that separates the two towns, but the place seems to offer many outdoors activities, including biking, boat trips and horseback riding…

Again, this list will continue to expand as we try new locations, or receive new tips. So feel free to share yours!

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