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Ostrava, Czech Republic - 13 tips for things to see and do

Ostrava, located in the eastern Czech Republic, is a city that tells the story of mining and industrial history, of coal and steel and blast furnaces. But you will also find beautiful nature, interesting museums and a colourful music festival. We've visited Ostrava twice, and today we're sharing our top tips for things to see and do.

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Landek Park in Czech Republic - camping and mining museum

Landek Park is a mining museum in Ostrava in the eastern Czech Republic, and there is also a nice campsite. We visited the museum a few years ago, and on this year's trip we stayed at the campsite, as it has a good location when visiting Ostrava. The campsite is a good stop if you're travelling by motorhome, and the mining museum is well worth a visit even if you're travelling by other means.

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Mount Praděd in the Czech Republic - down the mountain on a scooter

Mount Praděd is located in the north-east of the Czech Republic and is 1492 metres high. We made it to the top and then went down on ... a scooter! This was a real adventure, we promise. In addition, it was a temperature shock. The day before we had +28 degrees and bright sunshine - at the top of the mountain we had +8 degrees, wind and heavy fog.

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Golf in the Czech Republic - and camping on Lake Olesna

Now we have played golf in the Czech Republic, and it was actually the first time we played golf. ever. Very fun to try! Afterwards there was a relaxed afternoon and evening at Camp Olesna on Lake Olesna. Nice holiday atmosphere in the 28-degree heat!

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Open air museum in the Czech Republic - Wallachian Open Air museum

The Wallachian Open Air Museum is an open-air museum in the Czech Republic that showcases more than 100-year-old buildings, furniture and still-functioning mills and workshops from the eastern Czech Republic. Popularly called 'Skansen' after Skansen in Stockholm, the museum is definitely worth a visit.

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Tree top course in Czech Republic - Pustevny and Stezka Valaska

We have visited Pustevny and Stezka Valaska, which means we have walked on a beautiful treetop railway in the Czech Republic. Wonderful nature, beautiful buildings and amazing views. What more can you ask for?

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Dolni Vitkovice and Bolt Tower in Ostrava, Czech Republic

Dolni Vitkovice and Bolt Tower in Ostrava, Czech Republic, are for those who like industrial history or raw industrial environments. Steel and iron were once worked here, and the heat in the blast furnaces was extreme. Today you can take guided tours as a tourist and check out the view of the area from the 80 metre high Bolt Tower.

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Park Boheminium in the Czech Republic - Czech Republic in miniature

In co-operation with Czech Tourism

Park Boheminium in the Czech Republic is a miniature Czech Republic. Here you can check out all the amazing castles and fortresses in the country, but in miniature. Have you seen any of these impressive buildings in person?

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Kynžvart Castle in the Czech Republic - among mummies and snake skins

In co-operation with Czech Tourism

Kynžvart Castle in the Czech Republic is a beautiful historic castle, which also houses collections of cool antique gadgets from around the world. How about Japanese armour, mummies from Egypt or a long dried snake skin that was once a Christmas present?

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Blowing glass - visit to moser glassworks in the Czech Republic

In co-operation with Czech Tourism

Now we have tried blowing glass, or at least Peter has. We visited the Moser Glassworks in the Czech Republic, which was far more interesting than we could have imagined. Here we got to experience the beating heart of the glass factory, test what glass blowing requires from the lungs and check out the most beautiful glass artworks.

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