Ostrava
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Ostava is located in the north-eastern part of Czech Republic at the cross of four rivers, the Odra, Opava, Ostravice and Lučina.
Recreation
Nightlife
Stodolní street is the center of the nightlife in Ostrava. Here is plenty of pubs, clubs and restaurants. Live music venues offers the range reaching from jazz to rock.
Vintage ride
Special sightseeing tours are being held in the city area by vintage steam-locomotive-pulled trams, trolleybuses ansd buses Some of the trams, including the well-known Barborka tram can even be ordered for special occasions. Information about these tours is visible here.
Something to see
The Miniuni
This miraculous miniature village consists 1.5 hectares, where is 30 models of significant buildings of European cities, like 12-meters high Eiffel tower, Big Ben, Old Town Hall and the Brandenburg Gate. The scale of the models is 1:25. There are also railway lines with little trains running across the grounds and waterways with a steamship. A splendid all-family site.
Castle
This castle were originally built in 1280’s and reconstructed in 14th century into Renaissance-style. It burned down in 1872 but was rebuilt. Now fully restorated, it serves as a main tourist attraction of the city and annual music festival Colous of Ostrava is being held here.
Top 5 in Ostrava
- The Miniuni miniature town
- Sightseeing tour with a vintage tram
- Castle
- Pub tour in Stodolní Street
- The Ostrava Zoo, Michálkovická 197
How to get around in Ostrava
There is excellent tram and bus networks in Ostava with relatively cheap ticket prices. Transport is available 24 hours a day, however there is a reduced service between midnight and 4 AM. On weekends you can use one 24-hour ticket for group 2 adults and 3 children. Information about pricing and timetables here.
How to get in Ostrava
Ostrava has a small international airport here. List of airlines is here.
There is a bus shuttle to Ostrava from Polish Katowice Airport, which operates eight times a day with the timetable fixing the rush hours of the Airport’s air traffic. Ticket pricing and timetables are visible here, airlines and destinations of the Katowice Airport here.
Czech Railways and LEO Express offers trains from Prague. CR have connections to Ostrava from Olomouc, Brno and Warsaw.
Road D1 goes from Prague to Ostrava (371 km) and the roads E462 and D2 from Brno (168 km). For driving in Czech Republic, a toll sticker is mandatory – info visible here.
Text: Timo Hellman
Photos: Wikipedia Commons with CC-BY licence / Pudelek, fotograf ondra, Jagro, Kobac[/fusion_text]
