Hradec Králové
Prague Hradec Králové
Train
Prague → Hradec Králove
Prague → Pardubice → Hradec Králove
Bus
Prague → Hradec Králove
Prague → Pardubice → Hradec Králove
Car
Bus line
A walk from the railway station or from the public transportation main terminal to the Big Square (Velké náměstí) and Small Square (Malé náměstí) takes approximately 20–25 minutes.
Bicycle
Recommended accommodation
Hotel U Královny Elišky
- Adresa:
- Malé náměstí 117, 500 03 Hradec Králové
- Telefon:
- +420 495 518 052, +420 739 324 611
- Web:
- http://www.hotelukralovnyelisky.cz/
- Email:
- reception@hotelukralovnyelisky.cz
The Hotel of Queen Elisabeth (Hotel U královny Elišky) offers comfortable accommodation in the historical center of the city. The hotel, which was Karel Čapek’s place of residency during his studies, has a commemorative plaque at the entrance.
It is the city where Karel Čapek spent his study years and experienced his first loves. That is why Hradec will forever be connected to his first work – love ”Epistles for Anielka.”
Also, take a walk to Klicper’s Theater where his theatrical play ”R.U.R“ debuted for the first time – at that time still in the hands of the amateur group known as Klicpera. You can walk along Dlouhá Street to the Small Square to the Hotel of Queen Elizabeth (Hotel U Královny Elišky), where Čapek used to live with his grandma Helena and later on with his sister, who attended dance lessons in Hradec, as well.
With your children you should certainly visit the magical Dragon Theater Labyrinth, where even little visitors will surely have fun at the interactive exhibition or who can experience themselves how the theater works.
The renaissance White Tower (Bílá věž) offers a view of the city.
The city offers
splendidly prepared walking trails around architectural points of interest – in
particular, it is necessary to mention the amazing buildings of the architects
Gočár and Kotěra, whose work is undeniably bound to the urban development of the
town at the beginning of the 20th Century.
From that period of time, there is
also the Museum of Eastern Bohemia which invites its visitors to a beautiful
brick building presenting permanent exhibitions about the city and also to
numerous other exhibitions around the entire museum grounds.
Those who travel by car can visit the 1866 War Museum on Chlum located approximately 12 kilometers from Hradec Králové. Besides the museum exhibition, there is also the possibility to surmount the 35-meter-high viewpoint.