Kladno District: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The Kladno-Slaný region combines ancient Přemyslid fortifications with an industrially shaped landscape. Kladno-Slaný is marked by the history of coal mining. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Kladno District can then continue searching for accommodation.

Culture and history

In Lidice, the memorial offers a permanent museum exhibition and a tour through the respectful grounds of the former village. The Lidice Gallery permanently displays Lidice’s modern art collection and complements it with temporary exhibitions.

Today’s Lidice and the Rose Garden, which connects the old and new villages, can also be explored on foot. For self-guided visits, the Lidice Memorial provides free smartphone audio guides.

The Rose Garden was established in 1955 as a Garden of Peace and Friendship. It covers 3.5 hectares between the original and newly built Lidice and is home to 240 rose varieties and more than 24,000 rose bushes.

In Budeč, preserved fortifications and the foundations of the Church of the Virgin Mary can be seen. The nave of the Rotunda of Saints Peter and Paul is described as the oldest surviving building in the Czech Republic. From the Budeč viewpoint, there are views across Kováry and the valley of the Zákolany stream.

The Třebíz Ethnographic Museum is an open-air museum based on village buildings and their furnishings. Cífkův Farmstead in Třebíz preserves architectural elements from the late 16th century. The Ota Pavel Museum in Buštěhrad features an exhibition created together with relatives, friends, local eyewitnesses and people connected with Pavel’s books.

The “History of Buštěhrad” educational trail connects historically significant buildings with places associated with the writer Ota Pavel.

Lány Château can be visited from April to October. Since 1921, it has been the official summer residence of the Czech head of state.

Landscape and trails

The Lánská Obora educational trail introduces the local forest flora and fauna and includes an observation section for watching wildlife. At 4.4 kilometres long, it is divided into two sections.

The Čabárna Water Park includes ponds, ornamental ponds with water lilies, aquatic plants, domestic animals and free-ranging animals. The grounds are designed in the style of a Japanese garden and offer a walking route around their bodies of water.

Getting around

Kladno railway station was once an important railway junction for the mining and metallurgical industries. A route from Kladno railway station follows cycle path 0017 along the present-day railway line.

Next to cycle path 0017 is a 300-metre-long natural pump track with easier and more challenging routes in the Kladno area.

The Mayrau Mining Museum presents a preserved exhibition of the “last working day”: machinery and equipment are arranged as if the miners had just left the site. It is a branch of the Sládeček Museum in Kladno.

The educational trail on Kladno’s mining history runs along former mines, the outcrop of the main coal seam and the Žraločí zuby natural monument.

Regional cuisine

In Slaný, the Pivovar Antoš brewery uses Czech hops from the nearby area around Žatec and malt from Moravia’s Haná region. Its beer is served directly from the lager cellars.

Other places

The overview of places includes Malíkovice, Makotřasy, Malé Přítočno, Hořešovice, Bílichov, Chržín, Malé Kysice, Líský, Doksy, Ledce, Jedomělice, Jemníky, Buštěhrad, Kačice, Kamenné Žehrovice, Kladno, Koleč, Královice, Lidice, Kamenný Most, Hradečno, Hrdlív, Klobuky, Dřínov, Cvrčovice, Kyšice, Libochovičky, Libovice, Hřebeč, Kutrovice, Kvílice, Lány U Rakovníka, Libušín, Družec, Černuc, Hobšovice, Hospozín, Drnek, Dřetovice, Horní Bezděkov, Kmetiněves, Knovíz, Unhost, Otvovice, Stradonice, Tuchlovice, Pchery, Pozdeň, Slaný, Smečno, Stehelčeves, Stochov, Tuřany, Třebíz, Třebusice, Velká Dobrá, Velvary, Vraný, Zákolany, Zlonice, Zvoleněves, Velké Přítočno, Šlapanice, Zájezd, Žižice, Neprobylice, Neuměřice, Páleč, Pletený Újezd, Plchov, Podlešín, Poštovice, Přelíc, Řisuty, Třebichovice, Sazená, Slatina, Studeněves, Svárov, Uhy, Vrbičany, Zichovec, Želenice, Žilina U Nového Strašecí, Hořešovičky, Hostouň, Běleč na Křivoklátsku, Jarpice.

To the higher-level travel overview: Central Bohemia.