1. The Czech Republic

2. Do you recognize these places?
Read the description and guess what the place is and where it is.

3. 1. With its film festival, wafers, mineral water and famous herbal liqueur, this town is much more that just a spa town.

4. 2. The largest natural sandstone arch in Europe (over 26 m wide and16m high).

5. 3. A famous castle built by Charles IV as a safe place for the crown jewels.

6. 4. The legend says that under the mountain there are sleeping knights who will rise up and defend the Czech nation in its moment of greatest need.

7. 5. The nickname of this place is Green Roof of Europe, includes nature reserves such as Boubín Primeval Forest and Black and Devil´s Lakes.

8. 6. The archaeological site where a female figure which is one of the oldest ceramic figures in the world was found.

9. 7. An abyss more than 138m deep is a part of the Moravian Karst, famous for stalactite caves.

10. 8. This historical town´s 25 km of underground passages, in places built up to three levels, date back to 14th century.

11. 9. One of the highest peaks, Radhošť, is said to be the home of the pagan god Radegast. This place is also known for its open-air museum dedicated to Wallachian folk architecture.

12. 10. One of the oldest horse-breeding farms (national stud) in the world, famous for the unique breed of white horses.

13. 11. A peak famous for the futuristic tower, designed by the architect Karel Hubáček in 1960s. The city is popular with tourist because of the Zoo, Botanic Garden, entertainment centre Babylon.

14. 12. The hill where, according to the legend, Father Čech proclaimed the land in front of him Bohemia.

15. 13. This town is best known for the fairy-tale character and the nearby Bohemian Paradise sandstone rocks.

16. 14. This city is home to world famous puppets – Hurvínek and Spejbl, and to famous beer.

17. 15. A fortress built in the 1930s as a part of the newly constructed Czechoslovak border fortifications.

18. 16. The town where soft yellowish cheese with a memorable smell (olomoucké tvarůžky) is produced.

19. 17. This town is best known for Baťa´s shoes and the international film festival for children and youth.

20. Results

21. Karlovy Vary – western Bohemia
Pravčická Gate – Bohemian Switzerland
Karlštejn Castle – central Bohemia
Blaník – central Bohemia
The Šumava National Park – southern Bohemia
Dolní Věstonice – southern Moravia
Macocha Abyss – north of Brno, central Moravia
Jihlava – 50 km south of Hlinsko
Rožnov pod Radhoštěm – the Beskydy Mountains
Kladruby nad Labem – near Pardubice
Ještěd, Liberec – north of Bohemia
Mount Říp – central Bohemia
Jičín – 50 km nort-west from Hradec Králové
Plzeň – western Bohemia
Hanička – the Orlické Mountains
Loštice – near Olomouc
Zlín – south-east Moravia