Time
to go
Weather
The Central European continental climate
consists of long, hot summers and cold,
snowy winters. The best time for cycling
tours is between April and October.
In the summer months it can get quite hot.
Bear in mind that it will be cooler on the
mountain tours at this time. May June and
September are generally good months to
take advantage of the cooler, but still warm
weather.
Dates:
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Self-guided
tours: |
Every
day from April
to the end of October |
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| Guided
tours: |
August
15-22, 2009
(Chod
Celebrations - St Laurence Pilgrimage) |
September
19-26, 2009
(incl. St. Wenceslav Celebrations, Cesky
Krumlov) |
| Send
us an email for custom guided tours in different
dates. |
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Crowds
It
must be noted that, according to the tourism calendar,
the
first two weeks in August are when most people go for their
holidays. Generally July and August are the busiest months. We
mention this with regard to seeing cultural monuments and
UNESCO protected areas with greater ease and with less people
around.
Cultural Events
You might wish to adjust the times of your tour to coincide with
the following
festivals
and cultural events:
Domazlice
The Folklore Festival – Chodsko
celebration (14-16 August 2009)
Furth
im Wald
The famous, annual festival, Slaying the Dragon
(6-17 August 2009) is a representation
of a
traditional 1000-year-old
local legend consisting of a Dragon show and
a parade
of
1400
people in traditional costume with 200 horses.
http://www.drachenstich.de/p11e.htm
Cesky Krumlov
The
Festival of the Five-petalled Rose (19-21 June
2009) - Historical Renaissance
festival with parades of people in medieval clothes as well as music concerts
and
historical demonstrations.
http://www.ckrumlov.info/docs/en/atr40.xml
Festival
of Chamber music (3-10 July 2009) - Festival of
the classical music with the
longest tradition in Cesky Krumlov. Part of the festival comprises of ‘Music
through the
Ages’ where music can be heard on the tour route of Cesky Krumlov Castle.
http://www.ckrumlov.info/docs/en/atr34.xml
The International Music Festival (17 July–22
August 2009) - Largest of Cesky Krumlov´s
festivals. It has been going since 1992 and includes music of all periods with
the
participation of renowned instrumentalists, singers, chamber ensembles, choirs
and
symphony orchestras.
http://www.auviex.cz/index.php?l=en
Festival
of Early music (9-16 July 2009) - Medieval, Renaissance
and Baroque music
played on original musical instruments where the original musical sources and
the customs
of interpretation of the period are respected.
http://www.ckrumlov.info/docs/en/atr34.xml
Jazz
at the Summer´s end (3–6 September 2009) - International
jazz and alternative
music festival. In addition to traditional venues the spontaneity of cafes,
small bars,
squares and unusual spaces are used for performances.
Celebrations of St.Wenceslas (25-28 September
2009) - Autumn fair, celebration of good
food and drink, theatre pieces, and concerts for St.Wenceslas Day (Patron Saint
of the
Czech Lands).
http://www.ckrumlov.info/docs/en/atr34.xml
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