Eger: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Cheb combines an impressive history with art, castle architecture and landscapes along the Ohře. Between historic houses, museums, riverside paths and cycling routes, numerous distinct facets of this Czech city can be found.

Culture and History

The Cheb Museum is one of the oldest regional museums in Bohemia and opened on 15 May 1874. It is located in the Pachelbel House, where Albrecht von Wallenstein was murdered on 25 February 1634. The merchant houses of Špalíček, some of which are built in half-timbered style, date from the 13th century onwards. Špalíček is part of Cheb’s urban heritage conservation area and is included in the list of immovable cultural monuments of the Czech Republic.

Cheb Castle is the only representative of this type of castle architecture in the Czech Republic and an unusual example of an “imperial palace”. It has a two-storey Romanesque-Gothic Chapel of St Erhard and St Ursula. The Church of St Nicholas and St Elizabeth is the oldest church in Cheb and is open to the general public.

The art collections also have their own focus areas. The Cheb Gallery of Fine Arts is an art museum focusing on 19th- and 20th-century art as well as Gothic art from the historic Cheb region. GAVU Cheb presents a permanent exhibition of Czech art from the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as an exhibition of Gothic sculpture.

Nature along the Ohře

The Goethův naučný lesopark is located in Cheb on the left bank of the Ohře in the direction of Františkovy Lázně. It features well-maintained paths, a labyrinth and a suspension bridge. Several information boards provide details about the history of the area, the animals living there and geological features. Paths through the Goethův naučný lesopark lead to the Egerwarte viewpoint, also known as Chebská stráž.

River Landscape and Cycling Routes

Below Cheb Castle, Krajinka extends along both banks of the Ohře as a tourist, recreational and sports area. The area also includes a cycle path. The second section of the Ohře Cycle Route begins in Cheb and passes through picturesque countryside near the river via Kynšperk nad Ohří and Sokolov.

Events

FIJO is an international festival for youth wind orchestras in Cheb.

The same area also includes Altwasser, Voitersreuth, Skalka U Chebu, Liebenstein, Poutnov, Groß Sichdichfür, Miltigau and Dürrmaul.

For the higher-level travel overview: Eger District.