Domažlice: Holiday apartments and houses

Domažlice’s main square presents the town as a place with a distinctive architectural history: architecturally valuable Gothic and Renaissance houses with arcades and vaulted passageways known as Mázhaus line the square. Later Baroque and Rococo gables add to this multifaceted townscape.

History

The Domažlická věž is part of the town’s historic silhouette. In the past, its three bells announced the times of day, church services, deaths, fires and other events. The Klášterní kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie also preserves several historical layers: its Gothic structure was built in the 14th century, and the church was partially destroyed during the Hussite Wars. Between 1746 and 1752, it was rebuilt in its present Baroque form.

The Chodský hrad houses the Muzeum Chodska, with exhibitions on the history of Domažlice, the Chod region and the wider surrounding area. The Muzeum J. Jindřicha displays numerous ethnographic objects collected in the Chod region, as well as an extensive collection of paintings on glass. The “Pozor hranice! Historie hrou” exhibition focuses on the coexistence of Czechs and Germans in the Český les border region.

Culture

The Kulturní centrum – Pivovar Domažlice is located in a reconstructed historic malt house building dating from the late 19th century. Visitors can taste beer at the Městský pivovar Domažlice; the brewing tradition in Domažlice was revived after almost 25 years.

The Chodské slavnosti takes place every year in August in Domažlice and is associated with a traditional pilgrimage to nearby Vavřinec. It is one of the oldest and largest ethnographic festivals in the Czech Republic.

Trails

The M 2 (1411) tourist route begins in Domažlice’s main square, leads via Nevolice and Mrákov to Všeruby, where it connects to the German hiking trail markings. The Sochařská stezka offers another link between the town and the surrounding countryside: it begins at Chodský hrad in Domažlice, leads to the Baldov ridge and forms an open-air sculpture gallery there.

In the vicinity of Domažlice, the fully accessible, 7 km-long wheelchair trail in Přírodní park Zelenov leads from a car park around the medieval pond system of the zelenovské rybníky to the shelter at Strakovský rybník and back.

Other places

Other places: Pec, Meclov, Neuměř, Kdyne, Otov, Tlumačov, Štichov, Mrákov

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Domažlice.