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Prachatice: is it crowded? When to visit

Prachatice (Czechia) is busiest in July and August and calmer the rest of the year. At its busiest, around the week of 19 Jul 2027, about 147 tourists stay there each night.

Even then it stays calm for its size: a good choice to avoid the crowds. 2/9 · Calm

Tourists week by week, for the year ahead

Forecasts from official statistics, estimated from figures for the wider region. The first three months are the most reliable. See Prachatice on the map, week by week →

What to see in Prachatice

• Church of Saint James the Greater (Prachatice)
• Sitrův dům

159 listed monuments and 161 more things to see and do.

Quieter places near Prachatice

Calm, worth the trip and within driving distance, even in the busiest week of the year:

• Kutná Hora · 2 h 37 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec, Italian Court
• České Budějovice · 38 min drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Cathedral of St Nicholas, České Budějovice, Jewish cemetery, České Budějovice
• Žatec · 2 h 47 drive · 1/9 · Very calm See: Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops, Church of the Assumption (Žatec)
• Plzeň · 1 h 44 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Plzeň hlavní nádraží, Cathedral of St. Bartholomew
• Jankov · 24 min drive · 1/9 · Very calm See: Holašovice, Usedlost čp. 20

Drive times are estimates from distance.

Where to stay and what to do

Explore Prachatice and the calm places around it on the map →