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Starý Plzenec: is it crowded? When to visit

Starý Plzenec (Czechia) is busiest in June, July, August and September and calmer the rest of the year. At its busiest, around the week of 12 Jul 2027, about 110 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 Starý Plzenec on the map, week by week →

What to see in Starý Plzenec

• Radyně Castle
• Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Starý Plzenec

17 listed monuments and 16 more things to see and do.

Quieter places near Starý Plzenec

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

• Žatec · 1 h 17 drive · 1/9 · Very calm See: Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops, Church of the Assumption (Žatec)
• Plzeň · 9 min drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Plzeň hlavní nádraží, Cathedral of St. Bartholomew
• Kutná Hora · 2 h 28 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 · 1 h 59 drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Cathedral of St Nicholas, České Budějovice, Jewish cemetery, České Budějovice
• Kadaň · 1 h 26 drive · 1/9 · Very calm See: Kadaň Castle, Minorite monastery in Kadaň

Drive times are estimates from distance.

Where to stay and what to do

Explore Starý Plzenec and the calm places around it on the map →