I used the long Ascension Day weekend for a trip to South Bohemia. My first stop was České Budějovice.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260514_123012-150x150.jpg "Premysl Otakar II Square (České Budějovice)")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260514_124526-150x150.jpg "České Budějovice City Hall")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260514_134351-150x150.jpg "Black Tower (České Budějovice)")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260514_142145-150x150.jpg "View of Premysl Otakar II Square from Black Tower (České Budějovice)")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260514_131942-150x150.jpg "View across the Malše towards České Budějovice Old Town")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260514_150936-150x150.jpg "Water Tower (České Budějovice)")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260514_152946-150x150.jpg "Dominican Monastery (České Budějovice)")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260514_133207-150x150.jpg "Statues in České Budějovice")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260514_144254-150x150.jpg "Panská (České Budějovice)")
This blog entry is an abridged version of the original entry in German.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260514_123012-1038x576.jpg "Premysl Otakar II Square (České Budějovice)")
České Budějovice without Beer