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South Bohemia

České Budějovice

The flat, urban sprawl of ČESKÉ BUDĔJOVICE (Budweis) comes as a surprise after the small-town nature of the rest of South Bohemia. But first impressions are deceptive, for at its heart it's a laid-back city, no more cosmopolitan than anywhere else in the region, with a perfectly preserved staré město that attracts a good number of Bavarian and Austrian tourists. Any renown it has is due to its local brew Budvar, also confusingly known (except in the US) under its original German name, Budweiser .