# Tábor The city founded by radical Hussites in 1420, with a Gothic square, kilometres of cellars and passages beneath it and the Kotnov tower, an hour and a half from Prague. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/tabor · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Tábor began as a war camp. In 1420, after Jan Hus was burned at the stake, the most radical Hussites settled on this hill above the Lužnice river, gave it the biblical name of Mount Tabor and made it their fortress and their experiment in community; their military leader, Jan Žižka, now presides with his statue over the square that bears his name. The streets of the old town are narrow and crooked, and beneath the square cellars and storerooms were dug that today form an underground of passages visited with a guide. Today it is a living town, about 90 km south of Prague, on the way to České Budějovice and Český Krumlov. ## How do you get there from Prague? By train, from Prague's main station there are fast trains towards České Budějovice that stop at Tábor; allow about an hour and a half. The station is a little over a kilometre from the old town: about twenty minutes on foot or by city bus. By car, about 90 km along the D3 motorway, in an hour and a quarter. Park outside the old town, which is small and has narrow streets, and walk in. ## What to see The Hussite Museum, in the old Gothic town hall on the square: the largest exhibition on the Hussite movement, with weapons, war wagons and the history of the town. The medieval underground, which starts from the same building: cellars and passages dug beneath the houses on the square, with a guide and in small groups. The Bechyně Gate and the Kotnov tower, what remains of the castle and the wall, with an exhibition on Tábor as a fortress and the view from the tower over the bend of the Lužnice. Žižka Square, with its Gothic and Renaissance houses, the Church of the Transfiguration and the statue of Žižka. The Edvard Beneš memorial, in Sezimovo Ústí, a few kilometres away: the villa and the tomb of the Czechoslovak president. ## When to go From April to September the museum and the underground are open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00, and in July and August on Mondays too. The Kotnov tower is open from May to September, and in October at weekends. From October to March the museum and the underground are open Wednesday to Saturday. ## How long should you allow? Half a day is enough for the museum, the underground, Kotnov and lunch on the square. Tábor fits well as a stop on the way to České Budějovice and Hluboká or to Český Krumlov, or as an overnight stop if you are doing South Bohemia by car. ## How much does it cost? The museum and the underground, 120 CZK each or 220 CZK together; the family ticket, 500 CZK. The Bechyně Gate with Kotnov, 70 CZK. A meal on the square, from about 250 CZK at Beseda to 600–1,000 CZK at Goldie. ## Dónde está - Zonas: Czech beer - Cerca: Konopiště (a 40.6 km), Hluboká and České Budějovice (a 43.4 km), Karlštejn (a 67.5 km), Český Krumlov (a 71.6 km) ## Qué hacer - **The Hussite museum in Tábor's old town hall** (1 h · Adults and teenagers; with children, combine it with the underground · 120 CZK; reduced 90 CZK; family 300 CZK; with the underground, 220 CZK): The Hussites exhibition occupies the old Gothic town hall on Žižka Square and tells the story of the movement that was born from the ideas of Jan Hus and that, in the fifteenth century, set Bohemia against the pope and the emperor: the preachers, the crusades against the Hussites, Žižka's war wagons, the weapons and life in the town they founded. From the Gothic hall you go down to the underground; the combined ticket for the two costs 220 CZK. - **Tábor's medieval underground, beneath the square** (Everyone; narrow passages and some steps, no pushchairs · 120 CZK; reduced 90 CZK; family 300 CZK; dramatised 160 CZK, family 400 CZK): Beneath the houses on the square, the people of Tábor dug cellars and storerooms on several levels; over the centuries they joined up, and today they form an underground of passages and vaulted rooms that you visit with a guide from the old town hall. Groups are small: the first tour leaves at 10:30 and the last at 16:00, so in summer it is best to arrive early. There are dramatised tours and one for children with the knight Roland, at 160 CZK. Bring a jacket: it is cool down below. - **The Bechyně Gate and the Kotnov tower** (45 min · Everyone; stairs in the tower · 70 CZK; reduced 50 CZK; family 180 CZK): At the south-western end of the old town stand what was the castle and the fortified entrance of Tábor: the Gothic Bechyně Gate, with an exhibition on the town as a Hussite stronghold and later a royal town, and the round tower of Kotnov castle, which you climb to see the meander of the Lužnice and the rooftops. It is open from May to September, Tuesday to Sunday, and every day in July and August; in October, at weekends only. - **Žižka Square and Tábor's old town** (1 h · Everyone · Free): Tábor's main square, at the top of the hill, is surrounded by Gothic and Renaissance houses with gables, with the old town hall on one side, the church on another and the statue of Jan Žižka in the middle. From it run the narrow, crooked streets of the old town, which you can cover entirely in an hour as far as Kotnov. The terraces on the square are the place to eat. - **The Edvard Beneš memorial in Sezimovo Ústí** (1 h 30 · Adults interested in twentieth-century history · 120 CZK; reduced 90 CZK; family 300 CZK): In Sezimovo Ústí, south of Tábor, stands the summer villa of Edvard Beneš, president of Czechoslovakia before and after the Second World War, and of his wife Hana. The route, self-guided with an audio guide, starts in a pavilion with the exhibition, continues through the park, passes the tomb of the two of them and ends at the villa. It is open from May to September; last entry is an hour before closing. ## Dónde comer - **Restaurant Goldie** (Restaurant, Tábor, €€€€). Qué pedir: the seasonal menu, or a meat dish such as tournedos Rossini, with a wine from the list. - **Restaurace Beseda** (Restaurant, Tábor, €). Qué pedir: the set lunch at midday and a house Lichvice. ## By plane: Fly to Prague and an hour and a half by train south Tábor is about 90 km south of Prague. You fly to Prague, with direct flights from Madrid, Barcelona and other Spanish cities, and continue by train from the main station, an hour and a half or so, or by hire car from the airport along the D3. ### Dónde dormir if you're flying - **Boutique Hotel Nautilus** (Hotel): The house A four-star boutique hotel in a house on Žižka Square, in the heart of the old town. Each room is decorated in its own way, with art deco furniture and fossils, and has air conditioning. There is a wellness centre and, on the ground floor, the Goldie restaurant. The rooms 22 rooms in four categories: Comfort, Superior, suites with one family suite, and the presidential suite, with a view of the historic centre. Check-in is from 14:00 to 24:00 and check-out until 11:00. Children of all ages and pets are accepted, possibly with a surcharge. Parking It has private supervised parking, with an electric car charger, for 300 CZK a day; spaces are few, so book it with the room. From the railway station you can get there by taxi or city bus. - **The Beseda rooms** (Small hotel, desde 1600 € / night): The house Tábor's catering school rents rooms in the fifteenth-century U Lichviců house, above its restaurant and brewery on Žižka Square. It is the simplest and cheapest place to sleep in the centre. The rooms Doubles and triples with their own bathroom, television and wifi: the double costs 1,600 CZK and the triple 2,100 CZK. Downstairs are the restaurant, which closes on Sunday, and the Pivovar pod Besedou brewery. Getting there The house is on the square, about twenty minutes' walk from the railway station. If you come by car, park outside the old town. ### Servicios - **Tábor station**: Fast trains on the Prague – České Budějovice line, in around an hour and a half from Prague main station; the old town is 1.3 km away. ## By car: By car along the D3, on the way to South Bohemia By car it is about 90 km along the D3, an hour and a quarter. Tábor is the natural stop on the way to České Budějovice, Hluboká and Český Krumlov. Park outside the old town or in the Nautilus car park if you are staying there. Presupuesto orientativo: 70–140 € por persona y día. ### Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Boutique Hotel Nautilus** (Hotel): The house A four-star boutique hotel in a house on Žižka Square, in the heart of the old town. Each room is decorated in its own way, with art deco furniture and fossils, and has air conditioning. There is a wellness centre and, on the ground floor, the Goldie restaurant. The rooms 22 rooms in four categories: Comfort, Superior, suites with one family suite, and the presidential suite, with a view of the historic centre. Check-in is from 14:00 to 24:00 and check-out until 11:00. Children of all ages and pets are accepted, possibly with a surcharge. Parking It has private supervised parking, with an electric car charger, for 300 CZK a day; spaces are few, so book it with the room. From the railway station you can get there by taxi or city bus. - **The Beseda rooms** (Small hotel, desde 1600 € / night): The house Tábor's catering school rents rooms in the fifteenth-century U Lichviců house, above its restaurant and brewery on Žižka Square. It is the simplest and cheapest place to sleep in the centre. The rooms Doubles and triples with their own bathroom, television and wifi: the double costs 1,600 CZK and the triple 2,100 CZK. Downstairs are the restaurant, which closes on Sunday, and the Pivovar pod Besedou brewery. Getting there The house is on the square, about twenty minutes' walk from the railway station. If you come by car, park outside the old town. ## Car-free: Car-free, on the České Budějovice train Tábor works very well by train: an hour and a half from Prague, twenty minutes' walk to the square and everything else on foot. If you carry on south, the same train continues to České Budějovice. Presupuesto orientativo: 50–110 € por persona y día. ### Dónde dormir without a car - **Boutique Hotel Nautilus** (Hotel): The house A four-star boutique hotel in a house on Žižka Square, in the heart of the old town. Each room is decorated in its own way, with art deco furniture and fossils, and has air conditioning. There is a wellness centre and, on the ground floor, the Goldie restaurant. The rooms 22 rooms in four categories: Comfort, Superior, suites with one family suite, and the presidential suite, with a view of the historic centre. Check-in is from 14:00 to 24:00 and check-out until 11:00. Children of all ages and pets are accepted, possibly with a surcharge. Parking It has private supervised parking, with an electric car charger, for 300 CZK a day; spaces are few, so book it with the room. From the railway station you can get there by taxi or city bus. - **The Beseda rooms** (Small hotel, desde 1600 € / night): The house Tábor's catering school rents rooms in the fifteenth-century U Lichviců house, above its restaurant and brewery on Žižka Square. It is the simplest and cheapest place to sleep in the centre. The rooms Doubles and triples with their own bathroom, television and wifi: the double costs 1,600 CZK and the triple 2,100 CZK. Downstairs are the restaurant, which closes on Sunday, and the Pivovar pod Besedou brewery. Getting there The house is on the square, about twenty minutes' walk from the railway station. If you come by car, park outside the old town. ### Servicios - **Tábor station**: Fast trains on the Prague – České Budějovice line, in around an hour and a half from Prague main station; the old town is 1.3 km away. ## As a family: Tunnels under the square, a knight and a tower Tábor works with children thanks to the underground: going down beneath the square with a guide, best on the Roland the knight tour, which is designed for them. After that, the Kotnov tower and a stroll through the crooked streets. ### What works best The medieval underground, with dramatised tours for families The Kotnov tower, family ticket 180 CZK The Hussite museum, with weapons and war wagons Žižka Square, with the statue of the one-eyed general ### Where to sleep Boutique Hotel Nautilus, with a family suite ### Where to eat Restaurace Beseda, simple and cheap ### Worth knowing Pushchairs cannot go into the underground The family ticket for the museum and the underground together costs 500 CZK Outside July and August, everything is closed on Mondays ### Qué hacer as a family - The Hussite museum in Tábor's old town hall - Tábor's medieval underground, beneath the square - The Bechyně Gate and the Kotnov tower - Žižka Square and Tábor's old town ## Consejos ### Buy the combined ticket Museum and underground together, 220 CZK. ### Get to the underground first thing The groups are small and the first tour leaves at 10:30. ### Bring a jacket Underground it is cool all year. ### Watch out for Mondays Outside July and August, everything is closed on Monday. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take to get from Prague to Tábor? An hour and a half by train and a little over an hour by car on the D3. ### What should you not miss? The underground beneath the square and the Kotnov tower. ### Are there tours in Spanish? No; for groups with a reservation you can ask for an explanation in another language in the underground. ### Can you go with children? Yes: the underground has dramatised tours with a knight, and the tower is very popular. ### Is it open in winter? Yes, the museum and the underground, Wednesday to Saturday; Kotnov is closed. ### Can you combine it with Hluboká? Yes, by car: Hluboká is an hour to the south, on the E55.