It is important, once visiting the Czech Republic, not to see only Prague, but to visit some of the countryside, too. There are many attractive places to visit in the Czech Republic, including historic towns and villages in unspoiled countryside with lots of woods, lakes and hills, and there are a number of chateaux and castles (about 140) possible to visit, some of them in state care and some in private ownership, with richly decorated and furnished interiors.

A one-day-excursion out of Prague can include a visit to one or two places not too distant from the capital, and a lunch in a village restaurant. I can drive you myself or rent a car/mini-bus with a driver. Two days or longer would give you a much more precise picture of the country as a whole. Staying in hotels in smaller towns is much cheaper and it is perfectly comfortable, even though it usually doesn´t reach the standart of four star hotels in Prague. The food is also much cheaper and still fine. The places further from Prague are sometimes more interesting and less full of tourists than those close to Prague, the countyside along the borders with Poland, Germany and Austria is also more attractive, mostly hilly or even mountanous.

The most visited historic houses are: Karlštejn, Křivoklát, Nelahozeves, Orlík, Hluboká, Český Krumlov, Jindřichův Hradec, Kutná Hora, Konopiště, Lednice, Valtice, Vranov.
But I would rather take you to some others, not so well known, but still very interesting, like Frýdlant, Mnichovo Hradiště, Zákupy, Rožmberk, Sychrov, Kratochvíle, Jaroměřice, Orlík, Kynžvart, Častolovice, Opočno, Český Šternberk, Veltrusy.
The most interesting historic towns except for Prague are: Kutná Hora, Tábor, Litomyšl, Litoměřice, Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, Kroměříž, Telč, Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně.