"Tabor, a pleasant afternoon stop" Tabor by Dabs

Tabor Travel Guide: 13 reviews and 49 photos

As we were driving from Ceske Budejovice back to Prague, we scanned the map to see what interesting places lie between the two cities and settled on Tabor as our 1st stop. There's a delightful main square and if you stop by the tourism office and pick up a map, there's a walking tour that hits the highlights of the town, estimated at 1 1/2 hours if you do the historic center, 3 hours if you also include a walk through the natural areas-the botanic garden, Jordan Lake, Luznice River and the waterfalls.

Zizka Square

The city of Tabor is home to around 36,000 residents, the area that you want to see is just a small part of it, the historic center which is surrounded by woodland on three sides and a lake on the fourth side.

Streets of Tabor

The town of Tabor was founded in 1420 by the Hussites, religious exiles from Prague, the name Tabor comes from the mountain where the transfiguration of Christ took place. If you want to learn more about the history of the town and the Hussites, there is a Hussite Museum on Zizka Square.

Last visit to Tabor: May 2008
Intro Updated Jun 5, 2008
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Reviews (6)

Prazska Street Things to Do (4)

Prazska Street, one of the pedestrian only streets that radiate off Zizka Square, is where you can find the Renaissance... more travel advice

Jordan lake Things to Do (4)

Jordan Lake is the oldest artificial lake in central Europe, established as a drinking water reservoir for Tabor. We... more travel advice

Pizza on the square Restaurants (1)

I was a little Czeched out on the local food and if you know anything about me and David, it's that we love pizza and we... more travel advice

Driving and parking Transportation (1)

When we got close to the town center we pulled into a parking lot which had pay and display meters, if you are driving... more travel advice

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balhannah Sep 23, 2010 at 2:56 PM

You found another nice, interesting town. Love your opening photo, and also the Sgraffito burgher house and different architecture found here.
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toonsarah Aug 13, 2008 at 6:06 AM

Great opening shot! Tabor looks a lovely place to visit, and not just for the pizzas (though they do look and sounds excellent)
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HORSCHECK Jul 21, 2008 at 1:52 PM

Kristi, very interesting little page with splendid photos. Tabor looks indeed well worth visiting.
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globetrott Jul 13, 2008 at 6:26 AM

Tabor is indeed a great place to go, although most tourists will just pass by it without noticing its beauty !
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SWFC_Fan Jul 2, 2008 at 12:59 PM

Hahaha, you've noticed that I'm trying to carve out a niche in Chinese restaurant and pub tips then? ;-) This place looks lovely, and I note that you managed to find pizza...again! ;-)
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Bwana_Brown Jun 24, 2008 at 4:43 AM

One of the joys of meandering around Europe is finding interesting little places like Tabor. The view from atop the Lookout Tower was amazing - what a beautiful little town!
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angiebabe Jun 14, 2008 at 5:32 AM

You wasted no time in getting your pages together!full of lovely photos and info as usual - glad to see you made it to Czech and got around by car- as good as when we were there driving about?!
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Hopkid Jun 13, 2008 at 11:25 AM

Oh those pizzas do look good! Rita and I try to eat Chinese wherever we go. Did you see a Chinese restaurant in the Czech Republic?
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Kaspian Jun 10, 2008 at 9:02 PM

Hahaha... I didn't even have to read the review to know which pizza David ordered because that's the same one I would have gotten. YUM!! Funny how more people are interested in the pizzas than the great view from the tower, huh? :)
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rmdw Jun 7, 2008 at 4:54 PM

These pizzas look good. The WORST pizzas I ever had were in Budapest in 1992. They used ketchup instead of tomato sauce.