City Tour with a Map or Audioguide

From the train station along Svoboda Avenue or from the bus parking lot in Komenského Street, go along Sládkova Street until Krále Jiřího z Poděbrad Square. Here, go from the building of the New Town Hall (Art Gallery) to the fountain of Roland the Knight.

Explore Schiller House (Retromuseum), and in the upper part of the square, the house “U Dvou arcivévodů” (“At the Two Archdukes”, today the restaurant “U Krále Jiřího”). Somewhat lower, under Fortuna Restaurant, there is the “Na Ostrém rohu” (On the Sharp Corner) House with the statue of King Jiří z Poděbrad (George of Poděbrady). This is the former “U Černého medvěda” (“At the Black Bear”) Inn and Grüner House, the Neo-Renaissance building at No. 33.

In the middle of the square, you will seeŠpalíček, the group of eleven formerly merchant houses, and in front of them, the fountain with the statue of the Savage. Behind Špalíček, there is Pacehlbel House (today the museum, the house where Albrecht von Wallenstein was murdered). In the lower part of the square, there is Gabler and Schirdinger House (the black plastered building, whose successful reconstruction earned the town the title Historical City of 2014). Going on Kostelní Street, you will reach the front the Church of St Nicholas. If you go around it, then take the Kostelní Stairs into Kamenná Street, where the Dominican Monastery with the Church of St Wenceslas stands.. Opposite of it, you can visit theCheb Airport Museum.

In the direction of the river, down Kamenná Street, you will find Cechovní Fountain (the fountain with symbols of trades) and beyond it, on the intersection before the river, is the Church of St Bartholomew. On the path to the left first via Křižovnická Street and then up to the left on Mlýnská Street, you will reach the original Cheb square – Jánské Square. Nearby, there is Cheb Castle. Go around it over Růžový kopeček to Dlouhá Street.

If you turn into Hradební Street, you will find the beautiful, maintainedMonastery Gardens. Going back through Dlouhá Street, you will reach Františkánské Square, where you can admire the beautiful Baroque Church of St Clare, and on the other side of the square is the Franciscan Monastery, where the cloister is open during high season. Crossing this square, you will reach the building of West Bohemia Theatre. In front of it to the left, along Obrněné Brigády Street, you will return around the fountain with the Cheb Bagpiper. Then take Březinová Street to the square.