'''Liberec''', (German: ''Reichenberg'') [http://www.infolbc.cz/indexen.html] is nestled in the Jizersky Hory mountains, at the foot of Jested in the Bohemia region of the northern Czech Republic.
Get in
By bus
From Prague:
Buses depart from '''?erny most''' metro station, the terminus station on the yellow line (B) up to 25 times per day with Student Agency. Dopravni podnik m?sta Liberce, a.s. also operates a bus service from the same station. As of 2009, adult tickets are 95CZK and journey time is 1 hour 5 minutes.
By train
Although Liberec has a train station, travelling from Prague would require a transfer and is less convenient.
To travel from Zittau or Dresden, in Germany there are direct trains that lead to Liberec.
Get around
From the train/bus station, to get to the city centre, walk toward nam?sti Soukenne from 1. maje Street, the walk toward the main square (nam. Bene?e) by climbing up Pra?ska Street. If you don't want to walk, you can take tram number 3 towards Lidove sady which will take you into (and out of) the centre. If you're not familiar with the city, check out the Tourist Info Centre on the main square (at nam. Bene?e 1). From the main square practically every sight can be reached on foot.
To get to the Jested Mountains nearby, take tram number 3 to Horni Hanychov (terminus) where you can then walk or take the cable car.
See
'''Town Hall''' (liberecka radnice): the pride of the locals, a luxurious neo-Renaissance architecture build in 1888-93.
'''Dr. E. Benes Square''' (''nam?sti Dr. E. Bene?e''): main square of the city, named after the wartime president, Edvard Bene?
'''Theatre of F.X. ?alda''': behind the town hall, built in 1883 (same year as the National Theatre of Prague), named after Franti?ek Xaver ?alda, an avant-gard playwright
'''Church of St. Anthony the Great''': neo-Gothic, no access to the inside, behind Hotel Praha
'''Church of the Holy Cross''': late 17th-century
The '''Renaissance chateau''' (Felberova Street): glass collection, but no access to the inside
The '''North Bohemian Museum'''
The '''Regional Gallery''' (Ulice U Tiskarny 1): Dutch artworks
The '''ZOO''': The first zoo in former Czechoslovakia (1919)
The '''Botanical Garden'''
Do
Climb Je?t?d Mountain, either by hiking one of the trails or by cableway (60 Crowns).
Skiing - city is famous worldwide for winter sporting events like FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009[http://www.liberec2009.com/] or the Jizerske Mountains, where you can enjoy the majestic beauty of the Nordic nature on 115 km of the Jizerska expressway.
Play Golf in summer - city has two golf resorts with an unforgettable atmosphere.
Buy
'''The Babylon Centre''' [http://centrumbabylon] (''Centrum Babylon'')
Eat
'''Duli''' (Moskevska 4): pizza, pasta on 1st floor; more on 2nd
'''Kavarna Po?ta''' (nam. Bene?e 24): Viennese cafe; dances on Friday nights (with extra admissions)
'''Cafe Praha''' (?elezna 2): belong to Hotel Praha, with some veggie dishes
Drink
'''Hotel Radnice''' (Moskevska 11): bar/restaurant
Sleep
Liberec Information Centre: 485-101-907, provides info on accommodations (and transit timetables).
Get out
explore the Lusatian mountains in the northwest