Great Continental Railway Journeys
Prague to Munich
Season 2 Episode 5 of 6
Michael Portillo travels through Bohemia and Bavaria, beginning by exploring the art nouveau architecture of Czech Republic capital Prague. He then samples the sulphurous spa waters and wallows in peat and mud in Marianske Lazne, formerly known as Marienbad, before test driving a state-of-the-art passenger train made at the Skoda factory in Pilsen. Crossing the border into Germany, Michael encounters a fire-breathing dragon in Furth-im-Wald, and learns about an early 20th-century pioneer who laid the foundations for Munich's pre-eminence in science and technology
Great Continental Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday at 12:00 PM, Thursday 21 November. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Producer