Summer in the Czech Republic Family Friendly Outdoor

Snka, Krkonoe Mountains, the highest peak of Czech mountains, 1,602 m

The official tourist presentation of the Czech Republic www.czechtourism.com

Published by CzechTourism Text: Maxx Creative Communication s.r.o. Translation: ZELENKA Czech Republic s.r.o. Design: Maxx Creative Communication s.r.o. Specialist Consultant: Asociace lanov dopravy (Cableway Transport Association) Year 2012

Family on a trip

Designation of walking trails

CZECH MOUNTAINS ARE COLOURED AND SAFE

What is unique about all Czech mountains? The fact that you cannot get lost there! You can roam around the picturesque landscape of Czech mountains without being worried that you might get lost. Every walking trail has been assigned its own colour blue, red, yellow or green. At crossings, you just follow your colour. The trails are designated by the same colours in tourist maps. The Czech Tourist Club takes great care of the dense network of marks. There are so many of them placed on trees, stones or other objects that in most locations you see one within a visible distance from the other. At fork-ways and places of importance, you can also find signposts which show you the right direction and tell you how many kilometers are still left to your destination. For the sake of completeness, we can assure you that in Czech mountains you will not meet any dangerous animals. The only and very rare exception is bear that might stray into the deep forests of the Beskydy Mountains along the Slovakian border. However, the chance of meeting a bear is practically zero.

Types of the used designation

tourist marks colour stripe in white field cycle tourist marks colour stripe in yellow field yellow mark for a cycle path designation for handicapped tourists wheelchair pictogram on the direction arrow nature trails green stripe in white field

Used symbols: family, children information centre cableway chalet cycling hiking for baby prams municipality for handicapped adrenaline

castle, chateau look-out tower

hilltop

pit, valley

place of natural interest watercourse

source

chair lift

fortress

cave

spa

water body

Panavsk Waterfall, Valley Labsk dl

Krkonoe Mountains
the best of Czech mountains
The Krkonoe Mountains are suitable for:
The Krkonoe Mountains are the highest Czech mountain range. From every corner of the foothills even from a birds eye view, the Krkonoe Mountains panorama is magnificent. The tops are unmistakable; it seems that each mountain has its own face clearly distinguishable even by an occasional visitor. The border mountain range is distinct, here and there with rocks having poetic names (Dv, Musk, ensk kameny Girls, Men, Women Stones), otherwise the tops are bare, covered with grass and meadows with wild flowers. In some places, the mountain crests fall down the valleys (Snn jmy, Labsk dl) completing the dramatic picture of the landscape.

www.krkonose.eu

Harrachov

Mumlavsk dl

Labe

Snn jmy Labsk dl Snka Ob dl

ertova hora

Rokytnice nad Jizerou

pindlerv Svat Lun Mln Petr bouda

Pec pod Snkou Velk pa Herlkovice Jansk Lzn

Your dose of adrenaline

Summer in the Krkonoe Mountains is the best place for physical activity. For hiking, Nordic walking, mountain biking and more than anywhere else for adrenaline.

Vertical Park, Harrachov

Spring gentian symbol of the Krkonoe Mountains

View of Snka over psk raelinit (moorland along the pa river)

Family cycling trip

At the source of the Labe river coats of arms of the cities through which the Labe river passes

Chair lift to Snka

MTB downhill race course, pindlerv Mln

pindlerv Mln provides multiple opportunities for a good ride on mountain bikes. You can take the cableway in Svat Petr (Pl cableway) and choose from 3 levels of difficulty starting with the most difficult trail (black) up to the beginners one (blue) suitable even for children. Another trail goes from the upper station of the Hromovka cableway; it is a single trail for experienced cyclists. Here you will find a mountain bike hire service, as well.

Tips for your trips

Along the valley Ob dl to Snka
The path to the highest mountain of the Czech Republic starts in Pec pod Snkou. The demanding but beautiful hiking tour in the Alpine-like countryside will reward you for your effort with impressive views of the Ob dls depths. You can avoid getting tired if you take the chair lift to Rov hora (Pink Mountain) and/or further on to Snka. In 2012, the new chair lifts construction will be in full progress, therefore follow the information on the current state of operation.

Vertical Park, Harrachov-Mto

The new premises offer ideal adrenaline entertainment to all sportspersons who are not afraid of heights. You can try the mountain-climbing wall, giant swinger, bungee trampoline and various rope attractions. If you take children with you, they will certainly enjoy the trampoline for children and the mini zoo. www.verticalpark.cz

Trail of the Czech-Polish Friendship

The trail along the mountain crests following the red mark is nearly 30 km long and traces the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. The fantastic views of the entire mountain range, of the deep gorges (Snn jmy) or the mountain moorlands and meadows (near Lun bouda), up to the steep climb to Snka supported by guide chains. There are chalets along the entire trail where refreshments are available.

Bobsleigh Tract and Monkey Park

Anyone who is not satisfied with bobsleigh riding should not miss a visit to Monkey Park which is in Harrachov or pindlerv Mln, just closed to bobsleigh. In the natural environment, you can try to overcome obstacles suspended between trees, and even ride on a rope above water (Harrachov). www.bobovka.cz

Chair lift to Medvdn, pindlerv Mln

Meadows near Pec pod Snkou

Pec pod Snkou

The Glass Museum, Harrachov

pindlerv Mln andLun bouda

pindlerv Mln is the heart of the Krkonoe tourist industry and an excellent starting point for various hiking tours. The adventure trail for athletic tourists follows the red mark up the hill slopes of Koz hbety with an impressive view of the avalanche slopes and dales (the trail is closed in winter) with a stop at Lun bouda where refreshments are available. We recommend returning along the Bl Labe rivers valley or via Vrovka chalet to Svat Petr. www.skiareal.cz

Labsk dl and the Labe rivers source

An extraordinary attractive trek in the impressive countryside of the Labe river valley is completed by a steep climb along the waterfall and rocks towards the chalet Labsk bouda.

What to do when it is raining

GLASSWORKS AND MINI-BREWHOUSE, HARRACHOV
The museum of the traditional manufacture of glass; after the excursion, we recommend visiting the restaurant from where you can watch the glassworks operations through a glass wall. The restaurant brews krausen beer directly in front of the visitors eyes and on Fridays and Saturdays there is live music as well. www.sklarnaharrachov.cz

Harrachov and valley Mumlavsk dl

The Mumlava rivers valley is long and poetic with its waterfalls and cascades. At the end of the valley, it is possible to continue via a steep walk to the crest (in the direction of the chalet Voseck bouda or Panavsk louka). In Harrachov, you can enjoy a ride on the cableway to ertova hora, passing the ski jumps, which is sure to take your breath away. www.harrachov.com

AQUAPARK PINDLERV MLN

Modern premises offering a wellness centre full of attractions for children and adults for every rainy day. www.aquaparkspindl.cz

HORNICK MUZEUM (MUZEUM OF MINING), HARRACHOV

Explore the 1,000 m-long mine tunnel of the former ore mine. Equipped with a helmet, you will see, for example, the ore hoist and mine trucks.

Roklansk potok (Roklansk brook)

umava Mountains
The umava Mountains are suitable for:
The deep forests of the Czech-Bavarian border area, the wild mountain creeks, lakes and moors, blooming slopes and pastures. The countryside of Poumav is poetic and soothing. A constant element of the umava countryside is water. The extensive recreational zone around Lipno lake hosts thousands of visitors every summer, from families with children to lovers of windsurfing and yachting. Anyone interested in sport will find a real paradise in umava. A great number of natural and historical monuments have been made accessible thanks to a dense network of cycle paths. In the past, the communications network used for the purpose of the frontier protection was passable only by military vehicles. Now, the narrow but high-quality paths are available to cyclists. The most popular paths are found in the surroundings of Horsk Kvilda, towards the Vltava river source and in the region of Kapersk Hory. For tourists whose physical condition is not perfect, there is the area of umava plains with a minimum amount of elevation changes.

romantic ride on a bike and down the river

www.isumava.cz

vihov

Klatovy

ern jezero ertovo jezero pik

Kapersk hory Churov

elezn Ruda
ern hora

Povyd Antgl Vydra

Jezern sla

Kvilda
Vltava

Boubnsk prales

Kubova Hu Plen Jezero

Lipno Plech Nov Pec

Nov dol Tstolink

Lipno esk Krumlov

Vy Brod
Romberk

ern jezero (Black Lake)

Kvilda

Windsurfing on Lipno lake

Entertainment for children in the Vydra river channel

By Chair lift to pik taking your bike with you

Paradise for lovers of water

Lipno reservoir
Lipno is an ideal place for water sports of all kinds. Try the school of windsurfing, various water sports, hire service providing catamarans, water treadles as well as yachts or just take a swim. www.lipno.info

Source of the Vltava river

From Kvilda village, you can set off for a moderately difficult trail to the source of the Vltava river. The longest Czech river begins on the slope of ern hora. Its spring runs out of a water conduit of the medieval mine and is characterized by its high content of silver.

Do you travel down rivers?

Then the South Bohemian region is the right place for you. There are many places where you can hire a kayak or canoe and let out your adrenaline on the Vltava, Otava or Vydra rivers.

Tips for your trips

Plen lake and Plech
Plen lake (Plen jezero) is one of the typical glacial lakes found in umava. A steep, nearly 300 m high wall towers above its surface. We recommend starting in Nov Pec, following the yellow mark and going up to the top of Plech, which is the highest peak of the Czech part of umava (1,378 m). The trail back to Plen lake follows an extraordinary impressive nature trail titled Ghost of the Primaeval Forest. Walking through a wild forest with no human interventions up the steep slopes is a real adventure.

Povyd
The part of the Vydra river between Antgl and ekova pila full of stones creates breath-taking scenery of wild cataracts with cascades, huge boulders and hollowed giant pots.

Jezern sla (Lake Moor)

Moors are a typical feature of the umava landscape. The upland moors accessible from Kvilda with their remarkable flora and fauna are here for you via a short nature trail.

Cycle path in the area of Kapersk Hory

Tourists in the umava mountains

Water Castle vihov

Picturesque landscape of the umava region

ern and ertovo lakes

The attractive trek along the hill slope of pik, around two glacial lakes (ern jezero, ertovo jezero), of which ern is the largest and deepest to be found in umava.

Tstolink
The top near the Czech-German border is located 1,311 m above sea level. There are three rocks where, according a legend, three kings used to meet from Bohemia, Austria and Bavaria. We recommend starting the climb from Nov dol.

Bike Park pik

The downhill courses full of skiers in winter change to the Bike Park for mountain bikes in summer. The cableway up will provide you with comfort and the only thing you have to do is to assess your skills, to pluck up heart and to make your way down along some of the trails. www.sumava.spicak.cz

Boubnsk prales (primaeval forest)

A unique reservation in the middle of umava. Some trees here are up to 50 m high and are more than 400 years old. The best way to find the primaeval forest is to take the 4 km-long Boubnsk trail, which starts in Kubova Hu.

What to do when it is raining

WELLNESS SPORT ARENA LIPNO
Three whirlpool baths, Finnish and herbal sauna, Kneipps walkway, massaging showers and massages. All the aforementioned with a beautiful view of Lipno lake, giving not only your body a chance to relax, but also your spirit.

ROMBERK CASTLE
If you count yourself among lovers of culture and fairy tales, do not miss the guided night tours in traditional costumes which are held in summer. www.hrad-rozmberk.eu

WATER CASTLE VIHOV

A huge castle near Klatovy with a water fortification system used to be one of the best fortifications of its time and is definitely worth seeing.

Jetd, 1,012 m

Jizersk Mountains and Jetd

with a passion for biking
The Jizersk Mountains and Jetd are suitable for:
Do you like to bike and do you like exploring new places? Do you feel like setting out on a trip into nature with a baby in a pram? Have you got a handicapped friend? The Jizersk Mountains offer an ideal terrain for baby prams as well as wheel chairs. The minor mountain range in the north of Bohemia is a popular destination of all lovers of biking. And not only for them. Everybody who is either dependent on or addicted to wheels can walk in the mountains equally. The countryside of the Jizersk Mountains offers a sufficient number of paths with smooth surface which can be used either for long trips with a pram or by those who wish to enjoy themselves while equipped with a wheelchair or a hand bike. Like a sharp point, Jetd mountain towers above the North Bohemian city of Liberec. The mountain, visible from a great distance, gives you an impression of an isolated dominating peak guarding its city at its bottom. A keen observer will notice that the impressive appearance of the mountain is highlighted by the structure on the top of it Jetd, the renowned hotel and transmitter, a pearl of modern architecture, which has won a number of international awards. The smart spike of the structure prolongs the natural line of the mountain and adds the finishing touch to its appearance.

www.liberecky-kraj.cz

Tourism without barriers

There are about two dozen trails suitable for handicapped and baby prams, the lengths of which range from 5 to 25 km. They are characterized by mild uphill and downhill gradients and along the trails there are barrier-free stops (restaurants, kiosks, toilets). Here you will find a unique marking of the trails with a wheelchair pictogram, which will guide you perfectly.

Frdlant

N. Msto p. Smrkem Lzn Smrk Libverda Hejnice

Hrdek nad Nisou

Jizera Blatn rybnk

Smdava

Jizera

Kristinov
Josefv Dl

Jizerka

Bedichov
Krlovka Tanvaldsk pik

Liberec
Jetd

Jablonec nad Nisou

Harrachov

Tanvald

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Jizerka village

Singltrek Nov Msto pod Smrkem

Krlovka look-out tower

Moorland along the Jizera river

Frdlant chateau

Jizerka village
The original Jizerka village is the literal heart of the Jizersk Mountains. It is the Czech Republics highest municipality with beautiful folk architecture where you will find subsistence and accommodation. It is accessible by car or by bike and on foot from Smdava along the natural trail through the forest moorland.

is equipped with a bike hire service working on the hire-here-andreturn-there principle.

Singltrek Nov Msto pod Smrkem

If you are heart-and-soul bikers, try the new 55 km long one-way path for mountain bikes under Smrk, the highest peak of the Jizersk Mountains. www.singltrekpodsmrkem.cz

Krlovka look-out tower

An attractive walking trail or cycle path, at the beginning of which we recommend climbing the Krlovka look-out tower, continuing to Nov Louka restaurant as far as the original Kristinov village (glassmakers monument); the trail goes by Blatn rybnk, a small romantic lake in the woods.

Tips for your trips

Jetd
A dominant feature of the city of Liberec available by car or cableway. At the top, there is a hotel renowned for its unique architectural design with fantastic views. If you are sporty, ride a mountain bike down the newly built La Spaghetta path. www.skijested.cz

What to do when it is raining

LIBEREC
The Babylon centre offers a really ideal all-day program for a rainy day. The entire family can find lots of entertainment in the aquapark and the amusement park, undergo testing in the IQ park and enjoy themselves in the largest maze of mirrors in Europe. Finally, you can take a rest in the wellness centre. www.centrumbabylon.cz

FRDLANT CHATEAU AND HEJNICE BASILICA

In the close vicinity of the Jizersk Mountains, there are two pearls of architecture which are definitely worth seeing. The monumental Baroque basilica and monastery in Hejnice as well as Frdlant chateau, combining the original Gothic castle with the later Renaissance chateau in a marvellous manner. www.mcdo.cz

Nov Hebenovka cycle path

A long-distance path along the crests of the Czech mountains starts in Harrachov and goes to Jizerka and from there it goes either via Bedichov to Hrdek nad Nisou or to the crest of Jetd. The trail

Divok Orlice (Wild Orlice) river

Orlick Mountains
The Orlick Mountains are suitable for:
The hills of the Orlick Mountains are unpretentious, mild, and covered with woods and pastures. This region seems to resist the ravages of time and to these days has preserved its simple, folk character. Anyone who likes hiking and dislikes crowds, who prefers meeting roe deer to meeting a group of tourists, and likes picking mushrooms and blueberries rather than attending attractions of the modern tourist industry will find plenty of relaxation and peace in this region.

melancholic beauty of long ago

www.orlickehory-cz.info

Masarykova chata

Unconquered fortresses

erlich

The Jirskova path, which is named after the Czech classical author, extends over the entire crest of the mountains. Whichever part thereof you visit, you will find one specificity, which is rarely found to this extent somewhere else in the world the pre-war fortification system on the Czech border. In the deciduous woods, there are small bunkers or larger fortresses hidden almost every kilometer, which were built shortly prior to 1938 for the purpose of defence of the Czechoslovak Republic. The fortresses were never used in the World War II. However, they have been preserved to this day as a silent memento of the turbulent times, nowadays maintained by volunteers or changed into museums.

Detn

Velk Detn

ky Hanika astolovice Rychnov Rokytnice n. K.

Zemsk brna Pastviny

Krlky Mladkov
Bouda

Pottejn

amberk
Divok Orlice

Letohrad

enkovice

erven Voda

st n. Orlic

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Hanika fortress defensive works

Chapel of Kuntt, crest of the Orlick Mountains

Masarykova chalet on erlich

Cyclists in the Orlick Mountains

Channel of the Divok Orlice (Wild Orlice) river

Hanika fortress
This is one of the largest underground fortresses located near Rokytnice in the Orlick Mountains. Its surface represents a unique set of surviving armoured elements and an exposition of war equipment. In the underground premises, you can see the equipment of an atomic bomb shelter. Interesting: the original pre-war fortress was converted in secrecy into an atomic bomb shelter for the prominents of the ruling communist regime in 1975 at the time of the Cold War. www.hanicka.cz

Zemsk brna
The natural reservation where the channel of the Divok Orlice river is full of boulders several hundreds of meters long is surrounded by distinctive gneissic rocks and creates the impression of a border gate.

astolovice chateau and zoopark

An ideal destination if you feel like having an undemanding family walk. The lovely chateau, as one of the few in Bohemia, is a place of residence of its owners, and is administered sensitively and open to the public. The nice environment will give you a very pleasant impression. The chateau is surrounded by a park with white fallow deer and for children, the chateau minizoo is available. www.zamek-castolovice.cz

Bouda fortress
The most preserved fortress belonging to the pre-war artillery fortification system of the former Czechoslovakia situated near Mladkov. Visitors will be impressed by the extensive underground premises and the unique railway line 57 m below the ground. www.boudamuseum.com

What to do when it is raining

THE MUSEUM OF CRAFTS IN LETOHRAD
In the Museum of crafts in Letohrad, situated in the listed premises and being the largest museum of its kind in the Czech Republic, you will learn what the nearly forgotten crafts of hollowing, wheeling or shingling used to be like. www.muzeumremesel.cz

Tips for your trips

On a bike along the crest
From Masarykova chalet (Masarykova chata) on the hill erlich, which is the only restaurant on the crest of the mountains, the red mark goes along the crests through Velk Detn, the highest peak, as far as Hanika fortress. You will enjoy the beautiful views of the entire mountain range; a similar cycle trip without the larger changes in elevation is available for visitors having less-than-perfect physical condition and/or children.

POTTEJN CHATEAU
Pottejn, a picturesque, newly reconstructed Baroque chateau invites you on a tour of the chateaus interiors, as well as interesting night tours. Played tours in Baroque costumes for adults as well as children are a very popular adventure and are educational at the same time. Not far from there, you can visit the mysterious ruins of the medieval Pottejn castle. www.zamekpotstejn.cz

Pradd, the highest peak of the Jesenky Mountains, 1,491 m

Jesenky Mountains
The Jesenky Mountains are suitable for:
The vast Jesenky Mountains are mountains of springs. The spring wells and springs running down the magnificent hills have created this mountain landscape and have given rise to the spa industry tradition. Karlova Studnka spa takes pride in having the clearest atmosphere of all Central Europe. The town deserves to call itself the spa for even the healthy. The Jesenky Mountains are a great place for a holiday combining outdoor physical activity pursued in fresh mountain air (on foot or by bike, mountain bike in an ideal case) with regeneration of the body in some of the spa and wellness centres in Jesenk, Karlova Studnka, Velk Losiny or Brann.

climatic spa wellness for body and spirit

www.jesenikytourism.cz
procedures by application of what he saw in nature and what he had tested on himself. Surprisingly, by baths in cool water, simple diets, sufficient sleep and work in the open air, he succeeded in curing numerous weak townspeople and aristocrats.

Na Pomez

Jesenk Lipov Lzn

Ramzov Krlick Snnk Morava

Springs that cure

You can take full advantage of the spa treatment, baths, massages and relaxation in hot water in the pool complex in Karlova Studnka. The nearby Jesenk spa is an extensive spa complex where the renowned methods of treatment invented by Vincenz Priessnitz, the spas founder, are still applied. An interesting thing is that the first hydrotherapeutic facility in the world was founded in 1837 by a small farmer who invented his revolutionary treatment

Kouty nad Desnou

Brann Dlouh Strn

Pradd
Karlova Studnka
Velk Kotlina

Velk Losiny Mal Morvka

umperk

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Krlick Snnk source of the Morava river

Pumped storage power station Dlouh Strn

Memorial of Vincenz Priessnitz, Jesenk

On scooters downhill from Pradd

Karlova Studnka

Museum of Vincenz Priessnitz, Jesenk

The permanent exhibition in the house of the spa founder will show you details of the Priessnitzs treatment method and his remarkable journey through life.

hill, there is a hidden power plant and a vast upper reservoir of the pumped storage hydroelectric plant, which was classified in 2005 among the 7 greatest wonders of the Czech Republic, is located on the very top of the hill.

Tips for your trips

Pradd
The highest mountain of the Jesenky Mountains with a transmitter and a restaurant seems to be a sort of obligatory tourist destination with beautiful views in every direction. You can conquer Pradd on a bike along the bituminized trail but it is definitely worth going up on foot, enjoying a pleasant ride down on a hired scooter.

Krlick Snnk
You will enjoy the hike up to the top of the majestic hill without roads and restaurants, and pristine nature having an Alpine-like character near the top. Interesting: the main European water divide runs here.

Velk kotlina natural trail

Velk kotlina is a botanical garden of the Jesenky Mountains. It hides the most variable display of associations of plants and animals and it is a protected nature area of Central European importance. The original glacial formation oriented in the southerly direction, now rocky and forest-free forms a rare ecosystem. The natural trail leads from Mal Morvka along the blue mark to Pradd. The steep path will test your physical condition thoroughly since the change in elevation over a distance of 6 km is about 630 m.

What to do when it is raining

MUSEUM OF PAPER, CHATEAU AND THERMAL SWIMMING BATHS IN VELK LOSINY
After a visit to the museum of manual production of paper, we recommend relaxing in the thermal sulphur baths (open daily except for Mondays). www.muzeumpapiru.cz

NA POMEZ CAVE LIPOV SPA

Unfavourable weather will never spoil a trip to a cave. In the Jesenky Mountains, you can visit a rich stalactic cave Na Pomez with small lakes and spacious domes. The tour in the length of 400 m lasts 45 minutes. www.caves.cz

Dlouh Strn
You will definitely be impressed by the view of the horizontally cut off hill Mravenenk above Kouty nad Desnou. Inside the

Picturesque landscape of the Beskydy Mountains

Beskydy Mountains
living folklore
The Beskydy Mountains are suitable for:
The eastmost Czech mountain range near the border with Slovakia invites you to spend a holiday there, especially due to the unique character of the region. As far as the eye can see, the landscape is hilly, the slopes of the hills are covered with woods and pastures where friendly and vigorous Moravian Wallachians maintain the original wooden cottages and sheep huts. When you come here, do not hesitate to eat the local specialties: lamb stew, sheep cheese, cakes called frgle and plum brandy. A symbolic ruler of the region has always been the pagan god Radegast from whom the local beer took its name.

www.beskydy.com

Frdek-Mstek Kopivnice tramberk

Lys hora eladn Ostravice

Frentt pod Radhotm

Radegast Radho

Pustevny

Active rural tourism

Outdoor museum of folk culture in Ronov pod Radhotm
A place you definitely should not miss. The Moravian Wallachian outdoor museum will show you how people used to live more than 100 years ago and will provide you with the opportunity to taste the best from the local cuisine. www.vmp.cz

Ronov pod Radhotm

Cycling Beva

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Art Nouveau architecture by Duan Jurkovi, Pustevny

Radho, statue of the god Radegast

From Pustevny down the valley on a scooter

Folk festival, Outdoor Museum of folk culture, Ronov pod Radhotm

Radho, The Chapel of St. Cyril and Methodius

Tips for your trips

From Pustevny up to Radho
The most attractive trail in the Beskydy Mountains where the best places of interest can be seen. A unique set of wooden rustic structures at the top of Poustevny was designed by architect Duan Jurkovi in the Art Nouveau style with rich stylized ornaments. He wanted the structures to give the impression of Slavic folk architecture. From Pustevny, a comfortable trail will lead you up to the top of Radho where a chapel with a bronze statue of Cyril and Methodius is situated and on the way you will pass an impressive statue of the god Radegast. Next to the lower cableway station, you will find a mountain bike hire service and next to the upper station, a scooter hire service. www.lanovka-pustevny.cz

Beva cycle path

141 km of paths for cyclists (and selected sections for inline skaters as well) will show you the picturesque countryside and folk architecture.

Aquapark Olen, Frdek-Mstek

Even if it is not hot in the mountains, you can enjoy swimming in the outdoor aquapark with heated water and a number of water attractions. After a demanding hike, you can relax during a romantic night swim under the stars.

Lys hora
A natural trail showing the visitors certain traditions, legends and natural monuments leads up to the highest peak of the Beskydy Mountains. From the top, you have a beautiful view of the countryside. Length 16.5 km, incline 800 m.

What to do when it is raining

TRAMBERSK BEER SPA
Have you ever had the opportunity to experience beer with not just your mouth, but your whole body, as well? In the Beskydy Mountains you will be given an unique opportunity: www.relaxvpodhuri.cz

Ostravice
If you are looking for a starting point on your mountain hike, you should not miss the village Ostravice, a typical distinctive municipality of the Beskydy Mountains where you can enjoy heated swimming pool attractive to all family members.

TATRA KOPIVNICE TECHNICAL MUSEUM

The absolutely unique museum shows the history of the car factory which produced one of the first cars in the world in 1897 called Prsident. Here you will see, among others, a collection of sixty passenger and transport vehicles. www.tatramuseum.cz

Krun Mountains landscape

Krun Mountains
The Krun Mountains are suitable for:
The mountains with the most eventful history became a popular tourist destination not long ago. Over the course of time, the mountains underwent unexpected changes. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the mountains were very busy: the silver and tin mines produced coins thalers, which gave name to todays US dollars. The discovery of uranium deposits resulted in involuntary work of approximately 15,000 in particular political prisoners in the 1950s who were extracting uranium intended for the Soviet nuclear experiments near spa town of Jchymov. The subsequent extensive mining for coal and the development of power plants in the Mostecko region resulted in extensive devastation of the forests in the 1970s and 1980s. In spite of all the aforementioned events, surprised visitors are welcomed by beautiful young larch and birch forests with unfrequented forest cycle paths where you can teach your children to ride a bike.

mountains and valleys for cyclists

www.krusnehory.net

Krupka st nad Labem Rov vrch

Teplice Most

Bo Dar
Klnovec Blatensk vrch Pleivec Jchymov Tisovsk vrch

Chomutov

Kamencov jezero

Karlovy Vary
Lzn Kynvart Marinsk lzn

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Klnovec, the highest top of the Krun Mountains, 1,244 m

Velk mol reservation (Big marshland)

Karlovy Vary

Jchymov, mine tunnels

Moorland of Bo Dar

In pursuit of the mystery of the underground

Hell of Jchymov
If you are interested in history, visit one of the uranium mines former tunnels where (not only) political prisoners were working at the time of the hasty development of Czech socialism. The tunnel is now open to public as a museum of uranium extraction.

Kamencov lake (Kamencov jezero) andzoopark inChomutov

The large natural reservoir is located on the outskirts of the city of Chomutov. Maintained beaches, water attractions. The aluminiferous bottom provides the water with extra high quality, in particular from a dermatological point of view and the lake is regarded as a natural beauty shop. If you do not feel like swimming, you can take your children to Podkrunohorsk zoopark or Star Ves outdoor museum of folk architecture centre of the regional folk art. www.zoopark.cz

Tips for your trips

Bo Dar
The natural trail goes through the marvellous countryside of the mountainous moorland of Bo Dar. In the moorland you will find an entertaining forest path called Baby Jesus trail (513 km) intended for children. Individual tourists can enjoy peace on the forest trails along Blatensk pkop which used to supply water to the mining and metallurgical operations. Bo Dar is also an optimal starting point for the most interesting cycle paths. www.bozidar.cz

What to do when it is raining

KARLOVY VARY (CARSLBAD)
Visit the classic example of the Czech spa resort, Karlovy Vary, with its beautiful houses along the colonade, enjoy the spa atmosphere and treatments of all kinds. A very pleasant poorweather program may be an excursion to the production premises of the famous liquor Becherovka. www.karlovyvary.cz

Klnovec
The highest mountain accessible by cableway from Jchymov and down which you can go by the Cyklo Down Hill Klnovec going directly down the hill is recommended for the bravest tourists, or you can take the 415 km trail through Bo Dar or Paerck stezka (Smugglers Path).

KYNVART CHATEAU NEAR MARINSK LZN

Enjoy the romantic beauty of the white chateau which was built in the style of Viennese classicism and which is decorated by rich interiors and surrounded by natural gardens. www.kynzvart.cz

Hrub Skla chateau, in the background, the ruin of the Trosky castle, Bohemian Paradise

Rock towns
The rock towns are suitable for:

a paradise for mountaineers, place of charms and fairy tales

www.skalnimesta.cz
These rock formations in the north are a renowned mountaineering area. The bottom-up view is stunning, the top-down view is impressive. In all the areas you can enjoy both: romance and the opportunity to climb.

Bohemian Switzerland Adrpach Bohemian Paradise

Praha

Adrpach
www.skaly-adrspach.cz

Adrpasko-teplick rocks (Adrpasko-teplick skly)

A minor rock area near the Polish border. It is a renowned mountaineering area. If you follow the tourist mark, children in particular will enjoy the trail. Each rock has its own symbolic name (Babiina lenoka (Grandmas sofa), Cukrov homole (Sugar loaf), Rytsk pilbice (Knights helm), etc. and it may be funny to look for them among the rocks shapes. A romantic and undemanding trail around the rock towns of Adrpach with small lakes and waterfalls, which can be livened up by boat ride around the lake in the middle of the rocks.

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Kost castle in the Bohemian Paradise

Trosky castle in the Bohemian Paradise

Valdtejn rock castle in the Bohemian Paradise

Navigation along the Kamenice river in the Bohemian Switzerland

To the middle of the Prachovsk rocks in the Bohemian Paradise

Bohemian Paradise
www.cesky-raj.info, www.geopark-ceskyraj.cz Bohemian Paradise (esk rj) is a Geopark listed by UNESCO. It consists of several rock areas between Jin and elezn Brod: Prachovsk skly, Hruboskalsko, Maloskalsko, Phrazsk skly. The forces of nature wind, rain, frost and sun sculpted the works of the bizarre sandstone shapes. The highest peak of the Bohemian Paradise, Kozkov, is a place for finding semi-precious minerals.

Adventure Geopark, Radvanovice

If you have children, we recommend visiting the Happy Land natural entertainment park. The natural adventure trail equipped with natural swingers, climbing frames, climbing walls, cross-country scooters, giant trampolines offers an extraordinary opportunity to try panning for genuine Czech garnets. In short fun, learning and plenty of physical activity for children all day long.

Prachovsk rocks (Prachovsk skly)

A place that will definitely test your courage. During the hike you will move in the narrow clefts between the rocks, and climb up through their inside to reach the slightly adrenaline-enhanced view from their tops.

elezn Brod

Trosky and Valdtejn castles

When you arrive in the Bohemian Paradise, you will be surprised by an unusual formation in the countryside the ruins of Trosky castle with towers called Baba (Hag) and Panna (Virgin), built on a double-top resulting from volcanic activity. Another attractive rock area, Hruboskalsko with Valdtejn rock castle, is located not far from here.
Phrazsk skly

Maloskalsko

Kozkov

Valdtejn

Radvanovice

Hruboskalsko Hrub Skla Trosky

Kost Prachovsk skly

Jin

Pravick brna in the Bohemian Switzerland

Bohemian Switzerland
www.ceskesvycarsko.cz The Bohemian Switzerland (esk vcarsko) is a picturesque place near the border with Germany where the Labe river leaves Bohemia.

Pravick Sandstone Gate (Pravick brna)

The rock formation is the largest natural bridge in Europe and an ideal destination, an all-day hike in the area of Hensko. It is not available by car and the trail is not suitable for prams, cyclists or handicapped people. A suitable starting point is Mezn Louka or Hensko. www.pbrana.cz

Pravick brna
Kamenice

Hensko

Mezn Louka

Hensko, navigation along the Kamenice river

The trail through the Kamenice rivers pass is so narrow that in two places a waterman must ferry you across on a boat. It is a very popular trip for children, as well.

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What to do when it is raining

KOST CASTLE, BOHEMIAN PARADISE
An impressive stone castle built in the high Gothic style in the middle of the forest. The spiritual atmosphere of the castle gave rise to an original event at the turn of July and August, the castle becomes busy due to the presence of herbalists, numerologists and esotericists who come here to attend the so-called Magic congress. www.kinskycastles.com

Navigation by boat Hensko Dn

The navigation along the Labe river gorge is romantic and relaxing and you can enjoy the beauty of the Bohemian Switzerland at an unusual angle while having lunch on board.

AQUACENTRUM JIN
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Modern premises where you can enjoy yourself: swimming, wild river, toboggan, watershots, saunas.

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At www.czechtourism.com you will find tips for everyday trips in all weathers whether you are looking for adventure and adrenalin, relaxation, good restaurants, or interesting destinations for cycling or hiking trips.

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