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Grünwaldské Moors Nature Reserve - Moldava
The moors are situated on a plateau covered in dwarf pine and typical peat bog plant species, it is also a nesting place of the black grouse. The moors can be found 2.5 km south of Moldava and 2.5 km west of Nové Město on an upland plateau of the Krušné Mountains. This area became a nature reserve in 1989. The peat originated in the Quaternary Period as an organic sediment that is up to 6 metres thick. Apart from the dwarf pine, you will find here the ...
Stations of the Cross - Jiřetín pod Jedlovou
The Stations of the Cross comprise 11 brick chapels with relief pictures, the Chapel of the Elevation of the Holy Cross (12th and 13th stop) and the Chapel of the Holy Grave (14th stop) The local priest Gottfried Liessner commissioned the Chapel of Stations of the Cross to be built at the top of Křížová Mt; there are eleven Rococo stops. There is also a scene from the Gethsemane Gardens - the statues of three sleeping apostles: Petr, Jacob, John and praying ...
St Wenceslas Church - Třebívlice
This originally Gothic church was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The reconstruction ended around 1720. The church tower was built by the Litoměřice builder of Italian origin P Versa in 1695. There is also a Baroque chapel with a statue of St John of Nepomuk, dating back to 1731, to be found in the square in Třebívlice. St Alois statue by B. Eder, dating back to 1769. St Florian Statue situated in a garden in Granátka. Statue of J. A. Komenský, one of the ...
Džbán Nature Park
Džbán Nature Park spreads over the area of the following three districts: Rakovník, Kladno and Louny. The park represents a fairly extensive area that is valuable because of its natural habitat and landscape, being located between the industrial areas of the North Bohemia brown coal basin and the Kladno-Rakovník basin. From the northwest the park is shaded by the belt of the Krušné Mountains. The Džbán area is hilly and in particular ...
Lounské Hills
The interesting landscape with dramatically shaped volcanic peaks and hilly countryside has seduced many people over the years, including artists, poets and musical composers. Not only the painter E Filla or poet E Juliš, but also many tourists have fallen for this unique and ever changing panorama. If you want to have a better idea of the region of Louny as a whole, you should climb up one of the southwestern hills in the protected area of the České středohoří ...
Water Castle - Budyně nad Ohří
You can currently visit a rare alchemy workshop in Janda's Museum. The workshop of alchemist Jan Zajíc of Hazmburk, who lost all his property due to his experiments, is located directly in the actual rooms. You can give it a try and look for the treasure that is the subject of a local legend, if you ask Mr Kvasnička - the 1 m high sandstone statue standing on the corner of the wing opposite the main gate. Or you can visit the restaurant nearby, where not only do ...
Chateau of Krásný Dvůr
The history of the chateau and estate Krásný Dvůr is connected to the history of noble house of Czernin. Plans for reconstruction of what was once their summer house were prepared by the renowned Baroque architect František Maxmilián Kaňka. According to his project the Renaissance fortress was changed to an elegant austere building of transparent shapes. Krásný Dvůr was acquired by a famous member of the Czernin family – ...
Ruins of Házmburk - Klapý
Klapý Castle was probably built by the house of Lichtemburk, masters of many places in the neighbourhood since the end of the 12th century. The first preserved mention of the Castle comes from 1335, when it was acquired by John of Bohemia from Hynek of Lichtemburk, and soon sold to Zbynek Zajíc of Valdek. At that time the castle got its name from the coat of arms of Zbyněk Zajíc of Valdek. Kryštof of Házmburk sold his estates to John the ...
Děčín Castle
Perched atop a rocky cliff where the Ploučnice and Elbe rivers meet, Děčín Castle is one of the most remarkable monuments of northern Bohemia. In the past several hundred years it has served as a point of control for the Bohemian princes, a military fortress, and an estate of several major noble houses. A number of famous figures from European monarchs to artists can be found among its visitors. For instance Chopin composed his remarkable Děčín Waltz here. ...
Děčín Zoo
The zoo was opened here in the spring of 1949. However, it had been established one year earlier. It was created thanks to the initiative of the group of animal lovers that the businessman and zoologist Ludvík Grác from Podmokly gathered around him. An amazing place in the wonderful environment of the "Pastýřská stěna" forest park was chosen for the zoo. Establishment of the zoo had been preceded by official application to the local ...
