Bozkov Dolomite Caves - surroundings
Bozkov
This town is located in the picturesque landscape of Podkrkonoší.
Naučná stezka Údolím Vošmendy
Educational trail
Palacky trail (Palackého stezka)
Route leading through the romantic valley of the river Kamenice, opened in 1912, length 20.5 km, named after the historian and politician František Palacký.
Rieger path (Riegrova stezka)
The Rieger path from Bítouchov (part of Semily) to Spálov is the most attractive part of the original path from Semily to Železný Brod. It was opened in 1909 by The Club of Czech Tourists. The path, named after the most important native of Semily, Dr. František Ladislav Rieger, is 3.5 km long. The path is partly built on the rocks. It enters the valley by a narrow suspension bridge, which is 77 metres long. Not far from the bridge the path goes past a weir, from which the water flows through 1,300 metres long underground tunnel to a hydroelectric power station in Spálov built in 1921 – 1926.
Via Ferrata Vodní brána
Dificulty: III-VI UIAA
Semily
Town is located at the confluence of the Jizera and Oleška rivers on the border of the Bohemian Paradise and the Giant Mountains.
Benešov u Semil
The first record of the village dates back to 1411, but some sources admit that there may have been an older Slavic settlement before. The major sight of Benešov is a stone cross with the Piety relief from 1788. It is situated in the part called Podolí. In the upper part of the village you will find two alcove chapels. There are also several timbered houses with beautiful carved gabled housetops, typical for the region of Podkrkonoší, in Benešov. In the fringe of the village there is an interesting technical monument - a wooden covered bridge over the Jizera River.
Český ráj
protected landscape area
The Bohemian Paradise House of Nature
Rocks:
Besedické rocks - romantic labyrinth of sandstone cliffs with a circular track
Suché rocks (Dry Rocks) - rocky ridge popular with rock climbers and is also known as the Malá Skála Dolomites. Formed from the hardest type of sandstone in the Czech Paradise
Klokočské rocks - 1600 m long sandstone massif
Hruboskalsko (Hrubá Skála Rock Town) - impressive sandstone towers reaching to a height of up to 55 m, steep canyons and romantic valleys
Prachovské rocks - sandstone labyrinth with deep ravines, slender towers and views from the rocky plateaus.
Lookout towers:
Kozákov
The highest mountain of the Bohemian Paradise with a 48 m high lookout tower was opened on April 22, 1995.
Dubecko
The iron telecommunication tower with a viewing platform at 33 m height is 50 m high. It has 176 steps.
Kopanina
One of the first lookout towers of the Czech Tourist Club, built as a "guarding fortress of the Czech nation". Its height is 18 m, it has 94 steps. It was opened on 3 June 1894.
Tábor
The 35-metre-high brick tower on the mountain of the same name with a 26-metre-high viewing platform has 145 steps. It was opened in 1911.
Castles:
Hrubý Rohozec
Renaissance château towering above the Jizera river, surrounded by a romantic park with grotto.
Kost
The Gothic castle was built on a rocky sandstone promontory with a typical square tower, probably initiated by Benes of Vartenberk.
Valdštejn
Castle complex on three sandstone rock blocks in the Hruboskalsko rock town was established in 1260 by the House of Markvartec, the predecessors of the House of Wallenstein.
Hrubá skála
Originally gothic Skála Castle converted into a Renaissance château in the 16th century and later re-Gothicized in 1859. It was built around 1350 by Hynek of Waldstein.
Humprecht Château
Hunting lodge with an oval floor plan dating from the end of the 17th century on a basalt peak near Sobotka is renowned for its almost 17 m high music hall.
Vranov – Pantheon
Ruins of the largest cliff-top castle in Bohemia built in the 15th century is located on a cliff high above the Jizera river.
Trosky
The ruins of the castle founded at the end of the 14th century by Čeněk of Vartemberk are a symbol of the Bohemian Paradise. It is characterized by 2 distinctive basalt volcanoes.
Rotštejn
Gothic castle dating from the 14th century with a renaissance château and an area in front of the château with figural sgraffito.
Frýdštejn
Ruins of a gothic castle were established in the first half of the 14th century, probably by the House of Bieberstein. In 1565 the castle is mentioned as abandoned and desolate.
Town Jičín
A fairytale town was founded around 1300. Jičín is the gate to the Bohemian Paradise and the town of Albrecht von Wallenstein. Baroque chateau of Albrecht von Wallenstein was built in the centre of his Duchy of Friedland.
Jizerské hory
Protected Landscape Area Jizerské hory
Lookout towers:
26 m high stone lookout tower visible from afar, with 91 steps was opened on August 14, 1905.
The octagonal neo-Gothic lookout tower, whose construction began in 1847 and was completed 45 years later, is 24 m high. It has 81 steps. It was opened on 14 August 1892. Its name refers to Archduke Stephen.
The mountain hut with an 18 m high lookout tower was opened on 4 July 1909. They are situated on the mountain peak of the same name.
Giant Mountains (Krkonoše)
The Krkonoše Mountains National Park (KRNAP)
Krkonoše Mountains Museum in Jilemnice
