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Our starting point is the city of Lovosice. Before we take off, we may visit the city centre where we find a Renaissance chateau from the early 17 century, the Baroque Church of St. Václav (Wenceslas) and many historic buildings all around the square. Not far from the square, near a junction with an underpass, we start our trip near the crossroad and follow the green sign towards "Lovoš" (3.5 km). Behind the railroad we will say good bye to the town of Lovosice ...
Our starting point is the village of Domoušice and the Domoušice Railway Station crossroad sign, near the local railway station. From here we will follow the green signs toward "Pod Džbánem“ (3.5 km). (Under the Pitcher) Gradually we will pass through the entire village, where we will see a beautiful Baroque chateau built in 1714 (now owned by the Forest Management Office) and also the late Baroque Church of St. Martin. We will go along the railway ...
At the foothills of the Krušné Mountains, between Litvínov and Duchcov right in the centre of the town of Osek we will find a national historic landmark, the Cistercian Monastery. This architecturally valuable monastic complex was founded already in the late 12th century. The complex is dominated by the large abbey Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, founded in 1207 as a Roman three-hall basilica. Between 1712 and 1718 the complex was reconstructed in the ...
The starting point is the village of Chřibská. From the village with the neo-Gothic town hall surrounded by Art Nouveau houses, we shall take road No. 3052 along the Chřibská Kamenice River towards Dolní Chřibská. The western section of the city and all of Dolní Chřibská is an exceptional comprehensive set of ground-timbered houses with richly ornamented front facades. In Dolní Chřibská we turn towards Jetřichovice and ...
We start in Děčín – the lowest situated town in the Czech Republic, founded more than 1000 years ago. Thanks to its location Děčín is also called the Gate of Northern Bohemia. On a rocky cliff above the influx of the Labe and Ploučnice we will find a castle, originally built on the site of Přemyslid Castle. We will see here a well preserved Long Ride – 10 m wide, 292 m long path lined on both sides by 7.5 m high walls, which represent an interesting ...
This educational trip will surely please any military history fan, but it is also an ideal trip for school children. School children may fill any gaps in their knowledge using an interesting and "adventurous learning method". Knowledge learned in this way will surely stay in their memory for much longer. Moreover, after a day spent in Terezin we will certainly further appreciate the importance of the military and better understand the terrible consequences of war. The town ...
We may start this trip in the village of Nová Ves v Horách (New Village in the Mountains), above which we can see the Strážný vrch (Guardian hill) with a wind power plant on top. A part of Nová Ves has been built on a steep hill slope between the Strážní hill and the border river Svidnice. Right at this hillside, just outside of the church of St. Michael we shall start our trip. We begin at the crossroad Nová Ves - ...
Our tour through the centre of the Krušné Mountains may begin in the village called Mountain of St. Sebastian. From an historical point of view, the village is especially important thanks to its silver, tin, and copper mining activities and later also thanks to peat processing. We are leaving from the village square towards Nová Ves. In Nová Ves we leave the main road near the bus stop. Near the railway station, we will join a field road and head along the ...
We are leaving from Měděnec, a typical mountain town with important mining history. The town has preserved its Renaissance checkerboard-resembling ground layout with an oblong square. Behind the town we will find a former iron ore mine. If you are interested, you may take a trip down and examine the mine from the inside. Above the town you will see a viewing hill called Mědník with a chapel of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, built in 1674. This landmark visible ...
The starting point is the village of Kostomlaty pod Milešovkou, which is located under the ruins of the Kostomlaty castle visible from a distance. We may park in the centre of the village and the set off towards the village of Milešov. Before we leave Kostomlaty, we may take a look at the originally Romanesque church of St. Lawrence and behind it we may see the early Baroque castle, unfortunately closed to the public. Our trip begins with a steep climb /3/ taking us ...