Balloon flight over the Bohemian Central Highlands

After the flight participants meet, they move to the take-off location, which is determined according to the current air situation. So the flight path is never clear. After selecting the take-off field, the balloon is unwrapped and the still cold air is forced into it using a fan

We climb up and along the river Ohře we approach the Small Fortress of Terezin. It is an infamous prison. During World War II, when she served the Gestapo. The Terezín Memorial is now located here

We fly over the Ohří, the fourth longest river in the Czech Republic. The interesting thing is that it originates in Germany. The bridge over the Ohři is a link between the Great and Small Terezín fortresses.

Right next to it is the very core of Terezín, the center of the so-called Great Fortress. In the middle is the square and the Church of the Resurrection of the Lord.

The view of the defense system of the Great Terezín fortress is optically interesting

A beautiful panorama of Litoměřice opens before us. The Tyrš Bridge, 400 meters long, crosses the Elbe. In the northeast of the city is Mostná hora (276m) with the Mostka lookout

After a while there is also a beautiful view of the historical center of Litoměřice surrounding Mírové náměstí. The view of the Elbe and Ohří confluence is also interesting

We are still flying in a northwesterly direction. On the left we have the hemispherical Bídnice hill (361m), on the right is the higher Plešivec (510m) and behind is the Kamýk rock formation with the ruins of the castle.

A view of the beautifully colored Bídnica surrounded by meadows and Litoměřice on the horizon.

In front of us, Plešivec rises in autumn colors with a small quarry below the peak

Another interesting hill can be seen on the horizon – Hradiště (545 m)

Looking back, we see one of the most iconic hills around Litoměřice – Radobýl (399 m)

The wind direction is in our favor and we fly directly over the Kamýk ruins

To the west of Plešivce there are interesting ties functioning as windbreaks

We fly around Trabice hill (429 m) and a beautiful view of the Elbe canyon opens up

Trabice is a hill on top of which is a monumental quarry

We are slowly approaching the Elbe and we are certainly not alone in the air.

We fly over the Elbe just a short distance from the village of Sebuzín

The flight over the Elbe canyon is probably the most beautiful landscape part of the entire flight

We land on the meadow, which is right behind the edge of the canyon at the famous Skalka u Moravan lookout

After more than an hour of beautiful flight, we land and now the balloon has to be packed and returned to the ground.