Giga List Augustinian monastery
The best of trips around Lysá nad Labem
But first we will see the Augustinian monastery, which looks completely different from the north than from the south from the wine terraces
A tour of the Lysá nad Labem chateau
A neglected castle of a famous city
The castle was created by renaissance reconstruction of the original Gothic castle in the 16th century, which was carried out by the Habsburgs. In 1647, the chateau was donated to Merit by General Count Jan Špork. However, the greatest alterations followed under František Antonín Šporek during the 18th century. A number of domestic and foreign artists took part in the sculptural decoration of the entire complex, among them the sculptor M. Braun, the painter P. Brandl, etc. stood out. The interiors of the chateau are inaccessible because there is a home for the elderly. continue reading
Tour of Lysá nad Labem
City with a beautiful castle
Lysá nad Labem is mainly known for its exhibition grounds, but you can also take a nice sightseeing tour here, the top of which is, of course, the local chateau with an adjacent large park. The Augustinian monastery with vineyards is also interesting continue reading
A tour of Stará Boleslav
City tour of St. Wenceslas
One of the most important places of pilgrimage in the Czech Republic – Stará Boleslav – stands right next to the Elbe. It is associated with the cult of St. Wenceslas. You will find everything interesting along the former main road, which forms the axis of the city. The most important monument and dominant feature of the city is undoubtedly the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary continue reading
Tour of Přerov nad Labem
A small town full of attractions
Přerov nad Labem is a village in the district of Nymburk. Archaeological finds document the settlement of the village more than 7000 years ago. On Přerovská hůra near the town, the existence of a high fortified fortified settlement was proved by means of aerial archeology. The first written mention of Přerov is more than 1000 years old. The village is known mainly for the local open-air museum of folk architecture. Among other things, we will find a beautiful castle or a museum of motorcycles. continue reading
A tour of Brandýs nad Labem
A small town with a nice castle
Brandýs nad Labem can be found right next to the D10 motorway exit. It is the southern part of the conurbation with Old Boleslav. In the old part of town is a nice castle with a large garden, which is the main tourist magnet of the city. A pilgrimage tourist path and the main Elbe cycle path pass through the town continue reading
Ascent to Přerovská Hůr
Witness times long past
From Přerov nad Labem you can go for a short walk to the local table mountain Přerovská Hůra (237 m above sea level). Along the yellow hiking trail, it is about 1.5 kilometers from the center. The hill is one of the so-called witness mountains, which remember times long past the surrounding landscape. Along the way you have views of the flat Elbe landscape, so take the ascent more as a variety of trips to Přerov than a breathtaking experience continue reading
Milovice Nature Reserve
A journey into times long past
In earlier times, countless amazing creatures roamed our planet, which can rarely be seen today where or even not at all, because hunting and other adverse human activities caused their extinction. If you want to go back in time and get a closer idea of what our landscape could have looked like in the past, go on a trip to the Milovice nature reserve. Here you can see not only many rare animals, but also a representative of a long-extinct creature. continue reading
A tour of Benátky nad Jizerou
A small town with a historic center above the Jizera
Right next to the highway connecting Prague with Mladá Boleslav you will find the small town of Benátky nad Jizerou. You will find a quiet historical core built on a promontory towering over the otherwise flat landscape around the Jizera. The center of the historic center is a castle with a picturesque and quiet park continue reading
A short hike from Přerov nad Labem
A pleasant walk through the Elbe
Přerov nad Labem is an ideal starting point for a walk through the landscape of the Elbe – you will see not only the floodplain forest, the river Elbe, but you can also climb one of the local table mountains towering over the surrounding plain. Even in Přerov itself you will find several attractions, including a chateau and an open-air museum continue reading
