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The most beautiful places of Bohemian Karst

The best of the Bohemian Karst

Petr Liška
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The most beautiful places of Bohemian Karst
Inserted: 01.08.2018
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To the southwest of the capital city of Prague is located, near the river Berounka, picturesque area of limestone and dolomites – Bohemian Karst. You will find here the largest Czech cave and probably the most famous quarry in the country – Velká Amerika. There is also a massive royal castle Karlstejn. However, there are much more interesting places.

1.
Karlštejn Castle

The most important Czech castle

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| Altitude: 305 m / 1 001 ft

Karlštejn Castle located in the heart of picturesque Czech Karst is considered to be the most important Czech… continue reading

2.
Quarry Velká Amerika

Beautiful quarry in Bohemia

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| Altitude: 380 m / 1 247 ft

Quarry Velká Amerika („Great America“) attracts still more and more tourists because of its beautiful blue… continue reading

3.
Koněprusy Caves

The longest cave system in Bohemia

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| Altitude: 447 m / 1 467 ft

Koněprusy Caves are located in the PLA Český kras south of the district town of Beroun. They are a protected… continue reading

4.
Svatojánská rock wall

The best viewpoint of the Czech Karst

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| Altitude: 327 m / 1 073 ft

In the picturesque village of sv. Jan pod Skalou is not just a Benedictine monastery. A great attraction is… continue reading

5.
River Berounka

River of Křivoklátsko and the Czech Kars

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| Altitude: 219 m / 719 ft

Berounka River belongs among the most important rivers of the Czech Republic (with its 140 km is the 11th… continue reading

6.
Quarry Malá Amerika

Small but nice quarry

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| Altitude: 400 m / 1 312 ft

Quarry Malá Amerika („Little America“) is somewhat in the shadow of its bigger brother Velká Amerika, but it… continue reading

7.
Quarry Mexiko

The deepest quarry

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| Altitude: 390 m / 1 280 ft

Quarry Mexico is situated next to the most famous quarry in Czech Karst – Velká Amerika („Great America“). It… continue reading

8.
Alkazar Quarry

Mysterious place near Berounka

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| Altitude: 242 m / 794 ft

Alkazar Quarry is nowadays a favorite place for climbers. Own rock towering directly above Berounka looks… continue reading

9.
Damil

View of Tetin

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| Altitude: 396 m / 1 299 ft

Damil (396 meters above sea level) is a hill with a nice view of the village of Tetin. At its foot you will… continue reading

10.
Tetínské skály

Rocky view of Berounka

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| Altitude: 234 m / 768 ft

At the northern end of the village Tetín, directly above the river Berounka, you will find a rock wall – the… continue reading

11.
Velkolom Devil's Stairs

An impressive hole in the ground

Altitude: 352 m / 1 155 ft

The limestone quarry is indeed an impressive hole, one of the largest in Europe. It was established gradually… continue reading

12.
Golden horse

A hill with famous guts

Altitude: 473 m / 1 552 ft

The Golden Horse (475 m) is, at first glance, a rather inconspicuous hill in the middle of the Bohemian Karst… continue reading

13.
Nature reserve Kobyla

An extensive rock amphitheater in the Bohemian Karst, a paradise for rock climbers and hik

Altitude: 422 m / 1 385 ft

In the immediate vicinity of the popular Koněprusy Caves is the Kobyla nature reserve with an area of 68 ha.… continue reading

14.
Axamit's gate

The largest rock gate in the Bohemian Karst

Altitude: 389 m / 1 276 ft

Axamit's Gate (also Aksamit's) is named after the doctor and archaeologist Jan Axamit, who researched in the… continue reading

15.
Houbův lom

Surprise during the shooting

Altitude: 408 m / 1 339 ft

On the southern slope of the Golden Horse is an old pit quarry, in which limestone is no longer mined today,… continue reading

16.
Jelínek Bridge

Inconspicuous rock gorge

Altitude: 365 m / 1 198 ft

It is one of two easily accessible rock formations on the Kotýz limestone hill. The bridge, which is not even… continue reading

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