The most beautiful trips in Czech Canada
What to do and experience in Czech Canada
Czech Canada in southern Bohemia offers unspoiled nature, sparse settlements and beautiful hikes. The most famous monuments worth visiting are definitely Landštejn Castle and beautiful Slavonice. Thanks to the proximity of the Iron Curtain, you will find many of their remains. Let's see where to go here for the best trips.
Tour of Landštejn Castle
A massive ruin in the middle of the beautiful landscape of Czech Canada
The massive ruins of Landštejn Castle are located at the top of a distinctive hill about 3 km northwest of the Old Town below Landštejn. The castle is a unique originally Romanesque complex and is one of the most important monuments of its kind in Europe. continue reading
Around Slavonice
Circuit around Slavonice
Slavonice is a border town in Czech Canada. It offers beautiful trails and bike paths around the area and to Austria, where there is a bike path from the former track. It also offers a visit to the underground. The square is very similar to the one in Telč, which is therefore smaller. The city is not as visited as the more famous Telč, but there is a lot to see in the area. Today we will look at the 8 km circuit around Slavonice. continue reading
Český Rudolec
Village on the Czech-Moravian-Austrian border
A picturesque village with a chateau, which is called for its interesting architecture: „Malá Hluboká“, a Renaissance brewery and an originally Gothic church. It is one of the suitable starting points for trips to Czech Canada. continue reading
Grasel's path to Slavonice
Beautiful nature in the footsteps of the legendary robber
The hike from Český Rudolec to Slavonice leads along the Grasel's path. The local tourist agency created several well-marked paths where the legendary robber who robbed and hid on the Czech-Austrian border at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries robbed and hid. Johann Georg Grasel was a feared robber who still lives in folk tales. Even today, probably everyone understands what it means if someone is labeled a bastard. This is proof that the robber Grassel's fame went so far that his name entered the colloquial language in both Czech and German. continue reading
Slavonice - fortress complex
A faithful demonstration of the 1938 defensive line with bunkers and obstacles
If we set about 2 km from the center of Slavonice following the red tourist sign, we will find a perfectly reconstructed fortress area, which is an example of part of the defensive fortress line built in 1935–38 as a defensive wall against the expected German army attack against Czechoslovakia. continue reading
Staré Hobzí - Loucký mill
The oldest water mill in Moravia
About 1.3 km east of the village of Staré Hobzí lies on the river Moravská Dyje Loucký mill (Bruckmühle). At this place stood and operated a water mill built before 1190. It is therefore one of the oldest mills in Bohemia and the oldest mill in Moravia. . He first served for the Premonstratensian monastery in Louka near Znojmo. It burned down in 1901, but was restored and continued to operate. continue reading
Slavonice - museum of self-growns
A curious private museum that has no analogues in our country and probably not in the worl
A private museum of self-grown plants created in the vicinity of the gamekeeper's lodge standing by the Slavonice-Stálkov road about a kilometer in front of the town on the right side. Most of the exhibits are located in the open air, smaller specimens in the garage and the former barn. During the tour, we can wonder what strange wooden shapes can be created by Mother Nature. continue reading
Penikov water saw
Uniquely preserved functional water saw
This preserved water sawmill is located below the dam of the pond near the settlement of Peníkov, about 2 km southwest of Český Rudolec. as well as in Europe in terms of completeness of equipment and originality of the state unique. The saw is functional and it is possible to visit it and see a sample of the cut. continue reading
Devil's ass
A walk through Czech Canada
A circuit of coniferous forests in beautiful South Bohemian nature. Along the way we pass a lookout tower, large stones and a cascade of ponds. In the middle of the circuit we will probably have the most famous point in the area – Devil's Ass. It is a small rock with one distinctive stone resembling a human background. The walk is also suitable for smaller children. The whole area is more or less private, but everything is freely accessible. Only the lookout tower has opening hours and is unfortunately closed in the winter months. The starting point is the village of Valtínov. continue reading
Slavonice - museum of self-growns
A curious private museum that has no analogues in our country and probably not in the worl
A private museum of self-grown plants created in the vicinity of the gamekeeper's lodge standing by the Slavonice-Stálkov road about a kilometer in front of the town on the right side. Most of the exhibits are located in the open air, smaller specimens in the garage and the former barn. During the tour, we can wonder what strange wooden shapes can be created by Mother Nature. continue reading
Stones greeting card
A place where pilgrims enter their wishes
The composition on the banks of the Moravská Dyje River, not far from the village of Staré Hobzí, which consists of seven multi-ton boulders, is called „Wish Stones“. Pilgrims can insert scrolls of paper with written wishes into the holes in the painted stones. According to legend, the spring water then takes them and takes them to the Black Sea. The wish is then dissolved in the sea, then evaporated. In this way, they become part of the natural cycle, which ensures the fulfillment of many wishes. continue reading
Botovník
The oldest Botovník in the Czech Republic
This is an updated article from 2017. I wrote earlier that it is the only Botovník in the world. This is not the case. They exist in America, but there are more of them in our basin. This is located in the area of Czech Canada near the Kačležský pond. Local legends say that the origin of Botovník is due to footballers, who went here right after the season and threw their shoes on a tree. We will obviously talk about the oldest Botovník in Bohemia. It will not be as they say in Harrachov. continue reading
