The most beautiful trips in the Marian Garden
What to visit in the Marian Garden
The Marian Garden as a former estate of the Schlik family offers countless Baroque church monuments. In addition, you will also find nice castles here – in Jičínín or in Kopidlna. Then there are the ancient Češovské ramparts or the Veliš lookout hill. Let's see what to do in the Marian Garden for the best trips
Ascent to Veliš
Outlook of the Czech Paradise
Veliš hill (429 m asl) is the best and surprisingly little forgotten outlook point to Jičín basin, the Czech Paradise, Giant Mountains and immense Elbe plain in the south. Although it is lying on yellow tourist trail leading from Jičín to Ostružno (approx 6.5 km from the center of town), most people go by car to the village of Podhradí lying in the pass of the Veliš ridge – from here it is only a few minutes to the top. A popular option is to combine this short ascent up the hill with a cycling trip through the area of St. Mary's Garden. continue reading
Trip to Češovské valy
Prehistoric fortified settlement with the largest ramparts in Bohemia
Češovské valy is located in the south of the Jičín district in an area called Mariánská zahrada just a short distance from the village of Češov. It is a large prehistoric fortified settlement with the largest ramparts in Bohemia, situated on a wooded hill (321 m above sea level). For lovers of forest walks and history, an ideal short trip continue reading
Cycle trip Jičín - Dětenice
Cycling through the Marian Garden
To the southwest of Jičín is the so-called Marian Garden – a former estate of the Schlik family. In the otherwise predominantly agricultural landscape „behind Veliš“ located in the Mrlina river basin, you will find a number of sacred monuments. Getting to know this landscape is best from the saddle of a bicycle, because otherwise the kilometers here would run quite slowly. The goal of this ride is the tourists besieged Dětenice continue reading
Bike trip through the Marian Garden
A trip around the Baroque monuments from Jičín
To the south of Jičín is the Baroque landscape of the Marian Garden on the former Schliků estate. Getting to know the local sights is ideal for a bike trip. This approximately 40-kilometer easy trip will take you through the exit of the Marian Garden continue reading
Cycle trip through the Jičín basin
A trip to the north of the Marian Garden
Probably the shortest and easiest bike trip that you can take from Jičín is to the west to the Jičín basin, whose two axes are the Velký and Malý Porák streams. This area is the northern outcrop of the Baroque Marian Garden, so you will see a lot of religious monuments. The circuit is only 13 kilometers long and there are no large hills, so you can do it with children continue reading
Ascent to Sv. Annu and Houser
Two completely different hills next to each other
While driving on the main road No. 16 between Jičín and Mladá Boleslav, you may notice an interesting hill rising just above the village of Dolní Lochov. It is interesting in that at its top is the baroque chapel of St. Anny and that it is the only hill of volcanic origin in the Bohemian Paradise, which is not marked by breaking basalt. If you want to extend this trip you can also look at the side hill Houser, where you will find a large quarry continue reading
