A walk through stunning nature in "Bohemian Switzerland" (České Švýcarsko) plus a castle and a brewery
Duration:
Approximately 8-10 hours. Starting time is
usually 9:00 AM. The tour is available on any day throughout the
year.
Aim: To visit one of the most beautiful places in
the Czech Republic, to see an old castle and to sample beer at a
microbrewery.
Focus: Czech nature, 80 miilion years old
landscapes and an untouched forest, a trip by barge over a dam, an
ancient castle on our way back and also a visit a really good
brewery in a typical Czech town next to the Elbe River.
Transportation: By car and by foot.
Meeting point:
Your address in Prague (if accessible by car)
Food/drinks: Lunch in Hřensko, cheap.
A beer (or two) to finish the tour before driving home. Food and
drinks are not included.
Group size: 1-6 persons
Price: a total of Czk. 7.000,- (€ 280,- or $ 320,-)
for the
whole group. Surcharge: 2 trips by barge: Czk. 200,- (€ 8,-
or $ 10,-) per person. Possibly also entrance fee to the Střekov
castle if time allows: Czk. 100,- (€ 4,- or $ 5,-) per person.
This is what you can enjoy on the day trip to Behemian Switzerland + a castle and a brewery:
Bohemian
Switzerland (Czech: České Švýcarsko), also known as Czech
Switzerland, is a picturesque region in the north-western Czech
Republic. It lies on the Czech side of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains
north of Děčín on both sides of the Elbe River. It extends eastward
into the Lusatian Mountains and westward into the Ore Mountains.
We
depart towards the village of Hřensko in "Bohemian Switzerland".
From here we take a leisurely walk along a small river through
primeval forest. The walk is a couple of kilometres, and there are
no steep climbs. It is very relaxed. We reach a dam where we buy a
ticket (not included) for a river barge that will take us through
the forest to a peninsula. Here we can buy refreshments and also
some snacks, if any of the guests are peckish. If the guests wish,
we can walk on a bit further and then back to the peninsula, from
where we’ll take the barge back and walk back to the village. The
area is unbelievably beautiful. Under this text you can see a video
I made while being on board the barge. Before driving towards Prague
again, we’ll have lunch in Hřensko, where there are several Czech
restaurants with fair prices (not included).
After
lunch we head towards Prague. But we’ll make a couple of stops in
and near the town Ústí nad Labem. The first stop will be at the
medieval castle Střekov, dating back to the first half of the
fourteenth century. It lies strategically on a cliff overlooking the
Elbe, so it was a strong fortress until 1757, where it was bombed by
general Laudon. Richard Wagner found inspiration to Tannhäuser at
Střekov in 1842. If the weather permits, we can sit outside next to
the wonderful views and enjoy a cup of coffee (not included).
Then
we move on to the centre of Ústí nad Labem. Our goal is the lovely
micro-brewery Pivovar Na Rychtě. You can taste a few of the
wonderful craft beers before we drive back to Prague.
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