Czech Republic
Swimming near Brno: Ivancice – Letovisko
Since the heat doesn’t lower even a few degrees, the best place to spend a weekend or time after work is at a lake, pond, river or swimming pool. You can either choose one of the crowded swimming pools in…
Fun spots for kids: Boskovice castle and Western city
A week ago, for the second time, I visited Boskovice castle. The weather was warm and pleasant, not too hot-perfect for sightseeing. DIRECTIONS Boskovice castle is about 40 kilometers north of Brno. Hit road E461 in the direction to Svitavy.…
Get Kralicky Sneznik on Bike: Czech mountains: Orlicke
KRALICKY SNEZNIK, DOLNI MORAVA, PAPRSEK AND SURROUNDINGS This time I took advantage of a prolonged weekend due to another superb bank holiday in the Czech Republic and went for 3 days to the Czech mountains Orlicke. Kralicky Sneznik was on…
The #1 Unesco site: Lednice-Valtice Complex by bike
South Moravia, a region of great wine, flat terrains, and marvelous architecture. Avid tourists and bikers visit this region year by year, especially the Lednice-Valtice complex with cultural heritage. VALTICE We started in Valtice city located really close to Austrian…
Moravian Karst: Observation Tower in Veselice
A one day hiking trip from Blansko My first solitary trip that I am very proud of. I actually spent quality time with …myself, wandering through forest, listening to squeaking trees and sounds of nature. I had time to dwell…
Brno on bike: one day trip
RECKOVICE-LELEKOVICE-VRANOV-MOKRA HORA-RECKOVICE Brno is loaded with bike paths. The longest around Brno called Brnenska Podkova is my aim. One day I will ride that 50+ kilometers. For now I chose just a part of it. PATH 5231 I decided to…
South Moravia’s finest: Vranov nad Dyji Chateau
In my humble opinion Vranov nad Dyji is one of the most impressive chateau I’ve seen so far. It emerges on the hill making itself visible from the city. Beautiful and spectacular. View that remains in memory for a long…
Skiing near Brno: SKI Area Dalecin
White madness on Easter? Why not? Ski areal Dalecin in Vysocina region lays 60 km north from Brno. It’s not a big, quite steep one. I’d say for more advanced skiers, but the blue trail is here as well. KEEP…
Vir, ice wall (ledova stena)
Our Saturday trip began in Vir, a city that belongs to the Vysocina region. I wanted to check this place out mainly because of the ice wall I read about. It was high time to see it before the ice…
