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Beroun
A royal
town dominated by two gothic towers forming part of a well
preserved town fortification. In the renovated square there is
an information center and the Jenštejn House currently hosting
the Bohemian Karst Museum. Not far from the square you will
find several significant monuments such as Dusl Villa and the
St. James’s Church.
Svatý Jan pod Skalou
A picturesque village in the middle of mountains and
forests in the heart of the Bohemian Karst offering an
abundance of natural scenery and historical landmarks. The
village is dominated by a limestone rock named
Křížek that
offers a splendid view of the surrounding landscape. ¨
Tetín
The origin of Tetín, situated on the rock over the
Berounka river for over a thousand years, is connected with
the name of Teta,
the daughter of Prince
Krok and St.
Ludmila who
died as a martyr here and her grandson St. Wenceslas.
Velká
Amerika Quarry
Partially flooded
limestone quarry in Mořina.
It is possible to view the quarry from an observation platform
near the road from Mořina to
Kozolupy
where a small paring area is available. Even though many
legends have been woven around the
Velká America
Quarry that resembles the American Grand Canyon, its name was
derived from the historic method of limestone mining, which
took place in this area form the end of the 19th to
the beginning of the 20th century. If you follow
the yellow trail, it will take you to the
Mexiko quarry
where political prisoners worked in barbaric conditions in the
1950s and to the Malá
Amerika flooded quarry.
Karlštejn
The Czech King and
Roman Emperor Charles IV built the gothic castle of Karlštejn.
In 1348 as a place for safekeeping the royal treasures, namely
the collection of 129 panel paintings by Master Theodoric
situated in the Chapel of Holy Cross (The largest in the
world) and the largest portrait gallery of Czech monarchs.
Koněprusy
caves
These
caves situated 14km from
Řevnice, in
the Bohemian Karst protected landscape area. They were
discovered in 1950 and opened for the public in 1959. The cave
system was formed in Devonic limestone some 400 million years
ago, in three levels with denivelation exceeding 70m. Their
total length is over 2km, the route accessible to the public
is about 590m long and the tour takes one hour.
Tourist Trails
You will find a large number of tourist trails of all
kinds and suitable for everyone. There are almost one hundred
kilometers of marked trails with panels offering botanical,
geological, ecological or paleontological information. The
region offers over one hundred kilometers of cycling paths to
which new stretches are being added all the time. For hikers
there are hundreds of marked tourist trails. Horse-riding and
water routes are available for those who don’t enjoy hitting
the grit.
Praha
The capital city of Prague is one of the most popular tourist
destinations in Europe. It offers countless cultural monuments
(Prague Castle, Old Town, Jewish Quarter,
Vyšehrad
Castle…) as well as a number of public gardens and parks.
While walking along Prague you can visit one of the dozens of
theatres, concert halls and galleries or sit down your friends
in a pub, bar, disco bar or other establishment.
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