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Short walks around Zamek Hruba Skala
Eugenetheduck Says: From Zamek Hruba Skala hotel there are many day walks, The easiest takes about an hour and takes you around the sandstone pillars and to viewing platforms looking back on the picturesque Zamek and it's environs...on a fine day, you can see all the way to Trosky castle. The...
Eugenetheduck Says: From Zamek Hruba Skala it is an easy 7km walk to Trosky castle, on very well marked tracks. You can see the castle from Zamek Hruba Skala and it draws you to it. The walk took 2 hours with a 9 year old. Mostly flat until the last km. The tracks are also used for cycling and...
Restaurant Hruba Skala: Have a meal with a view
globetrott Says: The restaurant in the 2nd court is certainly the best and most expensive. It is the one in the back inside the building with the gothic door and windows.And as you may see on my picture, you will have a great view of the big rocks, and may watch the climbers... Its a great...
globetrott Says: There are 2 great food-stands that have a great offer of Czech Cuisine for prices, also locals are able to pay.BUT, be prepared, all seats will be occupied and long lines of customers in front of the counters. I saw great sausages, but finally I went to the better...
Zamek Hruba Skala: a great restaurant
globetrott Says: This part of the Hotel " Zamek Hruba Skala " is outside of the area, where you have to pay to enter the castle.It is just opposite the small church and the parking and offers a great garden-restaurant I had a steak with gorgonzola-sauce, tomatoes&Mozzarella-salad, 0,5 l...
globetrott Says: Hruba Skala is not so easy to be found on the map.If you cannot find it in the index, simply have a look on the road Nr.35 / E442 from TURNOV to JICIN .After 1/4 of the distance from Turnov, you have to turn to the right.A narrow road through small villages and woods will...
globetrott Says: Have a closer look at this great ceiling in the restaurant and the lovely chandelier !Hard to say, what style this is, but in my opinion it really looks great !
a great ceiling in the restaurant
globetrott Says: This is now again the restaurant next to the car-park.They have a few very nice and well-furnished siderooms, where they serve their food, when-ever it is raining and the terrace is closed.
globetrott Says: In the 2nd inner-court of the castle I saw this great oldfashioned door, close to the restaurant.It is obviously only used by the staff, as the door is much too low for most of the people of today and might be a danger for guests.
globetrott Says: Detenice is another interesting castle rather closeby Hruba Skala.It is situated close to the village LIBAN ( south/west of Jicin)I found this great castle as I saw plenty of signs all over the area.There are guided tours for the excellent interior, part of the house is used...
The castle restaurant interior
globetrott Says: In Hruba Skala / Gross Skal you will find plenty of different restaurant-levels !This one is the restaurant you may enter through the gothic door in the 2nd court.It is certainly the most beautiful - and also most expensive place to have dinner !Simply enter and have a look...
globetrott Says: The tiny church of the Hruba Skala / Gross Skal is a bit outside of the castle, next to the car-parking.Have a look inside ! Most of it's interior dates back to the 19th century and it looks really nice !
globetrott Says: Waldstejn castle is within walking distance from Hruba Skala ( a bit more than 2 hours )Valdstejn castle was built in the 13th century on top of 3 seperate rocks , beeing combided with several bridgesValdstejn castle was the origin of the Waldstein /...
globetrott Says: Trosky is the Czech name for ruin, and Trosky castle ruins may be seen from almost any place in the area.In the 14th century the castle was built on 2 high rocks, about 10 Km south/east of Turnov.Alexander von Humboldt an J.W.von Goethe were fascinated by the beauty of this...
globetrott Says: The terrace is in fact not very wide, but luckily most visitors to the castle will not climb up that tower.Deep below the tower you may see the tops of the rocks that you may see when walking inside the woods of Hruba Skala.In the very back on the right :Trosky castle ruins.
globetrott Says: It is always funny to see how many people climb up these great sandstone-rocks.It is the best to watch them from the terrace of the Restaurant Just the ordinary equipment
globetrott Says: Hiking is easy in Bohemian Paradise. There are not many steep passages, it will just go smoothly up and down between great rocks. No special equipment necessary - during summer there will be plenty of cheap restaurants and food stands at many places.
globetrott Says: Several paths in the woods of the Bohemian Paradise are wide enough to go for mountain-bikers.Only the last 100 steps up to the castle Hruba Skala will be impossible to go with the bike, where the gorge is just 0,5 meters wide.But you may follow the path to the public road...
lots of steps up to the castle
globetrott Says: There is a tiny gorge between the stones, and it is leading up to the castle.At some places it is less than half a meter wide, but concrete-steps had been added for safe climbing up. This small path will start from the castle, directely at the church.It is one of the...
globetrott Says: July of 2003 was a really hot month, but in Hruba Skala, it was much different ! Most of these rocks will not let any direct sunlight between them, and so it is a great & cool place to relax.
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This is the 1st court of the castle and nowadays it is also used as a parking for the hotelguests.Have a look for the nice sculpture on the left !
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There is camping nearby, but I suggest staying in Zamek Hruba Skala(pictured). Accommodation from rooms without WC/shower to luxury. Great cycling/walking tracks to interesting places. Climbing a few...
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