Groups:
Best arrange a guided tour!
See below link with
telephone-numbers, addresses to make a reservation:
Direct Contacts

Please note, that castles and museums
are generally closed on MONDAYS!

Area Map

Litomerice
is the second oldest town of the Czech Republic.
Seat of the Bishop of Northern Bohemia (Severny Cechy Region),
LITOMERICE is an important trade center
for hops and grains as well as many
kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables.
City Map

Town of Macha (well known Czech poet), Litomerice features
a fine theatre, offers many concerts all year round and
is the home of many well-known painters.
It is a historical town with many small old streets
and hidden shops, ideal to stroll around ...



"Black Eagle" Building (Cerny Orel)

The historical Market Square is the largest in Northern Bohemia.
Surrounded by townhouses of practically all styles and periods
from gothic to renaissance, the baroque days up to Biedermeier,
it features two large fountains in the center of the Square.
On one corner, the historical Roland-Column can be found, symbol
of market and town rights. Near the beautiful renaissance building
pictured above is the Town Hall building with its impressive roof
resembling a chalice. Here you will find the city's
INFO-CENTER.
Employees will help you to more information about our area.
Postcards and town guides are on sale.
If you cross the Market Square,  you'll find a book store selling books
and maps in English, German and Czech language.

Visit the DOME of Litomerice, the Historical Museum,
the Gallery (Fine Arts), stroll through the small side-lanes
leading off the market square
or take a drive to Mostna Hora to enjoy the fine view!

MORE POINTS WITH A FINE VIEW:
Mount Lovos * Varhost with Tower, Kundratice * Mount Kalich/Trebusin

State Castle Ploskovice
On above link you'll find a guided tour through the castle ...



Pretty baroque castle of Ploskovice

Formerly owned by the Habsburg Royalty, it can be visited.
Season opens from 1st of April to 15th October.
April - October: 9 a.m. - 16 p.m (last tour: 15 p.m.)
May - September: 8 a.m. - 17 a.m. (last tour: 16 p.m.)
Closed on Mondays.
State-Holiday/Monday: open - closed however the next day!
Groups must have a prior booking!
Baroque castle with very nice park with peacocks.
Castle-concerts in summer!

4 km from there: Schlosshotel Hubertus***.
Go and have lunch there or enjoy coffee and strudel on the Garden-Terrace ....

Castle Trebusin



today the SCHLOSSHOTEL HUBERTUS***
is the oldest castle in the county of Litomerice.
Mentioned 1275 as Manor of the Order of German Knights,
it became a castle after 1680. Twice destroyed and rebuild
- once during the Hussite-wars around 1360 and a second time
during the Swedish wars (around 1630) - it's apparently plain
outsides reveal great charm inside. Roman vaulted ceilings,
some painted on the ground floor and in the cellars still exist.
Well kept park of 2 ha with brook, pond and many flowerbeds.
Very pretty garden-terrace
(go there for a lunch, ice creams or coffee + strudel!)

TREBUSIN
The most pretty village of Litomerice County! 



Picturesque setting below Mount Kalich (528 m)
with ruined hilltop castle.
Many typical bohemian wood-houses within the village!
Baroque church St. Nicolas (Sv. Mikolas)
Historical plague monument (village center)
Starting point for leisurely hiking-trips!



Copper-etching dating back to 1750
Read more about Trebusin!

"Porta Bohemica"
Take a drive from Litomerice up north
over the hills to SEBUZIN and from there along the Elbe river.
This is the famous "Porta Bohemica",
where the Elbe-river cuts its path through lava-rocks and hills!



Visit the little church of Dubice!

They say, it's more beautiful than the Rhine-valley!

Richard Wagner, Alexander v. Humboldt
and many other great men came to it's borders.

Go and see for yourself! Drive by car or take the boat!
Info and booking can be arranged by us at a reasonable fee.
Carry on until you come to famous...

.... Castle Strekov
Page in German language ..photos ..



The large ruin of this hilltop castle will impress you, too!
Nestling on a sheer rocky cliff,
it overlooks the Elbe-river since medieval days.
Guided tours available April through October.
Groups should have a prior booking!
Famous view point!
Pretty Garden-Terrace overlooking the river,
large parking lot available!

Bus Drivers:
Watch out for low railroad-undercarriages
along the Road # 261! Check with map!

Book a guided tour - you'll never forget it!
A large car park (busses + cars) is available
Drive from here along the Elbe river
until you come to the town of Male Brezno.
Turn right unto # 260 /direction Ustek until reaching

... ZUBRNICE - Heritage Museum



If you like to step back in time, here you'll find all the farmer's tools
and things as used more then a hundred years ago.
Should your ancestors hail from our area, go and visit Zubrnice
and get the feeling, how living was like in their days.
Interesting to find out, how ingenious people were!



Historical well outside the heritage museum

An old country school, a village shop, an old fountain
and many artifacts of times gone past will thrill you.
Carry on uphill until you reach USTEK.

USTEK
is the living example of a little town as
found during the middle ages.



Left: The historical center ..... Right: "Birdnests-Houses"

It's wealthy farmers build large home along the main thoroughfare.
Ustek was a main hops-trading center. In the 14th century it
was forbidden to export hops-plants by death penalty!
This way they kept the secret of growing their
special "red hops" (an important beer-ingredient)
until modern times!

Try some of the small alleys leading of the main road,
they will lead you to steps reaching
right down to the bottom of the valley.
From there you'll realize, that USTEK is
actually build high up on the edge of a cliff.
Admire the little "bird-nests-houses"
from the valley (photo on right side)

If you have your bathing suit along, don't hesitate
to take a swim during summer in the large lake near Ustek!

From there you might drive back to Litomerice or, if
staying at the Schlosshotel Hubertus by following the road
from there to Loveskovice --->  Ustek/DECIN
---> after a few miles - turn left to visit LEVIN.

Levin has a round church.
There are only 3 of this kind in the Czech Republic!

The HELFENBURG near USTEK is your next goal!
Page is in German, but have a look at the photos!!



From Ustek you may hike up to the hilltop
on a fine day. The view is fantastic!
Ideal as a -spot - no guided tours -
just romantic and enjoyable!

Have lunch at USTEK.
The small town was put under historical protection.

Castle Libochovice
Read the guided tour through the castle!



From Litomerice take the road signs to Teplice
via Lovosice. Libochovice is signposted..
The castle is very interesting!
Largest castle of Litomerice-County.
Guided tours are available during the season.
Hours: Same as Castle Ploskovice.
Groups should have a prior booking!..

Very pretty park designed after the parks
of Versailles castles - with peacocks and all...
Best book a tour of the castle and spend the day there!

Carry on from Libochovice to visit the
MUSEUM OF CZECH GARNETS,
TREBENICE
Housed in a former protestant church,
it shows you many fine works made with the
dark red jewels - some more modern pieces
you can purchase on site!

MORE CASTLES
WITHIN 25 MILES OF LITOMERICE:

CLOISTERS +
PILGRIMAGE-CHURCHES:

CLOISTER DOKSANY:
Roman-style cloister with Basilica and
crypt (12th century!)
given baroque style between 1710 - 1720.
Open on weekends.
Roman-style cloister with Basilica and
crypt (12th century!)
given baroque style between 1710 - 1720.
Open on weekends.
Very worthwhile seeing!

Terezin (Theresienstadt)
Terezin is the largest Fortress north of the Alps
and was built 1780 by Emperor Josef II of Austria as a
citadel to protect his reign's northern boundaries.
It was a garrison town housing his troupes and
was named after his mother,
Empress Maria Theresia.
Town Plan
On the plan you can see the mighty fortress walls!
After the Austrian monarchy ceased to rule,
it was still used as a garrison by the Czech government,
later by the German National Socialists (Nazis),
when these parts were annexed to the German Reich.
They turned the whole town into
a Ghetto for Jewish people
(mainly from Prague, but also from the
rest of the Czech Republic)
from 1941 - 1945!

More than 30.000 people died there
of famine, sickness and torture).

You may visit the GHETTO- MUSEUM
and the "Male Pevnost" (small citadel).
The latter served as a high security prison
since Maria Theresia days ...
Guided tours available. Open daily!
Our advise:
After visiting TEREZIN, go and stroll
through the old parts of Litomerice in order
to restore your calm...

HORNI POLICE
Kostel Sv. Maria (St. Mary)

Yearly pilgrimage 1. weekend July!
Interesting pilgrims-church,
completely intact, well cared for.
Please donate some money!
The parish priest lives next to the church!
Church Services on weekends.

You find HORNI POLICE by taking the road from
Ceska Lipa to Benesov along the Plouce-River
(some 25 miles north of Litomerice)

There are however still more interesting
towns and places to visit! Not all can be shown here ...

THE BOHEMIAN MOUNTAINS ARE
A ROCK CLIMBERS PARADISE!
Come and discover by yourself ...

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