Popular tourist destinations of the Jizera Mountains
Popular tourist destinations of the Jizera Mountains
The Jizera Mountains have four typical tourist centrums – towns Liberec, Jablonec nad Nisou, Frýdlant and Tanvald and their surroundings. Each one offers unique destinations typical to the region.
Liberec city is the regional capital, offers a wide choice of cultural and sports experiences. Among the most favourite destinations, especially for families with children, is the entertainment centre at Liberec zoo and the botanical gardens. Dominating the city is the summit of Ještěd, with its hotel and television transmitter by the same name, and which visitors can reach by cable car. A wide range of adrenaline and sports activities, including a mountain bike park, are on offer in the Ještěd resort. In 2010, a new sport resort was established in the village of Jeřmanice, near Liberec. Apart from a bobsleigh run you can use a four-person chairlift, a ski-run for beginners, a snowpark, and a ski-cross slope.
With a touch of glassmaking tradition, the Museum of glass and jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou presents tourists with the opportunity to visit a number of glassworks and buy a typical souvenir. Favourite attractions for families with children are the bobsleigh run in Janov nad Nisou and the reservoir in Jablonec, where one can swim during the months of summer.
Town Frýdlant lies on the northern side of the Jizera Mountains. Frýdlant Castle and Chateau, which stands above the town of the same name, is a memory of the rich history of the region. Another favourite tourist destination in this corner of the Jizera Mountains is the picturesque and peaceful spa town Libverda, which has mineral springs and the well known restaurant Obří sud – Giant barrel. An important pilgrimage site, the baroque Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, along with a monastery, is to be found in the foothills of the Jizera Mountains in the village of Hejnice. Old half-timbered houses and modern wind farms are also typical to the Frýdlant sub-region.
Town Tanvald lies on the other side of the Jizera Mountains and its attractive area can be explored using its rack railway. The railway runs from Tanvald to Harrachov, via Kořenov, and will soon be extended into neighbouring Poland. And finally, your journey into the life and history of the Jizera Mountains would not be complete without a visit to the settlement of Jizerka.
Near Pension Butonia
Rock Castle in Oldřichov
Oldrichov v Hajich(23,78km)
In the 14th century a rock tower was built on the robust rock in order to keep watch over the merchant route over the mountains.
Rašovka Lookout Tower
Simonovice(24,24km)
The new Rašovka lookout tower, with a restaurant named V Trnčí, was officially opened in June 2006. Rašovka is situated in town Šimonovice, in region Lusetian Mountains and Ještěd ridge.
Museum of Rural Life Before the Industrial Revolution
Jindrichovice pod Smrkem(24,55km)
It is possible to get a glimpse into the time before the Industrial Revolution in the Museum of Rural Life. Together with the windmill, the Museum makes up a part of the project called The Living Open-Air Folk Museum in Jindřichovice.
Windmill in Jindřichovice pod Smrkem
Jindrichovice pod Smrkem(24,56km)
The windmill from the 1930s is an exhibit of the Museum of Rural Life Before the Industrial Revolution in Jindřichovice pod Smrkem.
Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Stráž nad Nisou
Straz nad Nisou(24,97km)
The church was preceded by a wooden shrine. The temple built of stone was set up by Catherine of Rederns in 1599.
Church of St. Boniface , Liberec
Liberec(25,22km)
The Church of St. Boniface is situated in the Liberec suburb of Dolní Hanychov.
Ondřej Stelzig`s smithy, Dolní Řasnice
Dolni Rasnice(25,36km)
The most important buildings of Dolní Řasnice include Ondřej Stelzig`s smithy.
Church of St. Vojtěch, Liberec
Liberec(25,91km)
The Church of St. Vojtěch is situated in the Liberec suburb of Ostašov.
Mlýnická Dam
Mnisek(26,10km)
The water reservoir named Mlýnice was built at the border between Mníšek and Nová Ves in 1906.
Frýdlant Castle and Chateau
Frydlant(26,86km)
The Frýdlant Castle and Chateau is one of the most frequently visited historic buildings in the Czech Republic.
The Frýdlant castle park
Frydlant(27,00km)
The Castle Park began its history only in the 18th century and in the 1st half of the 19th century.
Dean`s Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross, Frýdlant
Frydlant(27,53km)
The Church of the Holy Cross was built by Italian architects on the foundations of the older Chapel of St. Catherine.
Moving Crib - Frýdlantské Jesličky
Frydlant(27,54km)
The attractive moving crib, installed in one of the oldest buildings in Frýdlant, was created by Gustav Simon, a native of Frýdlant. The crib is situated in the room where the sculptor spent a considerable part of his life.
Marian column in Frýdlant
Frydlant(27,57km)
Marian column is situated in the middle of the Church square, near the church of The Finding of St. Cross, in the central part of the town’s urban conservation area. Originally this column stood in the Frýdlant square (now T. G. Masaryka), where it was erected by Frýdlant burgess Tobias Stracke and his son Josef Stracke as a gift to the local people that survived the plague epidemic. The column was moved in 1898 after the final decree of the city council on 19th March 1897.
Frýdlant City Museum
Frydlant(27,65km)
The City Museum in Frýdlant maps the historical development of the Frýdlant Region and its surroundings.
Ještěd - TV transmitter
Liberec(27,87km)
The unique structure on the top of Mount Ještěd is considered the dominating feature of Liberec and the region.
Frýdlant Lookout Tower on the top of Resselův Vrch
Frydlant(28,68km)
The stone lookout tower on the top of Resselův Vrch, situated to the north of Frýdlant, was built in 1907.
Ruin of Hamrštejn Castle
Chrastava(28,81km)
Hamrštejn Castle is situated on the rock extension high above the Lužická Nisa River.
Chrastava City Museum
Chrastava(29,38km)
The City Museum was opened to the general public in 1996. Its visitors may learn about the ancient as well as recent history of the city and its surroundings there.