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 Cottage Hvězda
Štěpánka Lookout Tower
Korenov(0,28km)
The thin octagonal stone lookout tower, built in the neo-Gothic style, is called the Queen of the Jizerské Hory.
Tesařov Chapel, Kořenov
Korenov(1,49km)
The centre of Kořenov boasts the symbol of the village, visible from afar, the eight-sided chapel of Tesařov.
Krkonoše Museum - Exposition Památník zapadlých vlastenců
Paseky nad Jizerou(3,40km)
The museum\'s collections remind people of the history and life in the Czech mountain village - from flax processing and wood turning to bead stringing. References to theatrical and music traditions of the village may be found here.
Church of St. Václav, Paseky nad Jizerou
Paseky nad Jizerou(3,42km)
The church was built in 1787 - 1789 in a place where there was originally a deep wood and tall rocks.
Riedl`s Villa Museum
Desna(3,87km)
The exposition dedicated to the Riedel family, who founded the glassworks in Desná, is located in Riedel`s villa. It is also possible to arrange a visit to Riedel`s tomb here.
Waterfall of Černá Desná
Desna(3,87km)
The group of waterfalls on the Černá Desná River is located under the Souš Dam, not far from Desná.
The depositary of the Museum of Socialist Vehicles
Velke Hamry(4,10km)
Velké Hamry – you can find this automobile museum focussing on the history of motoring in Czechoslovakia from the 1950s to the 1980s in the former textile factory, near the monument to Svárov strike.
Terezínka Lookout Tower
Tanvald(4,37km)
The originally rock lookout on the side of Muchov Hill - 600 m was changed into a brick lookout tower with a staircase.
Lookout Tower on the top of Tanvaldský Špičák
Tanvald(5,81km)
The stone lookout tower built in 1909 is 18 m high. It offers panoramic views of the Jizerské Hory and the Czech and Polish Krkonoše.
Church of St. Francis of Paula, Albrechice v Jizerských horách
Albrechtice v Jizerskych horach(5,85km)
The church was originally consecrated to St. Lawrence. After the patronage was passed to Count Desfours, it was consecrated to Francis de Paula.
Chapel on Mariánská hora, Albrechtice v Jizerských horách
Albrechtice v Jizerskych horach(6,02km)
The chapel to house the statue of the Virgin Mary, found by local native Mr. Bittner, was built as early as the 16th century.
Souš Dam
Desna(6,69km)
The Souš reservoir was built on the Česná Desná during the 1912-15 period; it flooded nearly 86 hectares.
Excursion to the Detoa toy factory, Albrechtice v Jizerských horách
Jiretin pod Bukovou(7,13km)
Detoa s.r.o. offers an excursion to see how it produces wooden toys.
Nature preserve Bukovec
Korenov(7,85km)
A basalt mound Bukovec near Kořenov is lonely protruding from the granite massif of Jizera mountains.
The Doll Museum in Smržovka
Smrzovka(8,29km)
The newly opened Doll Museum presents all those treasures, without which small children would find it hard to imagine their lives. The private doll collection of Mrs Sváťa Jakoubková forms the basis of the new museum in Smržovka.
Museum of Smržovka Local History
Smrzovka(8,38km)
The Museum is located in the premises of the Zámeček chateau in Smržovka, on T.G. Masaryk Square. Albrecht Maxmilián, Count Des Fours, had the chateau built as a summer residence for members of the aristocracy.
Jizerka settlement
Korenov(8,40km)
The picturesque village of Jizerka is situated in the Jizera Mountains.
Jizerské hory Museum
Korenov(8,47km)
The Museum of the Jizerské hory can be found in the middle of the Jizerské hory mountain range, in Jizerka village. It is located in the premises of the Jizerka local organisation of the Czech Union for Nature Conservation. The object was built in 1889, at the time of the most intensive development of the village of Jizerka, serving as a school for children of the local population.