Bohemian Switzerland on Wheels
Recommended for families with children >>>
Trips for families with prams and people confined to a wheelchair >>>
Selected accommodation facilities and restaurants with wheelchair access >>>
Photo: Aleš Černohous
Recommended for Families with Children
"Bohemian Switzerland - Life, Mystery, Inspiration" exhibition in the House of Bohemian Switzerland in Krásná Lípa
The interactive exhibition will enchant all those who long to discover the landscape of Bohemian Switzerland using all of their senses. It allows you to peek into the most hidden of corners of the local countryside and learn something about the history and cultural values of this unique region. Wander with the whole family into a landscape filled with mystery! More...
Děčín Zoological Gardens
The zoological gardens at Pastýřská stěna (Shepherd’s Wall) in Děčín are open the whole year round. Other than displays of exotic and also domestic animals, you can for example look forward to visiting the children’s corner, fun castle, or children’s zoo. You will go wild here too! More... (CZ)
Děčín Aqua Park
An aqua park with three water slides, wild water, water mushroom and other attractions. The park also offers a sauna, solarium, massage, Callanetics, R club, spinning and water aerobics. Open-air baths are also open during the summer with thermal water swimming pools. More... (CZ)
The Poseidon
You will be able to view the monumental beauty of the Elbe Canyon from the deck of the Poseidon on its way from Děčín via Hřensko to Bad Schandau and before you sail back, you can for example stop off at the gorges, at Pravčická brána (Pravčická Gateway) or at least to have a nice lunch. More... (CZ)
Hřensko Gorges
A romantic walk awaits you through the countryside along the course of the Kamenice brook surrounded on both sides by high rock walls. Two sections of the route can only be travelled by boat – Edmundova soutěska (Edmund’s Gorge) and Divoká soutěska (Wild Gorge). A boat will carry you through the rock formations and the boatman will familiarise you with the living and fossilised inhabitants of the gorges. More... (CZ)
Krásná Lípa Sports Centre
You will certainly find entertainment for the whole day in the modern sports centre in Krásná Lípa. For example, the centre offers two tennis courts, a beach volleyball court, table tennis, a children’s playground, children’s trampoline, mini golf, children’s castle, swings and climbing frames, a slide, sandpit and children’s ropeway. More... (CZ)
Miniature Park – Saxon Switzerland in Miniature, Dorf Wehlen
Visit the unique Bohemian-Saxon Switzerland Miniature Park with exhibits from local sandstone. You will see here miniatures of the famous rock formations, local places of interest, the River Elbe, historical buildings and moving models of ships, trains and other means of transport. More... (GE)
Miniature Railway – Trainworlds in Kurort Rathen
A unique garden railway with a total length of 4.5 km, spreading out over an area of 5,800 m2. The locomotives and wagons pass through a miniature landscape with houses, chapels, railway stations, bridges, tunnels and forests. More...
Leisure Park - Elbefreizeitland Königstein
This adventure park in the small town of Königstein offers an endless number of sporting activities, but also relaxation and rest for all members of your family. For example, you will find here climbing walls, a labyrinth, a miniatures park, mini golf, climbing frames, roundabouts, swings and much more. More... (GE)
Monte Mare Aqua Park, Neustadt
This Aqua Park with a Caribbean theme offers several swimming and leisure pools over an area of more than 1,300 m². Other than water slides and toboggans, the centre of course also offers sauna facilities, wellness, a fitness centre, tennis hall and restaurant. More... (GE)
Trips for Families with Prams and People Confined to a Wheelchair
1. Mezní Louka – Mezná (length: 3.5 km)
This route leads along a quiet road from Mezní Louka to Mezná. On the way, you will see beautiful views of Křídelní stěny (Winged Walls) and Pravčická brána (Pravčická Gateway). Several examples of folk architecture can be seen in Mezná.
2. Všemily jízdárna (Všemily Riding School) – skalní kaple (Rock Chapel) (length: 2 km)
The starting point is the car park by the riding school in Všemily, the route continues on to the main road and turns off down the small road to the right after the bridge over Chřibská Kamenice and along its right bank among typical folk buildings to the turn-off to skalní kaple (Rock Chapel) (signpost). A romantic location with the possibility of looking into the inside of the rock massif which the Chapel of St. Ignatius is carved out from.
3. Jetřichovice – trip in the direction of Jetřichovické skály (Jetřichovice Rocks) (length: 4 km)
From the centre of Jetřichovice (Jetřichovice – bus stop) we set out to the east along the road to Rynartice. After the Forestry Administration building, we turn off to the left, we continue on along a road leading among log cabins that stand under monumental rock massifs. Beautiful views open out in front of us over the panorama of the Jetřichovické skály (Jetřichovice Rocks) with the dominant Mariina skála (Mary’s Rock). We continue along the road to the edge of the municipality and the sanatorium building. It is possible here to turn off following the yellow trail to the woody Haťový důl (Hať Mine). We return by the same route.
4. Kyjov – Kyjovské údolí (Kyjov Valley) (length: 2 km)
This undemanding route begins at the car park by the “Na Fakultě” restaurant. We follow the red trail along the asphalt road to Kyjovské údolí (Kyjov Valley), which is surrounded by sandstone rocks with the Křinice brook running through it. We end the trip at the crossroads of the red and yellow trails and make our way back.
5. Labská Stráň – Belveder (length: 2 km)
The starting point is Labská Stráň. From the bus terminus in Labská Stráň, we continue along the red trail along the downhill asphalt road leading through a meadow to the forest, right up to Hotel Belveder. The last section to Hotel Belveder is relatively steep. The Elbe Canyon can be seen from the hotel, descent directly to the rock observation platform under the hotel is difficult (there are stairs). There is a constant incline in the direction back from the hotel. A more demanding route, we recommend that those in wheelchairs be accompanied.
6. Růžová – Kamenická stráň (length: 6 km)
Starting point in the municipality of Růžová at the Kamenická Stráň, Růžák signpost. An undemanding route to the municipality of Kamenická Stráň with beautiful folk architecture. Smooth asphalt with a gentle incline.
7. Upstream along the Křinice right up to Zadní Jetřichovice (length: 18 km)
The starting point is Neumannmühle, not far from the village of Ottendorf. We set out upstream along the Křinice along the asphalt cycle path right up to the border of the Czech Republic, to the now-defunct settlement of Zadní Jetřichovice.
8. Königstein Fortress
A monumental fortress with wheelchair access is located above the municipality of Königstein. The tour of the fortress along the galleries requires mobile accompaniment. The tour takes 2-3 hours.
9. Brandhaus Observation Point
One of the few observation points on a rock gallery, which is easily accessible with a pram or even in a wheelchair. The starting point is the municipality of Hohenstein, car park in the direction of Brandhaus.
10. Bastei Observation Point (length: 2 km)
An excellent observation point approx. 2 km from the Bastei car park.
11. Zeughaus (length: 4 km)
A period house, with restoration work dating back to the 18th century and a rich history located in the heart of the forests of Saxon Switzerland. The starting point is Neumannmühle in the valley of the Křinice. Reinforced path without asphalt and a gentle incline.
Selected Accommodation Facilities with Wheelchair Access
Arnoltice Hřensko Krásná Lípa
Penzion Pastis Hotel Praha Továrna - Dům volného času
Janov 22 Hřensko 37 Pražská 506/6
407 14 Arnoltice 407 17 Hřensko 407 46 Krásná Lípa
Vysoká Lípa Rynartice
Penzion Zvoneček Hotel Zámeček
Vysoká Lípa 101 Rynartice 44
407 16 Jetřichovice 407 16 Jetřichovice
More information about possibilities for accommodation in Bohemian Switzerland can be found here.
Selected restaurants with wheelchair access
Hřensko Hřensko
Restaurace U Leopolda Restaurace U mlýna (v areálu hotelu Klepáč)
Poděbradova 125 Hřensko 110
407 14 Hřensko 407 14 Hřensko
Huntířov Jetřichovice
Autokemp Česká Brána Penzion Na výsluní
Stará Oleška Vysoká Lípa 125
405 02 Huntířov 407 16 Jetřichovice
Jetřichovice Jetřichovice
Restaurace Havran Penzion Svobodný pán z Falkenštejnu
Jetřichovice 122 Jetřichovice 76
407 16 Jetřichovice 407 16 Jetřichovice
Doubice Studený
Restaurace a hotel JEF Penzion Kamzík
Doubice 107 Studený 35
407 46 Krásná Lípa 407 21 Studený
Vysoká Lípa Rynartice
Penzion Zvoneček Hotel Zámeček
Vysoká Lípa 101 Rynartice 44
407 16 Jetřichovice 407 16 Jetřichovice
