Leupoldishein - v zimě, R. Křivánek

Rock labyrinth at Leupoldishain

Rock labyrinth near the village of Bielatal in the Saxon part of the Elbe Sandstones. Suitable for a trip with children, the route leads through the rocks and is less than 2 km long. The labyrinth was probably created by the cracking of a sandstone...
Herkulovy sloupy I. Šafus

Pillars of Hercules

Lonely, slender, towering towers are among the most beautiful on the German side of the Ostrovsky Valley. Around the Pillars of Hercules in Bielatal there are a large number of beautiful viewpoints and caves that we recommend exploring. The most beautiful is certainly the Johanniswacht...
Lichtenheiner Wasserfall 1, foto R. Křivánek

Lichtenhain Waterfall

A five-meter-high sandstone step into which the water of a local stream was diverted in 1842. The waterfall is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Saxon Switzerland, but due to a lack of water, the waterfall is lowered artificially every half hour in...

Bastei

Please note: The main viewpoint at the Bastei in Saxon Switzerland is closed for a long time, possibly permanently, due to a possible rock massif loosening. This is just one of the viewpoints at the Bastei, the other viewpoints and the rock bridge are of...

Schrammsteine

A heavily weathered and rugged massif, extending on the right bank of the Elbe from Schmilka almost to Bad Schandau. The character of the relief is captured in the name (schrammen, i.e. to tear, to divide). There are trails with steep ladders and unique viewpoints...
Kuhstall 2

Kuhstall

The Kuhstall (Kravín) rock gate is the second largest natural rock gate in Bohemian-Saxon Switzerland. It is 11 m high, 17 m wide and 24 m deep. It got its name during the Thirty Years' War, when farmers from the surrounding villages hid here with...
Soutěska Křinice, foto V. Sojka

Obere Schleuse Gorge

Boat trip on the Upper Lock (Obere Schleuse) - historical, wild and romantic at the same time. One of the most popular destinations in Bohemian-Saxon Switzerland is boating in the gorge of the Křinice River near Hinterhermsdorf. Words can hardly describe everything you will see while sailing...
rozhledna Rathmannsdorf

Rathmannsdorf lookout tower

Tato rozhledna byla otevřena 20. října 2007 a měří 15 m. K dispozici je zde výtah – rozhledna je proto dobře dostupná i pro tělesně postižené či vozíčkáře. Bez použití výtahu vede k vyhlídkové plošině 81 schodů. From the lookout tower there is...
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Large and small Lenten cloth in Zittau

Reports of Lenten cloths, which were used to cover altars during the pre-Easter period, first appear in Western Europe around the year 1000. During the Middle Ages, they developed into decorative covers on which biblical scenes were depicted in various techniques, especially those related to...
Skalní hrad 2, J. Stejskal

Oybin Castle

The romantic ruins of Oybin Castle and Monastery are probably the biggest tourist attraction in the Zittau Mountains and one of the most important monuments in Upper Lusatia. It stands on the top of a massive sandstone table mountain (514 m), rising about 120 m...