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...
Jeskyně víl, Foto Z. Patzelt

Cave of the Fairies

The Cave of the Fairies is a sandstone rock overhang and underground spaces, where unique ice decorations are created every winter. Ice icicles of various sizes grow from the ceiling and bottom of the cave, so-called ice curtains and many other formations also appear. The...

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...
Pavlinino údolí

Pavlína’s Valley

The nature reserve (163 ha) consists of the canyon-like valley of the Chřibská Kamenice stream between the villages of Jetřichovice, Rynartice and Studený. ​​It is an important refuge for a number of plant (e.g. yellow-leaved sedge, common moorhen) and animal species (e.g. mountain chamois, common...
Kyjovské skalní město - výstup na Kyjovský hrádek

The Kyjov Valley with its rock trail

Kyjov, a small village with half-timbered houses, can be found near Krásná Lípa (approx. 4 km). From the parking lot, you will head to the Kyjov Valley along the red trail, past the Dix mill further along the Křinice river to the turnoff to steep...
Köglerova stezka

Kögler Nature Trail

Originally the oldest nature trail in the Czech Republic, it was opened in 1941. Mr. Rudolf Kögler, who established it with the help of the Gebirgsverein (association) for the northernmost Bohemia and the local branch of the Alpenverein, died in 1949. The trail fell into...
Tiské stěny a Děčínský Sněžník M. Rak

Tight walls

The Tiske Walls are a sandstone rock city and a natural monument near the village of Tisé in the Ústí nad Labem district. They are unique in their size and variety of rock formations. They form a labyrinth of sandstone towers, the protrusions of which...