Οι καλύτερες ποδηλατικές διαδρομές στην Κεντρική Βοημία

From up here, you have a fantastic view of the bridges and the city in general. The walk up is a bit long, but it's worth the effort.

Veltrusy – the history of the castle, the park and the Chotek family. It is surrounded by a sea of green leaves, the Vltava's shimmer of the sun, hop fields and paths of fate. It remains as its builders and the stormy nature wished it to be. It is an oasis of our soul, an escape to paradise and a mirror of society. Let yourself be blown away to the Veltrusy island and taste.....

Václav Antonín Chotek had his seasonal residence built at the beginning of the 18th century and it represents an important work of the high Baroque. The author of the design was probably Giovanni Battista Alliprandi, an architect of Italian origin who worked in Bohemia. The castle consists of a main building with a higher cylindrical core, from which four one-story wings extend. On the north side there is a monumental two-flight staircase with a sculpture group. The courtyard is then finished on the north with a series of allegorical sculptures from the workshop of Matyáš Bernard Braun. In the interiors you will see decorations and furnishings mainly in the Baroque and Rococo style. Around the castle there is a large English park with a number of romantic small buildings and sculptures, which was created at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. You can see the castle as part of one of the sightseeing tours that will introduce you to the life of the nobility or to the stay here of General Laudon during the so-called Potato War of 1778.

Hořín is a Baroque chateau with farm grounds in the municipality of the same name in the Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region. The chateau is surrounded by a large chateau park of approximately 10 hectares. The chateau, along with the grounds and the chateau park, are protected as a cultural monument. After the Velvet Revolution, the chateau and the surrounding land were restituted by the Lobkowicz family of Mělník. In 2024, Jiří Lobkowicz sold the chateau.

Hořín is a picturesque village in the Mělník district with a rich history, dating back to 1319. The dominant feature is the Baroque Lobkowicz Castle from 1696. The unique Mělník - Vraňany navigation canal with a lock from 1905 also passes through here.

great bike path

If you have time (and a few euros to spare), you should take a look inside the church. It's very impressive.

Recommended at any time of year. Following the Vltava River northward on a paved bike path, off-road, is a wonderful experience. On weekends, the bike path is busy with excursions.