The forested cone of Panny rises to the northwest to a height of almost two hundred meters above the village of Řepčice, to whose cadastre it also falls. The rocky basalt double peak, prepared from an augite vein, is lined on the slopes with numerous stone screes, frost cabins and rock outcrops, in the west with a forested plateau and in the southeast below the peak with a small fissure cave. The forest cover is mixed, spruces predominate (unfortunately, currently much felled due to bark beetles), deciduous trees are most often represented by linden. The best way to reach the peak of Panny is along the marked tourist path from the village of Řepčice, from where the circuit and the Nature Trail lead to the peak of Panny. On the southern slope you can find the relatively rare mineral chabazite, because there was a European-famous mineralogical locality here. In addition to other minerals (aragonite, phacolite, opal or calcite), it was also found in small cavities in the now extinct tephrite quarries on the southwestern and southeastern edges of Řepčice.
On the top of Panny are small terrain remains of the castle of the same name, which has been protected as a cultural monument since 1958. The castle was built by Sigismund of Varterberk as a support point for the fight against the Hussites, or rather in the fight against the neighboring castle (Žižkův Kalich, 1.5 km away). In the years 1423 - 1437 it was conquered and occupied by the Hussites, before being conquered again by the Catholics and demolished by Sigismund of Vartenberk on the emperor's order. And demolished literally and thoroughly, so that it could no longer serve as a support point for other enemies of Emperor Sigismund. The castle on the Virgin was apparently extremely large, probably the largest of all the castles in the Bohemian Central Mountains - it was built more as a military fortress / base and, apart from the buildings on the top of the mountain, the castle was completely surrounded by perimeter fortifications with several bastions. In addition to its size, however, the castle on the Virgin also scores points in terms of height, as it is also the highest castle in the Bohemian Central Mountains.
On April 18, 1944, a pilot hit the top rock of the Virgin with his wing in the fog and subsequently crashed with his Junkers. There is a small sign at the site marking the accident site. However, it was not the first air accident. In 1930, a plane also crashed here on the northwestern slope. As a reminder of the accident, someone then planted the year "1930" at the accident site from dark spruce trees.
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