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A beautiful bike ride from Pirna to Schlau and back. It was great. Not strenuous at all.

The Polenz Valley lies between the small towns of Stolpen, Neustadt in Sachsen, and Hohnstein and is one of the most beautiful side valleys on the right bank of the Elbe in Saxon Switzerland. Hikers and nature lovers can enjoy wonderful tours in this diverse natural area. The Polenz River forms from several headwaters in the Neustadt urban area and then flows through a unique 20-km-long valley with a rich natural landscape. Forest communities and other valuable biotopes have survived in this partly torrential valley. The upper section consists of wide, steep slopes and slopes, numerous valley meadows, and mills. The most famous area here is the largest wild population of snowdrops in Saxony – the Snowdrop Meadows. From mid-March to early April, visitors experience a veritable influx of visitors from near and far to admire the many early bloomers.

In good weather, the view from down there is fantastic.

Great to drive. I highly recommend it.

Always worth a trip. Magnificent view of Decin from up there.

Beautiful view of Decin Castle.

Beautiful bike tour along the Elbe from Königstein to Rathen

Děčín Castle and its attractions: It is one of the oldest monuments in the Czech Republic. The first indirect mention dates back to the end of the 10th century. Its history therefore stretches back more than 1,000 years. It was regularly visited by important personalities. For example, Fryderyk Chopin composed the so-called Děčín Waltz here. Among the greatest attractions, however, we include the visit of the young Empress Sissi, who, together with her husband Franz Joseph I, performed her first royal duty here. It is the most visited castle in northern Bohemia. For the past few years, the number of visitors has been around 55,000 people per year. It has a unique approach. The 292 m long path called the Long Ride is an architectural gem on a national scale. Two-thirds of the Long Ride was carved directly into the rock. The miners from nearby Krupka, who built it for 6 years, were responsible for this. It boasts a breathtaking Rose Garden with a gloriette and a sala terrena. It was founded during the Baroque reconstruction at the end of the 17th century and in times past there was a renowned rosarium with more than 80 species of roses. The castle had 18 heated greenhouses in the Southern Gardens. The famous gardener František Josst Sr. later made Děčín famous with its rich collections of orchids, camellias and other tropical plants. It was in the Southern Gardens that Queen Victoria bloomed for the first time on the European continent in 1852. Thanks to the Thun family, the castle had one of the largest libraries in Bohemia. It contained more than 70,000 volumes. Among them were valuable sources on Czech history, which even the most important historian František Palacký came here to study. After the Sarajevo attack, the castle became a refuge for the children of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Franz Ferdinand d'Este - Sophie, Ernst and Maximilian. Prince Jaroslav Thun, as the archdukes' brother-in-law, was appointed guardian of his orphaned children.