Top 20 Caves 북동

I love these rocks

A very beautiful sight

The Millstone. A must-visit. A beautiful old castle complex.

This cave was built at the beginning of the 18th century by Samuel Görner, a native of Sloup, from the old Görner glassmaking family, which had a long tradition of manufacturing optical aids. Although he was a trained ornamental gardener, he also worked as a glass lens grinder. He lived in the cave from 1718 until April 27, 1735, when he moved to the Einseidlerstein (skalní poustevna). There, he devoted himself primarily to gardening and continued his work on the manufacture of spectacles and binoculars. In 1742, he fled to Prague, allegedly for fear of being recruited by the Prussians, and after his return, he made a living for a time from the manufacture of burning glasses. In 1756, he made a pilgrimage to Rome and, after his return around 1760, lived again as a hermit on Skalický vrch (Langenauer Berg). Later, he moved to an unoccupied hermit's hut on the Holy Mountain near Příbram, where he was robbed of the money that pilgrims had saved from him and murdered. His statue, with a telescope pointing towards the horizon, still symbolizes the Hermit's Stone on the southern edge of Sloup. Highly recommended!

The Modlivý důl (Prayer's Ditch) is a romantic rocky valley, approximately 1 km long, cut deep into the sandstone base of the Slavíček (Slabitschken) and Tisový vrch (Eibenberg) mountains on the northeastern edge of Svojkov (Schwoika). This rocky valley was originally called Smolný důl (Pechgraben), as the local charcoal burners also maintained pitch kilns in which they produced wagon grease. Only later did a pilgrimage site develop here, the origins of which are told by various legends. According to one of them, the young knight Jaroslav von Svojkov voluntarily died here with the beloved daughter of the brewmaster from Velenice (Wellnitz) because the knight's parents were not fond of their love. Another legend tells that a young man killed his rival here. Highly recommended!!!

Small 2-room apartment with a roof terrace and a view! 😉 There's a picnic area in the forecourt.

It's definitely worth seeing; something like this is rare and worth visiting. A great photo opportunity!

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