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History

There are plenty historical and cultural monuments in the Bohemian Paradise.

The mansions of Hruby Rohozec, Hruba Skala, Humprecht, Jicin, Mnichovo Hradiste, Stare Hrady, and Sychrov will enable you to look back into the lives of the nobility of the past centuries.

Castles and ruins of Brada, Bradlec, Drabske svetnicky, Frydstejn, Chlum, Kavciny, Kost, Kozlov, Kumburk, Parez, Rotstejn, Trosky, Valdstejn, Valecov, Velis, Vranov, Zasadka and Zbirohy remind us of the long-gone times and today we can only imagine what they looked like when they were inhabited by their owners.

The remarkably preserved examples of folk architecture include the Dlask farm in Dolanky u Turnova, Bicikuv a Holanuv farm in the village of Prisovice, Bouckuv farm in Mala Skala, Karlov in Lomnice nad Popelkou, Kopicuv farm at the Hruba Skala plateau near Valdstejn, Solcuv farm. Other picturesque examples of folk architecture can be found in the town of Sobotka, in Vesec near Sobotka and Zelezny Brod.

Most towns of the Bohemian Paradise have a museum or a gallery. If you go to Turnov, do not forget to visit the District Museum of the Bohemian Paradise and the Gallery Granat (Garnet Gallery), In Semily there is the Municipal Museum and Pojizerska Gallery and Municipal Muzeum in Zelezny Brod and Municipal Muzeum in Lomnice nad Popelkou. In the village of Zeleznice there is the the Museum of National History and Geography. The Mala Skala Gallery has its seat in the Boucek farm in Mala Skala.

Other historical monuments include Sedlicky in Jicin, Prachov, wooden belfry in Rovensko pod Troskami, Sculptura Parmiggiani and other listed native houses and commemorative plaques in Sobotka.

For this year season Thematic route are prepared. This routes called On the path of the Baroque on this route you can acquianed with many village chapels, churches and beatiful hauses, which is this area presented. Next routes are Significant Religious Monuments, Valdstejn Trail devoted to the most known historical person of Bohemian Paradise - to Albrech of Valdstejn. Very interesting and instructive route about Austro-Prussian War of 1866 and next Glass route and route For precious stones and minerals. On the all routes you find large amount of interesting informations and knowledges.

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