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[http://www.infolbc.cz/indexen.html '''Liberec'''] (German: ''Reichenberg'') is nestled in the Jizera Mountains, at the foot of Ještěd mountain in the [[Bohemia]] region of the northern [[Czech Republic]]. |
[http://www.infolbc.cz/indexen.html '''Liberec''']{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} (German: ''Reichenberg'') is nestled in the Jizera Mountains, at the foot of Ještěd mountain in the [[Bohemia]] region of the northern [[Czech Republic]]. |
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==Get in== |
== Get in == |
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From [[Prague]] (Černý Most) to the centre (Fügnerova) by bus it takes 1 hr 5 minutes; the buses (Regiojet, Flixbus) are running every hour or even more often. Railway is slower with a minimum of 2 hr 30 min: trains run every two hours towards Železný Brod and you change at Turnov. |
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===By bus=== |
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* [[Prague]]: Buses depart from '''Černý most''' metro station, the terminus station on the yellow line (B) up to 25 times per day with Student Agency [http://jizdenky.studentagency.cz/]. Dopravní podnik města Liberce also operates a bus service from the same station. As of 2009, adult tickets are 95Kč and journey time is 1 hour 5 minutes. |
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From Dresden there are four direct trains taking 2 hr. Look for split-ticket deals on this route. |
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===By train=== |
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From [[Wrocław]] by train takes 5 hr, with a change at Szklarska Poręba Górna on the Polish border. |
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'''Liberec''' {{marker | type=go | name=railway station | lat=50.761 | long=15.047 }} is 1 km southwest of town centre, with the bus station on its east flank. All the trams in the right direction run to the centre. |
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* [[Prague]]: Rail from Prague to Liberec is quite slow and there's no direct train from Prague. With change in Turnov the trip time is two times longer than by bus. |
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* [[Dresden]]: 2h, four regional expresses a day. The '''[http://www.bahn.de/regional/view/regionen/sachsen/freizeit/boehmen_ticket.shtml Sachsen-Böhmen-Ticket]''' can be useful. |
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==Get around== |
== Get around == |
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[http://www.dpmlj.cz/ Liberec city transport ]{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} consists of trams, buses and an inter-city narrow gauge tram line to Jablonec nad Nisou. The central terminal is ''Fügnerova'' stop. Single ticket valid for 60 minutes and costs 24 Kč, one-day pass costs 100 Kč. Persons 70 and above travel for free. See city line map [http://www.dpmlj.cz/mhd-liberec/informace/plan-site]{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} and [http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/liberec/spojeni/ online timetable]. |
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The train and bus station are next to each other. You can walk about 1 km to the city center or get a tram No 3. From there almost every sight can be reached on foot. |
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If you travel outside Liberec, a good solution is the '''Euro-Nisa''' [https://www.cd.cz/en/typy-jizdenek/mezinarodni-jizdenky/-28639/ network ticket], available at train stations. It's valid for one day in all trains and most of buses in Liberec region, [[Upper Lusatia]] and [[Zgorzelec]] region (see [http://www.cd.cz/assets/mezinarodni-cestovani/jizdenka/cestovani-v-prihranici-s-nemeckem/libnet-mapa.jpg map]). Price is 350 Kč for one person or 510 Kč two people, with three children included. It is valid until the german [[Görlitz]] and the polish [[Jelenia Gora]]. |
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Liberec city transport [http://www.dpmlj.cz/] consists of trams, buses and a inter-city narrow gauge tram line to [[Jablonec nad Nisou]]. The central terminal is ''Fügnerova'' stop. Single ticket costs 20Kč (24Kč if bought at driver), one-day pass costs 80Kč. See city line map [http://www.dpmlj.cz/files/pdf/201101_schemasite_LBC.pdf] {{dead link|August 2018}} and online timetable [http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/liberec/spojeni/]. |
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If you travel outside Liberec, a good solution is the '''Euro-Nisa''' network ticket [http://www.cd.cz/en/mezinarodni-cestovani/jizdenka/cestovani-v-prihranici-s-nemeckem/-9560/], available at train stations. It's valid for one day in all trains and most of buses in Liberec region, [[Upper Lusatia]] and [[Zgorzelec]] region (see map [http://www.cd.cz/assets/mezinarodni-cestovani/jizdenka/cestovani-v-prihranici-s-nemeckem/libnet-mapa.jpg]), as well as in cableway to Ještěd. Price is 160Kč for one person or 320Kč for a group of up to 5 people. |
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==See== |
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| name=Dr. Edvard Benes Square | alt=Náměstí Dr. Edvarda Beneše | url= | email= |
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| content=Main city square, named after the wartime president, Edvard Beneš. |
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Main city square, named after the wartime president, Edvard Beneš. |
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The pride of the locals, a luxurious neo-Renaissance architecture built in 1888–93. |
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| address=Zhořelecká 5 | lat= | long= | directions=behind the city hall |
| address=Zhořelecká 5 | lat= | long= | directions=behind the city hall |
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Built in 1883 (same year as the National Theatre of Prague), named after František Xaver Šalda, an avant-garde playwright. |
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| name=Church of St. Anthony the Great | alt=Kostel svatého Antonína Velikého | url= | email= |
| name=Church of St. Anthony the Great | alt=Kostel svatého Antonína Velikého | url= | email= |
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| address=Železná Street | lat= | long= | directions=behind Hotel Praha |
| address=Železná Street | lat=50.769805 | long=15.056430 | directions=behind Hotel Praha |
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A neo-Gothic church, no public access to the inside. |
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| name=Liberec Castle | alt=Zámek Liberec | url= | email= |
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| address=Felberova Street | lat= | long= | directions= |
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A Renaissance chateau with glass collection, but no public access to the inside. |
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| name=North Bohemian museum | alt=Severočeské muzeum | url=http://www.muzeumlb.cz/ | email= |
| name=North Bohemian museum | alt=Severočeské muzeum | url=http://www.muzeumlb.cz/ | email= |
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| address=Masarykova 11 | lat= | long= | directions=tram stop „Muzeum-výstaviště” |
| address=Masarykova 11 | lat=50.77465 | long=15.068403 | directions=tram stop „Muzeum-výstaviště” |
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| content=Closed until November 2019 for renovations |
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| content=Closed until Autumn 2020 for renovations. |
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[[File:Liberec.Busshelter.JPG|right|thumb|220px|The stop]] |
[[File:Liberec.Busshelter.JPG|right|thumb|220px|The stop]] |
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| address=Masarykova 723/14 | lat= | long= | directions=next to the North Bohemian Museum |
| address=Masarykova 723/14 | lat=50.773730 | long=15.067902 | directions=next to the North Bohemian Museum |
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| address=Masarykova 31 | lat= | long= | directions=tram stop „Botanická-Zoo” |
| address=Masarykova 31 | lat=50.777834 | long=15.080740 | directions=tram stop „Botanická-Zoo” |
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| hours=Daily 08:00-17:00 | price=90/120 Kč (depending on the month) |
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| content=The first zoo in former Czechoslovakia, founded in 1919. |
| content=The first zoo in former Czechoslovakia, founded in 1919. |
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| name=Botanical garden | alt=Botanická zahrada | url=http://www.botaniliberec.cz | email= |
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| address=Purkyňova 1 | lat= | long= | directions=next to the main entrance to zoo |
| address=Purkyňova 1 | lat=50.778844 | long=15.075237 | directions=next to the main entrance to zoo |
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*Bus stop - sculpture '''Feast of Giants''' by David Černý. A table set with, among others, a carnivorous plant, knocked over menorah, German and Czech beer mugs and head of Konrad Henlein on a plate (all allusions to Liberec complex history). |
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[[Image:Jested_Summit_Liberec_CzechRepublic.JPG | thumb | 300px | Summit of Jested in Liberec]] |
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| content=A well-known landmark of Liberec city with a famous tower on the top. The tower built in the 1960s has a unique hyperboloid shape, naturally extending the silhouette of the mountain. It serves as a hotel and TV transmitter. By good weather you can overlook most of northern Bohemia as well as part of Germany and Poland from the summit. Take a tram No 3 to ''Horní Hanychov'' and then either by hiking one of the trails to the top. There was a cable car there, but it has been closed since an accident in 2021. Since 2024 there is a bus (Nr. 79) from ''Horní Hanychov'' to a parking space on the hill, from where you walk 20 minutes to the top. |
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* '''Cross-country skiing''' The city is famous for winter sporting events like FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 [http://www.liberec2009.com/] or the Jizerské Mountains, where you can enjoy the majestic beauty of the Nordic nature on 115 km of cross-country paths. |
* '''Cross-country skiing''' The city is famous for winter sporting events like FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 [http://www.liberec2009.com/] or the Jizerské Mountains, where you can enjoy the majestic beauty of the Nordic nature on 115 km of cross-country paths. |
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| content=Rebuilt from a former textile factory, the Babylon is one of the largest Czech entertainment complexes. It offers aquapark, lunapark, 3D motion simulator, golf simulator, laser game, wellness center and many other forms of entertainment. |
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Rebuilt from an former textile factory, the Babylon is one of the largest Czech entertainment complexes. It offers aquapark, lunapark, 3D motion simulator, golf simulator, laser game, wellness center an many others. |
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* '''Golf''' at two golf resorts with an unforgettable atmosphere. |
* '''Golf''' at two golf resorts with an unforgettable atmosphere. |
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* '''Watch football:''' [https://www.fcslovanliberec.cz/ FC Slovan Liberec] is the home football club of Liberec, playing in the Czech First League at Stadion U Nisy (capacity 9,900). Their local rivals, [https://www.fkjablonec.cz/ FK Jablonec], are based in the nearby town of [[Jablonec nad Nisou]]. The two clubs face off in regional derbies, with FK Jablonec’s home ground being Stadion Střelnice (capacity 6,100). |
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Pizza and pasta on the 1st floor, more on 2nd. |
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Viennese cafe, dances on Friday nights (with extra admissions) |
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| content=For Indian and Nepalese & Himalayan foods |
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| phone=+420 777 848 484 | tollfree= | fax=+420 485 163 336 |
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| hours= | price=Double/triple with shared bathroom from |
| hours= | price=Double/triple with shared bathroom from 279 Kč/person, double with private bathroom from 749 Kč/room |
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| content=Very nice apartments close to the city centre. |
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==Go next== |
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[[Image:jizerky_smedava. |
[[Image:jizerky_smedava.jpg|thumb|Jizera Mountains]] |
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* '''Jizera Mountains''' (''Jizerské hory'') are a true island of Scandinavian nature in central Europe. The central plateau with endless forests is ideal for hiking and cycling in summer or cross-country skiing in winter. |
* '''<span id="Jizera_Mountains">Jizera Mountains</span>''' (''Jizerské hory'') are a true island of Scandinavian nature in central Europe. The central plateau with endless forests is ideal for hiking and cycling in summer or cross-country skiing in winter. Crowds of tourists head there and the nature park authority issues too many car entry permits, but you can find a lot of quiet, deserted places where only spruces, beeches and long grass whisper between rocks and boulders. Good start points to Jizera mountains are: |
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** ''Bedřichov'', easily reached by bus from Liberec, but also full of tourists |
** ''Bedřichov'', easily reached by bus from Liberec, but also full of tourists |
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** ''Josefův Důl'' and ''Kořenov'' train stations |
** ''Josefův Důl'' and ''Kořenov'' train stations |
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** ''Harrachov'' train station, ideal for exploring the Polish part of Jizera mountains |
** ''Harrachov'' train station, ideal for exploring the Polish part of Jizera mountains |
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* '''Lusatian Mountains''' (''Lužické hory'') are lower than Jizera mountains but also less touristy and surely worth to visit. Military enthusiasts will be interested in remnants of interwar Czechoslovak fortification system with a lot of deserted concrete bunkers. Good start points are ''Rynoltice'', ''Lvová'' and ''Jablonné v Podještědí'' (train stops) or ''Jitrava'' (bus stop). |
* '''Lusatian Mountains''' (''Lužické hory'') are lower than Jizera mountains but also less touristy and surely worth to visit. Military enthusiasts will be interested in remnants of interwar Czechoslovak fortification system with a lot of deserted concrete bunkers. Good start points are ''Rynoltice'', ''Lvová'' and ''Jablonné v Podještědí'' (train stops) or ''Jitrava'' (bus stop). |
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* '''Ralsko''' is a center of former military area, formed by vast plains with pine forests, quiet ponds, sandstone rocks and mysterious dilapidated military structures. Take a bus to ''Stráž pod Ralskem'' and get off in ''Osečná'' or ''Hamr na Jezeře''. |
* '''Ralsko''' is a center of former military area, formed by vast plains with pine forests, quiet ponds, sandstone rocks and mysterious dilapidated military structures. Take a bus to ''Stráž pod Ralskem'' and get off in ''Osečná'' or ''Hamr na Jezeře''. |
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Latest revision as of 13:48, 15 December 2024
Liberec[dead link] (German: Reichenberg) is nestled in the Jizera Mountains, at the foot of Ještěd mountain in the Bohemia region of the northern Czech Republic.
Get in
[edit]From Prague (Černý Most) to the centre (Fügnerova) by bus it takes 1 hr 5 minutes; the buses (Regiojet, Flixbus) are running every hour or even more often. Railway is slower with a minimum of 2 hr 30 min: trains run every two hours towards Železný Brod and you change at Turnov.
From Dresden there are four direct trains taking 2 hr. Look for split-ticket deals on this route.
From Wrocław by train takes 5 hr, with a change at Szklarska Poręba Górna on the Polish border.
Liberec 1 railway station is 1 km southwest of town centre, with the bus station on its east flank. All the trams in the right direction run to the centre.
Get around
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Map of Liberec
Liberec city transport [dead link] consists of trams, buses and an inter-city narrow gauge tram line to Jablonec nad Nisou. The central terminal is Fügnerova stop. Single ticket valid for 60 minutes and costs 24 Kč, one-day pass costs 100 Kč. Persons 70 and above travel for free. See city line map [1][dead link] and online timetable.
If you travel outside Liberec, a good solution is the Euro-Nisa network ticket, available at train stations. It's valid for one day in all trains and most of buses in Liberec region, Upper Lusatia and Zgorzelec region (see map). Price is 350 Kč for one person or 510 Kč two people, with three children included. It is valid until the german Görlitz and the polish Jelenia Gora.
See
[edit]- 1 City Hall (Radnice), Náměstí Dr. E. Beneše. The pride of the locals, a luxurious neo-Renaissance architecture built in 1888–93.
- Dr. Edvard Benes Square (Náměstí Dr. Edvarda Beneše). Main city square, named after the wartime president, Edvard Beneš.
- Tourist information center, Náměstí Dr. E. Beneše 1 (next to the city hall). M–F 08:00-17:00, Sa Su 09:00-12:00.
- 2 Theatre of F.X. Šalda (Šaldovo divadlo), Zhořelecká 5 (behind the city hall). Built in 1883 (same year as the National Theatre of Prague), named after František Xaver Šalda, an avant-garde playwright.
- 3 Church of St. Anthony the Great (Kostel svatého Antonína Velikého), Železná Street (behind Hotel Praha). A neo-Gothic church, no public access to the inside.
- 4 Liberec Castle (Zámek Liberec), Felberova Street. A Renaissance chateau with glass collection, but no public access to the inside.
- 5 North Bohemian museum (Severočeské muzeum), Masarykova 11 (tram stop „Muzeum-výstaviště”). Tu–Su 09:00-17:00. Closed until Autumn 2020 for renovations. 30 Kč.
- 6 Regional Gallery (Oblastní galerie), Masarykova 723/14 (next to the North Bohemian Museum), oblgal@ogl.cz. Tu–W 10:00-17:00, Th 10:00-19:00, F–Su 10:00-17:00. 80 Kč (Admission free on Thursdays).
- 7 Zoo, Masarykova 31 (tram stop „Botanická-Zoo”). Daily 08:00-17:00. The first zoo in former Czechoslovakia, founded in 1919. 90/120 Kč (depending on the month).
- 8 Botanical garden (Botanická zahrada), Purkyňova 1 (next to the main entrance to zoo). Daily 08:00-18:00 (summer) or 08:00-16:00 (winter). 140 Kč.
- 9 Bus stop Sokolská u zdi. A sculpture titled 'Feast of Giants' by David Černý but also a functional bus stop. A table set with, among others, a carnivorous plant, knocked over menorah, German and Czech beer mugs and head of Konrad Henlein on a plate (all allusions to Liberec complex history).
Do
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- Ještěd Mountain. A well-known landmark of Liberec city with a famous tower on the top. The tower built in the 1960s has a unique hyperboloid shape, naturally extending the silhouette of the mountain. It serves as a hotel and TV transmitter. By good weather you can overlook most of northern Bohemia as well as part of Germany and Poland from the summit. Take a tram No 3 to Horní Hanychov and then either by hiking one of the trails to the top. There was a cable car there, but it has been closed since an accident in 2021. Since 2024 there is a bus (Nr. 79) from Horní Hanychov to a parking space on the hill, from where you walk 20 minutes to the top.
- Cross-country skiing The city is famous for winter sporting events like FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 [2] or the Jizerské Mountains, where you can enjoy the majestic beauty of the Nordic nature on 115 km of cross-country paths.
- Centrum Babylon, Nitranská 1. Rebuilt from a former textile factory, the Babylon is one of the largest Czech entertainment complexes. It offers aquapark, lunapark, 3D motion simulator, golf simulator, laser game, wellness center and many other forms of entertainment.
- Golf at two golf resorts with an unforgettable atmosphere.
- Watch football: FC Slovan Liberec is the home football club of Liberec, playing in the Czech First League at Stadion U Nisy (capacity 9,900). Their local rivals, FK Jablonec, are based in the nearby town of Jablonec nad Nisou. The two clubs face off in regional derbies, with FK Jablonec’s home ground being Stadion Střelnice (capacity 6,100).
Eat
[edit]- Duli, Moskevská 4. Pizza and pasta on the 1st floor, more on 2nd.
- Kavárna Pošta, Náměstí Dr. E. Beneše 24. Viennese cafe, dances on Friday nights (with extra admissions)
- Café Praha, Železná 2. Belongs to Hotel Praha, with some veggie dishes.
- [dead link] Om Restaurant, Husova 23/9, ☏ +420 485 111 293. For Indian and Nepalese & Himalayan foods.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Hotel Radnice, Moskevská 11. Bar and restaurant.
Sleep
[edit]- Interhostel, Svobody 2 (bus stop „Svobody”), ☏ +420 777 848 484, fax: +420 485 163 336, info@interhostel.cz. Double/triple with shared bathroom from 279 Kč/person, double with private bathroom from 749 Kč/room.
- [dead link] Pension Bambino, Heliova 287, ☏ +420 603 449 185, pensionbambino@seznam.cz. Very nice apartments close to the city centre. One person 500 Kč, two people 900 Kč, three people 1200 Kč/room.
Go next
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- Jizera Mountains (Jizerské hory) are a true island of Scandinavian nature in central Europe. The central plateau with endless forests is ideal for hiking and cycling in summer or cross-country skiing in winter. Crowds of tourists head there and the nature park authority issues too many car entry permits, but you can find a lot of quiet, deserted places where only spruces, beeches and long grass whisper between rocks and boulders. Good start points to Jizera mountains are:
- Bedřichov, easily reached by bus from Liberec, but also full of tourists
- Josefův Důl and Kořenov train stations
- Harrachov train station, ideal for exploring the Polish part of Jizera mountains
- Lusatian Mountains (Lužické hory) are lower than Jizera mountains but also less touristy and surely worth to visit. Military enthusiasts will be interested in remnants of interwar Czechoslovak fortification system with a lot of deserted concrete bunkers. Good start points are Rynoltice, Lvová and Jablonné v Podještědí (train stops) or Jitrava (bus stop).
- Ralsko is a center of former military area, formed by vast plains with pine forests, quiet ponds, sandstone rocks and mysterious dilapidated military structures. Take a bus to Stráž pod Ralskem and get off in Osečná or Hamr na Jezeře.