Pension u Heřmánků - Volary in Šumava

Boubínský forest the third oldest nature reserve in our country, declared in 1858. The oldest specimens reach the age of 300 - 400 years. A 3,8 km long nature trail with 8 stops leads through the forest. The Boubín lake retained water for floating wood to the glassworks in Lenora. The berry home mountain Volar, 1264 m high. From the rock below the peak there is a beautiful view of Volary, Boubín and Trojmezenská hornatina .. Bear Trail it passes through the massif of Jelení vrchy with many rock formations (Skalní hrad, Viklan, Hřib, Dračí tlama, U kámen krásky, Obří kameny, etc.). The oldest nature trail in Šumava - length 14 km. Jezero one of the five mountain lakes on the Czech side of the Šumava Mountains.It lies below the Plechý peak at an altitude of 1090 m, has an area of ​​7,48 ha, a circumference of 1242 m, the greatest depth 18,30 m from the dam, on which stands a memorial stone commemorating the eight-year-old prince Jan of Schwarzenberg in 1868, there is a beautiful view across the lake to the 260 m high Jezerní stěna, on the top of which stands the 14,5 m high Stifter monument, at an altitude of 1311 m. The fairy tale Jezerní královna was filmed here. Schwarzenberg Canal unique water work. It was used to transport wood from the wide surroundings of Plešné Lake to Vienna. It is 44,4 km long. It enabled the navigation of logs up to 24 m long. As one of the rarest cultural and technical monuments in the Šumava, it attracts more and more visitors. EXPO-CHANNEL - the exposition is located on Jelení vrchy in the village of Nová Pec and you will find information from the history of the canal to the present, approaching wood, etc. Open: May - September. Three-person This 1312 m high border mountain was named after three stone chairs, where, according to legend, the kings of three neighboring countries met. The shortest ascent to Třístoličník is from Nový Údolí. On Třístoličník there is a border crossing for pedestrians, from where it is possible to ascend to the nearby Hochstein. Lipno the so-called Šumava Sea, 48 km long. There are several ferries in operation. Wonderful swimming! Lenora formerly a glass settlement. Lenorská The glory of the local glass is enlivened by exhibits in the Lenore Museum, which you can visit. In the local shops you can buy not only beautiful cut glass products. A remarkable technical monument by the road passing through Lenora is the original bread oven from the first half of the 1th century. Every last Saturday of the month from April to December, not only bread is baked here, but also buns, cakes and Lenore pancakes and it is possible to taste them for free. Libin Lookout tower from 1883, 27 m high. In good weather it is also possible to see the Alps. Lake Fall a typical peat bog between Horská Kvilda and Kvilda. Peat mined until 1934, reaches a depth of 8 m. An educational mini-trail has been built here and a wooden lookout tower has been built. Kvilda one of the highest Czech municipalities (1065 m). Meridian peak (1315 m) above Prášilský Lake, near the state border with Germany. The tower is 37 m high, has been rebuilt into a lookout tower and 227 steps lead to its top. Beautiful view of the Šumava, in clear weather you can see the Alps. The Vydra Valley one of the most beautiful valleys in Bohemia was created by the river Vydra between Antýgl and Čeňkovo Pila. The river flows through a romantic canyon, the riverbed is full of large stones, granite rocks and giant depressions. Hus Castle romantic castle ruins, near Volar in the Blanice valley. It served to protect the Golden Trail. Thanks to the robbery craft, the castle was demolished in 1441. Český Krumlov Castle and Chateau one of the largest castle complexes in Central Europe from the 13th century with a unique Baroque theater, Masquerade Hall, rich furniture, a large garden and a revolving auditorium. Kasperk Karlsberg Castle was built by Charles IV. To protect trade routes, nearby gold mines and the entire Šumava borderland. After a long reconstruction, Kašperk is again open to the public. Volary formerly nicknamed the Šumava Tyrol, thanks to its folk alpine architecture. Many of these Volar, wooden houses are protected as a monument reserve. One of them is also the Volar Museum. The last free-standing haylofts in the meadows are also monuments. Prachatice historic city on the ancient trade route of the Golden Trail. Prachatice is a city monument reserve. The large square is surrounded by exceptionally valuable mostly Renaissance houses from the 16th and 17th centuries. The burgher houses have sgraffito decoration. You can also visit the Prachatice Museum, the Lace Museum, etc.