- Height: 554 m
- Area: 19.71 sq. M. km
- Admission price: $ 4
Romantic rock towns are extremely interesting and impressive with their beauty. The rock town of Adršpach in the Czech Republic is one of the most popular in Europe. It is located in the Braun Auerbergland Nature Reserve. It is interesting to climb the rocks and consider their bizarre shapes, or you can ride a boat. In any case, being in the Czech Republic, it is worth visiting Adrshpach to see these towers with deep crevices.
Geographical position
This place in the Czech Republic is also called Adrshpash-Teplice Rocks because of its location between Teplice above Metuji, Adrshpah and Chap peak, which rises above the village of Skali. In ancient times here was the sea. When it was gone, there were sedimentary rocks, which, gradually breaking down, turned into rocks. The area of the rock city is 19.71 square kilometers. km.
Trekking to the cliffs of Adrshpach
The Rock City is a place for hiking and climbing. Officially there are 2 entrances: one - in Adrshpah, another - in Teplice . Both entrances have car parks.
In the rocks laid 3 ways:
- green;
- blue;
- yellow.
All these directions offer options: go through the rocks or stay on the big road. The main path in Adrspach is green. It is so convenient that you can go by it even in a wheelchair. The path winds between the rocks, then descending, then rising, passing through the bridges across the swamp and forest. This way you can get to the well-known in the Czech Republic Teplitsky rocks. Before going to Teplice, if you turn right, you can get to the plateau, from where the fairy-tale view opens. Here, many tourists make a photo of Adrshpach, trying to capture the beauty of the mighty stone giants.
Many rocks have names:
- Lovers;
- Sugar head;
- Elephant;
- Mayor and his wife.
Since the rock city is located close to the border with Poland, the Poles often visit this fabulous place. Very popular excursions to Adrshpach from Wroclaw.
Nature lovers, climbers and ordinary tourists for centuries admire the beauty of the mountainous city. At the beginning of the XVIII century, the first lovers of nature began to discover the beauty of the rocks, and in 1770 Adrshpach visited Goethe.
In the cliffs of Adrspach, there is a small mountain lake , where tourists go boating. Nearby there are waterfalls .
sights
Adrshpah is a popular tourist destination, the main attractions of which, besides the rocks, are:
- Castle Adrshpah. The building was built in the 1330s. Since then, it has been repeatedly attacked and destroyed. Today you can see only the remnants of the old luxury and touch the antiquity.
- Strchemann Castle. It is built inside the rocks and is considered a very mysterious place. Nobody knows when and who built this castle and who it was destroyed, but Charles IV writes about him in his memoirs.
- Castle of Scali. It is mentioned back in 1393. In its history, it was destroyed and rebuilt many times.
How to get there?
In order to get to Adrshpah in the Czech Republic, it is necessary to take a direct train to Adrshpach in Trutnov . The railway station is in Trutnov opposite the bus station.