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Trosky Castle - Walking in Czech Paradise


I took two Australian friends for a short walking tour of Czech Paradise in May and I have been meaning to blog about it ever since

Czech Paradise (Cesky Raj in Czech) is a Brilliant Place for walking. It's actually a brilliant place full stop one of my favourites in the Czech Republic. I arrived a few days earlier than my friends because I had some walks to check and research. The weather wasn't great until my friends brought sunshine from Australia.

We really only had two days for ourwalks. The first took us via Trosky Castle a stunning ruin perched on the cores of two extinct volcanoes. Castles with two towers,at either end,are a familiar form in the Czech Republic, but few if any dominate the landscape the way Trosky does. Indeed the two towers are symbols of the area. Visible from all directions, they create a landmark for the traveller, be they arriving on foot, in a car or by train. The castle's position results in commanding views - it's claimed that these viewsextend as far as Prague and you can certainle seeas far as the Giant Mountains as well aslarge parts of Czech Paradise and thesurrounding area.

The two towers are called Baba - the crone - and Panna - the maiden. But don't be deceived by the names:both are equally old (14thcentury). Between the two towers is the palace area. The downside of the incredible location was the climb we had to make from the train station on the first hot day of the year. But there is a pub next to the entrance of the castle, which was a welcome sight and where I introduced my friends to the Czech soft drink Kofola.


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