There is no greater Czech than Jára Cimrman! This genius, thinker and jack-of-all-trades also left behind traces of the time he spent in the region at the border of the Jizera Mountains and the Giant Mountains. The Lighthouse lookout tower, which is an excellent example of [...]
Smrk is the highest point in the Czech section of the Jizera Mountains and it has therefore been designated their “king”. On a clear day, it is apparently possible to see an amazing 240 km from there. The 23 m high metal lookout tower with observation [...]
The Museum of Glass and Costume Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou is the only one of its kind in the world. Its exhibitions constitute one of the largest collections of glass in the Czech Republic, a collection of costume jewellery unique in Europe and the largest [...]
Along with the Church of Saint Anne, the patron saint of the City of Jablonec, the former rectory in Kostelní Street is one of the oldest and most significant architectural historical monuments in Jablonec nad Nisou. In 2012, the city completed the reconstruction of the house [...]
The Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus dominates the Upper Square where it is a good starting point for a tour of Jablonec, because it is located next to a spacious car park. The square provides an enchanting view of the Černá Studnice Peak [...]
Jablonec nad Nisou was raised to the status of a town in 1866 on the basis of a decree by Emperor Franz Joseph I. The building of the town hall was erected in the centre of the town not long after that in 1867–1869. It has [...]
The baroque sacred structure was built in the very centre of Jablonec in 1685–1687. This is the oldest structure in Jablonec to have been preserved to the present. There is a propitiatory cross and Marian statue on the southern side of the church. At present, the [...]
The Decorative Arts Secondary School and Specialist Upper Secondary School trains artists who specialise in costume jewellery, metal jewellery, three-dimensional engraving, graphic design and medallion work and as such it is part of the Jablonec family silver. It was established in 1880 in response to the [...]
The Church of Doctor Farský was built in the pseudo-gothic style on a square of the same name in the centre of the city. It is not overly large, but it still manages to attract the attention of passers-by, perhaps due to its restrained and homely [...]
The business and residential building, which was designed by the Jablonec architect Rudolf Günter, was built by Gustav Linke in 1929–1931 and it is one of the architectural gems of the city centre. It has been preserved in very good condition (with the exception of the [...]