The Museum of Glass and Costume Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou is the only one of its type in the world. Located in the former export house of Zimmer & Schmidt, it offers selections of its completely unique collections of costume jewellery and the largest exhibition of [...]
Ještěd is a destination for hikers and nature lovers all year round. The Ještěd transmitter with its well-known mountain hotel and restaurant stands on the peak at a height of 1012 m. The structure takes the shape of a hyperboloid under rotation with a circular floorplan and [...]
The Černá Studnice Ridge dominates the entire region. Even though it is only ten minutes’ drive from Jablonec, it still gives the impression as if time has stood still there. A stone lookout tower of the same name has stood at its western end since 1905. [...]
This stone lookout tower on the top of the Maxov Ridge was built by the affluent members of the German Mountain Association from Janov nad Nisou in 1907. On clear days, it is not only possible to see all the way to the centre of the [...]
Slovanka is one of three lookout towers which are located on the Maxov Ridge and it was the first lookout tower to be completed in the Jizera Mountains. The individual parts of the 11 m high lookout tower weighed more than 5 tons and they were [...]
Štěpánka is one of our most beautiful lookout towers. And even though it has much in common with the Jizera Mountains, it is actually located in the Giant Mountains National Park. The regional administrator, Archduke Stephan (Štěpán), visited our region in 1847 and was impressed by [...]
The neo-gothic Sychrov Château, which served as a residence of the originally French House of Rohan, has been used as a setting for numerous filmed fairy tales such as Goldilocks or the Immortal Aunt. The history of the place where the château is now located stretches [...]
Císařský kámen has become a popular hiking destination in recent years. The new lookout tower has stood on the site since the autumn of 2018. The top of the lookout tower is equipped with plaques to identify the visible peaks and dominant features in the environs [...]
The Proseč Ridge is only a few kilometres long and its highest point reaches 593 m. Its position between Jablonec and Liberec and its easy accessibility from all sides make it a popular destination for Sunday walks in the countryside. A German mountain association was also [...]
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 [...]