Trips to the surroundings of the Mariana guesthouse

The mountain of Praděd
Praděd is the highest peak (1492 meters ASL) of the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range. It would not be too remarkable due to its flat summit, its unforgettable appearance is created by the 145 m high tower that replaced the former stone outlook-tower. The summit of Praděd is above the upper limit of forest which extends here in the altitude of about 1300 m. 20 mountains reach this altitude in the Hrubý Jeseník (e.g. Keprník 1424 m, Šerák 1351 m, Petrovy kameny 1438 m, Vysoká hole 1464 m and Jelení hřbet 1367 m).

The village Karlov
The village Karlov is 1 km far-off Malá Morávka, first written records date from 1693. Iron ore, silver and tin were mined there. At present it is one of the most renowned tourist resorts with a number of downhill courses, some of them are equipped with snow cannons. Beautiful stylish buildings and taverns are found in the village.

Karlova Studánka health resort
First attempts to use local springs for curative purposes date from the 17th century, however, the spa was created 100 years later, in 1785, when the whole Bruntál lordship belonged to the German knights order after its confiscation after the battle of Bílá Hora in 1620. In 1785, a wooden bath house with 15 cabins (each with two wooden bathtubs for curative baths) was built near the Dolní pramen (Lower Spring). Healthy powers of the springs attracted an increasing number of visitors. The treatment procedure was as follows: the water for baths was heated by griddle-hot slag brought on carriages from Hubertovské hutě to the space of the present spa. A settlement with blast furnaces for iron melting played an important role in the history of Karlova Studánka. It was founded by the grand master of the German knights order Ludvík in 1703. A nearby village Ludvíkov was named in his honour. After the spa foundation in 1785 and the first wooden houses built in the late 18th century, a great interest and influx of patients called forth the brick bath houses erection.

Waterfalls of Bílá Opava
A lovely walk that may start in Karlova Studánka (3 km long) or in Bělá pod Pradědem (2,5 km long). It is not recommended in winter since the path is led in higher altitudes and may be frostbitten.

Pumping power station Dlouhé stráně
The pumping water power station is a very interesting work thanks to its technical parameters and location in the highest parts of the Hrubý Jeseník mountains with the view of Praděd. The power station is in operation since 1996. It utilizes the electric energy excess, especially at night and between the peaks, to pump the water from the lower to the upper reservoir. During the time of increased consumption, electric energy is produced in the turbine mode. The significance of the pumping water power station Dlouhé Stráně consists especially in the sphere of the output and frequency regulation. It is the greatest water plant in our republic and the machinery output is the greatest in Europe.

Chateau Bruntál
A Renaissance chateau with Baroque elements. The strong wall of the southern wing is an original Gothic rampart. However, the origin of the castle, on the foundations of which the chateau was built, is very indistinct. The chateau was the possession of the German knights order and since 1945 it is owned by the state.

Castle Sovinec
The castle (fortress) complex on the rocky headland in the mountain valley of the Nízký Jeseník was founded in 1348. Jan Kobylka z Kobylího got the castle by marriage in 1600, but it was confiscated because of his participation in the revolt against the Hapsburgs. Then it became possession of the German knights order. During the World War II there was a prison and a base of SS troops. After the war the castle burnt down and the restoration has not been completed yet. Recently, there is a rich cultural life at the castle.

Chateau Velké Losiny
A composite chateau complex with a park is situated in a wide valley not far from the municipality. The ground around Losiny was owned by the royal chamber for a long time, but it was continuously pawned. The bailees built a fort there which is still mentioned in 1577. Its remainders are a strong rounded wall and a Gothic portal of the gate in the eastern wing. Fortunately, the chateau was not markedly touched by later adaptations and the atmosphere of mass witch trials from 1678 to 1692 vanished long ago. The inquisitional tribunal led by František Boblig of Edelstadt burnt 56 people at the stake in Losiny. It seems that there were fewer witches in nearby Šumperk since "only" 30 stakes burnt there.

Hand Paper Mill Velké Losiny
One of the oldest, still in operation, European manufactures producing paper was founded in Velké Losiny in the 16th century. The specialized Museum of Paper, the only one in the Czech Republic, was established there in 1987. After reconstruction, the sight-seeing circle passes through the most attractive parts of the object including the fundamental workplaces of the hand paper production.

Rejvíz
The state national reservation Rejvíz stretches on the area of 270 ha. It attracts the visitors by its unique peat moors around Malé and Velké mechové jezírko (moss lakes) whose origin is estimated to go back by some 6 to 9 thousand years. Velké mechové jezírko is accessible through the nature trail on Haťový chodník. The visitors can observe with their own eyes 200 species of plants and grasses, 50 species of mosses. In the nearby surroundings you can see 250 year old remainders of glass works, memorial and cemetery of killed Russian soldiers and a medieval Hamr - a great hammerlock driven by water that shook-out iron slag from agglomerated ore.
Arboretum
A flower paradise not far from the Slezská Harta reservoir. A lot of beautiful and exotic plants can be seen there in large green houses.

Zlatorudné mlýny
The nature trail will lead you to the place where the water flows into the mill race as well as to the place where the water flows "up the hill". The local exhibits represent the historical treatment of gold ore by crushing and grinding. In the upper building you can see the ore crusher, the mill is installed in the lower one. In the ores from Zlaté hory, most gold is bound in pyrite.

Spa Jeseník
Various diseases of respiratory system, cardiovascular, thyroid gland, psychic, gynopathy and dermatic are cured in the spa. The patients can exploit marked circuits for hiking and cycling, regular guided walking trips are held in the spa surroundings (Žofie spring 0,4 km, Prague spring 0,7 km, Bezruč spring 1,3 km, crossroad below Rumanian spring 1,7 km, Rumanian spring 2,4 km, crossroad above Rumanian spring 2,5 km, Southern slope, upper edge 3,2 km, Jeseník spa 3,5 km)

Vrbno pod Pradědem
The town of Vrbno pod Pradědem is situated on the confluence of the rivers Bílá Opava, Střední Opava and Černá Opava. The villages of Mnichov, Železná, Bílý Potok, Vidly and Ludvíkov were gradually joined to Vrbno. Smelting plants and glass works used to operate in the near surroundings. The town sights include St. Michal church with the altar on Western side and the manor from the 17th century. The cemetery is also historically valuable. Remainders of mine workings are to be found in the proximity of the town. Other sights include the wooden church in Vidly and the Neogothic church in Mnichov. Around Vrbno pod Pradědem you can find beautiful countryside, ski-lifts, cross-country skiing tracks, cycle tracks, a swimming pool, a sauna and tennis courts.

Caves Mladeč
The caves with unique karst development. A hacked quartz boulder, half million years old, was found in the Dome of the dead. The same place was a habitation of Cromagnon man. The traces of oldest European wall paintings were discovered in the same cave.

Municipal Mining Museum in Zlaté Hory
The museum specialized in mining is situated in the centre of town, in the Baroque building that is more than 300 years old. The permanent exposition includes a display of medieval and contemporary mining, the region of Zlaté Hory in photographs and postcards, a display of a medieval and contemporary drift. The exposition is also devoted to witch trials with the exhibition of torture chamber. The museum speciality is a collection concerning gold-washing with a unique demonstration of gold-washing performed by a true gold-digger.

Castle Bouzov
In North Moravia, near Litovel, above a small town, you can find the knight castle Bouzov on the hill. It is visible from distant surroundings and charms by its grandiosity. Its Neogothic appearance is only several tens of years old since it was essentially rebuilt. The castle was founded in late 13th century, it is dominated by the eight-storey keep of castle, 58 m high. Buildings in the shape of horse-shoe are grouped around the keep of castle and their roofs are adorned with a number of towers. Two long bridges terminated by a draw-bridge lead to the castle above a deep moat. The new romantic castle was built on the old basement in the period from 1896 to 1902. The castle was equipped in a modern way, e.g. with water pipes and central heating. The castle offers year-long visits including the gallery bellow the castle. Besides the castle you can visit the caves Javoříčko. Loštice is renowned for its odorous speciality – olomoucké tvarůžky, a kind of round curd cheese that even has its museum there. Another tip for a trip is the arboretum Bílá Lhota renowned for its unique collection with more than 400 evergreen woody species.

The place of pilgrimage Maria Pomocná (Our Lady)
The roots of this favourite place of pilgrimage date back to Swedish time, though it was acknowledged as a place of pilgrimage two generations later. The spiritual place is decorated with splendid paintings and frescos that made the stay of thousands of pilgrims more pleasant and restored the joy and mental peace. The church, the chapel and chapelles, the stations of the cross were decorated by images reminding the Church history. The authors of these works were well-known Silesian painters Franz Templer and Emil Brendel.

Ski Resort Kareš – Summer Skiing and mountain mini-buggies in Kouty nad Desnou
Visit the summer attraction for both the children and adult. The tow will take you on the hill and then you have to go on your own (the tow length is 210 m, the course length is 389 m). The ride speed is your option. Refreshment in site is provided.

RANCH M Vernířovice
The ranch is devoted to breeding of spotted Hucul horses. It offers both the standard scamps into the near surroundings and a speciality “six-day wandering on the horse back from the Jeseníky to the Beskydy mountains (the route is 200 km long and requires riding experience, the number of participants is 4 to 6 persons).

Chateau Hradec nad Moravicí
The history of this site dates back to the 9th century when there was an ancient Slavonic settlement followed by the princely castle in the mid 11th century and by the royal Přemyslide castle two centuries later. In the late 16th century Kašpar Pruskovský of Pruskov started its total Renaissance rebuilding. In 1778 the lordship was bought by the prince family Lichnovský of Voštice and the chateau was adapted in the Imperial Style after 1796. In the late 19th century the main chateau building was supplemented by so called Red Chateau, White Tower and fortification wall. The visiting tour through luxuriously furnished lounges reminds, among others, the stays of Ludwig van Beethoven and Ferenc Liszt. The chateau picture gallery presents the collections of the original prince gallery.

Chateau Radúň
The medieval fortress was rebuilt into a Renaissance chateau during the 16th century by the family Tvorkovský of Kravaře. The ramshackle building was entirely adapted by Jan Larisch-Mönnich in the period from 1816 to 1822. The project of Imperial adaptation was designed by Johann Anton English. In the period from 1832 to 1947 the lordship was in possession of the family Blücher of Wahlstatt that gradually added the clerical house, the orangery, the sheep-fold and the storey fortification wall. The visiting circle goes through the rooms of the princely suite and the chateau library with 16000 volumes.

Křížový vrch
The beauty spot Křížový vrch (the cross hill) (671 m ASL) with the St. Ann chapel and a renewed restaurant is accessible by two tourist paths from the town of Jeseník.

Outlook-tower in Zlatý Chlum
The hill Zlatý Chlum (875 m ASL) is an integral part of the town of Jeseník and its surroundings. There is a stone tower from 1899 on its summit, 26 m high, that is still used for its original purpose as an outlook tower. If there is a flag flying on the tower, you can see from the valley that the tower is open.

Chateau Jánský Vrch
The chateau Jánský Vrch history dates back to the second half of the 13th century when the Svidniční castle was built on a strategic site above the Javornický settlement. The castle was largely damaged during the 15th century not only by the Hussite wars but also by the bishopric itself since it got the defensive system demolished so that the castle could not be used by possible enemies. A great restoration and reconstruction of the object took place in the late 15th century. In the course of these adaptations the name was changed to Jánský Vrch in honour of the saint patron of Vratislav bishops – Jan Křtitel. The final reconstruction of the original castle, later the seat with a more comfortable late Renaissance palace, to the Baroque chateau took place in the 18th century. In 1959 the chateau was loaned to the state. Its nationalization happened after the Polish and Czech Catholic Churches Settled up in 1984. The chateau has two visiting circles. One of them passes through the chateau rooms where you can see, among others, a collection of pipes and smoker requisites. The other comes through farming facilities that are usually hidden in historical monuments. The matters of interest are the conserved gas lighting, the exposition of historical gas appliances, chats at coffee and tea in the winter months.

Olomouc
The city of Olomouc is situated in the heart of Haná. Recently, it obtained the statute of regional city, which was a logical result of the city development as a cultural, social and economic centre, whose history started many centuries ago. Olomouc was included in the UNESCO list of the world heritage. The sightseeing in the city centre may last more than a day; you can see unique Baroque monuments, such as The Holy Trinity Chapel, the Plague Column, the astrological clock on the City Hall, the Cathedral of St. Václav, the three-aisled St. Maurice church and six fountains. Svatý Kopeček, the Olomouc monumental pilgrimage church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary boasts about the rich sculptural and fresco decoration. The ZOO garden area stretches not far off the church, at present over 250 species of animals are kept there. You can see the sea aquariums, the pavilion of night animals and there is also an outlook tower with a beautiful view of the whole Olomouc.

Veteran Museum “U Havlíčků” in Rapotín
An exposition of toys, movable figurines in life-size, folk art of carving, baby coaches, clocks, bikes, motorcycles, hackneys, steam machines, stationary engines, tractors, agricultural, fire and military engines of various designs from the past to contemporary ones.

Králický Sněžník
This border mountain range between the Czech Republic and Poland competes by its beauty and height with the Hrubý Jeseník mountains. Its centre is formed by the monumental mountain of Králický Sněžník, 1424 meters ASL, with beautiful views of all directions. Another significant hill is Malý Góra on the border that overshadows Králický Sněžník when looking from Kladská kotlina.

ZOO Park in Rapotín
The forest park, mini arboretum, zoo corner, mini safari, children fun fair, outdoor sitting and fireplace. In the ZOO Park you can see monkeys, llamas, ostriches, donkeys, African goats, sheep, domestic and water poultry, peacocks, South American turkeys, swans, ducks, partridges, pheasants and others. A possibility of riding on the horse or donkey back for the whole family.

Church in Maršíkov
The wooden church of St. Michal was built on the site of an older church by Přemyslav II of Žerotín, the lord of Vizmberg, for Lutherans in 1609. It is the timbered, late Gothic architecture with the Renaissance interior of chancel. The appearance of the church has not been changed since the time of its erection.

Church in Žárová
The wooden church of St. Martin was built by Jan Jetřich of Žerotín for his Lutheran retainers in 1611. The appearance of this timbered, rustic, Renaissance architecture with late Gothic reminiscences has been preserved unchanged. The articles of inventory are mostly Baroque. The high altar, 1717, comes from the pilgrimage chapel of the Holy Trinity near Maršíkov.

Králíky, forts Bouda and Hanička
The monastery and pilgrimage church of the Assumption of the Virgin on Mariánský kopec were built in the period from 1696 to 1710. The Redemptorists moved here in the late 19th century and altered the monastery appearance considerably. The monastery cloisters with the graves of monks, the basilica and the chapel of Holy Stairs are open to public on demand.
The fort Bouda is a unique military monument and the only of the five artillery forts completed in the 1930s that is open to public. It is the object that connects a system of corridors and halls. The remainders of German artillery test of a rare extent were preserved there.
The most visited fort in our country, Hanička, is located near the town Rokytnice v Orlických horách. It is surely worth seeing.

Military museum in Králíky
Several enthusiasts initiated the creation of this military museum near the blockhouse K-S14 (U cihelny). It should become the centre of the fort area with a military-historical exposition devoted to the army and defence of the state. There are numerous little forts and military blockhouses in the neighbourhood.

Haná Open Air Museum in Příkazy
The monumental reservation of folk architecture and agriculture in Haná.