Excursions

Area and Activities

  • Lipnice nad Sázavou: Lipnice State Castle – 200 m, Church of St Vitus, the house and grave of writer Jaroslav Hašek
  • Swimming: recreational ponds 2–4 km, rocky pools 1–2 km, indoor swimming pool 15 km, Humpolec summer pool 10 km
  • Skiing: cross‑country skiing and sledging on site, downhill slopes with lifts 10 and 20 km away
  • Mushroom picking: extensive forests with flooded quarries and hiking trails start 100 m from the apartments; cycling
  • Fishing: private ponds for a fee – Vitonín 1 km, Kejžlice 5 km
  • Nature reserve: Kamenná trouba – 65 ha – pond and wetland plant communities
  • Transport: motorway Prague–Brno 10 km – exit 90 Humpolec; direct bus connections from Havlíčkův Brod and Světlá nad Sázavou
  • Access: Lipnice nad Sázavou – square, opposite the U České koruny inn turn towards the castle, drive under the castle towards the school, immediately turn right behind it, then go straight at the first junction into a dead‑end street to the end. The owners live at house no. 232 near the accommodation facilities. Distance from the square approx. 600 m.

 

Excursions

  • Havlíčkův Brod – 15 km – indoor pool, outdoor swimming pool, house of Karel Havlíček Borovský
  • Humpolec – 10 km – Orlík Castle ruins, outdoor swimming pool
  • Světlá nad Sázavou – 8 km – Bohemia glassworks
  • Ledeč nad Sázavou – 12 km – castle, centre for canoeists
  • Melechov Hill – 10 km – geographical centre of Europe
  • Želiv – 22 km – Premonstratensian monastery, Trnávka water reservoir
  • Pelhřimov – 28 km – the town of records
  • Stvořidla – 8 km – nature reserve with a rocky riverbed of the Sázava – romantic swimming
  • So‑called “Posázaví Pacific” – a local railway allowing you to visit beautiful places along the Sázava River, such as Stvořidla, Ledeč nad Sázavou, Český Šternberk Castle, Sázava Monastery, or simply enjoy a romantic ride along the river.

Photo: Martina Schneiderová