Cycle trip to the chateaux of the Bohemian Central Uplands - cycle route No. 3066
The medium-long trip will take you to two beautiful castles and also to the hills and nature of the Bohemian Central Highlands. The trip is 57 km long and can be done even by a moderately fit cyclist.
Start this trip in Ústí nad Labem, following the Elbe cycle route to Velké Březno for a stop at the chateau. While you’re here, take a tour and admire the grounds. Then it’s back on your bike and off on cycle route 3066 for a steady climb of about 7 km. You will pass through several villages to reach the highest point of the trip and then enjoy the descent to Ploskovice, where another beautiful chateau awaits. Have a look inside and don’t forget to explore the gardens and the unique underground grottos. You can also take a break at Café Páv. From Ploskovice, it’s only a short ride to Litoměřice, where you can leave your bike in the bike tower and hit the old town center. For the ride back, follow the Elbe Trail downstream, through the Porta Bohemica valley to Ústí nad Labem, where Střekov Castle awaits.
Trip length: 58 km; Climb: 429 m, Descent: 429 m
Route: Ústí nad Labem - Velké Březno - Byňov - Homole u Panny - Třebušín - Ploskovice - Žitenice - Litoměřice - Píšt'any - Libochovany - Církvice - Sebuzín - Ústí nad Labem
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Ústí nad Labem Town
The regional town of Ústí nad Labem offers several interesting tourist destinations. Among other things, it is called the "city of waterfalls" - there are countless in its vicinity.
Ústí nad Labem town is situated in a beautiful countryside of a Labe valley in the north of the Czech Republic. It is in the heart of the Central Bohemian Uplands Protected Landscape Area and its famous valley called Porta Bohemica (or: The Gate to Bohemia).
Because of the good transport connections, the town is a natural starting point of trips to the region of Labe Sandstone Rocks, to the Bohemian Switzerland National Park, and to Krušné Hory Mountain Range.
The most notable parts of the town skyline are The Střekov Castle, Větruše (a small chateau with natural and mirror mazes, a lookout tower, and a restaurant), Mariánský Bridge, which is said to be one of the top ten structures of the last decade of the 20th century, and the Church of the Ascension of Our Lady. Its tower is deflected by 2 metres from the vertical axis!
In Ústí nad Labem, you can visit a lot of castles and chateaus (e.g. Blansko castle ruins, Krásné Březno chateau, Velké Březno chateau), interesting natural features (Erben’s viewpoint, Střekov viewpoint, Vaňov waterfall), and interesting museums (The Civil Protection Museum – the Underground of Ústí, The Model Trains Museum in Trmice Castle, The Municipal Museum of Ústí nad Labem), and the ZOO (with the attractive animal shows, night tours or the zoo-train).
Contact
Address
Ústí nad Labem - Informační středisko
Mírové náměstí 1/1
Ústí nad Labem
Phone Contact
+420 475 271 700
Email
info.stredisko@mag-ul.cz
Website
www.usti-nad-labem.cz
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