Milčice brings together village history, traditions and a landscape whose ponds originated from earlier peat extraction. The village’s history centres on Milčická náves and the chronicler František Jan Vavák; other features include an exhibition with strictly regulated access, distinctive trees and a short cycle route to Tatce. For your stay, you can focus on historical accounts, a specific cycling connection or the development of the landscape.

Village history and local tradition

Milčická náves has always been the centre of village life and preserves notable historic features. Its most important landmark is the farm of the scribe František Jan Vavák. He was the local village judge, a chronicler and an important popular writer. The village centre thus brings together the history of communal life and that of an author who recorded the life of his time as a chronicler.

Milčice is also stop 8 on the regional project “Tajuplná místa Podlipanska” (Mysterious Places of Podlipansko). The information board introduces Vavák and a local legend. Alongside the historical figure, you can also encounter a story associated with the place.

Exhibition and traditions

The Milčice exhibition is a permanent exhibition about Milčice, housed in the former “Síň tradic” (Hall of Traditions). It is open to the public every year on 8 May. Visits at other times must be arranged in advance with the Milčice municipal office and the exhibition’s caretaker, Eva Vyhlídalová. If you are planning a different date, coordinate it with the named contacts before travelling.

A dated example of local tradition is Vynášení Morany, which MŠ Milčice organised for the public on 20 March 2025. The procession ended with the traditional burning of the Morana effigy at a fire by the pond.

Ponds and distinctive trees

The ponds tell the story of how the landscape has changed. Behind the large Milčice pond, two smaller, elongated ponds were created in former peat-extraction pits after 1985. Their flooding created refuges for rare animal and plant species. Their creation thus transformed former extraction sites into a habitat for rare species.

On the edge of the village, on the road to Pečky, stands the protected “Památná hrušeň” (Memorial Pear Tree), a common pear (Pyrus communis L.) planted around 1900. The “Havlíčkova lípa” (Havlíček Lime Tree) has a different commemorative association: it was designated a memorial tree on 4 November 1999, and a memorial stone stands beside it. The two trees therefore differ both in their names and in the historical dates associated with them.

Getting around on foot and by bike

Milčice lies on the Cesta Česka pilgrimage route. If you would like to follow the route, check its current alignment in advance. One specific cycling option is the 750-metre Milčice–Tatce cycle path: it runs from the municipal football pitch to Tatce railway station. There are tables, benches, bicycle stands and waste bins at three rest stops. The two options offer different information for planning: the cycle path has a stated length and endpoints, while Cesta Česka identifies the village’s connection to a pilgrimage route.

Benches, waste bins, a bicycle stand and an information board are located along Javorová alej. The board covers funding for the avenue’s renewal and the nearby Natura 2000 site. As the facilities may require maintenance, it is worth checking their condition on site before using them.

Discover more destinations: Milovice, Běrunice, Činěves, Odřepsy, Stará Lysá, Choťánky, Loučeň, Křečkov.

For the broader travel overview: Nymburk District.