In Krčkovice, a village square with a chapel, a hiking trail through Čertoryje and Věžák offer different things to discover: local history, the route and environmental education. If you are considering Krckovice-Hrubá Skála as a travel destination, these specific themes offer different starting points without prescribing a fixed daily schedule.

Village Square: Chapel and Wayside Shrines

The Chapel of the Guardian Angels stands in the village square of Krčkovice. It is a detached rectangular building with a tower. A stone plaque above the entrance bears the year 1735. There are also wayside shrines in the village square. The chapel and the shrines bring together different forms of religious architecture and commemorative culture in one place.

Above the Věžák pond stands a monument to the Kosin family. It commemorates the family’s continuous farming of the “Na Budách” farm for more than three centuries. Thus, alongside the religious buildings, the history of a farm provides another historical point of reference.

Hiking Trail through Čertoryje

A hiking trail passes the Čertoryje signpost and the Pohádkový domek before reaching the village square in Krčkovice. The square is therefore the endpoint of a route that first passes the signpost and the house; the chapel and wayside shrines give this destination a cultural point of interest.

From the village square, a field path between the houses leads back to the green-marked trail through the Čertoryje Canyon. Two sections are therefore described for navigation: the trail through Čertoryje to the village square, and the field path from the square back to the marked trail.

Věžák: Information and Environmental Education

The Věžák Information Centre is located at Krčkovice 31, Hrubá Skála, 511 01. It is part of the network of tourist information centres in Bohemian Paradise. The network offers up-to-date information about trips, events and places to visit, as well as maps, guidebooks, tips for things to do, regional products and tickets.

The Věžák Information Centre offers environmental education activities for visitors to Bohemian Paradise throughout the summer. These include exhibitions, photographs and information materials. Exact seasonal dates may change; if you are planning a visit for a specific time, check the latest information.

The annual Eco Days at Věžák offer fun activities, particularly for younger visitors, and provide information about specific nature conservation topics in Bohemian Paradise. Dates and themes vary. If you are planning a trip specifically for the Eco Days, check the date of the event.

Landscape and Access at Věžák

Krčkovice lies within the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area. At Věžák, rocks rise directly out of the pond’s surface. The summit of Vodní skála rock can be reached by a climbing route from the water or on foot from the opposite side.

For planning purposes, these details describe clearly different options: the hiking trail through Čertoryje passes named points on the way to the village square; at the summit of Vodní skála, the focus is on two ways of getting there—a climbing route from the water and a footpath from the opposite side. You can therefore treat the hiking route described and the activity on the rock as different options rather than combining them into a single route.

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