Popular tourist destinations of the Jizera Mountains
Popular tourist destinations of the Jizera Mountains
The Jizera Mountains have four typical tourist centrums – towns Liberec, Jablonec nad Nisou, Frýdlant and Tanvald and their surroundings. Each one offers unique destinations typical to the region.
Liberec city is the regional capital, offers a wide choice of cultural and sports experiences. Among the most favourite destinations, especially for families with children, is the entertainment centre at Liberec zoo and the botanical gardens. Dominating the city is the summit of Ještěd, with its hotel and television transmitter by the same name, and which visitors can reach by cable car. A wide range of adrenaline and sports activities, including a mountain bike park, are on offer in the Ještěd resort. In 2010, a new sport resort was established in the village of Jeřmanice, near Liberec. Apart from a bobsleigh run you can use a four-person chairlift, a ski-run for beginners, a snowpark, and a ski-cross slope.
With a touch of glassmaking tradition, the Museum of glass and jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou presents tourists with the opportunity to visit a number of glassworks and buy a typical souvenir. Favourite attractions for families with children are the bobsleigh run in Janov nad Nisou and the reservoir in Jablonec, where one can swim during the months of summer.
Town Frýdlant lies on the northern side of the Jizera Mountains. Frýdlant Castle and Chateau, which stands above the town of the same name, is a memory of the rich history of the region. Another favourite tourist destination in this corner of the Jizera Mountains is the picturesque and peaceful spa town Libverda, which has mineral springs and the well known restaurant Obří sud – Giant barrel. An important pilgrimage site, the baroque Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, along with a monastery, is to be found in the foothills of the Jizera Mountains in the village of Hejnice. Old half-timbered houses and modern wind farms are also typical to the Frýdlant sub-region.
Town Tanvald lies on the other side of the Jizera Mountains and its attractive area can be explored using its rack railway. The railway runs from Tanvald to Harrachov, via Kořenov, and will soon be extended into neighbouring Poland. And finally, your journey into the life and history of the Jizera Mountains would not be complete without a visit to the settlement of Jizerka.
Near Pension Filoun
Petřín Lookout Tower
Jablonec nad Nisou(9,89km)
The tourist restaurant with a 20 - metre - high lookout tower was built at the southern suburb of Jablonec nad Nisou in 1906.
Dr. Farský Evangelic chapel, Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou(9,93km)
Dr. Farský Chapel is one of the most important buildings in Jablonec nad Nisou.
Reservoir Mšeno - Jablonecká Dam
Jablonec nad Nisou(9,95km)
The reservoir in the centre of Jablonec nad Nisou is very popular.
Museum of Glass and Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou(10,01km)
The Museum of Glass and Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou presents its collections in three architectonically remarkable buildings.
New Town Hall in Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou(10,11km)
The Functionalist rectangular five-storey building of the town hall is situated in the main and oldest square in Jablonec.
Toy museum, Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou(10,11km)
Toy museum in Jablonec nad Nisou is located very close to the town center in the street U Zeleného (No. 2) on the first floor of a residential building. The exhibition of the museum presents itself in four rooms on a total area of 90 square meters, therefore the entry is possible for a maximum of 12 people per group.
Church of the Most Sacred Heart, Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou(10,12km)
The Roman-Catholic Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is a three-nave rectangular church built of bricks, with a transept and a prism-shaped tower.
Church of St. Ann, Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou(10,26km)
St. Ann`s Church was built in the centre of the town in 1685 - 1687.
Former Parish in Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou(10,29km)
The building of the former Parish was built at the beginning of the 18th century.
Souš Dam
Desna(10,50km)
The Souš reservoir was built on the Česná Desná during the 1912-15 period; it flooded nearly 86 hectares.
Mariánskohorské Boudy - Chalet
Albrechtice v Jizerskych horach(11,20km)
Mariánskohorské Boudy, elevated 843 metres above sea level, is a popular tourist destination.
Slovanka Lookout Tower
Janov nad Nisou(11,34km)
In 1887, the branches of the German Mountain Association located in Jablonec, Janov and Horní Kamenice opened a lookout tower on one of the tops of Maxovský Hřeben.
Church of St. Václav, Rychnov u Jablonce
Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou(11,44km)
The Baroque-style Church of St. Václav was built from 1704 to 1712. The interior of the church was restored in the second half of the last century.
Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou City Museum
Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou(11,45km)
The City Museum in Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou was ceremonially opened in the building of the Rychnov Town Hall in April 2008.
Church of St. John the Baptist, Janov nad Nisou
Janov nad Nisou(12,87km)
The building of the Church of St. John the Baptist in Janov nad Nisou began in 1809.
Nature preserve Bukovec
Korenov(13,07km)
A basalt mound Bukovec near Kořenov is lonely protruding from the granite massif of Jizera mountains.
Jizerka settlement
Korenov(13,33km)
The picturesque village of Jizerka is situated in the Jizera Mountains.
Jizerské hory Museum
Korenov(13,41km)
The Museum of the Jizerské hory can be found in the middle of the Jizerské hory mountain range, in Jizerka village. It is located in the premises of the Jizerka local organisation of the Czech Union for Nature Conservation. The object was built in 1889, at the time of the most intensive development of the village of Jizerka, serving as a school for children of the local population.