Region of Plzeň - Czech republic
REGION OF PILSEN
You find this region on South-west of the country. There are missing the towns of medium greatness here, therefore the natural centre of all concentration in the region there is the town of Pilsen, well-known throughout the world with its production of beer.
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CZ: The Czech Forest - Home Not Only To Protected
Beautiful Bohemian Forest is interesting in many ways. Not only, this corner of our state has the cleanest air, but the landscape is nearly untouched by man, so you can see some protected species of animals - such as beaver.
An adult beaver weighs only 30 kg and for choosing their home areas with little running water. Dams he builds mostly at night. The building material is wood, oak and ash, for which he walks and 50 m from shore. Beaver is able to bite tree trunk that has diameter of 70 cm. This aquatic rodent feed primarily bass and twigs of willow and poplar.
Photo: Štěpánka Svobodová
CZ: Winter Šumava I
Snow covered nature in forest, frosty air, used trail, falling snow flakes and peaceful quiet everywhere... simply idyl in Šumava. One of the most popular places among tourists and photographs is Povydří – a valley of rock formations, snowy pine trees and the River Vydra. Many reservations and protected natural areas are within the area of the National Park Šumava. The most famous is the Boubín Forest. .
Text and photo: Monika BabickáCZ: Winter Šumava II
Šumava keeps pace with the time. Its introduces itself in new guieds, publications maps with information on history, sights, traditions, crafts, nature, environmental protection, tourist and sport activities. The White Track of Šumavaproject endorses ski tourism and guarants ski trails maintenance. The way how is ecology presented together with modern information centers will get attention of small pupils. "The green roof of the Central Europe" is the name for this land and it attracts more and more visitors.
Text and photo: Monika Babická
CZ: Sumava in Autumn I
Part of Kvilda is a former settlement of Bucina. Today this town is related to the "Iron Curtain". A border crossing to Germany used to be there. Forests around are located in the 1st zone of the Sumava National Park. In this zone, almost any human activity is forbiden and forests thus suffer under bark beetle. A look at destroeyed plains are rather scenes from some horror movie. Your heart will feel better in Susice by local mechanical Betlehem. Or you will enjoy a view from Klostermann's observation tower. The name to the tower gave well-known writer who used to live in Sumava.
Text and photo: Monika Babická
CZ: Sumava in Autumn II
From Kvilda in the Sumava to the spring of theVltava. From Cenkova Pila to the confluence of the Vydry and the Kremelna. Or a pathway to Jezerni Slate. Those place are all magnificent and unusual. You can explore nature from the observation tower Svatobor that is opened whole year. In tourist cottage you can buy something to eat or stay overnight when weather is terrible.
Text and photo: Monika Babická
CZ: Plasy – The Museum of Civil Engineering
In the preserved premises of the former brewery at the Plasy monastery, there was an exhibition on civil engineering that will take you from the foundations to the roof of the buildings in its historical development. The episode is divided into sections as well as the construction. You will get acquainted with building materials, their processing and utilization from the time of our ancestors to the present.
Text and photos: Monika Babická
CZ: Marianska Tynice – The Museum and Gallery of the North of the Plzensko Region
Mariánská Týnice - the former pilgrimage site of the Cistercian monastery in nearby town of Plasy, with which it has a common history, is associated with miracles. The extensive construction of Proboštia together with the Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary designed by the architect Santini. It was created on the site of a medieval pilgrimage church. The museum and gallery of the northern Pilsen region will introduce you to the history of this region and make an exhibition of Baroque and its world, presenting a comprehensive view of the work of the architect Jan Blazej Santini Aichel.
Text and photos: Monika Babická
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