The Czech Republic-Tips for the trips-Beskydy – on horseback
The Czech Republic-Tips for the trips-Beskydy – on horseback
The forest – covered Beskydy are an ecologically pure area, where one can, for at least for a while, forget about the worries of everyday life, visit some of the local farms, or take a ride to visit nature. Agricultural farms provide accommodation directly in the villages’ economic centres. Riding grounds allow visitors to try horseback riding, even beginners. You can borrow a horse at a ranch and with a local tour guide set out on a long trip to the mountains. Less active and more romantic visitors can opt for a horse-drawn carriage. Visitors head to Beskydy not only for relaxation or hiking in the mountains, but also for the open-air museums of traditional buildings in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, where they can look in awe at dozens of original wooden East Moravian houses in the Valašsko area. Craftsmen still carry on their trades in many of them. Visitors can buy traditional folklore goods, created by clever hands, on site
Regional symbol – the mysterious Radegast
On Radhošt, one of the highest peaks in the Beskydy Mountains, there stands a statue of the mysterious pagan god of the harvest, Radegast, featuring the head of a bull and a horn of plenty. This is a historically unsubstantiated figure, but still a respected symbol and protector of the region. Some people believe that the catastrophic flooding in Moravia in 1997 was caused by the fact that the statue, at that time, was moved down into a valley, where a restoration expert made a copy.
Don’t miss:
Pustevny – several wooden structures designed by architect, Dušan Jurkovič, marry aspects of Art Nouveau with Slavic motifs.
Rožnov – the largest open-air museum, in which you can travel through towns, villages, and a number of water-powered mills.
Kopřivnice – in the unique museum of the renowned Tatra brand, drawing from a 150 year tradition, you can see luxurious models of convertibles and limousines as well as freight trucks built to weather the toughest conditions of the Siberian tundra.
Kunín – the most-prized Baroque castle in Moravia.Hukvaldy – the home of the world-renowned, great composer, Leoš Janáček, merits a visit not only because of his family’s house, but also because of the largest castle ruins in the Czech Republic Hukvaldy Castle
