The castle Kost and the valley Plakánek

Starting point: the castle Kost

Route: the castle Kost – the valley Plakánek – Vesec – Nepřívěc – Pod Humprechtem – Sobotka, the square – Sobotka, the station /8 km/

Short description:

The best place to enjoy romantic time in the Bohemian Paradise is at a grand castle Kost and the valley Plakánek which both offer a wonderful natural scenery and romantic corners. The castle Kost is one of the best preserved medieval castles in the Czech Republic and is supposed to be the second most important. After you have visited the castle follow the red trail and than blue to the valley Plakánek and to the Village Heritage Reservation Vesec. You can follow the nature trail in the valley and finish it by the sightseeing tour of the Humprecht chateau.

Points of tourist interest along the route:

• the castle Kost – the valley Plakánek,
• the village Heritage Reservation Vesec,
• St.Prokop´s church in Libošovice,
• the chateau Humprecht,
• St. Mary Magdalena´s church,
• the birthplace of the poet Fráňa Šrámek