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From Žarnovica to Nová Baňa
Our first big hike with David. Only me and him, the first time hiking, which could be called a ridge hike, without the possibility of shortening.
It mainly required courage, patience, playfulness and a lot of food and water 🙂
We start under the Calvary in Žarnovica and follow the blue hiking trail the whole time. As we climb, we enter the forest, where it is pleasantly cool, in some places we must climb over fallen logs – remnants of logging, in other places we stop to pick up lots of sweet blackberries.
In a clearing under the power lines we managed to meet three small wild boars and a little further in the forest a deer. David even found a praying mantis, invisible to me because it was the color of dry grass.
praying mantis A picnic in the meadow gave us strength and a bag of sweets helped us overcome the crisis 🙂 We refreshed ourselves in a spring below Ihanovo, where there was plenty of water despite the dry summer.
well The highest point was hill Johan, which is also part of the Novobanské povesti educational trail. It also offers the most beautiful views.
hill Johan The last few kilometers, Dávid made up games for us (now we can’t step on any stone…) and so it went by quickly. We ended the hike at the Zvonička in Nova Baňa, Dávid with a well-deserved popsicle and juice and I with a craft beer.
Views from Johan Yes, it was long, sometimes challenging to motivate, and my legs were sore from standing and waiting, but it was also beautiful, and I am incredibly proud of him.
He was freshly 6 years old at the time of the hike.
15.59km, 582m ascend, 5h46 min active time, 8h 33min total -
Active holiday in Moravia
South Moravia is a region of endless vineyards, picturesque villages, castles, chateaux and lakes. It is located not far from the border with Slovakia and is ideal for cycling.
Church on a hill overlooking Zaječí Our starting point was Zaječí, where we were staying. Every morning we started by running to the Nové mlyny reservoir, we ran along the water and returned through the vineyards. After breakfast we got on our bikes and went exploring the surroundings.
reservoir Nové Mlyny Very interesting are the monuments, seemingly randomly distributed in the Lednice-Valtice area, such as the Three Graces – a covered colonnade in front of which stands a sculpture group, for which the name Three Graces was deduced. The Chapel of St. Hubert is a three-sided building in the center of which is a statue of St. Hubert, standing on a pedestal with statues of angels.
Chapel of St. Hubert Janov Castle is an artificial ruin of a medieval castle, it was inhabited and served as a hunting lodge.
Janov Castle 
Lednice chateau The state chateau in Lednice is one of the most visited monuments in the Czech Republic, surrounded by beautiful gardens and including a palm greenhouse. The adjacent park also includes an aqueduct, a Chinese pavilion, a Venetian fountain and a minaret.
minaret One day we took a bike trip to Austria, on the way we saw the colonnade in Rejstno, but we all agreed that it was more interesting for us on the Czech side of the border.
And since we love hills, we couldn’t resist running through the Pavlov Hills, a limestone mountain range above the village of Pavlov with the highest peak Devín (550 meters above sea level). There is also the Devičky castle ruin – according to legend, the name of the castle comes from three petrified girls, who today stand as three rocky cliffs in front of the castle.
and of course we tasted: delicious wines, refreshing beers, sweet ice creams and some culinary specialties
In a week we cycled 185 km, ran another 85 and walked a few extra kilometers.
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