Activities and interesting places

Tours and tourism

Zaly Tower
It’s the only one look-out tower made from stone in Krkonose and provides a wonderful view in all directions. The easiest access is from ski resort Herlikovice with help of their chairlift.
Snezka
Snezka (1603 metres above sea level) is the highest mountain of the Czech Republic and absolutely worth to visit. You can use a chairlift from Pec pod Snezkou what is 40 kilometres away from Strazne or to plan the whole day trip and walk (approximately 30 kilometres there and back together). www.snezkalanovka.cz, www.horasnezka.cz
Labe spring
How to get there? The first option from Strazne is bike with beautiful tracks and views. It's the whole day trip (approximately 60 kilometres). The second one is walk there from Spindleruv Mlyn what is about 20 kilometres and the third option is a chairlift from Spindleruv Mlyn. www.pramen-labe.cz

Technical interest and culture

Labska dam in Spindleruv Mlyn
This dam is 41 meters high 154 metres long. The dam provides countless opportunities for summer activities (fishing, swimming, boat rides or even unusual sports as water zorbing which mediates www.yellow-point.cz.
Museum of the Giant Mountains
Museum is located in Vrchlabi in Augustinian monastery and cares about more than 32,000 registration numbers of articles from various fields of social and natural sciences. Museum is open daily except for monday from 8 am to 5 pm.
History of Czech skiing in Jilemnice
is a permanent exhibition in the Krkonoše Museum in Jilemnice, mapping the beginning of skiing in Bohemia, particularly in Krkonoše. There are many exhibits of early pairs of ski, an exhibition of snowshoes, a video featuring the first ski race, and many other interesting things about skiing.
The museum is open daily, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. www.kmjilemnice.cz

Sport and wellness

You can do a lot of sport activities in Strazne and neighboring towns such as skiing, bike riding, fitness, tennis, golf, squash, paragliding, swimming, bowling, horseback riding, petanque, snowtubing, bobsleigh track etc.
http://www.hory-krkonose.cz/sport/
www.snowhill.cz/herlikovice/
www.strazne.eu
Ski lift Kolonka
is a perfect place for ski begginers and kids and is located literally a few steps from the accomodation Alpsky dum. You can also find a ski school www.xski.cz with their ski rental right on the piste. There is a stylish ski bar with outdoor seating.
Tennis
You can use a couple of tennis courts in Strazne. The first option is very close to Penzion Exnar right next to Liberecka bouda www.libereckabouda.cz. The second one is a few steps from Alpsky dum. If you want to play in the winter time you have to drive to Vrchlabi and use their indoor courts www.tenisvrchlabi.cz
Bobsleigh track Spindleruv Mlyn
This bobsleigh in Spindleruv Mlyn is one of the best in the Czech Republic. It's one of the most popular tourist attraction in this area. It's a good fun for kids even adults. Carts are able to carry two persons maximum. It's about 30 minutes drive from Strazne. It's situated right next to Hotel Harmony. www.bobovka.cz
Aqua park Spindleruv Mlyn
This modern water park with a wonderful view through the glass wall is equipped with three water slides including a boat slide, wild river, wave pool and cozy whirlpool with water temperature of 33 ° C. There is also a relaxation area with hot sauna. Snacks by the pool. More information www.aquaparkspindl.cz
Nowadays, bicycle touring is getting more and more popular as a form of activity holidays. There are many bicycle routes and mountain biking trails in Krkonoše. The difference between the two is that bicycle routes (cyklotrasy in Czech) are signposted routes including roadways, whereas mountain biking trails (cykloturistické trasy) run cross-country on unpaved roads through a hilly terrain with long rises and beautiful views of the countryside.
Bike riding
Bike riding is getting more and more popular and the Giant Mountains ain't any exception. You can expect wonderful views and amazing bike trails. More experienced and skillful bikers can also visit adrenalin bike park in Spindleruv Mlyn with attractive Deep forrest freeride or 75 metres long Pump track with a lot of waves and banked turns. www.skiareal.cz/spindl-bike-park