Rural Vacations: Highlands Explore and Enjoy!

Rural Vacations in the Czech Republic

Featured Destination:
The Bohemian-Moravian Highlands (Vysocina)

Give yourself time . . . find tranquility

The "Vysocina" or Bohemian-Moravian Highlands is a discovery awaiting the savy independent traveler who wants to consider life from a unhurried perspective.

The forests and meadows of the Moravian portion, particularly the Zdar Hills, compose one of the most beautiful, tranquil areas in Central Europe. Give yourself a week and you will discover a way of living almost forgotten in Western Europe and the United States: leisurely, friendly, centered on nature and relaxed unpretentious living.

Map of the Zd'ar Hills,

Rent a cottage as your base

Renovated cottages from the 1700s and 1800s
and contemporary vacation cottages
are the favorite places to stay for complete relaxation.

Hedgie's Rental Reservations

If you rise at dawn in summer, you may find a fawn in your meadow or a baby rabbit nestled by your door. Pick some apples or berries. With lunch, sample your host's homemade preserves or a Moravian wine. In the evening, watch swifts swoop through sunset colors as the meadows turn golden. Have an excellent dinner at the restaurant in the village. As you walk home, notice how bright and close the stars seem, and how silvery the moonlight is, far from city lights. Exult in the world again!

Scansens, caves, castles and fortresses, museums,
hiking, cycling, swimming, crystal showrooms, golf. . .

Sports activities of all kinds take you out into the pristine air and picturesque environment. Cycling and hiking are very popular on the well-maintained trails. Swimming in the many ponds and lakes is a summer refresher. Golf is now available. Downhill and cross-country skiing are winter favorites.

Use your cottage as a base to see the sights:
An outdoor folk museum (scansen), a UNESCO church, a unique Gothic fortress, world-reknown glass works, a museum of rare books, or deep caverns toured via an icy river flowing through them. Take in a jousting tournament or a local festival.

Our galleries of photos and information give you a taste of the Highlands in all seasons.

Activities in the Highlands

Highland Seasons

Driving Directions to the Vysocina

Zd'arske Vrchy or Zd'ar Hills
Detailed practical information

More Information

The meaning of the Vysocina coat of arms, which includes a hedgehog.

Extensive information about the Vysocina, for travel and business.

The Vysocina, highlights from a business publication

Cycling in the Vysocina., a good overview

Cycling trails., detailed specifics

Map Map: The Vysocina and other regions of the Czech Republic

This list of Glass works omits a major artist, Jarolav Svoboda, but include many interesting firms. Click on "Czech Glass" and select "Highlands" for a list. Click on the map symbol for a full-color map of the location.

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