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Matěj Hájek, artist and founder member of the music group Ztohoven (yes, that is the band whose members replaced flag over Prague Castle with underpants as a form of protest against the government) is the author of the new unique playing area Pecka of 2,000 m² area, which you can find in Krkonoše Mountains. It was just opened a few days ago.

Giant Animals as Climbing Frames are Yet Another Work of Matěj Hájek. It´s Pecka!

Eva Ledecká
27. 7. 2018
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Deer antlers as a toboggan

The unique project designated for children was ceremoniously opened up on 21. July at the upper cableway in Pec pod Sněžkou. It is made up of luxury wooden climbing frames in the form of animals, such as you could actually come across in Krkonoše Mountains; in larger than life size! You can find here a nine-metre adder, you can speed through antlers of a fallen deer like on a toboggan. You can learn something of the bird empire at a height of 5 metres above ground, when under the leaf canopy you can walk through their huge nests.

The aim of the project is to get kids to come out, get them to enjoy and appreciate nature. The oversize wooden animals should help children to realise their existence. 

Pecka connects Krkonoše Mountains from two sides

Pec stands for Pec pod Sněžkou and Ka for Karpacz - a town on the Polish side of Krkonoše Mountains. Linked together makes up ´Pecka´. (Transl. Note: one of the meanings of the word in Czech is ´fantastic´). The entire project cost 45 million crowns, of which 32 million came from a subsidy for Pec pod Sněžkou from the programme Interreg ČeskoPolsko.

Matěj Hájek, who cooperated with architect Tereza Kučerová from the atelier Molo architects (they worked together to design the Bororo park project in Prague ZOO) had made the design as far back as in 2016.

Luxusní vila 5+kk na pronájem, Praha západ
Luxusní vila 5+kk na pronájem, Praha západ, Okolí Prahy

"It's a playground, it´s work of art, and perhaps more. It is alright when there are no borderlines."

The huge animals have wooden and steel constructions and by their finish and material used they blend in with the Krkonoše countryside quite naturally. Inspiration for this creation of the designer duo was British biologist and author of 1,627 BBC-produced documents, David Attenborough.

From Velká Úpa you can get access by cableway or you can follow the path of mountain carriers. You can get back by hiring a scooter and luxuriously speed down the hill.

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The towns in the north of Bohemia are usually not as attractive to tourists, but Litoměřice definitely has a lot to offer!

Will you fall in love with Litoměřice like Karel Hynek Mácha?

Eva Ledecká
14. 8. 2018
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Square and Town Hall

Deluxe historic buildings in the centre of the town, including 14 surviving churches, an interesting history, links to Karel Hynek Mácha, underground tunnels and near to the infamous town of Terezín. These are the highlights of Litoměřice, a town in the north of Bohemia that is certainly worth visiting.

Litoměřice is one of the oldest towns in Bohemia. During the first half of the 13th century it became a royal town and dominated the entire north region. This was always a fertile region, grapes grew well here and the rulers of the country granted many privileges to the town. The town suffered its greatest disasters during the Thirty-Year War and during the plague. The town was emptied of people and Germans from the north came and settled here. After the Munich Agreement Litoměřice became part of the Sudetenland.

There is a reason for the deluxe Kalich House to be located on the square

Litoměřice is famous for its history of drinking. It was not only a good place for wine-making, which is proven by the shape of the tower on Kalich Kouse on the square, it was also famous for brewing beer. In other towns you could be mugged or beaten, in Litoměřice you were at risk of getting drunk. You can still find 3 small excellent breweries in the town offering deluxe beer, which is quite good for a town with a population of just 26,000.

While visiting the town you can relax in the newly established Václav Havel Park, walk through the 300 metres of underground tunnels, or visit the unique Crystal Touch museum, which exhibits the fingerprints of famous people in crystal.

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Prodej bytové jednotky 2x 1+kk, Praha, Praha 2

Following in the footsteps of K. H. Mácha

Czech poet Karel Hynek Mácha was also fond of the picturesque region of Litoměřice. He enjoyed wandering through the countryside here and liked the nearby peak called Radobýl. He was in love with Eleanor Šomková, but he unfortunately fell ill and he died on the day he was to marry, which was 6 November 1836. You can visit Vikárka Hosue in Litoměřice, where Mácha had a room

The sad history of the nearby town of Terezín

When visiting Litoměřice tourists also stop at the nearby fortified town of Terezín, which was built by Josef II in 1780. However it became infamous during the Second World War, when its main fort served as a Jewish ghetto. The Small Fort was occupied by the Gestapo, which established a prison here. The prisoners were then transported from here to concentration camps in Osvštim, Mejdanek, Treblinka and others. The Terezín Monument is now located in the Small Fort.

Today, the town of Terezín seems very cold. As if it was never able to come to terms with its history. The facades of the houses are mostly peeling, the town centre consists of an enormous space, a large square with a fountain in the middle, where time has stopped. As if the town sleeps and keeps looking over its shoulder for soldiers’ uniforms.

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