Říp Mountain as a National Historic Landmark with legend and rotunda

Hello my friends,

last Saturday I organized a trip to Říp Mountain. I have never been there before and it is also on my bucket list. Me, Šárka and Honza used this opportunity as a training for Vysoké Tatry Mountains where we are going today. I still don´t realize that I´m going on a vacation!

A few facts about this trip

- about 1,5 h. by train from Prague

- Roudnice nad Labem: chateau, square, observation tower

- national historic landmark

- a legend: Říp was the place where the first Slavs, led by Forefather Čech, settled. The land was named after the leader

- Rotunda of St. George and Saint Adalbert

- 459 meters above the sea level

- the end: A little village called Ctiněves with a little brewery.

- total: around 13 km 

We started our tour in little town Roudnice nad Labem. On the square, there is a cake shop with very good ice cream.

Local observation tower. It is for free and the view is nice.

First picture with Říp Mountain. It was really hot!

From this point there was a steep rise. My respect belongs to the guy riding a bicycle who made it to Říp Mountain without a stop or getting out of the bike like everybody else.

Honza & Šárka & Míša. Rotunda of St. George and Saint Adalbert.

If you want to see Rotunda from inside, you can do it by yourself for just 30 CZK. They will borrow you a key. Or you can wait for a guide and pay something like 60 CZK.

What do you think about this view? I just love it. Czech land is really beautiful.

See you after my holiday in Slovakia.
Miska