In co-operation with Czech Tourism
After our visit to Bohemian Switzerland, we travelled on to Litomerice in the Czech Republic, northwest of Prague. Here we wanted to look at Ploskovice Castle, but first we wanted to see the football match Sweden - England. We rolled into town half an hour before the match was due to start, and judge our surprise when we found a campsite full of Swedes ...
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From Pravcicka Brana to Litomerice
We drove from Bohemian Switzerland in the afternoon, after the nice the hiking tour to Pravcicka Brana. The drive took about an hour, and we arrived just in time for the football match to start. So where would we watch it? We gambled that the town's campsite would have a restaurant with a TV. They did, and besides, the campsite was full of Swedes ...
Nice campsite on the river Elbe
Atokemp Slavoj is nicely situated on the river Elbe (Labe in Czech), and it's a short walk up to the lovely town. This is a small family-run campsite, with a cosy little restaurant and fresh service buildings. There are also cottages, and a lot of cyclists stop by on the way as they cycle "The Labe cycling trail".
Swedish and Danish campers
We came just just in time to sit in front of the TV in the restaurant. And here we were not alone as Swedes, on the contrary! Most people in the restaurant were Swedes, or Danes. When we ordered food, we even got a menu in Swedish.
We asked the girl who worked at the campsite (who, by the way, understood a bit of Norwegian because she studied in Norway for six months) and she said that it has "always been like that". The Swedish and Danish guests come year after year. Some weeks have extra numbers, such as when there is a Nordic motorbike meeting or the recurring week when a Danish camping association books the entire campsite.
We watched the match together with Maritta and Bengt Johansson from Skåne. They have been coming to this campsite for many years, on their way to a spa in Hungary. After the match we were invited to their caravan for beer and snacks. Thanks to Maritta and Bengt for a nice evening, and wish you a continued nice trip!
The beautiful city of Litomerice
The town of Litomerice, or Litoměřice as it is spelled in Czech, is located just over 20 miles north-west of Prague and has around 25,000 inhabitants. Founded in the 10th century, it was a major trading centre of the German-Roman Empire in the 17th century. Not surprisingly, this is a pretty town, with many beautiful houses and churches.
There is a whole bunch of churches in Litomerice and we went into one of them, Kostel Zvestovani Panny Marie. The church was unfortunately not maintained but rather dilapidated, but instead they showed art in the church, which I liked.
Ploskovice Castle
Just outside Litomerice is Ploskovice Castle, and we wanted to see it! The site was already used by knights in the 12th century, and the castle you can see today looks like it did in the 19th century, when the abdicated Austrian king lived here.
To see the castle inside, you have to join a guided tour, which we did. The tour was in Czech, but at least we got a little booklet in English that we could read ...
Under the south side of the castle are caves, with paintings, sculptures and fountains. A bit different! All in all, we are very pleased with a varied and pleasant visit to Litomerice. We actually made another visit nearby but it is of a slightly different nature, simply a little heavier, so we will tell you about it tomorrow.
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Lena - gott för själen says:
At last! After a number of days of trying, I now came in here on the blog! Will read the latest posts that I missed. I heard a rumour about hiking 🙂 ðŸ™'
Have a great trip!
Hug Lena
10 July 2018 - 6:33
Helena says:
Glad you finally got in! But sooo strange! Hope it will work now! And yes, our last post was about our hike in Bohemian Switzerland in the northwestern Czech Republic. Absolutely magically beautiful!
10 July 2018 - 10:07
dianasdrömmar says:
Lovely you have it hugs Diana
10 July 2018 - 8:34
Helena says:
Czech Republic is a nice country to travel around in! 🙂
10 July 2018 - 10:07
Britt-Marie Lundgren says:
The Czech Republic is unfortunately a white spot on the map for us if you exclude Prague, but we have heard so much about nice places so we will have to start planning....
We like your way of travelling, well planned and "no time to waste"!
10 July 2018 - 14:22
Helena says:
The Czech Republic is nice and affordable and has a lot to offer in addition to Prague 🙂 And yes, we like to see and do a lot! (Although you can also need some relaxation from time to time;))
10 July 2018 - 15:19
Maria / Magnolia Magis says:
What beautiful castles you visit! But how can you do it all in one day? The castle would take several days...! ;D I like castles and churches because there is so much to see. At the same time, I can feel conflicted because the churches are so ornate and expensive, but how did the people live at that time...? Well, there is a lot of nice art anyway!
10 July 2018 - 17:49
Helena says:
This is a real experience trip for us, so I can agree that we have had quite a fast pace. At the same time, everything here is within very short distances 😉 I understand exactly how you think about the churches! I love looking at beautiful churches, but you might wonder how the wealth was distributed.
10 July 2018 - 22:44
Matts Torebring says:
Then I would have felt at home, with a Swedish menu and many Swedish guests. Have a nice trip,
10 July 2018 - 19:41
Helena says:
Then you would have liked this campsite! 🙂
10 July 2018 - 22:45
Veiken says:
How lovely. You have a nice trip and you convey everything so well. I have now discovered that the former East and the Balkans have so much to show us tourists.
10 July 2018 - 21:02
Helena says:
Glad you like our posts Veiken! It's also fun to follow your travels in the eastern parts of Europe!
11 July 2018 - 7:27
Kors och Tvärs says:
It's an exciting piece of architecture, something we don't have much of here at home.
10 July 2018 - 21:11
Helena says:
There is a lot of great architecture in this part of the Czech Republic!
11 July 2018 - 7:27
BP says:
Nice that you found your own "Camp Sweden" in the city. Then you could drown your sorrows after the loss together too;-) A clear advantage if you ask me;-)
10 July 2018 - 23:29
Helena says:
It was absolutely perfect! Fantastic because it was completely unexpected 🙂 .
11 July 2018 - 7:28
Maritta says:
Well written big thank you even to the chewing was not ox but it was moose?we are in Komaron on the terminal date.Then we go on to Siofok camping which we have visited for 20 years.RegardsMaritta and Bengt?♥♥♥.
11 July 2018 - 13:40
Helena says:
How nice to hear from you, Maritta and Bengt! And wonderful to hear that you have arrived at the bath! Wish you a continued nice trip! (And I thought it tasted a little wild ;))
11 July 2018 - 16:28