As we came close to the end of a steep climb up a very narrow sandstone ridge, David, an arborist and fellow backpacker, shouted at me from a landing above. “There is a local legend that tells you if ...

• Young Park Also called Bohemian Switzerland National Park, České Švýcarsko is the youngest of the Czech Republic’s four national parks. It's home to the heart of a very ancient mountain realm, ...

The rock formations seem straight out of a fantasy film, with some looking like giant mushrooms and others resembling turtles. Then there's the twisted Doggen tower and the Janus head, all part of the ...

Czech firefighters have put out a forest fire in a national park on the country’s northern border with Germany after 20 days, the interior minister said on Friday. The largest fire in Czech history ...

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