A Weekend in Stramberk
Stramberk is an adorable little town in the Czech Republic and a lovely place to spend a weekend. Nestled in the lime foothills of the Beskids (a mountain range in … Read more
Think Outside the Guidebook
Prisoner-of-War Camp Stalag VIII-A
Stalag VIII –A, located just south of Görlitz on the east side of the Neisse River, was a POW camp during WWII. Today it lies in Zgorzelec in Poland and … Read more
Jonsdorf – Mountain Spa Town
Jonsdorf, a cute little village located in the Zittau Mountains known as a Luftkurort – literally an “air spa”, is a town that has been declared a health resort for … Read more
Joachimstein Water Palace
This forgotten and neglected water palace was once one of the most beautiful in the region, designed and built by the same architects who worked on some of the masterpieces … Read more
Markersdorf
Markersdorf is an unassuming place with surprising ties to important historical figures and events. The idyllic little village lies just to the west of Görlitz in Upper Lusatia. At the … Read more
Hiking in Löbau
Löbau is a city in Saxony and Upper Lusatia, about 25 km southwest of Görlitz. It can be reached easily by train or bus. With a population of about 15,000 … Read more
Hiking in Hejnice
Hejnice (German: Haindorf) is a small town of about 2,600 people in the Liberec district located at the northern slopes of the Jizera Mountains in the valley of the river Smědá … Read more
Bunzlau – Day Trips in Poland
Bolesławiec (Bunzlau in German), is located on the Bóbr River in southwestern Poland in Lower Silesia, about an hour’s train ride from Görlitz. Given the title “Miasto Ceramiki” (or Town of … Read more
Frýdlant – Day Trips in Czech Republic
I continue to be amazed by the many interesting and beautiful places that surround Görlitz, and Frýdlant in Czech Republic is no exception. We recently had a friend from the … Read more