Take the Central Bohemian Uplands Nostalgic Train to Třebenice to see Czech garnets
Trip on the route Lovosice - Třebenice - Hazmburk - Libochovice - Budyně nad Ohří - Roudnice nad Labem
This unique trip to see the beautiful Czech garnets begins at a stop of the Central Bohemian Uplands Nostalgic Train in Lovosice, from where you can ride a bike to Třebenice. Here, in addition to the Czech garnets, you can also admire an exhibition of castles in the Central Bohemian Uplands. The local chocolate factory with various types of chocolate will certainly be an attractive destination specially for children. After visiting Třebenice, you can set off on a red tourist route through Klapý to Hazmburk Castle. Then you continue and follow the red route to Libochovice. There you visit its greatest attraction – the local castle. Here you can end your trip and return on your own back to Lovosice via Chotěšov, Vrbičany and Siřejovice (approximately 15 km), or continue to Budyně nad Ohří, for example, to the water castle. From there you return to Lovosice to the starting point of the trip through Písty, Doksany, and Lukavec (approximately 20 km).
When the season ends, when the Central Bohemian Uplands Nostalgic Train (T4) does not operate, we use regular train or bus connections.
Stops
Třebenice
The history of Třebenice goes back a long way- sometime before 1173 it was given as a market village by Vladislav I. to the monastery of St. George at the Prague Castle.
In 1227 Třebenice was mentioned as a small town in examined documents, in 1299 it officially gained the majesty of a town with the right of the throat, and since 1433 town books have been kept. In 1420, Třebenice was acquired by the Kaplíř family from Sulevice, who lived in the nearby Košťálov castle and thanks to their initiative Třebenice acquired its town emblem. An important family, including the famous defender of Vienna against the Turks, Zdeněk Kašpar Kaplíř of Sulevice (1611 - 1686), played a key role in the history of the town until 1686. Another notable figure in the history of Třebenice is the national awakener, founder of the Czech school and a credit union, MUDr. Václav Pařík (1839 - 1901). Pařík was also a long-time mayor of the town and initiated the establishment of the Czech Garnet Museum in 1872! At that time, Třebenice was also famous for its fruit growing. Around 1895 the first Czech fruit processing factory was established here. The dominant feature of the town is the parish church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, which was completed in 1601 and built on the site of an older building. The early Baroque cemetery chapel of the Holy Trinity with a wooden bell tower dates from 1692–1696, the rectory is also Baroque, from the 18th century. The youngest sacral monument is the former evangelical church from 1902, where the Museum of the Czech Garnet and a permanent exhibition of castles in the Central Bohemian Uplands, is today. A very valuable movable monument is the unique Třebenický hymnal, which was written by Matouš Ornys from Lindperk in the years 1574 - 1578 at the initiative of the town. Today, the city is one of the popular tourist gates to the Central Bohemian Uplands.