Bílá-Mezivodí (730 m above sea level)


Beskydy is a Moravian mountain region that lies by the north-eastern boundary of the Czech Republic. Lysá hora is the highest peak at 1328 metres.

Picturesque meadows, fields, forests, rivers and lakes and characteristic wooden houses are typical for this region as well as for the whole Wallachian Kingdom. In this part of the country the old traditions and are still alive thanks to the local people. The Ondrášův Dvůr recreation area is situated at one of the most beautiful locations in Beskydy – the magic valley of Bílá.

It lies in the very heart of the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area and that ensures ideal conditions for sport, rest and regeneration at any time of year.



CULTURE

 

Rožnov pod Radhoštěm

 

- Many all-year-round tourist attractions:

  • Wallachian open-air museum – Wallachian Village, Wooden Town
  • Mill Valley, folk music festivals, cymbalon band performances, theatre shows, country fairs (http://www.vmp.cz)
  • Indoor and outdoor swimming pools, disco, restaurants, bars, outdoor cinema

 

Velké Karlovice

 

  • Local museum in the village centre
  • Wallachian bailiwick
  • Church

 

Horní Bečva

 

  • Dam
  • Restaurants
  • Disco
  • Cinema
  • Borderline crossing to the Slovak Republic

 

Staré Hamry

 

  • Šance dam

 

Valašské Meziříčí

 

  • Baroque church with renaissance features (1572)
  • Žerotín family renaissance chateau, wooden church

 

Frenštát pod Radhoštěm

 

  • Ski-jumping area
  • Private museum of historic cars

 

Štramberk

 

  • Štramberská trúba watch-tower
  • Šipka cave with traces of Neanderthal culture
  • Museum of painter Zdeněk Burian

 

Kopřivnice

 

  • Tatra car factory technical museum

 

Hukvaldy

 

  • Birthplace of the composer Leoš Janáček
  • Hukvaldy castle ruins
  • Forest park with amphitheatre and a sculpture of the Cunning Little Vixen
  • Museum of Leoš Janáček

 

Lázně Teplice nad Bečvou

 

  • Cave with the deepest chasm in the Czech Republic

 

Helfštýn Castle

 

  • Second largest castle in central Europe

 

Starý Jičín

 

  • Remains of castle bulwark with a newly reconstructed watch-tower

 

SPORT

 

Water sports

 

  • Indoor swimming pool with a toboggan chute, sauna, massage – Rožnov pod Radhoštěm.
  • Indoor swimming pool, sauna, massage – Frenštát pod Radhoštěm.
  • Aqua Park Frenštát pod Radhoštěm.
  • Outdoor swimming pool within the Rožnov pod Radhoštěm campsite.
  • Horní Bečva dam

 

Tennis

 

  • Indoor and outdoor tennis courts – Horní Bečva

 

Walking



- Many popular walking routes including:

  • Pustevny – Radhošť. The Radhošť mountain can be reached via the road from Prostřední Bečva or the cable lift from Trojanovice-Ráztoka. Statue of the pagan god Radegast and the chapel of Cyril and Method on the summit of Radhošť.
  • Pustevny – Čertův Mlýn – Martiňák – Horní Bečva
  • Bumbálka – border crossing – Súkenická lookout

 

Cycling

 

61 kilometres long cycle-route:

  • Hlavatá - Třeštík (2,5km) - Benešky (6,1km) - Pod Kotlovou (2,7km) - Soláň (2,7km) - Tanečnice (5,6km) - Hážovské díly (6,7km) - Rožnov pod Radhoštěm (2,9km) - Pod chatou Mír (5,5km) - Skalíkova Louka (8,6km) - Pustevny (1,7km) - Martiňák (9,3km) - Hlavatá (6,7km)

 

Downhill skiing

 

- Many ski centres with slopes of various difficulty

  • Mezivodí – Ski Academy, artificial snow, evening skiing, perfect snow conditions for spring skiing in March and April. The Ski Academy is located 200 metres from Ondrášův Dvůr.
  • Bílá – ski centre with technical snow, evening skiing and perfect snow conditions for spring skiing in March and April. The Ski Academy is located 4.5 km from Ondrášův Dvůr.
  • Pustevny ski centre
  • Lysá Hora ski centre
  • Horní Lomná – Přeláč ski centre
  • Soláň – Soláňka ski centre
  • U Sachovy Studánky ski centre
  • Bumbálka ski centre
  • Horní Bečva ski centre
  • Velká Rača (Slovakia) ski centre – 40 km
  • Vrátna Dolina (Slovakia) ski centre – 70 km

 

Cross-country skiing

 

  • The cross-country trail starts near Ondrášův Dvůr.
  • Nearly all walking routes are used as cross-country trails in winter.

 

Snowboarding

 

  • Snowpark U Sachovy Studánky – further information
  • Snowpark within the Bílá ski centre

 

Fishing

 

  • Horní Bečva dam