Blogs from Cesky Sternberk, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, Europe

After our tour of Sternberk Castle, see previous entry, we walked down the hill by a different route that led to a parking area. An ancient, overgrown walking trail paralleled the narrow road we walked and ended at a stone bridge. The path was wide enough that walkers and horsemen in single file could have made their way to and from the castle. Surely it would have been easy to defend and there were times in its long history this must have been the case. There is a modern road just beyond the bridge. We walked across the road to a parking lot. There we saw an inviting, little used path leading up into the mountains. Aren't all trails leading into the mountains inviting? We were not surprised to see a religious shrine beside the ... read more