Harrachov is a
picturesque mountain town in the Krkonoše mountains located near the Polish
border, 700 m above sea level.
Possibilities of spending your free time Harrachov: skiing, hiking, cycling,
mounting bikes rentals, golf course, minigolf, tennis courts, bowling, natural
swimming pool, museum
of glass + visit to glassworks, ski museum, brewery, cinema.
In the Harrachov town centre: lots of souvenir and gift shops, shops selling
glass also from the local glassworks, possibility to buy foodstuffs, to sit in
any restaurant or café, pizzeria, confectionery.
Bus and train transportation, ski-bus, tourist train.
In Harrachov and in the close surroundings, there are possibilities of
hiking and cycling, cross country skiing routes as well as ski slopes are
prepared and maintained (cable ways are in operation in Harrachov as well as at
Rýžoviště every day, new interconnection with other centres – SKIREGION.CZ), ski jumps,
chair lift.
Mumlava waterfall is the most frequently visited hiking destination near
Harrachov (approximately forty-minute walk from the guest-house).
Sightseeing train
Mumlava waterfall
Bobsleigh run
Recommended mountain trips
From Harrachov you can walk to: the Elbe river spring (approximately
13 km), Vosecká bouda (approximately 8 km), Krakonošova snídaně
(approximately 5 km), Ručičky (approximately 5 km), Dvoračky mountain
chalet (approximately 8 km), Štěpánka lookout at Příchovice (near
Kořenov).
By car: Rokytnice nad Jizerou, Špindlerův Mlýn, Pec pod Sněžkou
– Sněžka, Janské lázně, Liberec – Aquapark Babylon.
Recommended trips to towns, manor houses, castles and ZOO
Vrchlabí – museum
Bozkov – stalactite and stalagmite dolomitic caves
Dvůr Králové – ZOO with Safari, “Kuks” manor house nearby
Turnov – “Hrubý Rohozec” and “Sychrov” manor houses
Železný Brod – “Frýdštejn” ruin
Liberec – historic city centre, ZOO, botanical garden, shopping
possibilities in “Babylon” shopping centre, Aquapark with water slides, lots
of entertainment possibilities
Frýdlant – “Frýdlant” castle
Jičín – historic town centre, “Trosky” castle,
“Kost” castle
Praha – the capital city of the Czech Republic, sightseeing and boat
trips along the Vltava river
POLAND: town of Szklarska Poreba (waterfalls) and towns of Jelenia Gora and
Karpacz