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The first part of a special summer journey through Bohemia and Moravia with the moderating couple Jiri Bartoska and Miroslav Donutil. Many millions of years ago, a shallow sea stretched in the area of today's Bohemian Switzerland. And it was from its bottom that a wonderful world of sandstone rock towers, bridges and gates was born after the water receded. We will take a boat ride not only in the famous gorges around Hrensko, but also along the Elbe, on the banks of which the town of Decín has grown over the centuries, above which rises the highest Czech table mountain with a stone lookout tower. We will visit the ruins of a mill in the romantic canyon of the Kamenice river, where a proud princess, who has already improved, and she have found refuge with King Miroslav. And also the castle Saunstejn, from where they once set out on robbery expeditions to Lusatia and Saxony. We too will come to the German neighbors, but only for pictures of the wonders that nature and people have created beyond our borders.

People live there with folklore, a varied history and the diverse beauties of the region, which also includes excellent wine and schnapps. Although the castle meadows mow under the ancient Buchlov Castle, the chisels have a "emergency" blanket on their necks in addition to the song on their lips. Perhaps the most famous folklore festival in the Dolnácko region, however, is the Ride of the Kings in Vlcnov, for which the family of the future ruler spends considerable resources. Then we will head to the White Carpathians, where nine municipalities have the honor of being called Hornáck. The mayor of one of them will explain to us what is the cause of mining pride. From the inside and out, we will explore typical local houses. In the Kuzelov windmill, we will learn to weave on an old loom and see the bust of Jozka Kubík, probably the only statue of a Roma in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia.

Zizka's mound near Sudomere commemorates the brave and cunning victory of the Hussite troops. The local pond played an important role in the successful battle. Everything around the water revolves around Písek at all. In the village of Kestrany on the gold-bearing Otava, for example, groups of gold diggers gather. Today just for fun, but once it was a regular business here as well. The legendary Zvíkov Castle is surrounded on all sides by water and the nearby Zvíkov Bridge is again the most famous place for bungee jumping in our country. The houseboats may have been the days of their greatest glory, but their owners, who are moored at the Orlická dam, cannot allow their floating cottages. Likewise, probably Prince Schwarzenberg to his magical Orlík chateau. The luxury of functionalist villas near the dam reservoir was also enjoyed in the closed recreational zone by the communist cream. And, after all, the volunteer fire brigade competition is also related to water.