Where to in the locality of the Rally Bohemia
The locality of the 40th Rally Bohemia offers a lot more also outside the term of running automobile competition.
Should you have the plan to make your visit of the 40th Rally Bohemia even more interesting and you fancy sightseeing around the place where the competition will be held, following lines are dedicated to you. In Mladá Boleslav you can visit newly refurbished and reopened museum of the Rally Bohemia general partner – Škoda Auto Museum. You will meet the historical root of the brand, behold on racing cars belonging to long and famous history of motorsport and peek into the future of automobile industry via interactive expositions.
Rally Bohemia takes place partly in the Protected Landscape Area of the Bohemian Paradise. Well-known Prachov Rocks (Prachovské skály) belong among the oldest natural reserve in our country. There can be found even more rocks formations in this area, such as Catchpole Rooms (Drábské světničky) situated near Mnichovo Hradiště. The dominating feature of this land is Trosky Castle. Worth visiting are also Humprecht and Kost Castles as well as Sychrov Castle, where special stage 15 / 17 has its start line. On your way from Mladá Boleslav toward SS 13 – Parallel Autodrome Show in Sosnová you will pass by Bezděz Castle towering above Mácha’s Lake. In another direction on your way from Turnov towards Železný Brod, where you can visit the city’s museum of glass, you will drive around the Hrubý Rohozec Castle. Farther away in the area of the Small Rock (Malá Skála) Natural Reserve you shouldn’t miss the largest rock castle in the Czech called Vranov – Pantheon. There is a very nice view over the Jizera River Valley from 60 m above.
Frýdštejn Castle is in the walking distance from SS 15 / 17. Your offsprings will certainly have fun visiting natural range of the Happy Land (Šťastná země) in Radvánovice near Turnov town or taking special tours for children of Stránov Castle near Mladá Boleslav. There is no doubt that in nice hot weather, which is being promised during the summer holiday term of the Rally Bohemia, the target will also be the natural outdoor pool in Mšeno Dam. It is situated in the surroundings of Jablonec nad Nisou. Cool yourself down a little you also can during the visit of Bozkov Dolomit Caves in Bozkov town near SS Navarov. Close to new SS Pohoř there is Hrubá Skála Castle and ruin Valečov.