Surroundings

The Giant Mountains – Janske Lazne – Cerna hora

Janske Lazne is an important spa and touristic centre in the area of the eastern Giant Mountains with the Cerna hora ski resort – Janske Lazne, presently experiencing a dynamic development, belongs, within the categorization, to 5-star centres together with Spindleruv Mlyn, Pec pod Snezkou and Rokytnice nad Jizerou. The town of Janske lazne took second place.

Interesting things about Janske Lazne and the Giant Mountains

Modre kameny (Blue Stones)

A few quartzite rocks on the southern side of Svetla hora, accessible through marked hiking routes. From there, you will have a beautiful view of the Giant Mountains. Just about 1.5km from Modrokamenna bouda – Janske lazne.

Peatland of Cerna hora – is located on the place where Cerna hora and Svetla hora are connected. On the area of 60 hectares, the biggest peatland in the Giant Mountains arose. It is of a forest type. About 5km from Modrokamenna bouda..

Mountain farm by Vlasske boudy – a milk farm owned by David Sosna, is one of the few mountain farms in the Giant mountains, where life is based on traditional cow breeding for milk, even in the 21st century. About 10km from od penzionu.

View tower Panorama – Cerna hora

An original pillar of the cable railway, 100m far from the upper station of the present cable railway. In the height of 21m, there is a view place, from where you can see Janske Lazne and the Giant Mountains. About 7km from Modrokamenna bouda..

Pool – Janske Lazne

A rehabilitation pool with mineral water and water attractions. About 3km from Modrokamenna bouda.

The Giant Mountains

The highest mountains are Snezka (1602m), Kucni hora (1555m), Studnicni hora (1554m) and Vysoke kolo (1509m). Cerna hora in Janske Lazne is 1299m high. The rivers Labe, Upa, Jizerka and Mumlava flow through this area. Waterfalls: Labsky waterfall, Pancavsky waterfall, Mumlavsky waterfall, Horni a Dolni Upsky waterfall. Glacier lakes: Mechove jezirko, and in Poland: Wielki Staw, Maly Staw and Sniezne Stawki.

Infrormation about Janske Lazne

Janske Lazne is a mountain town, recreational centre and the only important spa on the Czech side of the Giant Mountains. The healing springs were explored in the 14th century. In the 17th century, the founder of the spa was the owner of a manor, Jan A. Schwarzenberg. In the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century, the town was going through a significant development. In its area, there is about 30 healing springs and a big amount of spa objects. Concerning architecture, a 19th century secession spa colonnade and pseudogothic church of St. John the Baptist (1885) are interesting. Cerna hora rises over the town and provides winter sports lovers with excellent conditions. There is a new cabin railway leading from the centre of the town to the top of Cerna hora.