“Future time? –Tomorrow?! –What beyond it, is it a mere dream, or is sleep without dreaming? Perhaps sleep is also the life I live now; and tomorrow will change it into another dream? Or what I longed for here, and what the wide earth did not have, tomorrow will reveal to me? Who knows? –Oh, no one knows.” 

Karel Hynek MÁCHA

As every year, this year, with our "little Máchov pilgrimage", we will celebrate the May time of blooming spring and love and pay tribute to Karel Hynek Mách and the landscape he loved so much. –Kokořínsko and Podbezdězí. This time we have chosen a route (46 km) that will lead from Liběchov via Tupadly to Pustý zámek and from there eastwards via Střezivojice to Olešno and then along the well-known path to Houska and from there via Bořejov and Okna to Bezděz. You can travel with us at your own discretion: either complete the entire route or join us anywhere during the journey. Those interested in the journey are asked to contact us by email or phone using the contacts listed on the last page of the invitation.. 

“Above the dark mountains, a rosy May day rises, awakening the down, over the forests still round and round – light as fog – a dream wanders.” 

KH MÁCHA

Friday 2.5. Liběchov – eve of wandering in the Magic Garden

We will set off on our journey from Liběchov on Saturday, May 3rd at 8 am, but on Friday, May 2nd we cordially invite you to Pilgrimage evening in the “MAGIC GARDEN”, which is managed by the association Všechno dobře dopřek. The evening will start at 8 pm and together with Ivo Kokment we will introduce you to the project The Paths of Poetry KH M. and A wandering university of natureYou can find the way to the Magic Garden here: http://www.vsechnodobredopadne.cz/?page_id=15

Saturday 3. 5.: Liběchov –Houska (29 km)

We will meet in Liběchov on Náměstí Václava Levého by the castle, from where we will set off at 8 am. We will follow the blue tourist trail towards the mysterious rock sculptures in the Nad Hubenovem forest. –Mary Magdalene Cave, Harpists and Snakes –, which are attributed to the sculptor Václav Levý. From the rock with the relief of the Snake we descend to StupidFrom Tupady we will continue past the neo-Romanesque chateau Slavinfollowing the green tourist trail through Kingdomto Osinalický saddleand on Rac (360 m above sea level), on whose crest we will visit a remarkable medieval rock castle Deserted castle. — From here we follow the yellow trail to the top Unknowing (458 m above sea level), from where there is a beautiful circular view of the region. From Nedvězí we continue along the yellow and blue paths to Střezivojice andOfrom there via Kosteličky to a beautiful rock mine, through which we will walk all the way to Sheep's Hill (366 m above sea level) and to the charming village Olesno with a row of old half-timbered houses, where the sculptor Petr Císařovský, the author of the PILGRIM logo, lives. (see: www.cisarovsky.com) From Olešno we will go down to the road and from there we will take the red beautiful old path through the beech forest below the hill Druclik (480 m above sea level) to the hill with the castle Bun –There is a unique view of the landscape from here with the impressive twin mountains of Malý and Velký Bezděz on the horizon. We will visit Luňák's Chapel with charming paintings of saints by Vendula Císařovská and we will refresh our tired bodies in the well-known pub "Na konci sil". At night we will visit the beech forest above the House Castle, where we will listen to the "the majestic roar of the forests" (KHM) and if the night is clear we will observe the stars.We will spend the night at Houska. 

 "I believe that a lot of good would come from a change in attitude, if tourists became pilgrims again."

Rupert SHELDRAKE

Sunday 4.5: Houska – Bořejov – Okna – Bezděz (17 km)

The next day we set off from Bunsfollow the blue tourist trail to the crossroads at Smrkový hřeben and from there follow the yellow trail to Borejovato the Baroque church of St. James the Elder with a modern altarpiece of the pilgrim St. James. There is a beautiful view of Bezděz and Houska from here. From Bořejov we will continue toThe eater and from there past the house of the poet Čaroděj OZ (Lubomír Droždě) along a dirt road under the Tachov hill to Windows and then through the forest following the green sign to the village of Bezděz. From there we climb a beautiful steep rocky path to the summit Without fear (604 m above sea level) with the castle. We will visit the castle with its beautiful Gothic chapel, climb the lookout tower and enjoy the distant view of the landscape. We will remember Karel Hynek by reading his prose "Evening at Bezdězu". We will go down to the village of Bezděz and return by train to Prague.

CONNECTIONS

Prague – Mělník / Saturday, May 3: from the bus station at the Prague Holešovice train station: departure from Prague in 6:50 (continued no. 4) – arrival to Liběchová 7:45 (If you want to Friday, May 2nd, attend the “Pilgrim’s Evening in the Magic Garden” in Liběchov, you can get to Liběchov from Prague by bus from Holešovice railway station: departure from Prague (continued no. 3) in 18:10 – arrival to Liběchová in 19:05) Bezděz – Prague / Sunday, May 4: from the train station in the village of Bezděz: departure from Without fear in 14:50 –arrival to Mladé Boleslavy hl.n. 15:20 departure from Mladé Boleslavy hl.n.at 3:24 p.m. – arrival to Prague in 16:39 (The next train to Prague departs from Without fear in 15:20 – arrival to Prague in 18:11; with transfers in Bakov nad Jizerou, Ml. Boleslavy hl.n.).

Contact and further information

• Jiří Zemánek, email: sarvanga@centrum.cz, mobile: 777 117 466
• Ivo Kokrment, email: ivo.kokrment@gmail.com, mobile: 605 266 184
• Tomáš Hrůza, email: tomashruza@gmail.com, mobile: 775 052 607

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