Breathtaking: The Czech Grand Canyon

by Christoph · Published July 19, 2017 · Updated July 19, 2017

Are you afraid of heights?

Welcome to “Amerika”!

This is the most breathtaking landscape I have ever seen in the Czech Republic!

It is forbidden to enter these former limestone quarries or even step closer but many people ignore the signs and look down from the edge of the rock. Fortunately, there is a safe platform with a wooden fence in the north-eastern corner of the gorge.

Czechs call these quarries “The Czech Grand Canyon”. You find them close to Mořina, north of the castle Karlštejn, and their view is stunningly beautiful!

The largest quarry is called “Velká Amerika”¹, and the quarry “Mexiko” was once infamous as a penal camp.

: If you don’t have strong nerves, you should not ride bike in the Czech Republic in the first place.

: Here they shot some scenes of the Czech classic western “Limonadový Joe”

: There are lots of tunnels, some of them connecting the quarries.

You can walk up from Karlštejn, or take the bus from Prague . I don’t recommended a visit during nighttime or after rainfalls. The loamy ground can be very slippery when it’s wet. Better safe than sooooooooooooorryyyyyyy…

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