Ski vacations Kašperské Hory – the golden town of the Bohemian Forest!

Kašperské Hory

Kašperské Hory (German: Bergreichenstein) is located in southern Bohemia on the upper reaches of the Otava River. It is nestled in the Šumava Landscape Protection Area and surrounded by nature reserves of unique beauty. The pretty little town with around 1,500 inhabitants is characterised by colourful house facades, a historic market square with a fountain and magnificent buildings such as the Dean's Church of St. Margaret and the Renaissance-style town hall. Above the town stands its landmark, Kašperk Castle, which is open to visitors all year round. From here, trade routes and border crossings were controlled as far back as the Middle Ages. At that time, Kašperské Hory lived from gold mining, with the precious metal being traded as far away as Bavaria. This led to the creation of the historic trade route, now the popular "Goldener Steig" hiking trail, which leads all the way to Passau. In addition to skiing, tobogganing and winter hiking, the lively town offers a cultural programme with concerts, exhibitions and theatre.

Bohemian Forest

The Bohemian Forest is a mountain chain which stretches over 200 km along the German-Czech-Austrian border. Although geographically speaking it is only a single mountain range, the name it's given depends on the region, i.e the political border. On the German side it's called the Bavarian Forest, it is known in Czech as Šumava and in Upper Austria it's given the name Bohemian Forest. The Czech part is at between 510 and 1,378 m above sea level, with the highest mountain, Plechý (Plöckenstein) being located on the Austrian border. In 1990 the UNESCO biosphere reserve Šumava was founded.

Since the Middle Ages glass production has played a huge part in the region's economy and is known for this today. Tourism is now of increasing significance- also in winter. The Bohemian Forest is dotted with many small ski areas, each with its unique charm, so you really are spoilt for choice. All over you'll find soft slopes, often also with ski kindergartens for the little ones, to challenging pistes which lead through the wonderful forest landscape.

Travel Kašperské Hory

• By train: Sušice (approx. 20 km), Železná Ruda (approx. 35 km), Strakonice (approx. 40 km)
• By plane: Prague (approx. 160 km), Linz (approx. 165 km), Munich (approx. 200 km)