Podhradí U Jičína: Hotels and accommodations

Podhradí U Jičína is located on the slopes of Veliš. International cycling route No. 14 (Berlin–Prague) connects Jičín with Dětenice via Podhradí and Veliš.

Culture

The Loreto Chapel near Podhradí was built in 1694 based on a design by Jean Baptiste Mathey. The Loreto near Podhradí is an integral part of Mariánská zahrada, a contiguous Baroque landscape composition that František Josef Schlik had gradually created.

From the Loreto Chapel near Podhradí, it is possible to reach the roof through a roof hatch and move across its entire surface. From there, the view extends over the former Schlik estate and the Jičín Basin.

The Chapel of the Guardian Angels in Podhradí was built in 1720 in the Baroque style as a hexagonal structure vaulted by a dome, probably based on a design by J. Santini. It was intended to be made accessible to the public during liturgical events and upon request.

The Krista Pantokratora (Eupatora) ensemble in Podhradí is registered as an immovable cultural monument in the Central Register of Cultural Monuments. It is a late Baroque, regionally significant sculptural work by an unknown author. The Boží muka on the southern slopes of Veliš in Podhradí are among the oldest monuments of this type in the region.

History

The Veliš archaeological site preserves the ruins of a castle on a prominent basalt hill near Jičín. At the ruins of Veliš Castle, parts of the enclosure, remains of two buildings, and a very deep well have been preserved.

The château in Vokšice originally dates from the Baroque period; it is recorded as new for the year 1660 and was remodelled in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Baroque granary in Vokšice dates from 1700 and was built based on a design by J. B. Mathey.

Other places

Other places: Jicineves, Údrnice, Svatojanský Újezd, Ubislavice, Rašín, Bašnice, Židovice, Zelenecká Lhota.

For the higher-level travel overview: Jičín District.