Maria Kulm: Hotels and Accommodation

The first pilgrimage church in Chlum Svaté Maří was rebuilt in the Baroque style between 1687 and 1728 according to plans by the architect Kryštof Dienzenhofer. According to legend, the origins of the pilgrimage site date back to the 13th century: a butcher's apprentice from Sokolov is said to have found a Gothic seated statue of the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus in a hazel bush on Chlumský kopec.

The museum tour includes a historical exhibition with a gallery, works of art and sacred objects. It also includes an underground area where a multimedia installation documents the changes to the pilgrimage site.

During the pilgrimage tour, visitors can see the church, the Chapel of Grace, the ambite and the tower. As part of the tour, they can also visit a garden or take a short path to a chapel with a spring.

The pilgrimage tour is accessible daily from 09:00 to 16:00 free of charge and without a guided tour.

Only sparse vegetation grows on the highly acidic substrates of the reclaimed Lítovská výsypka; at the same time, a unique natural environment with unusual flora and fauna is developing there.

The path leads through the unique landscape of the reclaimed Lítovská výsypka, which was created by lignite mining.

The Chapel of Our Lady of Help is a restored brick chapel on Drsný vrch at the edge of the forest. The chapel was closed.

Free parking spaces are available in front of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on J. W. Goetheho Square. Direct bus lines 208 and 210 connect Sokolov with Chlum Svaté Maří.

Other places: Graslitz, Zwodau, Unterreichenau, Schindlwald, Neusattl, Schlaggenwald, Bleistadt, Unterneugrün

To the overarching travel overview: Falkenau an der Eger District.