Svetla Pod Jestedem: Hotels and Accommodation

Světlá pod Ještědem lies on the southern slope of the Ještědsko-kozákovský hřbet. The terrain in the municipality ranges from 400 to 1,012 metres above sea level, and the municipality offers far-reaching views across up to one third of Bohemia. Světlá pod Ještědem also offers terrain for hiking and cycling.

Culture and Literature

Karolina Světlá lived with her husband Petr Mužák in Světlá pod Ještědem from 1853 to 1865; the municipality is the source of her pseudonym. Every year around the transition from May to June, the municipality hosts the Karoliny Světlé open-air festival. Antošův statek, now associated with Hostinec U Richtrů, dates from 1835 and is the setting of the novel “Vesnický román”.

Tours and Trails

The “Vesnice s příběhem” guided tour leads across the village square and to the brick Church of Saint Nicholas in Světlá pod Ještědem, which dates from 1643, and conveys interesting local stories. The tour route is short and is also suitable for visitors with reduced mobility.

The “Po stopách Karoliny Světlé” educational trail was created by the Stopy v krajině association so that the general public can discover the literary and historical traces in the Podještědí landscape. The “Cesta Karolíny Světlé” circular route is marked with green signs and leads several times to places where the plots of her works are set. The route is also suitable for parents with children; at several points, it is possible to return to the starting point.

The “Ještědské vápence” educational trail starts at the Světlá pod Ještědem, Rozstání, dolní ves bus stop.

Other places:Paceřice, Nová Ves U Chrastavy, Albrechtice U Frýdlantu, Křižany, Dlouhý Most, Vselibice, Cetenov, Chotyně

To the overarching travel overview: Liberec District.