Semily: Hotels and Accommodation

The Nová přádelna building is part of an extensive complex dating from 1861, which was once one of the most important centres of the textile industry in the Podkrkonoší region.

History and Culture

Guided tours of FABRIKA 1861 introduce visitors to the industrial architecture of the 19th and 20th centuries, architectural and technical features, and the history of the textile industry. The rooms of the Ludmila clock tower in the FABRIKA 1861 complex are included in these tours. Exhibitions are held regularly at FABRIKA 1861; all rooms are open to visitors during public events or as part of private tours.

FABRIKA 1861 organises concerts, festivals, parties and other events for the general public. The exhibition “Healers of the Pojizeří and Podkrkonoší Regions” features more than 30 personalities from an area stretching from Liberec to Trutnov and south to Jičín. It also includes a detailed reconstruction of the treatment room of the healer Květoslava Patočková from Semily, as well as an authentic recording of her voice.

The Sbor Dr. Karla Farského is an expressive building with a dynamic arrangement of its structural volumes and Gothic reminiscences in the form of a pointed arch. Inside are wood carvings by Vladimír Komárek (1928–2002), created in 1958 and titled “Master Jan Hus in the Pulpit” and “Karel Farský Contemplating the Holy Scriptures”.

Nature and Trails

The Riegrova Trail begins in Semily and follows a 5 km route via Bítouchov, the Jizera Valley and Podspálov. It passes through the picturesque landscape of the Galerie Nature Monument and the Údolí Jizery a Bítouchova Nature Reserve, and features a 77-metre-long suspension gallery with views of the Jizera.

The green route “Zelená šlápota” passes the open-air exhibition “Cesta do pravěku”.

Other destinations: Klokočí U Turnova, Kacanovy, Stružinec, Slana, Radostná Pod Kozákovem, Jesenný, Rakousy, Libštát.

To the higher-level travel overview: Semily District.