Opava District: Hotels and Accommodation

Opava District combines cultural and natural sites that can be described using specific examples. The grounds of Hradec nad Moravicí Castle cover around 130 hectares; the viewpoints overlook the Moravice Valley and the castle. The castle complex gives visitors access to the park, the viewpoints, the courtyard of the White Castle and an introductory historical exhibition. Those wishing to book a hotel in Opava District can then continue their accommodation search.

Culture and History

The castle park includes Beethovenův vrch, Lisztovo návrší and Bezručova vyhlídka. Documented cultural visitors to the castle include Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Liszt. In Raduň, a visitor route leads through private aristocratic salons and to a large attic for guests.

The Silesian Museum in Opava originated as a grammar-school museum opened in 1814. The Church of the Holy Spirit in Opava is part of a large Minorite complex. The chateau in the Nový Dvůr Arboretum houses an exhibition about Quido Riedl, his family and the history of the arboretum.

Nature and Landscape

The Nový Dvůr Arboretum in Stěbořice displays around 7,000 species of plants, trees and herbs, including varieties, cultivars and garden forms. Its rhododendron collection is described as one of the richest collections in the Czech Republic. The Hvozdnice educational trail allows visitors to compare floodplain, deciduous and coniferous forest ecosystems.

Stříbrné jezero can be reached on foot via Opava’s Městské sady or by bus 213 to the Kateřinky–Stříbrné jezero stop. At the lake, visitors can swim, use the adjacent disc golf and beach volleyball courts or go for a walk.

Cycling and Hiking Trails

The Opava Radegast CykloTrack is a 90-kilometre cycling route through Stěbořice, Nový Dvůr, Hradec nad Moravicí, Raduň and Kravaře. The Slezská magistrála cycling route runs from Jeseník via Rejvíz and Opava to Kravaře, continues towards Hlučín and is 111 kilometres long in total. Cycling route 551 Moravice connects Opava with the Kružberk Reservoir over approximately 44 kilometres and highlights the reservoir and Hradec nad Moravicí Castle.

Raduň has a marked blue hiking trail 2228 connecting Nové Sedlice, Přerovec, Podvihov, the Raduňka Valley, Kopanina and Bohučovice. The Raduň–Jakubčovice educational trail commemorates the crash of an American bomber on 22 August 1944 and has three information stations. The Hvozdnice educational trail can be reached from Slavkov, Hertice, Otice and Uhlířov.

Opavské Slezsko

Opavské Slezsko combines lowland river plains, forests, mineral wealth, manor houses, religious buildings and technical monuments. The Opavské Slezsko regional product label certifies products, experiences and services according to the criteria of tradition, quality, regional origin and craftsmanship.

More local pages in Opava District: Skřipov, Děhylov, Dolní Životice, Dolní Benešov, Hať, Háj Ve Slezsku, Hlučín, Hrabyně, Jakartovice, Staré Těchanovice, Kružberk, Litultovice, Ludgeřovice, Melč, Mladecko, Mokré Lazce, Vítkov, Oldřišov, Pustá Polom, Rohov, Bratříkovice, Darkovice, Budišov Nad Budišovkou, Březová, Hnevosice, Hradec Nad Moravicí, Bohuslavice, Chuchelna, Zlatníky, Kozmice, Opava, Kravaře, Šilheřovice, Neplachovice, Hlavnice, Holasovice, Filipovice, Jilešovice, Bolatice, Závada, Vršovice, Raduň, Štítina, Velké Heraltice, Velké Hoštice, Vřesina, Bělá, Branka U Opavy, Brumovice, Budišovice, Čermná Ve Slezsku, Dobroslavice, Hlubočec, Chlebičov, Chvalíkovice, Jezdkovice, Kobeřice Ve Slezsku, Kyjovice, Lhotka U Litultovic, Markvartovice, Mikolajice, Moravice, Nové Lublice, Nové Sedlice, Otice, Píšť, Slavkov, Služovice, Sosnová, Strahovice, Sudice, Svatoňovice, Těškovice, Uhlířov, Větřkovice, Štáblovice, Stěbořice, Štěpánkovice.

To the higher-level travel overview: Moravian-Silesian Region.