Vernířovice: Hotels and Accommodation

The Břidličná Nature Reserve protects cryogenic geomorphological features such as rocks, stone streams, block fields and polygonal soils. It also protects subalpine and forested habitats with springs, as well as rare and endangered or critically endangered plant and animal species.

The Zadní Hutisko Natural Monument is an abandoned, incompletely exploited quarry and the second-largest Krupník body in the Czech Republic. Most of the Vernířovice area extends into the Jeseníky Bird Area, which protects the habitats of the hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia) and the corncrake (Crex crex). The eastern edge of the Vernířovice area is part of the Praděd European protected area, known for mountain spruce forests, natural high-alpine open landscapes, rocky habitats and wetlands.

The Švagrov Forest Eco Trail is located nearby, a 4.5-kilometre route with 12 stations for walkers, horseback riders and cross-country skiers.

The Mineralogical Educational Trail can be divided into the 14.6-kilometre Vernířovický Circuit and the 10.7-kilometre Sobotínský Circuit, and it is signposted in both directions. It also includes the “PERMONÍKOVA STEZKA” adventure trail designed for children.

The Brněnka Ski Resort in Vernířovice has a 300-metre-long ski lift and offers night skiing. Free parking is available at the Brněnka Ski Resort. The car park at the Říčař Ski Resort in Vernířovice is located directly next to the ski lift.

The parish Church of St Matthew in Vernířovice was built in 1776 on the site of a cemetery chapel erected in 1711. It was enlarged in 1837 and remodelled into its present form in 1851.

The brick Boží muka wayside shrine chapel in Vernířovice has a slate-covered gabled roof and a cast-iron cross dated 1894. Vernířovice also has a heritage connected with iron ore mining, forestry and charcoal production as a mining settlement.

On Palm Sunday in 1678, the beggar Maryna Schuchová from Vernířovice attempted to take a consecrated host from the Church of St Lawrence in Sobotín after receiving Communion.

The Masopust carnival procession in Vernířovice generally includes annual tastings of fruit spirits and pork products.

The flood park is located in the Merta area at its confluence with the Ztracený potok. The Vernířovice Municipal Office is a suitable starting point for e-bike tours and offers free e-bike charging.

Other places: Vikýřovice, Třeština, Bušín, Kolšov, Zlaty Potok, Bohutín Nad Moravou, Hraběšice, Mírov

To the higher-level travel overview: Šumperk District.