Bolevec: Hotels and Accommodation

At the northern edge of Plzeň, ten ponds form the Bolevec pond system. In Bolevec, these bodies of water are combined with protected landscapes, signposted trails and historic sites.

Nature

The Petrovka Nature Reserve encompasses the valley of the Bolevecký potok stream west of the Plzeň–Ledce road, adjacent southern slopes with pine stands and geomorphological features. It protects a pine ecosystem containing the gene pool of a local Scots pine ecotype, one of the oldest peat bogs in the Plzeň Region, wet meadows and numerous protected or endangered species.

The Kamenný rybník Nature Reserve is located in Bolevec; 165 species of higher plants have been recorded there. More than 60 different pine species from around the world grow in the Sofronka Arboretum. Among other things, the arboretum serves as a venue for forest education programmes. From two observation platforms, visitors can watch fallow deer in a forest enclosure.

Trails and Water

The Olympijský okruh is an approximately 4 km long, blue-marked and therefore less demanding trail around Velký Bolevecký rybník. The Kolem rybníků trail is 5 km long, marked in red and considered more demanding. It starts at the terminus of tram line 1 or at the car park near Plzeň-Bolevec railway station.

The two hiking trails at the Bolevecké rybníky are signposted with information boards and are suitable for pedestrians, cyclists and wheelchair users. The Bolevecké rybníky are used for swimming in summer.

The Spejbl and Hurvínek educational trail starts and ends at Šídlovský rybník and is 5.5 km long. It includes ten stations with tasks for children and adults.

Culture

The Kolomazná pec technical heritage site is located in the Bolevec peat bogs. It is an important technical monument dating from the mid-18th century that commemorates the production of tar and other products through the dry distillation of wood. Kolomazná pec is the best-preserved tar kiln complex in the Czech Republic, forms part of the Sigmondova naučná stezka educational trail and illustrates the historical processing of natural resources and the production of tar.

The U Matoušů farmstead complex includes a large residential building, stables, a two-storey masonry granary and a large barn; the surviving buildings are predominantly of Neoclassical origin. The farmstead is part of the Bolevec village heritage zone.

The U Matoušů Open-Air Museum in Plzeň-Bolevec is a national cultural monument and documents the development of rural folk architecture and the way of life in the Plzeň Region from the 18th to the 20th century. At the U Matoušů Museum, freely accessible exhibitions can be viewed in the granary and the barn.

Other Places

Other location pages: Vstiš, Pilsen, Radčice, Chválenice, Starý Plzenec, Lhůta, Šťáhlavy, Tymákov

To the higher-level travel overview: Plzeň-City District.