Malá Bystřice: Wallachian Landscape and Trails

Malá Bystřice lies in a Wallachian landscape with distinctive natural features. The Bystřička flows through the valley of Malá Bystřice; the stream gave the municipality its name. The landscape includes forests, mountain meadows, residential houses and holiday settlements. The hills and peaks around Malá Bystřice offer views of the surrounding landscape.

Nature

A distinctive natural feature is the protected rock formation Svantovítova skála, a sandstone outcrop up to 12 m high. It consists of three named parts: Ploutev, Svatka and Svatoušek. The Svantovítovy skály in Malá Bystřice are located along the Klenov educational trail route. The 620 m-high mountain Santov is also part of the local landscape. It is significant for tourism and is mentioned in the Wallachian folk song “Na Santově kopec, roste tam jalovec”.

Trails

The Baťova naučná stezka is approximately 20 km long and has 18 stations presenting natural features of this part of Vsacko. The route leads from Cábské jezírko to a bus stop in Malá Bystřice and includes three additional information boards there. Santov is a district of Malá Bystřice and a popular destination for cyclists and walkers. It offers beautiful views of the landscape, a family-friendly restaurant and a listed timber Wallachian bell tower. A hilltop swing in Santov provides a leisure stop with views of the surrounding landscape. Hospoda Santov can be reached from the U Kočíbů bus stop in Malá Bystřice via an approximately 1.7 km uphill walking route.

Culture

Historical local crafts in Malá Bystřice included the production of wooden implements, shingles, pocket knives, brooms and bread troughs. Ovčácké slavnosti are traditionally held in the meadow near Hospoda Santov and introduce visitors to Wallachian folklore. Traditional crafts are demonstrated and local food is sampled at Ovčácké slavnosti.

For planning a trip around Malá Bystřice, travellers can objectively compare hotel and holiday home offers on the respective offer pages. Before booking, it is worth checking the exact location, the type of accommodation and the permitted occupancy. Included services, individual price components and the conditions for booking, changing or cancelling can also be reviewed. This keeps the differences between the offers transparent, without inferring specific features of an individual property from the location details. The selection can be based on your own preferences for the stay; however, the final decision should only be made after comparing the listed details. Information about arrival and departure times or possible additional costs is also among the fields that may be regulated differently depending on the offer. The duration and the terms shown should therefore be checked carefully before completion.

More local pages: Lužná U Vsetína, Ústí U Vsetína, Růžďka, Lešná, Hrachovec, Vidče, Pustevny, Leskovec

To the higher-level travel overview: Vsetín District.