Devil's Head — Attraction in okres Mělník

The devil’s Head is situated near the Mělník city (little town, where the the House of Lobkowicz.is situated, castle, and lies at the confluence of the Elbe and Vltava rivers-worth to visit) , around 30km form Prague. Better to not going there on the highway, which is always full of traffic jam. The sculpture is carved in the limestone/sandstone and can be seen from the down also, where there you can park your car. There are two option the longer road to escalate to the sculpture or the shorter, which of course is harder and steeper, but be warned that in case of rain it is very bad to climb. There are some kind of sand and even in dry period is not good, especially if you go with sandal or open shoe. The sculpture was realized by the sculptor Václav Levý in the first half of the 19th century, and carved into sandstone rocks. The sculpture is a little eroded, by the weather of course, but still beauty and interesting. Some part reminded me of the Adventure movie Merlin, Valley of the Fallen Kings. Of course with a little fantasy 😊 The two head look to the little town Želízy, and a good panorama of the around, can be seen some hood of a...

This is an incredible rock faces. Totally worth the short hike up the hills. The monumental rock sculptures can be found in a pine forest near Liběchov by Želízy. Two, approximately nine-metre-tall terrifying devil heads, created by Václav Levý, were the first sculptures to appear in the local sandstone rocks between 1841 and 1846. Considering the dimensions, this artwork is quite unique in the country.

The devil heads are accessible along a blue trail that starts by the municipal office in Želízy. The trail is known as the Václav Levý Loop Trail. A number of other reliefs were soon to follow.

Visit the Klácelka Cave and take a look at the large relief of Jan Žižka, Prokop Holý, Zdeněk Zásmucký and dwarves forging weapons for the Knights of Blaník. The cave conceals symbols of human traits in animal forms according to the fables by František Matouš Klácel, whom the cave is...

It’s a nice destination for kids🤩

▪️300m from the Parking lot ▪️steep and very slippery (but at least short) ▪️I wouldn’t recommend to take the stroller (some people left them under the Stairs) ▪️don’t park anywhere else but the official Parking lot (100 CZK), otherwise you’ll get a fine.🅿️ ▪️the Kiosk at the Parking Lot offers beverages and some basic (unfortunately cash only)🍺

It’s a really nice “stop by” destination, especially for families due to it’s...