Mysterious Places

The Mass of the Dead, girls immured in a castle tower, the mysterious corridor from Chotěšov to Kladruby or the cursed farm at Pohádka. The Pilsen Region is shrouded in a number of legends and full of mysterious places that will send chills down your spine.

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The Velhartice Graveyard

Are you familiar with the ballad The Wedding Shirt? Indeed, who wouldn’t be. Then you will be interested in the graveyard in Velhartice.

The Strašín Miracle

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Strašín was built around the middle of the 13th century and its location is said to have been selected by the Virgin Mary herself.

The Legend of Pustý hrádek

A legend about the mysterious death of a peasant is connected to this ruin of the outpost of Kašperk Castle.

The Hradiště Foothill Miracle

Above Konstantinovy Lázně, there is the mighty Hradištský Hill with a prehistoric hillfort, which can be visited via the educational trail of the same name.

The Marksman at Ostrý (Osser) Mt.

The impressive mountain on the border with Germany is linked to a legend about the hide-spots of a “miraculous” hunter.

The Přimda Kidnap

The guard castle Přimda was founded before 1121 and according to legend, love was behind its foundation.

The Lochotín Hermit

In Lochotín Park in Pilsen, there is a romantic hermitage from the 19th century carved into the rock.

The Guardian Angel above Sušice

The pilgrimage chapel of the Guardian Angel on the hill above Sušice was built in 1682–1683.

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The project ‘Attractive Pilsen Region’ was created using funds from the state budget of the Czech Republic from the program of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Czech Republic.

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