Malý Ráj is surrounded by a large number of sights. Beautiful view point and charming cities and castles are waiting to be explored.

Prachovské Skály

A natural place of interest (261,37 hectares, proclaimed in 1933) situated on the northwest margin of the Jicin basin. The rock town was created through eroding of the originally compact table of rectangular shaped sandstones of the latest chalk period with characteristic basaltic places: Svincice (415 meters), Velke Hury (458 meters) and Privysiny (464 meters). It is a real paradise for rock climbers and tourists. There is a thick net of tourist marked paths leading through the cloughs fringed with sandstone walls and to beautiful viewpoints. Except for natural places of interest there are also rich prehistorically findings proving the settlement from 10th to 7th century BC.

Jicin

The entrance gate to the Bohemian Paradise from the south-east is Jičin. This remarkable historical town reservation has the largest number of early baroque buildings. The centre of the town is marked by an equilateral square with houses with arcades and castle which was extended by Albrecht of Wallenstein. For a number of years Jičin was the seat of Wallenstein’s duchy. of Frydlant. The town is dominated by Valdice Gate dating from 1568 – 1578.

Trosky

Trosky is the dominant of the whole region due to its characteristic apperarance and height. The castle, built on two erupted basalt colums known as Panna and Baba, fell into ruins as early as in the seventeenth century, it being only in the period of romantics in the nineteenth century that interest in it was revived. The castle offers a magnificent view of the whole Bohemian Paradise as well as Bohemian Highlands.

Hrubá Skála

A plateau with a rock town of the same name (called "Skalak" by the rock climbers). The Hruboskalske rock town consists of about 400 sandstone towers. Some of them are 60 meters high (380 meters above the sea level). This rock town is divided in four major areas: Draci skaly (Dragon’s rocks) and Zamecka rokle (the Chateau gorge), Kapelnik (Conductor), Majak (Lighthouse) and Udolicka (Valleys). Below the Marianska viewpoint there is a symbolic cemetery of dead climbers (Expedition Peru and others). Vysker (465 meters) and the surroundings of Hruba Skala (424 meters) dominate above the rock blocks. The Golden path of the Bohemian Paradise and a 4 kilometre long instructive path with a number of viewpoints lead along the way in the upper part of the plateau.

Suché Skály

They used to be called the Teacher's organ. They are also named the Czech Dolomites. A natural place of interest (23 hectares, proclaimed in 1965) situated 1,5 km from Mala skala. In the landscape it is a really attractive sandstone sharply broken ridge.

Dolánky

Among the remarkable monuments of folk architecture in the Bohemian Paradise is the farm-house of farmer and bible-student Dlask at Dolánky near Turnov which dates from the year 1716.

Sychrov

Situated in the midst of a large natural park dating from 1820, has a romantic likeness since its reconstruction in the years 1847-1862. Its predecessors were a gothic fortress and later a baroque building. The interiors of the castle contain remarkable collections and extraordinarily valuable paintings and movables. Between 1877 and 1880 the famous Czech composer Antonín Dvořák lived there.

Kost

Similarly to many others, this extant strong Gothic castle stands on a cliff - but not a high, protruding cliff, rather in a valley, hidden in the woods of Český Ráj. It was founded in the second half of the 14th century. After the Thirty Years' war it avoided the fate of many other castles destined for liquidation, from the middle of the 18th century on, however, it only dilapidated. It was reconstructed and opened after the World War Two. The castle is one of those with an unforgettable silhouette, in this case especially thanks its typical square tower. Its interior includes also a large Renaissance scullery.