The most beautiful natural sites to discover South Moravia

This beautiful and wild reserve covers an area of 83 km2, between Mikulov and the Novomlýnska reservoir. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a biosphere reserve of interest (rare flora and fauna). The tourist office in Mikulov provides hiking maps of the area. Don't hesitate to climb its austere mountains: you will be rewarded with the discovery of an arid land that looks more like the Russian steppe than a Central European landscape.

This national park, which covers an area of 63 km², extends along the river near Vranov. The river here has formed a kind of canyon 40 km long. The surrounding area is covered by a beautiful forest and wild moors. The park can be reached very easily by bus or train and is a very nice nature trip to do for a day. The website is particularly well presented and will help you to organize your stay in the park.

This 92 km² nature reserve is known for its caves and remains a very important area for scientists and archaeologists looking for information about the roots of human beings. The rocky terrain allows many species of bats to live in harmony. For the connoisseurs of the flora, the most interested ones will be able to see the cortuse of Matthioli, plant that grows in the zones of glaciers, that continues to bloom here on the side of the rocks. It is recognizable by its beautiful purple flowers.

Luhačovice hosts the headquarters of this beautiful reserve, which covers almost 715 km². It is a hilly area (between 240 m and 970 m) covered with forests and moors, where countless species of flowers grow. At the city's information center, you will find maps of the hiking trails that crisscross the area. There are trails for all levels and lengths of time. On the way, you can discover the fauna and flora of the region, but also the local human activities.

This vast expanse of water, north of Mikulov, is a popular recreation area for the locals. It is an artificial construction from the 1960s, an ambitious project of the local Communist Party that wanted to prove the know-how of Moravian engineers. A dam was built, and a village that was in the way of the project had to give in to the will of the party. Thus, the village of Mušov no longer exists today; it was swallowed by the waters when the dam was inaugurated. The only thing that remains is the village church, which is nowadays located on a small island in the center of the lake.

The Sloup cave system is considered to be the largest in the Moravian Karst: here the visitor can walk over 1,670 m on two levels. The rooms, from the smallest to the most gigantic, are very spectacular: walk through the concretions, giant stalactites and stalagmites - before crossing a deep underground chasm. Don't miss the "fairy room" either, with its ceiling that seems to want to collapse at any moment. Be careful, it is really deep and sometimes narrow, the visit is not recommended for claustrophobic people.

The interest of these caves is the beautiful range of colors of the walls of the domes and their narrow passages forming a real labyrinth appreciated by geologists from all over the world. The visitable part of the cave is easily accessible to all and will delight children. Also to be discovered: the immense "rotunda", formed by a dome of rocks, and many small underground lakes which punctuate the course.

We go down to a depth of more than 700 m, we walk in various caves all as beautiful as the others. Admire these unique rock formations like the Romeo stalactite and the Juliet stalagmite, which are no longer fed by water and are therefore destined never to touch. You can travel the underground river by boat, fun... but freezing! At the end of the route, we reach the bottom of the Macocha chasm (Propast Macocha), 138 m deep.