Bohemia-Moravia borderlands - Observation towers and sight-seeing locations

Observation towers and sight-seeing locations

• Bohuslav Martinů's native room (Rodná světnička Bohuslava Martinů) 
  
  Telephone: 461723855
  Address: nám. B. Martinů, 572 01, Polička
  
• Borůvka - lookout tower 
  Borůvka is the third wooden observation tower (with a metal staircase and lookout platform) in the Toulovcové Maštale territory. It is located to the southwest from the town of Hluboká, and was opened to the public in June 2005. At first glance visitors are impressed with the tower’s unique construction, which rises to the height of 18.5 metres. Seventy stairs lead to the lookout platform located at the height of 15 metres. From this height visitors are treated to views of the Maštale region, Skuteč...
  Telephone: 469351257
  Address: Hluboká
  
• Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary (Kostel Navštívení Panny Marie) - church with observation tower 
  
  Telephone: 461534300
  Address: náměstí Míru, 568 02, Svitavy
  
• Jevíčko - city tower 
  The city tower, originally gothic, completed the city's defense system. It was built together with walls, you could also enter from the fortification. In 1593 it was increased in height to 50 m, equipped with a bulbous cupola, clock and a rare cymbal by bell maker Jan Beneš of Moravska Třebova. The bells from the nearby belfry were hung here in 1709. The largest has been preserved from 1509 weighing 1680 kg (cannons were cast from the others during both world wars).
  Telephone: 461327810, 607193672
  Address: Kostelní ulice, 569 43, Jevíčko
  
• Lucky peak (Lucký vrch) - viewing point 
  It is a part of the protected landscape area of the Žďár Peaks. It offers a beautiful view of the surroundings from an altitude of 739 metres. You can see the Orlicky Mountains, Jeseniky and in ideal conditions Krkonos Mountains as well.
  Address: Telecí
  
• Museum in Red Tower (Muzeum v Červené věži) 
  
  Telephone: 466036590
  Address: Jiráskova 3, 571 01, Litomyšl
  
• Na hranicích - viewing point 
  The highest point above Starý Svojanov. The borders of three municipalities met here: Vítějev, Stary Svojanov and Předměstí. These borders were marked with large boulders. At present, only the highest point is marked (594 m a.s.l.). It is a beautiful plain from where you have a beautiful view deep into Moravia and even all the way to the Orlicky Mountains under favourable weather conditions.
  Address: Svojanov, Starý Svojanov
  
• Pastýřka lookout tower (Rozhledna Pastýřka) 
  The proudly standing outlook tower at Pastviska (516 m above sea level) was designed by Antonin Olšina, who designed the well known covered outlook tower of Jára Cimrman in Březové nad Svitavou. The shepherdess is a wooden tower with a winding steel staircase and a reinforced concrete base. The tower is 27 m tall, the viewing platform is up at 25 metres.
  Telephone: 461313502
  Address: Moravská Třebová
  
• Prague Gate (Pražská brána) 
  Visitors to our town can catch a picturesque view of the town and surrounding area from the 48 metre high gallery of the Prague Gate, a remnant of the town fortifications from the 14th century. Today’s appearance of the gate dates to 1883 when it underwent a faithful reconstruction according to the plan by the architect Schmoranz.
  Telephone: 465461950, 465462952
  Address: Pražská ul., 566 01, Vysoké Mýto
  
• St. Jacob's Church (Kostel sv. Jakuba) - church with observation tower 
  
  Telephone: 461725172
  Address: nám. B. Martinů, 572 01, Polička
  
• Terezka - lookout tower 
  A wood and steel observation tower opened to the public in August 2004; it is 10 metres higher than the Toulov observation tower, making it the highest observation deck at 25 metres. The observation tower has one main observation deck and four mezzanines. Visible from the tower is not only the landscape of the Toulovcové Maštale, but also the Orlické Mts., the Bohemia-Moravian Highlands, and the Železné Mts.
  Telephone: 469321141, 728645099
  Address: Paseky, 53944, Proseč
  
• Toulovec observation tower - Jarošov Hill (Toulovcova rozhledna - Jarošovský kopec) 
  In February 2002 the first wooden observation tower in the Toulovcové Maštale territory was opened on Jarošov Hill. The two-story Toulovcova observation tower is nearly 16 metres high and 60 stairs lead to its upper deck at the height of 12 metres. The observation tower offers views of the rolling Maštale landscape; under good visibility it is possible to see the Železné Mts., Krkonoše Mts., Orlické Mts., Králický Sněžník, and the Jeseníky Mts.
  Telephone: 732642146
  Address: 56965, Jarošov
  
• Víska u Jevíčka - outlook tower 
  A structure made entirely of wood that originally served as a fire brigade tower to locate fires and to dry hoses.
  Address: Víska u Jevíčka
  
• Well hidden viewing tower of Jára Cimrman (Dobře ukrytá rozhledna Járy Cimrmana) 
  The supporting construction is predominantly wooden, a total of 20 m high, with a viewing surface at the height of 15 m above the surrounding terrain.
  Telephone: 461521280
  Address: Březová nad Svitavou
  
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