Cvikov: Hotels and Accommodation

In Cvikovsko and its immediate surroundings, suitable conditions for cross-country and downhill skiing prevail in winter. In summer, the area is used for hiking and cycling.

Winter and Trails

Cvikov offers a red walking trail leading to the town’s monuments, as well as a green hiking trail. The latter passes the most important rock viewpoints, rock towns and rock reliefs in the surrounding area.

Tourist information boards with maps provide orientation on site. QR codes provide access to digital information on the town or cultural website; printed materials are available at the information centre. During the summer holidays, Horský expres also offers a full-day excursion from Cvikov to the German towns of Jonsdorf and Oybin.

Nature and Landscape

Cvikov includes several ponds, including Cvikovský, Třeťák and Veselák. They are used for fish farming and recreation.

Part of the Cvikov area belongs to the Lužické hory Protected Landscape Area. This includes part of the cadastral area of Cvikov as well as the entire cadastral areas of Trávník u Cvikova and Naděje. The protected area was designated in 1976.

The Dutý kámen natural monument lies in the cadastral areas of Drnovec and the adjacent Kunratice u Cvikova. It was designated in 1963 and covers 6.63 ha. It protects a sandstone ridge with rock formations created by erosion or human activity, as well as distinctive geological features: at the contact between Upper Cretaceous sandstone and a basic Tertiary effusive rock, the sandstone has been transformed into columnar and platy jointing.

The Naděje natural monument is a fissure cave with pseudokarst features in a scree field on the northern slope of Suchý vrch, near the Naděje reservoir. It was designated in 1966 and covers 0.75 ha.

The Schillerova vyhlídka rock viewpoint has survived to this day, although it is partly overgrown with trees. From there, the view extends over the surroundings of Mařenice and to the peaks of Luže, Hvozd and Jezevčí vrch.

Culture and History

The Church of Saint Elisabeth of Hungary is a protected cultural monument (ÚSKP 44721/5-4522). Its original Gothic building was rebuilt as a three-nave church in 1553–1558 by the Italian architect Benedikt Ferrvi. Its present appearance reflects the Baroque reconstruction of 1726–1728, based on a design by the Prague builder Václav Špaček. It has been protected as a monument since 3 May 1958.

The Křížová cesta–Kalvárie complex is located on Křížový vrch, also known as Kalvárie, and is a protected cultural monument (ÚSKP 18501/5-4524). The rocky basalt summit of Křížový vrch was the site where the first religious sculptures of the Stations of the Cross were erected in 1729. The history of the complex dates back to 1730. The originally wooden Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre was replaced by a stone building in 1847; in 1830, the complex was expanded with the Calvary group above the chapel. The Stations of the Cross date from the end of the 19th century.

The Marian Column in Cvikov was erected in 1697. In 1995, it was moved from its original location by the town mill on Mlýnská ulice to the church. The sculptor Johann Christian Ulrich from Zittau is considered its probable creator.

The Lesní divadlo was built in 1920 by an amateur theatre group from Cvikov in a quarry at the foot of Zelený vrch. Its stage even featured two wooden houses. Among the surviving remains, a room carved out of the rock with a window, a short passage with a niche in the opposite wall, and the remains of the auditorium on the low slope of the quarry can be seen.

The Skalní kaple Panny Marie stands at the edge of the forest. It has a pointed-arch vault and distinctive relief decoration inside.

The Niessnerova vila was the family residence of textile factory owner Josef Niessner. The building is designed in the historicist Alpine style and has an original Art Nouveau interior. In 2017, proceedings began to declare the villa a national cultural monument.

Brewery

The Pivovar Cvikov craft brewery at the foot of the Lužické hory is said to have a brewing tradition dating back to 1560. The brewery was closed in 1968 and resumed operations in 2014 after extensive reconstruction.

At Pivovar Cvikov, traditional bottom-fermented beers mature in original stone cellars. These include the pale lager Klíč with 12 % malt extract, as well as Luž with 10 % and Sklář with 8 % malt extract.

A guided tour of the brewery lasts approximately 40 minutes. It covers the entire beer production process, from the basic ingredients to the finished product, provides interesting information about the brewery’s history and present, and includes a tasting of the beer brewed there. Pivovar Cvikov offers such tours for groups of 10 or more: on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m., and outside these times by prior arrangement. The date must be arranged and booked in advance.

Further destinations: Krompach V Cechách, Svor, Kunratice U Cvikova, Polevsko, Marenice, Hamr Na Jezeře

To the overview of the wider travel region: Okres Česká Lípa.