Svetla Pod Jestedem: Hotels and Accommodation

Světlá pod Ještědem is located on the southern slope of the Ještědsko-kozákovský hřbet. The terrain in the municipality ranges from 400 to 1,012 metres above sea level. Far-reaching views extend across up to one third of Bohemia.

Culture and History

Karolina Světlá lived with her husband Petr Mužák in Světlá pod Ještědem from 1853 to 1865, the municipality from which she took her pseudonym. The Antošův statek, now associated with the Hostinec U Richtrů, also refers to this literary tradition: the building dates from 1835 and is the setting of the novel “Vesnický román”.

The guided tour with commentary “Vesnice s příběhem” leads across the village square and to the brick Church of Saint Nicholas, which dates from 1643, and conveys interesting local stories. Its route is short and is also suitable for visitors with reduced mobility.

Every year, around the transition from May to June, the Karoliny Světlé open-air festival takes place in the municipality.

Educational Trails and Routes

The educational trail “Po stopách Karoliny Světlé” was created by the Stopy v krajině association so that the general public can discover the literary and historical traces in the Podještědí landscape. The circular route “Cesta Karolíny Světlé” is marked in green and leads several times to places where the plot of one of her works is set.

The “Cesta Karolíny Světlé” route is also suitable for parents with children; at several points, it is possible to return to the starting point. The “Ještědské vápence” educational trail begins at the Světlá pod Ještědem, Rozstání, dolní ves bus stop.

Světlá pod Ještědem offers terrain for hiking and cycling.

More local pages: Letarovice, Osecna, Hodkovice Nad Mohelkou, Dolni Rasnice, Rynoltice, Chrastava, Jablonné V Podjestedí, Jindřichovice Pod Smrkem

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Liberec.