Semily: Hotels and Accommodation
Accommodation in Semily
The Nová přádelna building is part of a vast complex dating from 1861, which was once one of the most important centers of the textile industry in the Podkrkonoší region.
Industrial Culture
Guided tours of FABRIKA 1861 introduce visitors to the industrial architecture of the 19th and 20th centuries, architectural and technical features, and the history of the textile industry; the rooms of the Ludmila clock tower are also included in these tours. Exhibitions are regularly held at FABRIKA 1861. During public events or as part of private tours, all rooms are accessible to visitors. FABRIKA 1861 organizes concerts, festivals, parties, and other events for the general public.
Exhibitions
The exhibition “Healers of the Pojizeří and Podkrkonoší Regions” features more than 30 personalities from an area extending from Liberec to Trutnov and south to Jičín. It includes an accurate reconstruction of the treatment room of the healer Květoslava Patočková from Semily, as well as an authentic recording of her voice.
Trails and Landscape
The green route “Zelená šlápota” passes the open-air exhibition “Journey to Prehistory.” The Riegrova Trail begins in Semily and follows a 5 km route via Bítouchov, the Jizera Valley, and Podspálov. It passes through the attractive landscape of the Galerie Nature Monument and the Údolí Jizery a Bítouchova Nature Reserve and features a 77-meter-long suspension gallery with views of the Jizera.
Architecture
Inside the Sbor Dr. Karla Farského are wood carvings by Vladimír Komárek (1928–2002), entitled “Mistr Jan Hus na kazatelně” and “Karel Farský v zamyšlení nad písmem svatým,” dating from 1958. The Sbor Dr. Karla Farského is an expressive structure with a dynamic arrangement of its building volumes and Gothic reminiscences in the form of a pointed arch.
Other places: Roprachtice, Jesenný, Mricna, Rochlitz An Der Iser, Rychlov, Martinice V Krkonosich, Bozkov, Svojek
To the higher-level travel overview: Semily District.
