Oybin Castle & Monastery (DE) - Lemberk Castle (CZ)

25.20 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Cycling
  • 4:00 h
  • 25.20 km
  • 304 m
  • 309 m
  • 305 m
  • 576 m
  • 271 m
  • Start: Oybin/OT Hain
  • Destination: Oybin/OT Hain
Lemberk was originally a watchtower castle on the Zittau trade route. Only the cylindrical tower has survived from the original structure; the other parts were concealed by renovations in Renaissance and Baroque styles.

SIGHTS: Jablonné v.P. Basilica, Lemberk Castle, over 1000-year-old Yew in Lückendorf, Recommended: Oybin Castle and Monastery, Baroque Mountain Church Oybin (+ 1.5 km)

Lemberk Castle:

1. Basic guided tour

On this tour, visitors are introduced to the history of the castle. It leads through the originally preserved castle Pentecost chapel, the black kitchen, the magistrate’s office, the fable hall with the coffered ceiling in Renaissance style, as well as through other Renaissance and Baroque rooms. The first guided tour shows the main part of the representative interior rooms of Lemberk.

Duration of the tour: 50 minutes

2. Extended guided tour

The extended tour is identical to the basic tour in the first part but is expanded by a visit to the small castle armory, the Liebieg rooms, and the so-called Zdislava chamber from the 17th century.

Duration of the tour: 70 minutes

German-language tours only by prior arrangement.

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Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

ROUTE: Oybin/OT Hain - crossing to Kompach (CZ) - Lada - Jablonné v.P. - Lemberk Castle - Petrovice, crossing to Lückendorf (DE) Lückendorf/ Church - Kammloch, left onto Floßbergweg - Oybin/OT Hain

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Loop Road

Directions & Parking facilities

Parking is available to a limited extent.

From Zittau station, take bus line 16 to Oybin and get off at the stop "Oybin district Hain." For ZVON timetable information.

Additional information

Author

Tourismuszentrum Naturpark Zittauer Gebirge

Organization

Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz

License (master data)

Tourismuszentrum Naturpark Zittauer Gebirge
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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Bring an identity card or passport. Part of the route follows the Czech side.

Safety guidelines

paved secondary roads, hilly to mountainous terrain

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Contact

Oybin Castle & Monastery (DE) - Lemberk Castle (CZ)
02797 Oybin