Description: | Ride on the first day of our trip to Znojmo. The plan was to ride west onto the hills near the Podyji National Park. Once we get tired, we wanted to turn south, cross to Austria and then come back to Znojmo.
We set off at our accomodation - pension Kastelanka in the historic center of Znojmo. We had some trouble getting out of town but then gained the right direction towards Hradiste and other small villages in the are. We stopped to see a small bunker from the 30s and then descended to the Vranov reservoir. It was interesting to see all the cabins on the lake shore, and all the other entertainment establishments. Then we dropped down to town of Vranov, where we had a lunch. Then we headed to the castle Vranov, which is above the town. We checked it out from the outside and headed south to Austria. Here we rolled on local roads up and down to Hardegg which is right on the river (and on the border), and also has a good looking castle. Then we continued on the Austrian side east and finally dropped down from the hills to the lower wine making country. Then we crossed the border back to Czech Rep. and it was just a quick 10 kms or so back to Znojmo. |