Česká Lípa works well as a base: 15 minutes from Skalice u České Lípy, 26km from Bohemian Switzerland National Park.
Česká Lípa is in Liberec Region, Czechia, with about 37,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Skalice u České Lípy, about 7 km away.
Česká Lípa (Czech pronunciation: [tʃɛskaː liːpa] ; German: Böhmisch Leipa) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 36,000 inhabitants, making it the most populated Czech town without city status. It is an industrial city, known primarily for the production of parts for the automotiveRead more industry.
The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Among the main landmarks of Česká Lípa is the Lipý Castle.
Within an hour or so of Česká Lípa: Panská skála (10 km), Bohemian Switzerland National Park (26 km), Pravčická Gate (28 km), Bohemian Switzerland (Pravčická Brána) (28 km).
Are there any good drives near Česká Lípa?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends.
Where is Česká Lípa?
Česká Lípa is in Liberec Region, Czechia, about 7 km from Skalice u České Lípy.
Road trip
Drive to Česká Lípa
Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.
Bohemia's oldest protected geological site (1933): a hillside of hexagonal basalt columns up to 12 m tall arranged like organ pipes, right beside the road at Kamenický Šenov. Famous from the Czech fairy-tale film Three Wishes for Cinderella.
10 km · about 20 min drive
national park
Bohemian Switzerland National Park
A mesmerizing landscape of deep gorges, towering sandstone pillars, and dense forests in the Czech-German borderlands along the Elbe River.
26 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Pravčická Gate
The largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, standing majestically in the heart of Bohemian Switzerland National Park.
28 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Bohemian Switzerland (Pravčická Brána)
Sandstone wonderland in the Czech Republic with Europe's largest natural stone arch and dramatic rock formations.
28 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Pravcicka brana
Largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, the centrepiece of Bohemian Switzerland National Park, walked from car parks at Hrensko or Mezni Louka.
28 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Jested Tower
A rocket-shaped 1970s hotel and TV tower crowning the 1,012 m summit above Liberec, reached by a twisting mountain road with sweeping views over Bohemia: an icon of Czech modernist architecture.
32 km · about 35 min drive
national park
Saxon Switzerland National Park
A surreal landscape of eroded sandstone pillars, arches, and mesas along the Elbe, beloved by rock climbers and landscape painters.
35 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Königstein Fortress
A vast hilltop fortress on a sandstone plateau above the Elbe, with ramparts offering panoramic views over Saxon Switzerland.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Česká Lípa
32 kmJested TowerA rocket-shaped 1970s hotel and TV tower crowning the 1,012 m summit above Liberec, reached by a twisting mountain road with sweeping views over Bohemia: an icon of Czech modernist architecture.