TIC BRNO WHAT IS BRNO? Brno Dam Lake
III. Transport VII. Sights & trips TO THE LAKE * Tram no. 1 direction Bystrc, Ečerova; Přístaviště (dock) stop (day timetable) * Tram no. 3 direction Bystrc, Ečerova; Přístaviště stop * Tram no. 11 direction Bystrc, Rakovecká; Přístaviště stop * Bus no. 98 direction Žebětín, Bartolomějská; Přístaviště stop (night 11PM to 5AM) MORE ON: www.dpmb.cz ROUND THE LAKE IV. VEVEŘÍ CASTLE (Veverská Bítýška) A state-owned castle on the right lake side. Free parking by the castle. Two sightseeing tours around the castle. Two refreshment kiosks in the yard, open in the castle opening hours. Entry with dogs on lead permitted. Along the right lakeside: Bus 303 Bystrc, ZOO Veverská Bítýška, náměstí (square). MORE ON: www.dpmb.cz OPENING HOURS: April TUE SUN 9AM 5PM Boat line Bystrc, Přístaviště (boat terminus) Veverská Bítýška May Sept. TUE SUN 9AM 6PM (April to October). The boats depart from the Bystrc terminus, October SAT SUN 9AM 5PM according to the timetable and sail as far as the Veveří castle. MORE ON: dpmb.cz/cs/lodni-doprava * Bus no. 303, Hrad (castle) Veveří stop * Car public road no. 384 * Boat Hrad Veveří stop CONTACT: +420 549 420 164, veveri@npu.cz MORE ON: www.veveri.cz/en/ Refreshments ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN (U Zoologické zahrady 46) KOZÍ HORKA A popular locality on the right lake side. Large beaches, good access to water, boat rental and pedalo rental, a petanque playground, WCs, changing cabins. Water sport campus. * Bus no. 303, Kozí horka stop * Car road no. 384 * Boat Kozí horka stop ROKLE A locality on the right lake side. A grass-covered beach, slowly descending lake bottom, a large car park. * Bus no. 303, Rokle stop * Car road no. 384 * Boat Rokle, Přístaviště (dock) stop SOKOLSKÉ KOUPALIŠTĚ (Hrázní street) Commented animal feeding, resta urants, A locality on the left lake side. Beach vorefreshments. Entry with a pet (dog) lleyball ground, refreshments, comfortable permitted. water access. OPENING HOURS: The lake is surrounded with numerous fast food kiosks and restau- November February 9AM 4PM rants will year-round operation. You can taste Czech, Italian and March October 9AM 5PM Mediterranean cuisine or offer of fish restaurants. April September 9AM 6AM * On foot from Přístaviště (dock) stop * Boat Sokolské koupaliště stop * Car along Hrázní street MORE ON: www.sokolak.cz Most of them line Přístavní and Hrázní streets but even if you walk around the lake you need not be afraid * Tram no. 1, 3, 11, Zoolog. zahrada stop PODKOMORSKÉ LESY FOREST of hunger and thirst. NATURE RESERVE * Bus no. 50, 52 and 54; trolleybus no. 30, Zoologická zahrada stop CONTACT: +420 546 432 311, Nature reserve, size 40 km2, established in 1989. zoo@zoobrno.cz The nature reserve includes forests in the MORE ON: www.zoobrno.cz/en/ surroundings of Brno, Žebětín and Ostrovačice. The forests hide Helenčina and Ríšova HITLER S PILLAR fountains and Podkomorská forester s lodge (Přehradní street) known from the novel in verse by K. H. Mácha: Pohádka máje (May Fairy-Tale). Two educatioa bridge pillar of the planned Hitler motorway nal paths: Hrad Veveří castle, Jelení žlíbek valley. from Wroclaw to Vienna. Today a solitary technical monument. JELENÍ ŽLÍBEK VALLEY NATURE RESERVE Equally broad is the offer of accommodation by the lake. Weekends DAM (Hrázní street) or longer leaves may be spent in hotels offering services like hotel A nature reserve established in the Chrastava restaurants, wellness, fitness, bowling, bicycle rent or wedding, locality, west of the Chochola hilltop, in the Podconference or other event venues. Offers a vista of the valley below the dam. On komorské lesy forest nature reserve, in 1979. You the left lakeside, by the road, you can find a can see here mighty up to 200-year-old forest If you prefer smaller and quieter places for recreation you will cer- commemorative tablet reminding of the dam beeches and frequent are also winter oaks. tainly be pleased with several family pensions you can find here. master František Šikula, whose brave deed Adventurers can use camps for tenting or staying in a cottage or prevented serious damage to the dam in the EDUCATIONAL PATH (2 km) bungalow or for parking their caravans. last days of World War II. Near the commemo BRNO LAKE AS YOU DO NOT KNOW IT rative tablet there is a pyramid of concrete blocks, samples of the concrete used for Six stops with information about the dam lake. the dam building in the years 1936 1939. The 2 km long path starts from the Přístaviště (Boat terminus) and ends at the Sokolské U LVA (LION) MEMORIAL koupaliště on the left lakeside, copying the red (Rekreační street) tourist path. The visitors can read information about the lake, the dam, the surrounding fauna The crossroads of Hrázní and Rekreační and flora, and about the flooded Kníničky streets is marked with a memorial of victi- village as well as about the surroundings ms of World War I, transferred here from the of the Sokolské koupaliště swimming pool. flooded village. The memorial is dominated by MORE ON: stezka.nesehnuti.cz a statue of lion in live size, giving the present name to the whole locality. V. Accommodation VI. Sports activities In the summer the dam lake is the ideal place for swimmers and water and other outdoor sport lovers. You can rent a boat, an electric boat, a paddle board, a canoe or a pedalo here, play miniature golf, tennis, pétanque, beach volleyball etc. There are numerous landscaped paths for foot and cycle tourists and beautiful nature to observe. In winter, weather permitting, the lake is populated with skaters and ski runners.
RAKOVECKÁ VEVERSKÁ BÍTÝŠKA Veverská Bítýška MAP LEGEND Veverská Bítýška BUS stop BOAT stop sport MUNICIPALITY landmark Skály MEČKOV Mečkov hrad Veveří (Veveří castle) Lávka Pod Hradem TRNŮVKA 441 U Matky Boží hrad Veveří (Veveří castle) VEVEŘÍ Obora Cyklistická Nové dvory PRÁDELNA Rozdrojovice, Na dědině ROZDROJOVICE JELENICE Jelenice VÁPENICE Vápenice VRTAČKA 406 Rokle Rokle paddleboard rental rozcestí přehrada (crossing to lake) rekreační středisko (recreation centre) Osada U kotvy HRÁZNÍ Ríšova fountain CHOCHOLA 411 Sokolské koupaliště boats and pedalos KOZÍ HORKA HRÁZNÍ KNÍNIČKY Kozí horka Kozí horka Lion memorial Water Sports club Dam Hitler s pillar RAKOVEC Bystrc Zoo May Fairy-Tale memorial Rakovec IC Golden ship PŘÍSTAVNÍ minigolf LIPOVÝ VRCH 478 RAKOVECKÁ Rakovecká Přístaviště 0 0,25 0,5 km
TIC BRNO GO TO BRNO.cz ZLATÁ LOĎ (GOLDEN SHIP) INFORMATION CENTRE For better orientation at (not only) the Brno Dam Lake use our Information Centre Zlatá loď (Golden Ship IC) right at the entrance to the port from June to August. In addition to information the kiosk will also offer souvenirs, service mediation and free Wi-Fi. Address: Přístavní 40, Brno-Bystrc; Monday Sunday 10.00AM 7.00PM foto: TIC BRNO, Skypix TIC BRNO, financially supported by the Brno City Municipality. 2017 www.ticbrno.cz