Trosky Castle – a symbol of the Bohemian Paradise

Who does not know the monumental silhouette of Trosek, one of the landmarks of the Bohemian Paradise. And yet – did you know that under Panna and Baba there are still unexplored mysterious passages hiding even more mysterious contents inside?

The operation of the castle is individual , without a guide. However, it is possible to arrange an explanation about the history and the castle itself. The ruins form two towers with the names Baba (47 m) and Panna (57 m). In 1999, the construction of a lookout tower (observatory) on the tower called “Baba” was started. In good weather, you can see from here, for example, the cities of Prague , Mladou Boleslav , Turnov and Rovensko pod Troskami , as well as the České středohoří, the Lužické and Jizerské mountains , the Giant Mountains , a large part of the Bohemian Paradise and many other places in the vicinity.

The supposedly most beautiful ponds are hidden in the surrounding valleysPLA Bohemian Paradise . In the vicinity of the castle there are several monuments, rock towns, but also nature reserves. Their purpose is the protection of endangered or underground fissures and caves cut through so that the corridor could be used for secret supply or escape in the event of a siege. Access to the underground passage and cellars was closed to casual curious by heavy , iron-studded doors . Mysterious undergroundespecially protected plants and animals and of course the protection of these places and natural biotopes as such. The number of hiking trails and cycle paths will take you directly to attractive tourist destinations.

According to legend , the builder of the castle left Čeněk from VartenberkThe wreck has attracted the attention of amateur explorers and adventurers since the 18th century. About 500 meters east of the castle in a steep rocky and wooded slope is the entrance to the cave.
Facilities for dogs and a new information system

Trosky Castle has installed a new information system (2021), which also contains a brief history of the castle and the legends associated with it.

Visitors with dogs can use the dog corner in front of the castle gate, which has been expanded to include two lockable kennels.
Devil’s grid escape game with the robot Chenda

Trosky Castle prepared an escape game called Devil’s Grid . The Devil’s Lattice game follows the phenomenon of escape games, but the teams do not search for secrets and codes inside the room, but discover them all over the castle. The game is unique in its use of various technical gadgets located in the castle that “communicate” with people and with the robot . The robot Čenda

will play the role of a guide along the encrypted paths and places . Chenda talks, plays, laughs, winks and lights up her eyes . He knows where you are on Trosky and what situation you got into. He also knows what to do when and what to expect from people. He can respond to holding hands, tapping, his position and his position on the map. When he doesn’t like something, he complains.

The devil’s grid lasts about 90 minutes , the price will vary between CZK 900 and CZK 1,200. The game can be played with a minimum of two and a maximum of six people . The game lasts 90 minutes, after the end Čenda must return to the IC. The duration of the robot is approx. 20 hours , after which it must be recharged .

Mysterious Ruin Underground

Behind the entrance there is a space up to 5 meters wide, the bottom of which slopes approximately to the northwest. The cave narrows and finally opens into a rock cleft, from which three passages branch off. One continues in the direction of the entrance hall to the northwest, but is blocked. The second goes to the right (to the northeast) and also ends with a cave-in. The third corridor goes to the left (to the south) and after a few meters widens into a space that shows signs of human activity. In this cave there is also a so-called ” signature rock ” with engraved signatures of those who visited this place. In several places it is possible to see warning inscriptions, even written by a cockroach: ” 3 dni sme blaudily, Twa smrt gestli deš dál “.

In 1859, after several days, four students from Sobotka dug through a narrow, about 100 m long passage into a large cave deep cellar ., which, according to them, was as spacious as Malé náměstí in Jičín . The air was clean and cool, the bottom flat, sandy and wet. On it lay several boulders of various sizes, which had apparently been torn from the ceiling. Some large boulders were still hanging from the ceiling, which made staying in the cave very dangerous. To the right of the entrance opened a slanting, wide corridor that led to a kind of

However, the students were prevented from proceeding further through this corridor by a huge boulder of sand, on which was written in black oil paint: ” Not a step further, but your death “. from which a weak stream flowed. According to the testimony preserved from the years before World War 2 among the local residents, the passage leads to an underground lake that served as a water reservoir for the castle . The fact is that no traces of a well have been found in the castle so far .Perhaps it is the deposits of sand that prevent access to the underground pool , beyond which is a low, iron-clad door leading to never-before-discovered treasures.The robber knights Šof and Švejkar had to hide their loot somewhere. Ota from Bergovo, who participated in the robbery of the Opatovice Monastery in 1415, also hid the stolen treasure in an underground labyrinth . The entrance to the underground from the castle must be well hidden, as it has not been discovered to this day.