Things to do
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Jurkovič Lookout Tower
A timber lookout tower on a wooded hill above the town, built to a design by the architect Dušan Jurkovič, whose folk style shaped much of the region. A forest path climbs to it from the open air museum in about half an hour. The platform looks across the valley to Radhošť. Entry is ticketed, and the tower keeps shorter hours from November to March.
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Lysá hora
Highest summit of the Moravian-Silesian Beskydy at 1323 metres, rising north east of Rožnov above the Ostravice valley. Several marked trails climb from Ostravice and Krásná, taking around three hours up. A mountain hut and a weather station sit at the top. Fog and wind are common, so carry a warm layer even in summer.
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Pustevny
Carved timber lodges designed by Dušan Jurkovič stand on this saddle of the Beskydy ridge, painted in bright folk patterns. Libušín, rebuilt after a fire in 2014, keeps a dining hall decorated from designs by Mikoláš Aleš. A chairlift climbs from Ráztoka, and the Valaška treetop walkway rises beside the lodges. Fine weekends get crowded, and snow usually arrives in December.
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Radhošť
A broad summit of 1129 metres reached on foot from Pustevny along a ridge path of about 4 kilometres. A wooden chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius stands at the top, and a statue of the pagan god Radegast marks the way. Allow about an hour each way on a wide path with modest climbs. In winter the same ridge path becomes a popular snowshoe and ski touring route.
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Wallachian Open Air Museum
Three separate sites make up this open air museum: a wooden town of relocated houses, a hillside village of farmsteads and a valley of mills and forges. All three open from May to September, with the village and the mill valley reduced to exteriors outside that. The wooden town can fill a morning on its own. Folk festivals and craft fairs run on many summer weekends.
