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All Czechia Želízy

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Želízy

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Želízy, Czechia

Updated July 10, 2024

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The Devil’s Heads.

Želízy, Czechia

The Devil Heads

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.

Želízy, Czechia

Harfenice Cave

Human figures and faces are carved into the sandstone surrounding this cave in Czechia.
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“Ecce mors” (“Behold death”) in bones

Melnik, Czechia

Melník Chapel of Bones

Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
5 miles from Želízy
Skalní obydlí, Lhotka 1

Lhotka, Czechia

Skalní obydlí Lhotka (Cliff Dwelling in Lhotka)

Every part of this unusual home is built into the sandstone rock.
5 miles from Želízy
The chapel at the castle.

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Houska Castle

Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
8 miles from Želízy
‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ - the entrance to camp in the Terezin fortress

Terezín, Czechia

Theresienstadt (Terezín Concentration Camp)

Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.
14 miles from Želízy
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Bohnický Hřbitov Cemetery (Cemetery of Fools)

An old asylum graveyard that's been abandoned for half a century attracts those seeking a dark thrill.
19 miles from Želízy
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