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Today I visited the newly opened Bistro na Dvorku. It is located on the bike path in the village of Libochovany. I had a coffee and apple strudel. Everything was great and at a good price 👍🍺🙋🏼🚲

You can easily get to the other side of the Elbe by ferry from Nučnice. I was pleasantly surprised that the staff will put your bikes on the boat. All this for 35 CZK - one person and bike

At the top of the Shepherd's Wall you will find a pleasant restaurant of the same name, in the appearance of a medieval castle with an observation tower. Its white masonry contrasts nicely with the dark sandstone. Although the observation tower is permanently inaccessible and the view from it is not possible, the area around the restaurant and especially the terrace allow for the most beautiful views of Děčín and its surroundings. You will have the Elbe River with its bridge in the palm of your hand, as well as another of the city's landmarks - Děčín Castle. It is not by chance that this place is nicknamed "Nebíčko". The restaurant is open all week from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

The Czech Republic has many monuments and the castle in Děčín is one of the oldest. Its history probably dates back to the end of the 10th century, when written sources mention the so-called Děčín province, which had as its administrative center a wooden fort built on a rock massif, i.e. on the site of the current castle. The task of the building was primarily to guard the Elbe trade route, where, for example, duties were collected on the transport of salt. The first written mention of the fort dates back to 1128.

The sandstone road bridge with a group of saints' statues dates from 1564-1569, but was built using late Gothic style elements. Above the central pillar is a group of statues by Michal Jan Brokoff from 1714. HISTORY The construction was carried out between 1564 and 1569 by the builder S. Hölle and the master stonemason H. Franck. The Baroque group of statues from 1714 comes from the Brokoff workshop, specifically from M. J. J. Brokoff, the pedestal was previously attributed to J. B. Santini-Aichel without credible justification. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT The bridge stands on the site of an older stone predecessor, also destroyed by a flood in 1561. Not far away on the same road to the north, there was another shorter bridge over a side branch of the Ploučnice River, which was later covered with alluvium. It is depicted on maps of the stable cadastre, its existence was confirmed by the discovery of stones and slabs during the construction of a new road bridge in the 1980s.

Deep under the modern road bridge over the Old Town and the Elbe River in Děčín, there is a hidden stone bridge over the Ploučnice River, dating back to the 16th century.

The Děčín excursion restaurant with an eighteen-meter observation tower stands on a 150-meter rock on the left bank of the Elbe River. In the 19th century, it gained a reputation as the place with the most beautiful view of the city. The restaurant, including the observation tower, is currently undergoing reconstruction. The Shepherd's Wall in Děčín has always been a dominant feature of the city. After the end of sandstone mining at the end of the 19th century, a small wooden inn first stood here, which was replaced by a romantic "mansion" in 1905. However, the golden age of the "Shepherd's House" was interrupted by World War II; although the building was open, it slowly fell into disrepair. In the 1990s, an expensive repair was carried out, thanks to which the building acquired a fairy-tale character, but since then, due to frequent changes of owners, it has never been permanently accessible.

The Shepherd's Wall viewpoint in Děčín is located on a steep sandstone rock promontory towering 160 meters above the surface of the Elbe. It is one of the city's dominant landmarks and a popular excursion destination.