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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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Melník Chapel of 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.

Blatce, Czechia

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
Permanently Closed

Prague, Czechia

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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