Articles & Guides
Long-reads, practical guides and stories from Świeradów-Zdrój and the Izera Mountains.
Trails and rules at the tripoint: how to read PTTK and KČT markings and the regulations on the Polish, Czech and German sides of the Izery
Colors don’t indicate difficulty, and the border is not the end of the trail. A practical guide to reading PTTK and KČT signs and to the rul...
Trail forecast in the Izera Mountains: how to read the microweather of Hala Izerska, Smrk and Jizerka
Between the spa basin of Świeradów and the ridges and peatlands of the Izers there can be a completely different weather. This guide teaches...
Between the meadow and the peat bog: a naturalist’s guide to the mountain huts of the Izera and Karkonosze
How do you read a landscape from the verandas and thresholds of mountain huts? This essay-guide takes you across Hala Izerska and Jizerka an...
Veranda Frames: A Photographic Guide to the Mountain Huts of the Izera and Karkonosze
How do you return from a mountain hut with more than a full stomach—also a great photo? A practical, ethical and timeless guide to views “st...
The athlete’s spa: recovery after downhill skiing, cross‑country and singletracks in Świeradów‑Zdrój
Świeradów‑Zdrój combines zones of exertion with considered recovery: the Ski&Sun gondola to Stóg Izerski and a network of mountain trails me...
The Izera under skis and under tires: how terrain, substrate and microclimate shape sport around Świeradowa
It’s not about 'checking off' a slope or a loop, but about understanding why people ski the way they do in the Izera. A gentle plateau with...
Smoked and borderland cheeses: from smoked twaróg to Czech uzené between Świeradów and Liberec
A tasting guide through the Izera borderland. We explain the difference between smoking and aging, help you tell smoked twaróg apart from re...
The sour backbone of the borderland: żur, kyselo and sauerkraut in Izera cuisine
Between Świeradów‑Zdrój, Szklarska Poręba and Liberec there is a shared language of flavours: fermentation. This guide reveals the differenc...
Mountain‑hut savoir‑vivre in the Izera and Giant Mountains: accommodation, bookings, food and rules on both sides of the border
A timeless guide to the culture of mountain huts in the Izera Mountains and the Karkonosze: where to book, what “tourist standard” means, ho...
Sacred borderland: from the spa churches of Świeradów to the pilgrimage church in Hejnice
Silence, light and details that tell centuries. We suggest a timeless loop among the most valuable churches of the borderland within a 50 km...
Water and Stone: dams, waterfalls and spa towns between Świeradów, Szklarska Poręba and Harrachov
Two valleys, three waterfalls and two impressive stone walls. From a base in Świeradów-Zdrój we plan timeless walks: along the crowns of the...
Behind the Spa's Scenes: the Technical Heart of the Former Bad Flinsberg
Świeradów-Zdrój is more than the larch Hala Spacerowa and the park's drawing rooms. It's also a hidden machinery of streams, intakes and mil...
