Sudety / Lower Silesia / Spa town since 1572
At the foot of Stóg Izerski, where water heals.
Świeradów-Zdrój blends 450 years of spa heritage with the rugged beauty of the Izera Mountains. Radon waters, gondola, treetop walkway, and endless trails.
450
years of tradition
100
attractions
186 km
trails
1126 m
Stóg Izerski
№ 01 — Izera Mountains at dawn
„Świeradów is not a place, it is a state of mind — where morning mist stops time and evening wind from the Czech Mountains carries the scent of resin.”— Joachim Bartz, „Sudety Sentymentalne”, 2018
From our notebook
Latest dispatches
10 min
A mountain hut is not a restaurant with rooms. Who really runs a mountain refuge?
The most common mistake guests make is treating a mountain hut like a restaurant with rooms. Yet behind a hot meal, a dry bed and functionin...
12 min
From Rails to Gondolas: How Infrastructure Has Changed the Way to the Shelters of the Izera and Giant Mountains
Stóg Izerski by gondola or Wysoki Kamień by rail? It is not merely a choice of transport, but a decision about where the mountain experience...
11 min
Mountains at Dawn and After Dark: How to Plan Hikes by the Light in the Izera and Karkonosze Mountains
In the mountains, you do not choose a route solely by its summit, distance or popularity. This guide shows how to match a ridge, forest road...
