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Added by Jopie, at 14 September 2016
Opening Hours
- Monday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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11 Reviews
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18 November 2017
The place is amazing, straight off a fantasy movie with fantastic and breathtaking views and scenic viewpoints that will make you wish you lived there permanently. However, the people running the restaurant inside the historical building are the definition of ridiculous. Me and my friends entered the area and visited all the spots but decided to go inside the restaurant to ask for directions to go to Mezná Louka. When we entered, no one bothered to even say "Hello" let alone ask what we needed. The place didn't smell particularly nice and the food looked less than appetizing so we decided not to eat there. We asked the woman running the place for directions and she looked at us as if we were the stupidest people on Earth before telling us the way. We're doing Erasmus in the Czech Republic so we're used to people not being particularly nice so we weren't that bothered by this. However, as we were leaving, we noticed some nice postcards and decided to buy 3 (30 Crowns overall, a little more than 1 Euro). We went back to the line and noticed that the ladies in front of us were complaining at something the woman working in the restaurant had told them but since it was all in Czech, we didn't understand, only that the woman was almost yelling at the ladies and so was her son (definitely underage and working there). The ladies left, talking and clearly distraught and we walked up, gave the lady the money and as we were turning to leave she rips out 3 pieces of paper from a little block and says we have to pay 25 Crowns each without explaining why. We ask her the reason for this and she says we have to pay to visit the area, once again looking at us as if we were stupid people incapable of thought. We would be more than willing to pay the money, the views are certainly worthy, but the way she was treating us was ridiculous so we asked her what would've happened if we hadn't come into the restaurant and she says "I don't care, pay now". Once again we say "so if we'd just left without paying, you wouldn't even know". She says "there are signs everywhere saying you have to pay so pay" while at the same time waving her hand in front of her face to indicate we were being ridiculous while at the same time her son was speaking in Czech to us clearly with disgust. We say we didn't see any signs so she tells us to follow her and takes us to the entrance to the area. Indeed, at the bottom of a black board and underneath a notice written in Czech and one in German, there was a paper saying "To visit the areal you have to pay a fee of 25 CZK or 1€. Please pay inside the restaurant" and yes, it's "areal" and not "area". Not speaking German or Czech, we'd seen the sign but thought it was to see something inside the building that we weren't interested in and didn't even think that perhaps "area" was misspelled. Once again, had we understood from the beginning we had to pay, we would've with no problem and even now we would've paid, had the lady been nice. She said "you're nice people so pay" to which we replied "yes, we're nice, but you're not so we're not going to pay" and the lady suddenly takes our postcards from our hands and goes back inside the restaurant. This was such a weird encounter that it honestly left us baffled. Once again, we're used to people in the Czech Republic not being particularly nice and being from Portugal, this was weird to us at first (the Portuguese are very nice and welcoming people) but we got used to it. This level of rudeness, however, we can't tolerate. So, tl;dr, if you go during low season and there's no one at the gate to ask for money, just visit the sites, leave and definitely DO NOT enter the restaurant let alone eat there and give money to these people.
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03 November 2017
Place with the most beautiful views. Restaurant is tourist class. The season ends usualy first week after halloween (first week in november) and then it is opened just friday-sunday.
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09 September 2017
The place looks great, but the menu in the restaurant was terrible. Basically a fast food menu for extreme prices comparable to the Czech Republic. It is day light robbery on tourists, who think it's relatively cheap, but they don't know that in comparison to other restaurants its extremely bad quality/price. It's sad that the owners of this place do not try to improve the quality of their service only because they are the only restaurant up there. That is the sign of backward mentality. The feeling that you are being ripped off ruins the whole experience.
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29 August 2017
A scenic classic in the area frequented by tons of tourists. The arch is featured in the movie The Chronicles of Narnia 1. Entrance fee is 3€ or 75 Czech Koruna (roughly 2.50€). What you get is 3 stunning vista points, a kiosk and a small restaurant with a small selection at relatively cheap prices, lots of outdoor seating, an art/photo gallery and free restrooms. The hike up takes about an hour, depending on where you start, and consists of a beautiful forest scenery and a consistent rise.
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07 August 2017
Really beautiful, worth a visit! We did the long, red track to get there. Please bring cash with you!! (Euro is fine, or Czech money). Entrance for the bridge costs about 3 euro per person. The boat trips also costs about 3e each.
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03 July 2017
Amazing and breathtaking views from the top! Before you could walk over the gate, now its closed because of damage this natural wonder. The walk up here is not that hard. You can complete this trip with visiting of Hřensko and take a boat trip there.
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02 April 2017
Really beautiful place with wonderful views but you cannot get to the restaurant or toilet if you don't pay 75 kč
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26 March 2017
The gate is the symbol of this area. While you can see it in all postcards and pictures it is much bigger in real life. There are lovely tourist routes there, great for family trip, but would not recommend with wheeler, the terrain is steep and rocky. When you visit don't miss to climb to the views opposite to the gate, you can see the mountain range nicely from there.
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21 March 2017
Simply amazing, highly recommended. We have been here on the very first day of the season: free parking, snowstorms and sunshine.
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04 November 2016
We took the bus from Bad Schandau to Schmilka and walked from there. It was a beautiful warm day in late May 2011. We enjoyed the walk up through the forest and didn't really know what to expect when we arrived. Our excitement grew with the first view of the Gasthof built into the rock face. By the time we arrived we knew we had earned that cold beer! Unforgettable; then refreshed, we could explore that magnificent natural arch and environs.Unglaublich!
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21 September 2016
Mixed feelings. This place is amazing but the restaurant on top is terrible smelly place. unfortunately you can not avoid the place to get to the top of the rock, or even to go to the toilet. And they charge you entrance fee
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