Jílové U Prahy: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Jílové u Prahy is closely associated with gold mining. The gold mines of Jílové are considered the historically most significant source of gold in the Bohemian lands. At the Regional Museum, the exhibition “Krok za krokem zlatou historií” traces the history of gold, from gold extraction through Celtic gold panning to medieval deep mining.

Underground and at the Museum

The exhibition “Krok za krokem zlatou historií” includes an accessible replica mining tunnel. Augmented reality animates mining machinery inside it and combines the historical presentation with a digital layer.

The gold mines of Jílové are home to the first underground via ferrata in the Czech Republic. Its route leads through mining chambers dating from the reign of Charles IV. The adventure ends with a descent via ladders and stairs through historic mine workings before returning to the Václav adit. At the gold mines, an underground railway also leads to the Pepř shaft.

History

In the surroundings of Jílové u Prahy, the Štola sv. Josefa is one of the oldest mining sites open to the public in the Czech Republic. It has 280 m of tunnels and galleries known so far and is a National Cultural Monument.

The visitor route through the Štola sv. Antonína Paduánského runs across two levels connected by seven ladders in an original narrow shaft. The site is located in the Studené district of Jílové u Prahy, near the Žampach Viaduct. A stone statue of Saint Anthony of Padua stands at the entrance portal.

In the surroundings of Jílové u Prahy, the Štola Halíře is an exploratory tunnel from the mid-20th century with a unique diamond-shaped profile. The site is also accessible to visitors with reduced mobility; visitors can try gold panning there.

The historic centre of Jílové u Prahy was declared an urban conservation area by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic in 1992.

Culture

Kostel sv. Vojtěcha is an early Gothic church. Its complex includes a statue of Saint John of Nepomuk, a terrace wall and an access staircase.

Kostel Božího těla is a cemetery church on a hill west of Jílové u Prahy. Near the church is a gravestone dating from 1847 belonging to Ida Václavíčková, the oldest surviving gravestone at the site.

The Žampach railway bridge spans a deeply incised valley on seven stone semicircular arches.

Nature and Trails

Jílové u Prahy is the starting point for several hiking and cycling trails with attractive viewpoints, including the Rozhledna Pepř. An easy circular trail around Jílové u Prahy follows part of the Jílovské vyhlídky educational trail.

The Rozhledna Pepř is a public viewing platform on a telecommunications tower on the 449 m-high Pepř hill, approximately 1 km south of Jílové u Prahy. The platform is 18 m above the ground and can be reached via 91 steps.

Other Local Pages

Other local pages at the same destination level are Březová-Oleško, Dobřichovice, Drahelčice, Vonoklasy, Únětice, Zahořany, Pohoří and Roztoky.

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Praha-Západ.