Vrátkov: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

A tourist route and a cycle path run from Tismice via Vrátkov to the Šembera River and onward to Tuchoraz. In addition, cycle route 8206, with the Babice–Doubek–Zahrady connection, runs along the edge of Vrátkov. A green-marked hiking trail connects Mrzky, Tismice, Vrátkov and Tuchoraz.

Nature

The Podviniční Pond lies in the Šembera valley. The Vrátkov Eco Centre is surrounded by a species-rich forest and the floodplain of the Šembera stream. Recreational and tourist use of the area is primarily associated with the Šembera valley.

The Eco Centre

The Vrátkov Eco Centre can be reached by car, bicycle or on foot. Take PID route 491 and get off at the Doubravčice, rozcestí Vrátkov stop, then walk approximately 800 metres along a forest path. Alternatively, route 435 runs between Český Brod and Říčany; from Vrátkov, a signposted forest path approximately 3 kilometres long leads to the Eco Centre.

On 31 August 2024, the “International Bat Night” was held at the Vrátkov Eco Centre for the third time as a public educational event. It included information about bats, a presentation of live injured bats, and an evening excursion with detectors to a nearby meadow. On 21 September 2025, the Vrátkov Eco Centre organised “Mushroom Day” as a guided forest walk with mycologist Michal Plundra, during which edible, inedible and poisonous mushrooms were presented.

Culture and History

The Vrátkov Cross stands north of the village on the road to Český Brod. It dates from 1874 and was erected at the expense of the married couple Václav and Kateřina Miškovský from Vrátkov. The stone bell turret in Vrátkov bears an inscription stating that it was erected in 1820 at the expense of the honourable Wratkow community.

Other places: Polní Voděrady, Tatce, Lošany, Poříčany, Týnec Nad Labem, Tři Dvory, Ždánice, Klášterní Skalice

To the higher-level travel overview: Kolín District.