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Around Kvilda, nature observation, moorland and culture exist side by side.

Nature Observation and Circular Trail

At the Kvilda Visitor Centre, exhibitions provide insights into the life of the European red deer and other deer species in the Šumava region. The Jelení stezka trail at the visitor centre forms a 2.6 km circular route. It runs partly through the deer enclosure and has three observation towers.

Moorland and Trails

Jezerní slať is a raised bog on the plateau of the Šumava plains. A wooden boardwalk leads into the centre of Jezerní slať; information panels explain how the raised bog formed and, in part, describe its current flora and fauna. Jezerní slať is located three kilometres from Kvilda. The circular route around Jezerní slať leads from Kvilda via a new cycle path for tourists.

Landscape

The mountains Vysoký stolec, Holý vrch, Sokol (Antýgl) and Stráž are located in the vicinity of Kvilda. Along the Bezlesí educational trail, diverse and often rare plants grow where small fields and meadows once lay.

Culture

Construction of the new stone Church of St Stephen began in 1892; it was consecrated in 1894. The Church of St Stephen is a protected cultural monument. The Museum of Reverse Glass Painting in Kvilda is a stop on the Cesta podmaleb route. In the wider region around Kvilda is the “Frauenau Glass Museum”.

More local pages: Zbytiny, Svatá Maří, Bušanovice, Těšovice, Pěčnov, Vimperk, Hradiště, Stachy.

To the higher-level travel overview: Prachatice District.