Žalhostice: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Radobýl gives Žalhostice a distinctive landscape feature: The nature monument covers 6.256 hectares and extends across the cadastral areas of Litoměřice and Žalhostice. It protects a geomorphologically significant neovolcanic mountain with preserved columnar basalt structures as well as rock, rock-steppe, scree and grassland communities.

Nature and Water

South of Žalhostice railway stop on railway line 087, a yellow-marked hiking trail begins, leading to the summit of Radobýl. From there, visitors can enjoy an almost panoramic view of Litoměřice, the Elbe, Lake Píšťany, Lovosice, the Terezín Basin and the adjoining part of the Central Bohemian Uplands.

Lake Píšťany lies between Velké Žernoseky, Píšťany and Žalhostice. It is a popular recreational area with sandy shores and offers good conditions for windsurfing and other water sports.

The traditional public water event Žalhostická Neckyáda takes place on the banks of the Elbe in Žalhostice. Boats of various shapes, colours and sizes compete for a trophy from Žalhostice.

History and Culture

The Chapel of Saint Nicholas was founded in 1360 among the vineyards on the slope of Radobýl. After being damaged during the Thirty Years’ War, it was restored in 1672.

In the 19th century, the chapel’s interior furnishings included an altar and wall paintings of Our Lady of Sorrows, Saint Nicholas, God the Father and the Dove of the Holy Spirit.

Regional Routes

The Labská magistrála runs via Velké Žernoseky and Žalhostice to Litoměřice. It follows the Elbe between Dresden and Prague; other cycle routes connect to it or cross it along its course.

Wine and Local Character

Žalhostice is known for fruit growing, especially apricots, and, together with Velké Žernoseky, for viticulture; it belongs to the Litoměřice wine subregion.

Vinařství pod Radobýlem offers guided tours with wine tasting at its winery in Žalhostice by prior arrangement. The tour introduces visitors to the technology used and the wine-making process. In suitable weather, the visit can be extended with a walk through the vineyard to a chapel and a bell tower.

Transport Connections

Žalhostice has bus and rail connections.

More local pages: Petrikovice, Račice U Štětí, Dušníky, Vražkov, Vědomice, Jenčice, Černěves, Libkovice Pod Řípem

To the higher-level travel overview: Litoměřice District.