Sněžné: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

A historic house on the square in Sněžné is home to the Sněžné Gallery, a sales gallery for paintings that is open year-round. It was founded in 1997 by painters Jan Odvárka, Rudolf Němec and Pavel Mertlík. In addition to exhibitions and readings by the artists, it also hosts other art events.

Culture

The Church of the Holy Cross was built in Sněžné in the mid-18th century. The town’s Protestant church was last redesigned inside in 1994 based on a design by Ostrava artist Daniel Balabán, and is a prominent landmark of the town and its surroundings.

Iron grave crosses can be seen at the site of the former cemetery. They were made in the ironworks of Kadov and Milovy.

Nature

Sněžné lies in the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area. A unique attraction in the town is the Japanese rock garden, which teacher Pavel Šimon has been creating for years in the spirit of Buddhist and Shinto traditions. It consists of a dry and a wet section; two Japanese dragons guard it.

Visitors to the Japanese rock garden can also see a bonsai exhibition and buy bonsai trees, bonsai pots and ceramics on site.

Trails

The walk around Sněžné passes the Baroque-remodeled Church of the Holy Cross. The approximately nine-kilometre walking route partly follows the local educational trail “S Kvíčalou za humna”.

Cycling and Activities

The Sněženská Trasa is 42 kilometres long and starts in the square in Sněžné. It leads to the rock formations Devět skal, Malinská skála, Dráteničky and Čtyři palice.

Behind the Protestant church is the Sněžné pump track, one of the largest pump tracks in the region. It can be used with bicycles, skateboards and scooters.

Other places: Koroužné, Blízkov, Petráveč, Sulkovec, Stránecká Zhoř, Býšovec, Otín, Rozsochy.

To the higher-level travel overview: Žďár nad Sázavou District.