Devil's Head

Historical landmark · Mělník

Devil's Head

Historical landmark · Mělník

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277 21 Želízy-Liběchov, Czechia

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Two enormous 1800s demonic face sculptures carved in sandstone  

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277 21 Želízy-Liběchov, Czechia Get directions

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277 21 Želízy-Liběchov, Czechia Get directions

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39 New Places in the Second-Edition Atlas Obscura Book

"A disturbing sight awaits hikers exploring the forest above the village of Želízy in Kokořínsko, a protected landscape area in Czechia. There, two enormous demonic faces carved from the native stone stare back with empty eyes. Created by Vaclav Levy in the mid-1800s, the nearly 30-foot-tall stone heads are known locally as Certovy Hlavy or the “The Devil Heads.” They have been a local attraction for generations. Other carvings by the artist, including artificial caves and scenes inspired by fairy tales, adorn nearby rock faces. Now suffering slightly from the ravages of time and weather, the faces have grown less distinct over time, but no less disturbing." - ATLAS_OBSCURA

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Kinga Gaál

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Short walk from the parking. Lots of beautiful huge rocks. Must see when in Czechia.

Kia R

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Very unique piece and definitely worth of visiting! The hill up is quite slippery with sand, so choose good footwear. There is also longer walk path with other smaller carvings from the same artist, but since we were not quite sure which way to go, we left after seeing the big ones. They have a paved parking lot a bit ahead of the road. It only accepts coins with local currency, no card payment available. Had also one portable toilet, that was unfortunately quite dirty.

Buster Got it

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This is an incredible rock faces. Totally worth the short hike up the hills. The monumental rock sculptures can be found in a pine forest near Liběchov by Želízy. Two, approximately nine-metre-tall terrifying devil heads, created by Václav Levý, were the first sculptures to appear in the local sandstone rocks between 1841 and 1846. Considering the dimensions, this artwork is quite unique in the country. The devil heads are accessible along a blue trail that starts by the municipal office in Želízy. The trail is known as the Václav Levý Loop Trail. A number of other reliefs were soon to follow. Visit the Klácelka Cave and take a look at the large relief of Jan Žižka, Prokop Holý, Zdeněk Zásmucký and dwarves forging weapons for the Knights of Blaník. The cave conceals symbols of human traits in animal forms according to the fables by František Matouš Klácel, whom the cave is named after.

Kyriakos Topalidis

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A nice short getaway, just 40 minutes ride by car from Prague. Beautiful nature and unique rock formations.

Balázs Gábor

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The devil’s Head is situated near the Mělník city (little town, where the the House of Lobkowicz.is situated, castle, and lies at the confluence of the Elbe and Vltava rivers-worth to visit) , around 30km form Prague. Better to not going there on the highway, which is always full of traffic jam. The sculpture is carved in the limestone/sandstone and can be seen from the down also, where there you can park your car. There are two option the longer road to escalate to the sculpture or the shorter, which of course is harder and steeper, but be warned that in case of rain it is very bad to climb. There are some kind of sand and even in dry period is not good, especially if you go with sandal or open shoe. The sculpture was realized by the sculptor Václav Levý in the first half of the 19th century, and carved into sandstone rocks. The sculpture is a little eroded, by the weather of course, but still beauty and interesting. Some part reminded me of the Adventure movie Merlin, Valley of the Fallen Kings. Of course with a little fantasy 😊 The two head look to the little town Želízy, and a good panorama of the around, can be seen some hood of a power-energetical company.

linda aherne

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Great little hike, very peaceful up on the rocks, can be slippery with all the sand so would advise proper foot wear

O Toptip

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We love it here! Amazing place to visit! Much bigger than we thought! We took Metro C then bus 400 to the devil's head. The bus cost only 3€ each and can pay in the bus with card or cash. It is only 40 mins away from the Prague. The bus stop right where they have this big heads! Prepare your shoes, we were up there when it rain and it is very slippery! Worth visit!! Visit here is free as well! When we arrived, it was just 2 of us too!

Vamsi Illuri

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This is one of the Hidden Gem when you are in Prague . It’s won’t take much time . Small trek to climb and do have parking close to the Starting point ( 2 minutes walking) . Good place for nice photos and view .