Sněženka hotel is situated in the picturesque valley of Chrastlicky brook on the eastern massif of Králický Sněžník, with an altitude 674 m. There are many interesting places to see in the surrounding area.
Staré Město pod Sněžníkem is situated in the area of a well-preserved mountain chain. Nature lovers are urged to visit the beautiful mountain range. It is an ideal location and its natural beauty makes Staré Město a perfect gateway to the local mountains and forests. You can visit the historical mansion, originally called Antiqua Goldeck, where silver and gold used to be mined.
Králický Sněžník (1424 above sea level) is the third highest mountain in the Czech Republic. It is sometimes called ‘the roof of Europe’ as three rivers, which flow into three seas – The North, Baltic and Black sea, stem here. The location was pronounced a national nature reservation in 1990. There is a well-known statue of an elephant, which was built on a ceramics block pylon.
The Prudký potok stems in the valley among the Podbělka, Sušina and Tetřeví mountains in the Králický Sněžník range, 1250 meters above the sea level. Around the upper reaches of Prudký potok there are famous cascades and smaller waterfalls. The massif leaves the range after about 4,5 km and flows into the foothills. The flow is about 9 km long. In the valley of Prudký potok in the stage between the waterfall U srubu and the Bystřina cottage there is an extra powerful accumulation of blocks of mud (probably in connection with a glacier with a cold bases existence). There are rockslides in this valley too.
The cottage called Paprsek is in the midst of deep forests, in the healthy mountain air. It was built in 1932 ‘In the Paradise’, which was the original name of the interface of three mountain ranges: Hrubý Jeseník, Rychlebské and Králický Sněžník.
There are 15 stops on the Králický Sněžník educational path. The path starts from the parking area in the northern part of Dolní Morava (695 metres above sea level), which leads through the Morava river valley along the yellow tourist mark to its spring under the top of Královský Sněžník (9 km). It continues along the red tourist mark to the crossroads above the Adélin spring, from here it follows the yellow mark and finishes at the altitude of 899 m above sea level, just by the cottage Návrší (5 km). The tracing lane is about 14 km; the degree of incline is 685 meters.
The path begins directly in the village Branná, just below the railway station, on the way to Františkov. The path then leads across the richly vegetated meadows and through the national nature monument Pasák. The path then leads across grasslands and meadows toward Aloisov, where there are beautiful views of the Králický Sněžník range. It then follows a forest path around the gamekeeper’s lodge Banjaluka, where you can see the remains of a narrow single track railway, which used to be used to bring down the wood on trains. In the next section you can see a fixed border fortification from 1937-38. The path then turns and goes through a well-established part of the small river Branné with natural flow morphology and occasional sightings of preserved plants and animals. The present condition is the result of the floods in July 1997, when a powerful spring flood created a new bed of a natural ecosystem. The path then leads along the communication back to the Branná village.
Branná is located on the imaginary border of the Rychlebské Mountains and Hrubý Jeseník. A small river Branná flows through the small town. It is a mountain town, where many people go on summer and winter holidays. A gothic castle Kolštejn, which used to be an important place (first mentioned in 1301), a Renaissance castle, a parish church of St. archangel Gabriel, an interesting mansion from the turn of 16th and 17th centuries and a further 23 registered cultural monuments are the dominant features of the area. There are two downhill tracks with ski slopes near the northern outskirts of Branná. There are three ski areas – Ostružná, Petříkov and Ramzová – near Branná. Branná also serves as a starting point of a whole range of routes, marked for tourists, which lead us to Jeseník or Rychlebské mountains. If you set out to the north, you will arrive at the Ramzovské sedlo, from where you can take the chair lift to the top of Šerák (1350 metres above sea level) with a change at Čerňava (1102 metres above sea level).
This mountain town has become the most dynamically growing ski resort in Jeseníky this decade. Ramzová is situated in the north-western part of Hrubý Jeseník. The town prides itself on the highest located fast train station in the Czech Republic.
Velké Losiny is a very attractive tourist place. A beautiful Renaissance castle is located here, famous for burning witches. Another interesting attraction is a paper-mill, where you can see the hand-made production of paper. There is also a spa. In the spa park there is the thermal spring Karel and a thermal pool. A parish church of St. Jan Křtitel is another Renaissance building in Velké Losiny. Velké Losiny is well worth visiting – you may well want to spend more than one day here.
In the 30s, during the period of the beginning of Nazism, a decision to build an extensive fortress line, which would protect our border with Germany, was made. Part of the fortification is located in Králicko. It is defined by Maliník (at Dolní Morava) and the Divoká Orlice river (Zemská brána), and thus encloses the fortification area of Králicko. There are 3 finished forts – Hůrka, Bouda and Adam, more than 50 large log houses. The fortification line was the most powerful in the area of Kladský hook, where the German army was supposed to penetrate our territory. These buildings have become the symbols of our national pride and nationalism. Some of the buildings have been made accessible to the public thanks to the enthusiastic members of the army history clubs (Bouda, The Army Museum in Králíky, The Czechoslovak Fortification KS 14 Museum). Historical commemorations are held here (Cihelna), which attract thousands of fans into the region every year. The fortress area in Králice has become a phenomenon, which uncovers the history of the Czech nation between 1935-1938 and enjoys growing tourist interest.
Jeseník is a well-known spa town, where the first hydro was founded. Vincenz Priessnitz was the founder. Another interesting place is Kolonáda, which is a 1,160m long circle, where races and competitions sometimes take place. The biggest attraction here is a lion statue, as legend declares if you touch its tail, your wishes will come true. Another monument is house, where Vincent Priessnitz was born. There is a nice restaurant on the ground floor and a museum on the first floor.
The cottage “Návrší” is the oldest tourist attraction on the Moravian side of Králický Sněžník. It was built in 1928 in the place of the original sheepfolds, 899 metres above sea level. Návrší is the main entry point to Králický Sněžník, it is an important signpost of tourist, cycling and cross-skiing routes as well as a beautiful view-place. Návrší is situated to the west of Stříbrnice, on the tourist trail leading to the top of Králický Sněžník. Beautiful views open from this point to the west towards Hrubý Jeseník. The edge of Hrubý Jeseník is coloured in gold with the rays of the setting sun especially in the evenings.