MORAVSKY KRUMLOV - Prague and the Czech Republic - page 249

The 30-minute hike from Pustevny along the red-marked trail
on the ridge toward the west will take you to a statue of Radegast,
the old Slavic god of sun, friendship,
and harvest. (Eerily, the area around
the statue is one of the few places in
the Czech Republic without mobile-
phone coverage.) If you hike farther
along the ridge for two miles, you'll
reach the top of the sacred Radhošť
mountain and statues of the Slavic
ninth-century missionaries St. Cyril
and St. Methodius. They hold a
page of the beginning of the Gospel
according to John, which they trans-
lated for the Slavic people more than
1,100 years ago. A wooden church dedicated to these two patrons
of all Slavs stands behind the statue.
Getting to Pustevny
To get to Pustevny by public transportation, take a direct bus
from Rožnov pod Radhoštěm (4/day, 45 min, stop is marked
Prostřední Bečva/Pustevny ).
If you're driving, you can either reach the summit from the
south via Rožnov pod Radhoštěm and Prostřední Bečva, or from
the north via Frenštát pod Radhoštěm and Trojanovice (which is
linked to Pustevny by a scenic chairlift). From Frenštát, follow
signs for Trojanovice, drive to the end of the road at the Ráztoka
Hotel, then walk 500 yards to find the chairlift (50 Kč one-way, 80
Kč round-trip, in summer runs daily once an hour 9:00-18:00, off-
season until 16:00, 15-min ride). On arrival in Pustevny, be sure to
check the schedule for the last chairlift back down to Trojanovice.
SlEEPING AND EATING
(17 Kč = about $1, country code: 420)
At Pustevny
$ Hotel Maměnka, a century-old, recently renovated histori-
cal landmark, fits sumptuously furnished rooms into a wooden
structure that uniquely blends Art Nouveau with regional archi-
tecture. Its newly built Koliba Valaška annex, with similar rooms,
is an opulent imitation of a shepherd's lodge. Hotel Maměnka
is home to the classy-looking Restaurant Libušín, while the
annex's Restaurant Koliba is geared more toward satisfying city
Czechs' demand for rural fare in a traditional setting (Db-1,200
Kč, suite Db-2,500 Kč, tel. [phone], mobile [phone],