Surrounding area
This area is home to a number of monuments, deep woods filled with hiking and cycling paths with magical castles, ruins and the remains of ancient buildings, as well as a look-out point and chateaus with beautiful gardens. In summer you can go to the outdoor pool and in winter you can make your way to the ski slope. A bit further away are many other cultural, technical and religious monuments, including UNESCO monuments and other attractions, such as a water park.
Střílky
- The Baroque cemetery Střílky (1730, a jewel of Baroque architecture and sculpture, a national cultural monument);
- Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary;
- The Baroque chateau at Střílky with an adjacent park (old and interesting trees);
- Remains of the Střílky castle (defending the road from Zdounky to Koryčany) with a beautiful view;
- Nature trail – the area around Střílky – leads through the woods above Střílky, marked trails for hiking;
- Čertovy kameny (the Devil’s Rocks) – a natural formation in the woods above Střílky;
- The ashram in Střílky – Yoga for daily life, yoga classes, international yoga seminars, store;
- Playground (behind school building opposite the apartments).
Nearby
- Cimburk (an imposing ruin with obvious Gothic and Renaissance phases in its construction);
- Kazatelna (the Pulpit, one of the largest rock formations in Chřiby, a sandstone crag);
- Kozel (the Goat, a towering isolated rock in the saddle of the main ridge of Chřiby, suitable for climbing);
- Brdo observation tower (on the highest peak in Chřiby, 587 m);
- Remains of the highway running through Chřiby to Zlín from the First Czechoslovak Republic;
- Buchlov Castle;
- Chateau Buchlovice with castle gardens;
- Velehrad – pilgrimage site and church basilica (Mass by Pope Jan Pavel II in 1990);
- Modrá - open air archeological museum and exhibition of wetland and aquatic ecosystems.
Up to 35 km away
- Chateau Kroměříž with extensive gardens (UNESCO);
- Chateau Bučovice;
- Chateau Milotice;
- Chateau Slavkov u Brna (Austerlitz);
- Vlčnov – with the wonderful tradition called Ride of the Kings (UNESCO);
- Zlechov - viniculture;
- Kunovice - aviation Museum, aeroclub (sightseeing flights, skydiving);
- Golf resort Jezera (Lakes) - Ostrožská Nová Ves;
- Vyškov - DinoPark, ZOO park, Aquapark;
- Sportland Babylon (Strážovice u Kyjova) - children's attractions, go-carts, climbing center, restaurant;
- Kyjov - folk festivals, summer festivals, renaissance castle and town hall;
- Observation tower Johanka (Hýsly u Kyjova) - views of vineyards, Chřiby, Buchlov.
Sporting activities - summer
- Bike tours in the Chřiby park (bike trail over the Chřiby ridge and other bike trails in the immediate area);
- Swimming (outdoor swimming in Koryčany, 5 km);
- Koryčany equestrian facility;
- Bike/skate path along the Baťa Canal (bike trail 47 from the Old Town to Napajedla).
Sporting activities - winter
- Downhill skiing (Stupava ski center, red and blue slope; Břestek center; Osvětimany center);
- Cross-country skiing (the ridge of Chřiby above Střílky through the motel Samota, Brdo, Bunč, to Halenkovice);
- Water park in Uherské Hradiště (25 km) – open year-round.
Exploring regional cities
Jump in the car and in less than an hour you can be in Zlín (49 km), Brno (50 km) or Olomouc (64 km), each with a number of cultural, architectural, religious, technical and other monuments and attractions.
Shopping
We have a grocery store on-site. There are also post office, general store, pub and pizzeria in Střílky and you can find more stores in neighbouring Koryčany and the bigger cities such as Kroměříž and Uherské Hradiště.
The real shopping paradise is in Brno (50 km), which has for instance Olympia, one of the largest shopping and entertainment centers in the Czech Republic, and the Vaňkovka mall, which is right in the downtown area of the city and stands as an example of the sensitive and successful renovation of a machine factory owned by Friedrich Wannieck.