Even the most explored landscape can be discovered again and again.

Our home landscape is beautifully defined by a special circular wall of border mountains. The Bohemia basin, enclosed by this ring, is a world closed in on itself, while the wide expanses of Moravia, on the other hand, open like arms. Man learned to live and farm in that landscape for so long that he created a space out of it, which he himself began to call the Garden. We perceive the landscape of our home as an earthly paradise, which is sung about in our hymn. We can find many corners here, where the unique charm and unmistakable poetics of the Garden come to life even today.

In this book, you will walk with us through the landscape of Hustopečská uplands and Pálava, Iron Mountains and Žďárské vrchy, White Carpathians, Jizerské mountains and Giant Mountains, Nízké and Hrubé Jeseník. We will also take a look at the places where memories of volcanoes have been imprinted - to the Český středohoří and the Slavkovský forest.

The book follows the successful TV show of the same name, which won the prestigious main prize of Tourfilm, an international film festival with a travel theme. Breathtaking photographs are accompanied by texts highlighting the remarkable features of the Czech and Moravian landscape and are complemented by impressive illustrations. It is published in a trilingual version – Czech, English and German.

Photographs by Michal Matuška and Pavel Vacek
Illustration by František Žáček