More day trips

The Vršatec limestone cliffs and castle ruin just across the Slovak border, the folk town of Valašské Klobouky, Vsetín — and Pustevny with Mount Radhošť for a full-day outing.

Just across the Slovak border rise the Vršatec cliffs — dramatic limestone crags crowned by a medieval castle ruin, with one of the finest views far and wide. It's a quarter of an hour by car.

For sightseeing, try Valašské Klobouky with its folk architecture, the museum and château in Vsetín, or the spa town of Luhačovice with its colonnade and mineral springs. For a full day out, head to Pustevny with Dušan Jurkovič's timber buildings and the climb to legendary Mount Radhošť.

Sitting on the border and on a railway junction, Horní Lideč makes a good base for trips in both directions. The Vršatec cliffs with their castle ruin are a quarter of an hour by car; Valašské Klobouky, with its folk architecture, roughly the same.

For a longer day, there's Vsetín with its museum and château, the spa town of Luhačovice with its colonnade and mineral springs, or Pustevny with Dušan Jurkovič's timber buildings and the climb to legendary Mount Radhošť — that one is a full day out.

Plenty is doable without a car: trains run from Horní Lideč to Vsetín, to Valašské Klobouky and across into Slovakia. We're happy to advise on what fits into half a day and what deserves a whole one.