Bohemian Switzerland, also known as Czech Switzerland, is a nature region in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in the northwestern Czech Republic, protected as a national park.
The symbol of Bohemian Switzerland, Pravčická brána, the largest sandstone arch in Europe
Core zone in the national park: the Kamenice Gorge
The Mariina skála rock
View from Vilemínina stěna
The Elbe Sandstone Mountains, also called the Elbe Sandstone Highlands, are a mountain range straddling the border between the state of Saxony in southeastern Germany and the North Bohemian region of the Czech Republic, with about three-quarters of the area lying on the German side. In both countries, core parts of the mountain range have been declared a national park. The name derives from the sandstone which was carved by erosion. The river Elbe breaks through the mountain range in a steep and narrow valley.
Lilienstein, one of several small mesas in the Saxon part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains
The Elbe valley in Bohemian Switzerland. The mountains on the horizon lie in Saxony
Hercules pillars in the Biela valley
Crags near Rathen