📜 Discover Čertovy hlavy (Devil's Heads), monumental rock sculptures by Václav Levý.
🗿 These unique 9-meter-high giant heads are carved into sandstone cliffs, forming an impressive outdoor art gallery.
🌲 Explore unique outdoor art in a pine forest
🚶♀️ Hike a marked trail to a historical site
🎨 Admire a unique work by a significant 19th-century sculptor
🆓 Enjoy free admission to this publicly accessible site
🔍 Discover the second largest head reliefs in the world, after Mount Rushmore
⏱️ Recommended 2-hour visit and hike
🔵 Follow the blue tourist trail from Želízy municipal office or elementary school
🚶♀️ Discover the "Okruh Václava Levého" trail, featuring other works by the sculptor
👨🍳 Originally a cook at Liběchov Castle, Levý became a prominent 19th-century sculptor
🎓 Mentored by Josef Navrátil, František Linn, and Ludwig Schwanthaler
💡 Later became the first teacher of Josef Václav Myslbek, creator of the St. Wenceslas statue in Prague
🦇 Explore the artificial Klácelka cave, featuring rich reliefs
⚔️ See the "Blaník" courtyard with figures like Jan Žižka, Prokop Holý, and dwarves forging weapons
🦊 Discover animal figures symbolizing human weaknesses, inspired by F. M. Klácel's fables
🐍 Encounter the 9-meter-long "Had" (snake) relief, seemingly cut by an axe
🎶 Admire "Harfenice" (woman with harp) and other human faces in a small grotto
🗿 Don't miss the sandstone Sphinx relief nearby
💰 Free admission
🅿️ Parking is available near the Želízy municipal office, the starting point of the trail
⚠️ Parking can be challenging during peak season; consider public transport or off-peak visits
🧗♀️ The reliefs are damaged by weather and human climbing; please do not climb on them