📜 A welcoming recreational center on the Orlík Dam, offering diverse accommodation and homemade cuisine.
🏞️ Perfect for family holidays, events, and outdoor activities like fishing and mushroom picking.
Why Go
🏡 Stay in traditional cabins or unique caravans with lake views.
🍽️ Enjoy honest homemade Czech cuisine at Hospoda Radava.
🎣 Great for fishing and mushroom picking in the surrounding nature.
🎉 Hosts various events like traditional pig slaughters and parties.
👨👩👧👦 Family-friendly with a children's playground and ping-pong.
🏰 Explore nearby historical sites like Orlík and Zvíkov Castles.
🏡 Accommodation
- Cabins (chaty): Traditional lodging options.
- Caravans (karavany): Five unique caravans, some with terraces, kitchenettes, and lake views.
- Karavan 1: Features a terrace, a kitchen corner with a stove and sink, separate beds, and a spacious double bed.
- Karavan 2: Offers a terrace with a couch, a dining area that can be converted into a bed, a kitchenette, a large bed area ("Letiště"), and a second double bed.
- Karavan 3: Provides views of caravans 3 and 4, a dining area convertible into a bed for two, proximity to the water, a kitchenette, and separate beds.
- Karavan 4: Includes a bed for one person, a convertible dining area, and a terrace with a view of the water.
- Karavan 5: Features views from the road, a second bed, a kitchenette, a dining corner, a seating/lying area, and a terrace with a view.
🍽️ Food & Drink
- Hospoda Radava: Pub with honest homemade cuisine and a variety of specialties.
- Amenities: Boasts a covered terrace, a main entrance, panoramic views, an open terrace, a main room, a fireplace, a bar, a lounge, and seating with views of the "radavské moře" (likely referring to the Orlík reservoir).
- Culinary Offerings:
- Appetizers/Snacks: Homemade light and dark head cheese, roasted pork knuckle with garnish, Radava cmunda (potato pancake dish), pork neck "ŠPALÍK", beef tartare, homemade roasted ribs, assorted cheese and meat platter, and roasted pork leg.
- Main Dishes: Grilled chicken steak, Radava "plachta" (a large platter), a plate of chicken schnitzels, chicken with potatoes, Milanese spaghetti, fried cheese with fries, St. Wenceslas goulash, MixGrill for big eaters, "Katův šleh" with rice, "Knedlo-zelo-vepřo" (dumplings-cabbage-pork), Spanish bird with dumplings, roasted pork knuckle with spinach and dumplings, "Výpečky" (roasted pork pieces) with cabbage and dumplings, smoked pork belly with cabbage and dumplings, and "Svíčková omáčka jako od babičky" (sirloin sauce like grandma's).
- Desserts: Pancakes with blueberries and crepes with ice cream.
🌳 Facilities & Activities
- Grounds: Offer various amenities, including a map of the area, cabins, a gazebo, a grill with a smokehouse, a fireplace, a children's playground, a ping-pong table, a mini-playground, and boats.
- Events: Hosts various events, such as the "Jarní radavská zabijačka" (Spring Radava Pig Slaughter) and the "1.Radavská zabijačka" (1st Radava Pig Slaughter), often accompanied by live bands. A "Květinové děti" (Flower Children) party was also held.
- Nature: The surroundings offer opportunities for fishing (rybáři) and mushroom picking (houbaření).
🗺️ Location & History
- Address: Chrást u Záhořan 399, 399 01 Kovářov, Czech Republic.
- GPS: 49°31'52.3''N 14°10'18.9''E.
- Historical Context: The village of Radava existed since 1453 on the right bank of the Vltava river. The area has a rich history, including the "Plavecká hospoda" (Ferryman's Pub) in Políčko.
- Nearby: Close to the Orlík Dam, Orlík Castle, and Zvíkov Castle, with mentions of early yachtsmen on Orlík.
📅 Seasonality
- Operates seasonally, with mentions of "Sezona 2014!" and "Sezona 2025," suggesting it is primarily open during the warmer months.
- Guests are encouraged to book their holiday terms in advance for a comfortable summer stay.