Join us on an unforgettable weekend cycling adventure through one of the Czech Republic’s most beautiful and underrated regions – South Moravia! In this travel vlog, my wife Ivana and I set off on a two-day ride packed with stunning countryside views, charming villages, cross-border adventures, and world-class wine.
Along the way, we pedal through rolling vineyards, stop in historic Moravian villages, and even cross the border into Austria, where the landscape seamlessly blends into a new cultural backdrop. It’s the perfect mix of active travel, local discovery, and relaxation.
🚲 Highlights of the trip:
Exploring quiet country roads and scenic bike trails
Visiting hidden Moravian villages untouched by mass tourism
Crossing the Czech-Austrian border by bicycle
Attending an authentic wine tasting event featuring delicious local varietals
Stunning views, friendly locals, and plenty of travel inspiration!
If you’re looking for a unique cycling destination in Europe or want to see a different side of the Czech Republic, this video is for you. Hit subscribe and join us for more travel stories from Prague and beyond!
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:21 Austrian / Czech Border
1:10 Moravian Villages
1:34 Havraníky
2:30 Wine Emergency Evening
5:10 Main Bike Ride
6:10 Lunchtime
6:57 The Route to Čížov
8:30 Čížov and the Iron Curtain
8:52 Hardegg Castle
9:50 Wine Emergency Evening Part Two
10:07 Jaroměřice
10:57 Outro
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📍 Filmed in: South Moravia, Czech Republic & Lower Austria
📅 Weekend cycling trip – perfect for summer or early autumn
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And this weekend we’re on a cycling trip
in the area where the Iron Curtain used to be in former Czechoslovakia on
the border of Czechoslovakia and Austria. And we’re here to check out
the last remains of the Iron Curtain How things have changed. So I’m now at the
border of the Czech Republic and Austria. I’m actually still in the Czech Republic now and
this is the old border, so not sure if you know about Shengen countries but Shengen countries
are a lot of European countries in EU who have decided not to bother with any borders. So you
can literally just go from one to the other. So I’m literally just walking through from the Czech
Republic into Austria. There’s the Austrian sign. So this evening we just went
on a short ride to check out the local villages before our big ride tomorrow. So this is our accommodation Pension Ham Ham And this is the bike rack we had fitted
or we fitted ourselves actually to bring the bikes. Did the job. There’s not much
in this village at all. We went to this restaurant before and it’s very strange
restaurant because it closes every day at 5:00 pm in the afternoon. And there’s
one other restaurant over the road. This doesn’t look great but we’re going to
try it because we’ve got no choice. Nice village this but this building definitely
isn’t. It’s a relic from the communist era. You can see why. We’re doing the Iron Curtain
this weekend. I think this probably would have been here when the Iron Curtain was here and
it probably wasn’t much different! So we’re in the Moravian wine region now in the south of the
Czech Republic going on a cycling break and also to look for the Iron Curtain remains And these
places have individual wine merchants all over the place. They’ve got their own wine sellers
and we are going to one that’s got an emergency wine night! Emergency wine nights are hosted
by local families who are happy to show you around their wine cellar and how they produce
the wine. At the wine tasting evenings you can buy a glass of wine for 30 crowns which is about
£1 or $1.50 And you can also take bottles home. Right First five steps Be very careful
Okay Yeah And go on the on the right hand side. The locals are happy to take you down to the wine
cellar and to show you how the wine is produced. Oh god it is cold isn’t it Yeah Just don’t expect all of them to speak
English because most of them don’t! This particular wine cellar
is about 300 years old. How far away. Oh yeah! They’re having a little party down
here. It’s good idea but it’s freezing! And the Czechs love a bit of drinking.
Any excuse even in a freezing cold cellar! So we’re out on our bikes this morning and
we’re in Austria. We’ve come over from the Czech Republic across the border and we’re now
looking for the last remains of the Iron Curtain. So we’re still on the trek to the Iron Curtain
and we’ve decided to stop off at this stunning little location, popular with people on
biking trails back in the Czech Republic. Oh got to have a beer. Ivana’s
just getting the beer in. And look at the size of my sausage!
So still on the route to Čížov on our bikes. Here we go. And we’ve just stopped
off because we’ve seen by the side of the road a military bunker. So we can’t be far
from the Iron Curtain now. Here’s a bunker. Now that’s about as much as I can see of it
without getting nettled and can’t really get around the other side but definitely close to
Čížov now because there is a military bunker. So nice road we’ve got on the bikes
today going to Čížov. There’s all kinds of flowers in the fields at the side of us. Not too far to go now. Ivana wants to stop because we’ve
been past loads of cherry trees. So we’re just entering Čížov now and we’ve just
got to go and find where the Iron Curtain remains. For more information about the Iron Curtain,
check out my other video in the link above. And these days crossing the Iron Curtain
is as simple as crossing this bridge. Get a room! So this was the third time we
crossed the border which wasn’t planned just an accident because
we went the wrong way! In total this bike ride was 58 kilometers when
originally we’d only planned to do 40! This is Hardegg Castle in Austria. And while there’s not many pubs around we decided
to go back to the family’s wine emergency evening Just on the way back from Moravia now. Well we’re
still in Moravia and just came across this town. Can’t pronounce it. Jaroměřice or something like
that. With this massive chateau in it. Going to check it out now. Pretty impressive building this
Yet to find out anything about it but I will do. Yeah nice planning Adam! Very
impressive As are the gardens. And we’re back from Moravia now. Back
to Prague where it’s sweltering hot today It was only about two hours drive
from Moravia to Prague. So don’t forget if you like a bit of cycling if you want
to get away from Prague. If you’ve got a few more days in the Czech Republic check
out Moravia and go for a bike ride. And don’t forget to like and subscribe to the
channel for more from Our Man in Prague!
2 Comments
You were always a happy chap, it's great to see that you still are. Great video, stay gold Thongy ❤
the "flowers" is a poppy😋👍