Křížová cesta

We liked very nice place and weather and it was a journey without people, so I enjoyed the walk

Fifteen niche chapels of the Stations of the Cross built from the foot to the very top of the mountain were built by Countess Anna of Wallenstein in 1686. The chapels were decorated first with paintings and later with wood carvings with scenes of the crucifixion of Christ - the Stations of the Cross by an unknown author. There are fourteen woodcuts in the whole set, in the fifteenth chapel at the foot of the castle there was a statue of the Virgin Mary. The wood carvings date from the end of the 17th or the beginning of the 18th century and have been considered lost since the 1960s. They are in very good condition, they have dimensions of 64 x 100 cm, and today you can find them in the cloister of the museum in Česká Lípa. The first monks came to Bezděz Castle in 1661. They repaired the chapel, the royal and burgrave's palace. In 1666, a copy of the black Madonna of Montserrat was brought here, which was declared miraculous. Tens of thousands of pilgrims came here to see the Madonna, and the castle became a place of pilgrimage. Fifteen niche chapels of the cross-way built at the foot of the mountain peak were built by Countess Anna of Wallenstein in 1686. The chapels were first decorated with paintings and later carvings with scenes of the crucifixion of Christ - a cross way from an unknown author. The woodcuts are in the whole set of fourteen - a statue of the Virgin Mary was placed in the fifteenth chapel at the foot of the castle. The woodcuts come from the late 17th or early 18th century and have been considered lost since the 1960s. They are in a very preserved state, they have dimensions of 64 x 100 cm. Today they are located in the cloister of the Museum in Česká Lípa. The first monks came to Bezdez Castle in 1661. They repaired the chapel, the royal palace and the burgrave. In 1666 they brought in a copy of the black Madonna of Montserrat who was declared a miracle. There were tens of thousands of pilgrims coming to see Madonna, and the castle became a place of pilgrimage.

Nice walk from the parking lot from the village to the castle.

The Stations of the Cross leads from the village of Bezděz to the castle of the same name. Alcove chapels are located along the access road. The chapels were originally decorated first with paintings and later with wood carvings depicting the crucifixion of Christ. Currently, those alcove chapels have been empty for years. The wood carvings are located in the cloister of the museum in Česká Lípa. There were fourteen woodcarvings, and a statue of the Virgin Mary was placed in the fifteenth chapel at the foot of the castle.