Pozdravy z Českého ráje - Turistika na Turnovsku za Rakouska-Uherska – Mojsl Antonín (2024)

The book focuses on tourism and travel in the Czech Paradise during the Austro-Hungarian era, specifically in the last third of the 19th century and the period before World War I. It emphasizes the Turnov region, which became one of the tourist centers of the area in question. The first chapters of the publication explore phenomena associated with the development of modern tourism in the Czech Paradise, such as the growing service sector, the advent of the railway, and organized tourism, and attempts to depict the image of a tourist at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Subsequent sections of the book delve more into the city of Turnov itself and its surroundings. They outline the functioning of local accommodation and dining facilities, summer apartments, tourist demand, city swimming pools, and guiding services. A key focus is the description of the activities of the Turnov branch of the Czech Tourist Club, which began operating in the region in 1892. The branch fully took on the initiative related to organizing tourism in the Turnov area. The book tracks its activities in marking tourist trails, managing and beautifying monuments, publishing promotional materials, operating tourist stations and student hostels, and organizing lectures and various cultural events. The publication is based on sources stored in the State...