Not far from Orlík Castle is another castle, Zvíkov (Hrad Zvíkov). Both are located on the riverbank, so there's a boat route between them. The distance by boat is about 12 kilometers, and the trip takes about 40 minutes by boat.
Boarding the ship.
A farewell look at Orlik.
Summer, weekends - the shores are full of vacationers.
The Vltava is quite winding in this area.
Around the first bend lies the Zhdakovsky Bridge, named after the village flooded by the reservoir. The bridge is 50 meters high and 540 meters long. Situated on the Pilsen-Tabor highway, it was built in the early 1960s, simultaneously with the Orlik Dam.
Water traffic is quite active, and we can see both main types of transport here: a sailing yacht and something like a floating summer house.
We pass under the bridge.
Where the banks allow access to the water, there are houses behind the trees.
And where there are no houses, floating dachas are parked.
The coastal houses have their own piers.
Looking back. Even though we've already passed a couple of turns, the bridge is still visible.
And again, coastal houses.
And further on, less populated areas begin.
The banks are getting higher and higher.
And even higher. The red spot in the center of the frame is a person. The yellow one isn't a tree, but a red one (slightly to the right).
If the banks here are so high now, then I wonder what they were like before the flooding.
There is a parking lot in a small bay.
Yacht against the backdrop of the coast.
And here is Hrad Zvikov. We've arrived.
Source: travel.ru