Apollonia Locations

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A local legend says that Apollonia was the daughter of a wealthy landowner who fell in love with a poor boy. Her father was against it, so he arranged for her beloved to be conscripted into the army for seven years, where he lost his life. When Apollonia learned of this, she went mad with grief and left for parts unknown. Her mother later found her, sick and emaciated in a cave in a rock town, which the girl now called home. The girl refused to come home and died in her arms.
This is not a ‘town’ in the true sense of the word, but a complex system of sandstone rock formations near the Trosky castle and the village of Troskowitz.Many paths wind through the rocks with caves underneath them that historically provided refuge for outcasts and exiles, as well as villagers seeking shelter from approaching armies.
Due to severe erosion of the weathered sandstone, public access has been completely restricted and the site has become a protected nature reserve. Visitors can, however, visit other very similar rock towns that are peppered throughout the so called Bohemian Paradise.

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