Castle, museums and beer baths
High above the town rises the
castle ruins of Strallenberg with its high cylindrical tower known as
Trúba; the wooden platform at the top offers fantastic views of the surrounding area. The picturesque alleyways below the castle and the winding staircases lead you from the castle to the main
square. There you will find a
puppet museum,
the Aqua Terra mini-zoo,
the museum of famous painter of prehistory Z. Burian, and the
museum of toys. In one of the timbered cabins on the corner of the square you will find the
Waxworks with a number of figures, which will introduce you to the famous personages of this region; in the
café Perníkovka you will discover the secrets of
traditional gingerbread production. Also on the square stands the restored
Town Brewery, where the
homemade Trubač yeast beer is brewed, as well as a number of other
interesting beer specials. You can taste both traditional and beer delights and even try the beneficial effects of an
original beer bath on your skin!
Local specialty
If you enjoy delicious morsels you won’t find anywhere else, then you will like
Štramberk ears, a sweet
pastry made of honey-spiced dough shape like twisted ears. These goodies, the recipe of which is trademarked, have been baked in Štramberk for centuries to commemorate the
legendary victory of the Štramberk Christians over the Tartar army. You can munch on them, for example, while you are on the
Lachian nature trail to the tower on
White Mountain, whose shape recalls a DNA helix.
