The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia Oct 28, 2025

From 18th-century visitors to fire-carved trails, this rock city tells a story of survival. Hidden in Czechia"s Hradec Králové Region, the Adršpach–Teplice Rocks form Central Europe"s largest sandstone labyrinth. For centuries, the cliffs and passages lay cloaked in forest until a great fire stripped the land bare. Arches, towers and winding corridors emerged out of the ashes and the first hiking paths were carved into the rock. Soon after, explorers and poets left their marks with stone inscriptions that captured a destination both wild and enchanting.

© Kseniya_Milner/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Oct 28, 2023Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Oct 28, 2024Pumpkin field, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jun 5, 2024Masoala National Park in Madagascar
Dec 3, 2023Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA
Apr 10, 2025Red fox cubs near their den
Apr 2, 2024Beech trees and anemone wildflowers, Jutland, Denmark
Dec 11, 2024Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
Nov 19, 2023Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
Jul 8, 2024Blueberries growing in the wild
Dec 8, 2025Domaso, Lake Como, Italy
Dec 19, 2024Sibiu Christmas Market, Romania
Jun 25, 2025St. Michaels Church Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Nov 1, 2024Vineyards in Varnhalt, Black Forest, Germany
May 6, 2025An ultralight aircraft flying over the sands of Namibia
Feb 27, 2026Polar bear cub, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, United States
Feb 22, 2026Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England
Feb 8, 2025Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
Sep 24, 2024Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
Oct 5, 2024Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
Jun 20, 2024Kokino, North Macedonia
Feb 22, 2025Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
May 28, 2025Sea otter
Oct 27, 2023Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
May 29, 2025Miravet, Catalonia, Spain
Oct 19, 2025Apples ready for harvest, Minnesota, United States
Feb 27, 2025Polar bear cub, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Oct 12, 2025Saranac Lake, New York
Dec 21, 2024Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany
Oct 8, 2024Mototi octopus
Feb 10, 2026Es Vedrà and Es Vedranell, Ibiza, Spain
Feb 8, 2024Mount Hood, Oregon, USA
May 18, 2024Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Canada