Bohemian Garnets

About

Tiny red stones that glow with a pigeon blood hue when the light hits them, made in the heat of a volcanic forge millions of years ago and mined in the Bohemian Highlands

Why go

• Discover a literal hidden gem in czechia
• Learn the history of an exclusive local gem
• Find jewelry with a pigeon blood hue

Must try

• Shop authentic czech garnets
• Explore czech gold, silver, and amber

Pro tips

• Garnets mined in the bohemian highlands
• Export banned in the 1700s

Save places like this with mio

mio turns the TikTok and Instagram travel videos you save into a map of places to go. Share a video and mio pulls out every spot in it, tips included.

The tips on this page came from travel videos people saved to mio.

Save this place in mio

Rating

4.6 / 5 (337 reviews)

Opening Hours