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title: "Brána Pusteven: car park, information centre, gateway"
description: "A 2024 information centre, waiting room and bus stop by the car park below Pustevny. Opposite: a bell tower and forest gateway to the Radhošť ridge."
url: "https://zpusteven.cz/en/brana-pusteven"
lang: "en"
latitude: 49.4867229
longitude: 18.2643061
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![Brána Pusteven from above in morning light: a low building with a meadow on its roof beside the car park and the paved turning circle, with the access road through the forest on the left](https://d.zpusteven.cz/place/brana-pusteven/1280/DJI_0813.avif)

Entrance to Pustevny • Prostřední Bečva • 2024

# Brána Pusteven

The mountains were given a threshold here: a building, a bell tower and a path portal, where people get out of the car and off the bus.

- **Where:** by the car park below the Pustevny saddle
- **Open:** since 11 January 2024
- **Inside:** information centre, waiting room, toilets
- **The whole complex:** a guide to Pustevny

## Pustevny begins here

At the end of the single access road to [Pustevny](https://zpusteven.cz/en/pustevny) stands **Brána Pusteven**.

Inside there is an information centre with a waiting room, light refreshments and public toilets; beside the building are the car park facilities and the bus turning circle. Across the road stands a bell tower with the portal of a forest path - together a symbolic threshold through which you enter Pustevny.

![Brána Pusteven up close at daybreak - a shingled facade and green roof on the edge of the slope, with the sun rising over the Beskid ridges behind](https://d.zpusteven.cz/place/brana-pusteven/1280/DJI_0830.avif)

Brána Pusteven stands on the edge of the slope; in the morning the sun rises behind it over the ridges.

Why come here

### The complex starts here

You park at Brána Pusteven or get off the bus here. You can ask at the information centre, or carry straight on to the [saddle](https://zpusteven.cz/en/pustevny) and the ridges beyond.

Not to be missed

### The bell tower across the road

Across the road stands a bell tower with a stone portal - the start of the forest path to the [Radhošť ridge](https://zpusteven.cz/en/radhost).

When to go

### At peak times, come early

At weekends and in the school holidays the car park is often **full before noon** - the number of free spaces is shown on the [car park page](https://www.branapusteven.cz/parkoviste.htm).

![The car park in a fold of the slope along the access road, with Brána Pusteven among the trees](https://d.zpusteven.cz/place/brana-pusteven/1280/DJI_0816.avif)

![Brána Pusteven from the access road: a shingled facade, a stone staircase and boulders along the road](https://d.zpusteven.cz/place/brana-pusteven/1280/DJI_0819.avif)

![Brána Pusteven from high above - a small building by the road climbing the forested ridge to the saddle](https://d.zpusteven.cz/place/brana-pusteven/1280/DJI_0868.avif)

Inside

### Information centre and maps

At the information centre you can pick up **maps and advice on routes** across the whole complex; a map of the Beskids hangs on the wall.

Available here

### Toilets, refreshments and a waiting room

The Brána Pusteven building is not just an information centre - it also has **public toilets** and light refreshments. You can wait for the bus in the warm.

Under the roof

### A terrace with a view

From the covered terrace you can see [Čertův mlýn](https://zpusteven.cz/en/certuv-mlyn).

![The interior of Brána Pusteven: a café-like waiting room with a coffered wooden ceiling, a counter and maps on the wall](https://d.zpusteven.cz/place/brana-pusteven/1280/IMG_9483.avif)

![The wooden counter of the information centre with backlit shelves, a stove behind it and a clothes rack](https://d.zpusteven.cz/place/brana-pusteven/1280/IMG_9477.avif)

![The counter up close: tourist leaflets, maps and a chalkboard with the day's offer](https://d.zpusteven.cz/place/brana-pusteven/1280/IMG_9480.avif)

![The main room seen from the counter: maps of the Beskids on the wall, a stove and the door to the public toilets](https://d.zpusteven.cz/place/brana-pusteven/1280/IMG_9472.avif)

The room from the counter - maps of the Beskids on the wall, the door to the public toilets at the back.

![The glazed waiting room of Brána Pusteven looking out onto the paved area and a bus at the turning circle](https://d.zpusteven.cz/place/brana-pusteven/1280/IMG_9471.avif)

You wait for the bus in the warm - the turning circle is just beyond the glazed wall.

![The covered terrace of Brána Pusteven with benches and an information board, the paved area behind it](https://d.zpusteven.cz/place/brana-pusteven/1280/IMG_0190.avif)

The covered terrace by the entrance; the view over the countryside opens from the gallery.

## The story of Brána Pusteven

An information centre on one side of the road, a bell tower with a portal on the other.

Why it was built

### Traffic outgrew the saddle

Pustevny is one of the most visited places in the Beskids - on foot, by bike and by car. A car park already stood at the end of the access road, but scheduled buses still drove all the way up into the saddle, where they met walkers and cyclists.

The municipality of Prostřední Bečva therefore moved the bus stop down from the saddle to the car park. The new stop with its turning circle called for facilities of its own - and so **Brána Pusteven** was built beside the car park.

![The car park in a fold of the slope along the access road to Pustevny, with the green-roofed Brána Pusteven among the trees](https://d.zpusteven.cz/place/brana-pusteven/1280/DJI_0818.avif)

The car park, the bus turning circle and the shelter where parking is paid for from outside - switch views.

The composition

### A building, a bell tower and a path portal

Brána Pusteven is not a single building - the composition spreads **across both sides of the road**. On one side stands the building with its facilities, between the car park and the bus turning circle; on the other, **a bell tower and the portal of the forest path** that leads into the woods towards the Radhošť ridge.

In material and shape, the bell tower recalls old mountain architecture, although it is as new as the building - both went up as one project in 2024. Between the bell tower and the building lies a paved area with seating beneath mature beeches; together these elements form the symbolic gateway where Pustevny begins.

![The bell tower and the wooden portal of the forest path with a row of stone posts, seen from above across the road from Brána Pusteven](https://d.zpusteven.cz/place/brana-pusteven/1280/DJI_0829.avif)

The bell tower with the forest-path portal stands across the road from the building - switch views (Both sides shows them together).

The building

### Shingles on the facade, a meadow on the roof

Brána Pusteven was designed by the studio **henkai architekti** (Daniel Baroš, Michal Vašek, Jan Šimíček) for the municipality of Prostřední Bečva. The project was drawn up between 2019 and 2022, the building was completed in 2024 and officially opened on **11 January 2024**.

The building is a timber frame structure founded on micropiles and roofed with glued trusses; the pitched roof has a **diagonal ridge**. The facade is clad in wooden shingles - a nod to the traditional building technique of the mountains, familiar from Jurkovič's lodges up in the saddle.

**Mountain plants** grow on the roof, tying the building to the meadows around it; the sandstone paving and walls echo the bedrock of the Beskids. The 164 m² of floor space hold the information centre with its waiting room, the car park facilities, public toilets and a covered terrace sheltering the bus stop - the building stands on the edge of the slope, and Čertův mlýn is visible from the terrace.

- **official opening:** 11 Jan 2024
- **construction cost:** CZK 19.9 m
- **floor space:** 164 m²

![Brána Pusteven: a low shingled timber building with a glazed waiting room and a meadow on the roof](https://d.zpusteven.cz/place/brana-pusteven/1280/IMG_0174.avif)

The shingled facade, the green roof and the terrace from every side - switch views.

Visit

## Plan your way to Brána Pusteven

Brána Pusteven stands at the end of the single access road - this is where you park, get off the bus and start the climb to the saddle.

### Where exactly

#### At the end of the road from Prostřední Bečva

The road from Prostřední Bečva climbs through the forest and ends at the car park with Brána Pusteven, a short way below the Pustevny saddle. From here you continue on foot up to the saddle and the lodges; from the other, northern side, a chairlift runs up to Pustevny from Trojanovice-Ráztoka.

##### Otevřít v mapách

[Mapy.com](https://mapy.com/en/zakladni?x=18.2643061&y=49.4867229&z=17&source=coor&id=18.2643061,49.4867229) · [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=49.4867229,18.2643061)

##### Other places nearby

[Cyrilka Cave](https://zpusteven.cz/cyrilka-cave) · [The Cyrilka lookout pavilion](https://zpusteven.cz/en/altan-cyrilka) · [Maměnka](https://zpusteven.cz/en/mamenka) · [Libušín](https://zpusteven.cz/en/libusin) · [Mořské oko](https://zpusteven.cz/en/morske-oko) · [The Radegast statue](https://zpusteven.cz/en/socha-radegasta) · [Čertův mlýn](https://zpusteven.cz/en/certuv-mlyn) · [Kněhyně](https://zpusteven.cz/en/knehyne)

Map of the area

### Before you set out

#### Parking

At weekends and in the school holidays the car park is often **full before noon**. The number of free spaces is shown on the [car park page](https://www.branapusteven.cz/parkoviste.htm); the alternative is the Ráztoka car park in Trojanovice and the chairlift up to the saddle.

#### Refreshments and toilets

The information centre has **light refreshments** and **public toilets**. You wait for the bus inside in the warm.

#### Information centre

At the counter you can get **maps and advice on routes** across the complex and up to the ridges - from the lodges to Čertův mlýn.

#### On foot from here

The path up to the saddle and the lodges starts at Brána Pusteven. Across the road, from the portal, a **forest path** leads to the Radhošť ridge.

Na závěr

## Doplňující info a test znalostí

### Rychlá rekapitulace

**What is Brána Pusteven?**

The entrance building to Pustevny, from 2024 - it holds an information centre with a waiting room and light refreshments, public toilets, car park facilities and a bus stop. The bell tower with the forest-path portal across the road belongs to it.

**When did Brána Pusteven open?**

Officially on 11 January 2024. The project was drawn up between 2019 and 2022 and the building was completed in 2024.

**Who designed Brána Pusteven?**

The studio henkai architekti (Daniel Baroš, Michal Vašek, Jan Šimíček) for the municipality of Prostřední Bečva.

**Why does Brána Pusteven stand down by the car park and not in the saddle?**

The municipality of Prostřední Bečva moved the bus stop down from the saddle to the car park so that traffic would not meet walkers and cyclists on the ridge. The new stop with its turning circle called for facilities of its own - and so Brána Pusteven was built beside the car park.

**Can I park at Brána Pusteven?**

Yes, the car park is at the end of the single access road from Prostřední Bečva; you pay at the shelter from outside. At weekends and in season it is often full before noon - the number of free spaces is shown on the car park page.

**Are there refreshments and toilets at Brána Pusteven?**

The information centre has light refreshments and there are public toilets; you can wait for the bus in the warm.

**How does Brána Pusteven relate to Pustevny?**

Brána Pusteven is the entrance to the Pustevny complex. From here you climb from the car park up to the saddle and on to the ridges. The Pustevny page describes the whole complex in detail.

Where next

## Where to go on from Brána Pusteven

Brána Pusteven is only the entrance - the story continues in the saddle and along the ridge.

[Pustevny](https://zpusteven.cz/en/pustevny) - Carry on to the saddle · The lodges, the chairlift and the junction of ridge paths - the saddle page describes the whole Pustevny complex. · Přejít na stránku →

[Radhošť and the Chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius](https://zpusteven.cz/en/radhost) - Where the forest path from the bell tower leads · The portal by the bell tower across the road leads along the ridge all the way to Radhošť and the Chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius - Czechia's highest religious building. · Přejít na stránku →

[Čertův mlýn](https://zpusteven.cz/en/certuv-mlyn) - What the terrace looks out on · The covered terrace faces Čertův mlýn - the neighbouring summit on the eastern side of the ridge. · Přejít na stránku →

[Cyrilka Cave](https://zpusteven.cz/cyrilka-cave) - A fissure with a bat hibernation site · A cave closed to the public below the ridge, a short way above the Brána Pusteven car park. · Přejít na stránku →

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