Adam's bed

František Adam from Valdštejn, a Knight of the Order of Malta, who fought in the Turkish wars in the years 1787-89, later stayed with his brother Josef on Hrubá skála in the gorge. He had the "Venus's sluj" established near the castle. The Turnov sculptor Chládek carved an altar of love into the rock on his order, next to which stood a naked pair of lovers, and it was topped with a statue of Cupid. Opposite was carved a wide…