From May 2008, the Bata Canal has a new quay at Otrokovice in the Zlín region. Near the rowing boathouse, a 60-metre long structure has been built consisting of a concrete landing stage, bollards and a launching ramp. The Bata Canal, which uses water from the River Morava, was originally built in the 1930s as a waterway connecting Otrokovice in the Zlín region and Rohatec in the Hodonín region.
Originally, the canal served for the transporting of lignite from mines in South Moravia to the Bata works and for providing irrigation to the surrounding fields. Since the 1990s, it has undergone a process of gradual renewal to provide for tourist cruises.
The Baťa Canal is one of the most popular tourist destinations in East Moravia. You can set out along its banks along the cycle path in the direction from Kroměříž right through to Hodonín. The total length of the cycle path is 80 kilometres.
The Bata Canal is no longer used for cargo shipment but only as a tourist waterway. People spend their holidays or weekends here, or they come in their leisure time to cruise in a boat and learn more about nature whilst onboard. Boats can be rented from any of eight boat-rentals available along the waterway. Regular cruises on large excursion boats or houseboat holidays are also very popular.
Přesto, že dnes pojedeme páteřní moravskou cyklostezkou, snažili jsme se nalézt cestu, která je příjemnější, než dostihy s elektrocyklisty, jedoucími od kiosku ke kiosku. Kdo by se nudil, může si prohlédnout funkcionalismus v Otrokovicích, pokochat se Baťovým kanálem nebo navštívit festival nezávislého filmu v Uherském Hradišti, který se koná na přelomu července a srpna. A když podél Baťova kanálu pojedete jindy, dejte si v Hradišti pravou italskou zmrzlinu. Určitě stojí za hřích.
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Cycle trails 014 - Bata's Channel (Functionalism, rare beetles and Italian ice cream)
Despite the fact that today we are going through the main Moravian cycling trail, we tried to find a way that is more pleasant than racing with electrocyclists going from the kiosk to the kiosk. Whoever is bored can explore functionalism in Otrokovice, enjoy the Baťa's Canal or visit the independent film festival in Uherské Hradiště, which takes place in late July. And while going along Baťa's canal at another time, take the Italian ice cream in Hradiste. Surely it is worth sinning.
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