We can find the town of Tanvaldon the confluence of the river Kamenice and the river Desná, on the border between the Jizera and the Krkono¿e (Giant) Mountains. The town is located about 12 kilometers to the east of the district town of Jablonec nad Nisou and 25 kilometers of region town Liberec. It is a natural center of public life and also administrative center in a region that is covering the towns and villages Smr¿ovka, Desná, Harrachov, Velké Hamry, Plavy, Zlatá Ole¿nice, Korenov, Albrechtice v Jizerských horách and Jiretín pod Bukovou. This area with administrative center in Tanvaldis about 190 square kilometers large and there live here 22 thousand of inhabitans.
Sports can be also enjoyed at the natural bath pool with a new social facility, tennis courts, and mini-golf above the Hotel Bon. Skiers can use the nearby center ¿picák, ski-center Parlament in Desná, ski-centers in nearby Harrachovor Rokytnice, and other winter-sport destinations in the Jizera and Krkono¿e (Giant) Mountains.
Tanvaldand its surrounding is offering a variety of accommodation services ranging from rooms in private houses, family guest houses and cottages, over up to luxury hotels. Visitors can use a wide offer of restaurants and shops. In Tanvaldis Penny Market and the Discount Plus, which enrich the shopping site of the town.
The town management also continuously supports various cultural events. In 1993 the Town Entertainment Office was founded. The office has been managing most cultural and social events in the town. There are festivals with a long tradition, such as the Tanvald Musical Spring, the Autumn Cycle of Chamber Music, the festival of amateur film makers - HAF (Humor in Amateur Film). In 1994 a new tradition of the Tanvald Celebrations was set up. Town exercises too Town Cinema Jas, which from spring 2001 after rebuilding and renovation serve as multipurpose amenities.