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Founded in 1842, this brewery is home to the Pilsner Urquell, the original Pilsener-type beer.
Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s. is a Czech brewery which opened in 1842 in Plzeň, Bohemia. It was the first brewery to produce a pale lager, branded as Pilsner Urquell, which became so popular and was so much copied that more than two-thirds of the beer produced in the world today is pale lager, sometimes named pils, pilsner and pilsener after Pilsner Urquell. The brewery name, Pilsner Urquell, which can be roughly translated into English as "the original source at Pilsen", was adopted as a trademark in 1898. Pilsner Urquell is the largest producer and exporter of beer in the Czech Republic.
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history of brewing in Pilsen.
Plzeňské historické podzemí
A sophisticated system of cellars and tunnels on three levels under the old town centre. Accessible from the Brewery Museum.
Regular exhibitions.
Plzeňská renesanční radnice
Built between 1554–1559, this Renaissance masterpiece was based on the designs of an Italian architect, Giovanni de Statia.
Katedrála svatého Bartoloměje
The Gothic St. Bartholomew's Cathedral was established in the late 13th century. Its tower (102.26 m/335 ft) is the highest in the Czech Republic.
The exhibition features the themes of fairy-tale worlds and legends. Recommended for children.