City in Czech Republic

Pilsen

4 things to see

Pilsen is the birthplace of Pilsner beer, with brewery tours, a beautiful town square, and the authentic Czech pub experience at local prices. The main square with St Bartholomew’s Cathedral is free to wander, and Czech pub prices keep a round of beer genuinely cheap. It sits on the main line west of Prague, so it makes an easy and affordable day trip or stopover from the capital.

What to see

Things to do in Pilsen

What each one costs, where the cost is known.

Cathedral of St. Bartholomew

A 13th-century Gothic cathedral with the tallest church steeple in the Czech Republic. Free to enter the nave, with a small fee to climb the tower for views across western Bohemia.

Church · Pilsen

Great Synagogue Pilsen

The second-largest synagogue in Europe and the third-largest in the world, built in a Romanesque-Moorish style. Modest admission for a stunning interior and a reminder of Pilsen's once-thriving Jewish community.

Synagogue · Pilsen

Pilsner Urquell Brewery

The birthplace of the world's first pale lager, brewed here since 1842. The grounds and gate area are free to visit, with paid tours into the historic cellars where unfiltered Pilsner is tapped straight from oak barrels.

Brewery venue · Pilsen

Republic Square Pilsen

One of the largest town squares in Europe, dominated by the Gothic Cathedral of St. Bartholomew and its 102-meter spire.

Square · Pilsen

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