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The brand new Pilsner Urquell: The Original Beer Experience has the ultimate interactive tour telling the story of the world's first golden Beer! First brewed in 1842 in the city of Plzeň, Pilsner Urquell became famous around the world thanks to its perfectly balanced taste, rich wet foam, and golden color. Be one of the first to experience this immersive 60-minute self-guided tour of discovery into the origin and making of Pilsner Urquell, the Czech Republic’s favorite beer. You will explore a series of exhibits, engaging all your senses through high-tech features, like 3D audio, video mapping, smells, taste, heat, cold, and much more. You will taste the first golden Pilsner in our 1842 bar, meet the brewery's first brewmaster, learn how our beer is made, understand the importance of foam, become a Czech hockey player, and much more. And of course, you will taste different Pilsner Urquell pours in our iconic Beer Hall! You can opt for a combo with our original Tapster Academy to enhance your expertise and master the art of pouring beer the Czech style with foam. Earn a certificate and a personalized gift!

We brewed the first pilsner type lager in the world with its characteristic full taste and limpid golden colour in 1842. It has been a model beer for more than 80 % of existing beer brands so far! This Pilsner Urquell Brewery tour will impress every beer fan and history lover. Get to know the original locations where this famous Pilsner Urquell beer was conceived and whose story continues even today. From the Visitor Center, travel via brewery bus to one of the most modern bottling facilities, which processes 120,000 bottles per hour. Learn about the ingredients from which this pilsner is brewed. Discover the heart of the brewery: 3 brew houses from different centuries. The tour culminates with a tasting of unfiltered Pilsner Urquell beer in the historic cellars. After the tour, you can shop for souvenirs in the gift shop and enjoy great Czech food and beer straight from the source in the Na Spilce Pub.

Travel back in time as you ride past Prague's most iconic sites aboard the historic 'Line 42' trams. The trams running on this route date back to the Austro-Hungarian Empire era and up to the 1970s. See some of the city's most beautiful attractions, including the Vltava River, Prague Castle, Charles Bridge and Prague Towers along your route. Tram stops and departures (subject to change): Stop 1: Dlabačov (10 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:20 PM) Stop 2: Pohořelec (10:01 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:21 PM) Stop 3: Brusnice (10:02 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:22 PM) Stop 4: Pražský hrad (10:03 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:23 PM) Stop 5: Královský letohrádek (10:05 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:25 PM) Stop 6: Malostrasnká (10:08 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:28 PM) Stop 7: Právnická fakulta (10:12 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:32 PM) Stop 8: Čechův most (10:13 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:33 PM) Stop 9: Dlouhá třída: (10:16 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:36 PM) Stop 10: Náměstí Republiky (10:18 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:38 PM) Stop 11: Masarykovo nádr. (10:20 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:40 PM) Stop 12: Jindřišská (10:22 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:42 PM) Stop 13: Václavské náměstí (10:24 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:44 PM) Stop 14: Vodičkova (10:25 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:45 PM) Stop 15: Lazarská (10:26 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:46 PM) Stop 16: Národní třída (10:28 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:48 PM) Stop 17: Národní divadlo (10:29 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:49 PM) Stop 18: Újezd (10:31 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:51 PM) Stop 19: Hellichova (10:33 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:53 PM) Stop 20: Malostranské náměstí (10:34 AM, then every 40 minutes until 5:54 PM) Stop 6: Malostranská (10:37 AM then every 40 minutes until 5:57 PM) Stop 5: Královský letohrádek (10:41 AM, then every 40 minutes until 6:02 PM) Stop 4: Pražská hrad (10:42 AM, then every 40 minutes until 6:03 PM) Stop 3: Brusnice (10:44 AM, then every 40 minutes until 4:44 PM) Stop 2: Pohořelec (10:45 AM, then every 40 minutes until 4:45 PM) Stop 1: Dlabačov* (10:46 AM, then every 40 minutes until 4:46 PM) *After each circuit there is a 30 min break on Dlabačov stop. The full timetable can be found in the photos. The timetable is only informative.

We will take you through a labyrinth of passageways, cellars and wells built below Pilsen as early as from the 13th Century. During the tour you will get to see life below the town and uncover the secrets of authentic finds and nooks and crannies that are hidden underground. You will find out how the underground originated, and see for yourself in how many different ways it was utilised. Thanks to the exhibits and displayed finds, you will be immersed in the history of the town and the everyday life of its citizens in the Middle Ages. The tour starts in the so-called ice cellar, which served to store ice. The ice cellar was part of the ingenious system of cellars of the houses that enjoyed brewing rights– it was situated on the top level of the cellars, from where water from the melting ice flowed down to the lower levels of the fermenting and lager cellars and cooled them. The underground areas were created together with the construction of the first town houses with brewing rights immediately after the founding of the town, that is, from the end of the 13th Century. The cellars were originally built to store food. No less important was their use for the brewing of beer. It was in the cellars of the houses with brewing rights that beer was fermented, matured and stored. Over the course of time the cellars were expanded and deepened and in places up to 2 floors of mutually connected cellars were created. The underground system thus became part of the town’s defence system in times of war, combat and unrest. The underground passageways served not only as secure storage areas for food and a refuge for the citizens of Pilsen, but were also utilised as communication lines. The Pilsen historical water tower from the first half of the 16th Century is an important technical monument and the best preserved building of its type in Bohemia. Here you can see the remnants of a pumping machine from the year 1847. You will also see chambers for water columns, feeder tunnels for driving the machine, and the replica of a waterwheel. The water tower was also part of the fortification system as it was linked to the system of ramparts. The tour concludes in the Brewery Museum building. If you are aged 18 or over, you will receive a beer voucher at the end of the tour which is exchangeable for 0.30l of Pilsner Urquell beer in the Na Spilce, U Salzmannů or Na Parkánu restaurants.

Take a step back in time at the Brewery Museum in Plzeň, a professional museum located in a 15th-century house that has been preserved in its original form. Find out a beer-making legend, and reveal the secrets of beer-making, serving, and drinking from the distant past. On your tour, travel through history to medieval times when beer was drunk through a reed. See medieval cellars hidden under a 15th-century brewing house and authentic beer pubs from the beginning of the 20th century. Explore the late Gothic malt shop, which forms an important part of the so-called threshing yard where grain steeping and germination took place. If you are aged 18 or over, you will receive a beer voucher at the end of the tour which is exchangeable for 0.30l of Pilsner Urquell beer in the Na Spilce, U Salzmannů or Na Parkánu restaurants.

There are two options for this walking tour: 1. The 2-Hour Communism Tour 2. The 3.5-Hour Communism & Nuclear Bunker Tour. We spend 2 hours exploring the New Town and Old Town of Prague and we visit important places connected with the communist period of former Czechoslovakia. You will also see historical photos of the events, people, buildings and statues, many of them now destroyed. Both tours start by the Powder Tower at Namesti Republiky, where you will hear the story of how the new Czechoslovakia Republic was formed in 1918. Discover the dark days of Nazi occupation and liberation by the Russian Red Army in 1945. In the Wenceslas Square you will learn about the 1960s and the Prague Spring, when the Soviet Army crushed the nation's blossoming dreams of democracy in 1968. The tour takes you up to the Velvet Revolution in 1989, signaling the end of this grey period of Cold War history. You'll take a break for beer, kofola, or a snack in an authentic canteen of the working-class. The 2-Hour Communism Tour ends in the restaurant. The 3.5-Hour Communism & Bunker Tour continues with a viditing of nuclear bunker from 50s which will round off your communist adventure in Prague. To encourage dialogue, the group size is limited to fifteen people.

The Czech Republic is not just Prague. Did you know that Pilsen has always been the country's regional center of industry, religion, education, sport, gastronomy and culture? This all culminated in 2015, when Pilsen received the prestigious European Capital of Culture Award. Your tour will begin with a tour to walk around and explore the Old Town, which will allow you to see all of the hidden spots and gems. As you tour, your guide will tell you about the city itself, including its history, culture, and people. The tour will then continue by entering the St. Bartholomeus Cathedral, which has the highest spire in the Czech Republic. Following this, you will get to see 3rd-biggest Synagogue in the world, allowing you to walk through a place where Czech history was written.  Following the historic portion of your tour, your guide will take you to a local Czech pub where you will get to taste traditional Czech snacks and beer. Your guide will also tell you about Czech eating habits and culture, as you learn about the country's rich gastronomic history.

Experience the best of Pilsen nightlife and visit a variety of different clubs and pubs including a pub where you can pour your own beer. Accompanied by a local guide, visit 6 of the best drinking spots in the city and follow in the footsteps of stars such as John Malkovich, Gerard Depardieu, Jaromir Jagr, and Pierre Richard, all of whom have been known to frequent the mecca of Czech nightlife that is Pilsen. Look forward to an on-the-house welcome drink at every location.  End the night at the famous "Pamela" bar and participate in the Pilsen naked run if you're feeling brave. 

Get ready for an unforgettable experience with your friends on this beer bike tour. Pilsen offers you plenty of sights and attractions along the way as you cycle down roads with only a few cars, allowing you to enjoy the ride.  The private driver/waiter/guide will take care of you and your friends throughout the tour. At the beginning of the tour, you will get a 10-minute instruction briefing on how to ride the bike. Afterwards, put on your own music and set off on a ride through Pilsen's city center. After it gets dark, the bike glows with night party lights.  Unlimited Pilsner premium draft beer, or a non-alcoholic option, is also waiting for you during your 1.5-hour beer bike Pilsen tour + Alaco-After party.

Czech Republic is best in manufacturing two things.Pilsner Urquell beer and famous Bohemian hand made crystal.On this tour we will visit both and top it up with tasting of traditional czech lunch in Pilsner rastaurant.The first part of this excursion takes a place a 40 minutes from Prague in Glasstar glassworks,where you will explore different stages and parts of a crystal manufacture process.There will be an unique oportunity of visiting their shop with all hand made products.The next part of the tour will lead us to our main atraction,to Pilsen.4th largest town in Czech Republic,where your private guide will show you historic center with church of St.Bartholomew and the Great synagogue. The third largest synagogue in Europe as well as taking you for a delicious Czech lunch. Where else,then in original Pilsner restaurant. The guided tour of the Pilsner Urquell brewery takes 1,5 hour. During this time,you will hear the history and learn the technique of how this Czech's favorite lager with its characteristic full taste and a limpid golden colour is brewed.You will also visit brewery cellers ,where you will taste an authenic non filtered Pilsner Urquell.