Krásný Dvůr Chateau

This view tower which can be seen from a long distance stands above the town Kryry at 383 metres above sea level. The hard effort to climb the 122 stairs will be paid by a wonderful view of České středohoří (Czech highlands) and the mountains Krušné and Doupovské. The tower was built between 1905 and 1906 ...

The chateau was built in the 16th century and it lost the Renaissance look during a Baroque renovation. Its main decoration was a large garden with fountains, cascades and statues by M. B. Braun. In the 19th century it was rebuilt in neo-Baroque style, but disaster struck in the 1970’s when the chateau burned ...

Žatec area is a famous hop region. Through the House of Hop and Beer the visitors will be able to explore the tradition of this region from all sides. They can learn a lot in the Hop Museum see the whole town from a view tower and check the time on the unique astronomical clock with a hop motif. To gain ...

Hops from Žatec has acquired a good name in the world so it deserves its own museum. The Hops museum administers the largest exhibition of hops in the world. In the space of 4000m2 it shows the development of hop growing from early Middle Ages until the present. In the courtyard of the museum, Žatec medium ...

Žatec is well known for high-quality hops. Hop growing and beer making has an eight hundred year tradition here. In the town, in close proximity to the medieval walls, you can find a well preserved complex of buildings where hops used to be processed. You will also find here the biggest hop museum ...