Prazdroj (Pilsner Urquell) Brewery

Across the Radbuza is the Prazdroj (Pilsner Urquell) Brewery that put Plzeň on the map, entered via the gate that has graced the label of its beer since 6 October 1842. Individual visitors can join an interesting (for beer aficionados) one-hour tour with a film, a visit to the brewing rooms and chilly fermentation cellars and, of course, beer tasting. You can also visit at the weekend, but you have to book ahead.

Head east on Pražská, then cross the river and bear left onto U Prazdroje; the gate is near a pedestrian bridge, 750m from náměstí Republiky. Through a similar gate 500m on is the Gambrinus brewery. Sorry, no tours here.