The gardens of Yaroslav Vrkhlitsky are located near the main city square of the World in the city of Klatovy and are a small cozy …
Schwigov Castle is located in the Czech town of the same name, located near the city of Pilsen. It was erected at the end of the X …
Lake Odlezel is located in the western part of the Czech Republic, on the territory of the Plzen region. The elongated lake was fo …
The chapel of St. Anne is located on the slope of Mount Gurka (498 meters above sea level) on the western outskirts of the city of …
Schwigov Castle is located on a hill in the valley of the Uglavy River, near the city of Pilsen, and is a massive stone fortress i …
The Black Tower is a dominant historical landmark in Klatov, which is located on the main city square. The tower was built in 1547 …
The mysterious castle of Zbirog rises on a rock of jasper for a thousand years, and keeps behind its walls many secrets and secret …
The Dominican monastery in Klatovy, part of which was the Church of St. Lawrence, was built at the turn of the XVII and XVIII cent …
Blatna Castle is located in the town of the same name 95 kilometers south of Prague. It is also called the Water Castle, because t …
The chapel of St. Isidor is located in a small village called Tetelice. It is a small one-storey rectangular building with a gable …
The Town Hall is one of the most beautiful buildings on the main city square of the World in Klatovy. The building was built in 15 …
Kashperk Castle is located in the city of Kashpersk-Gori, in the Plzen region of the Czech Republic. The distance to the town from …
Czervene Porjici Castle is a unique example of a building in the style of the Saxon Renaissance. The castle was built in 1611 on t …
St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral in Pilsen is a cathedral that was built in 1322 and immediately transferred to the spiritual administr …
Radine Castle is the ruins of a royal medieval city located in the vicinity of the city of Pilsen on the top of the Radine hill (5 …
Bila Stř waterfall is located near the border of the Czech Republic and Germany, two kilometers from the Black Lake. The waters of …
Tetelice Castle is located in a small village of the same name. It is a two-storey rectangular building with an attic and a turret …
Hoteszovsky Monastery is located in the Pilsen region of the Czech Republic, in the town of Hoteszov, which is 15 kilometers from …
The Chapel of the Appearance of the Virgin Mary is famous for its miraculous icon of the Mother of God. The chapel was built in 16 …
City Cathedral, an architectural monument of the early XIV century. The cathedral, built in the Gothic style, is a monumental m …
The Cladrub Monastery is a former Benedictine monastery. It is located in the city of Kladruby, which is located in Western Bohemi …
The White Tower was built in close proximity to the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in 1689, when the temple itself was …
Construction of St. Paul's. Bartholomew dates from the XIII – XVI centuries. This cathedral has the highest tower spire in the Cze …
Pilsen is a city with a rich history and a lively atmosphere, where Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque combine. Here, ancient monasteries and cathedrals coexist with cozy squares and green parks, and walks along cobbled streets give a feeling of a real European province with a great cultural heritage. The city is known for its architecture and craft spirit, making it attractive to those looking for what to see and where to go.
Man-made sights of Pilsen and the surrounding area are striking in scope and diversity: the Cathedral of St. Bartholomew with a high spire, the beautiful Town Hall and the dominants of the old squares, the Black and White Towers, the Dominican and Kladrub monasteries. In the vicinity there are fortresses and castles - Shvikhov (Shwigov), Kashperk, Radyne, Zbirog, Chervene Porjici, Blatna and small samples of rural fortified architecture in Tetelice. The Chapels of St. Anne, the Apparitions of the Virgin Mary and St. Isidor, monuments and museums add to the list of places worth making on the itinerary.
The natural corners around Pilsen offer a fresh contrast to urban walks: Yaroslav Vrchlitsky Gardens and other city parks for quiet gatherings, Odlezel and Black Lakes for walks by the water, Bila Stř waterfall and hills with panoramas for nature lovers. Gurka and the picturesque valleys of the Uglava River create convenient conditions for hiking and cycling routes, and the forests and lakes of the Plzen region are invited for one-day trips outside the city.
On our site you can see all these attractions on an interactive map, read brief descriptions and historical references, as well as quickly note points of interest. The route construction function will help to plan a day or several days of inspection, combining man-made and natural objects for a convenient and efficient trip around the city.
You are free to explore Pilsen yourself, following the laid routes and discovering hidden corners at your own pace, or book excursions with local guides. Experienced guides will help to better understand the history of castles, model interesting routes and show unexpected details of architecture and nature, making the walk informative and lively.
Come to Pilsen to discover the combination of history, architecture and nature. It is time to make a list of attractions, think through routes and plan excursions - this city is ready to meet travelers and amaze with new discoveries at every step.
