Landmarks

The fertile river valleys attracted the first inhabitants to the Pilsen Region as early as the Neolithic period. Over thousands of years, the region has changed beyond recognition. Thriving towns gained royal privileges, hosted important personalities of their time, faced devastating war campaigns, and rose again to even greater prosperity.

Industrial Monuments

Historical Underground

Castles and Chateaus

Tips for trips

The Museum of Pine Pitch Collecting

In the gamekeeper’s lodge in Lomany near Plasy, there is a museum dedicated to the extraction of pitch, which introduces the visitor to the tools and containers needed for the collecting, guides them through period photographs and other exhibits that remind the history of forestry in the region. The exhibition is complemented by hunting trophies.

The Bolevec Pond Dam

The Great Bolevec Pond, popularly called Bolevák, is today known not only to Pilseners as a place of recreation and bathing. It is the largest and oldest pond in the Bolevec Pond System, established in 1460, when the town of Pilsen bought the village of Bolevec.

The Bridge in Bělá nad Radbuzou

The most important monument of the small town of Bělá nad Radbuzou in the Upper Palatinate Forest is the former road bridge over the Radbuza River. Because of its importance and unusual appearance, this bridge is popular with many tourists and has even become part of the the town’s coat of arms.

Hracholusky Water Reserve

Over the years of its existence, the Hracholusky WR has become an integral part of the surrounding landscape and a pleasant place for recreation for most of the region’s inhabitants and very few people actually realise how crucial this waterworks has been for the operation of the surrounding villages and businesses.

Černouhelná Bašta

Coal mining at Černouhelná Bašta (Black-Coal Bastion) has a rich history. Nowadays, the local coal mining is presented by means of the educational trail “In the footsteps of mining activity in the Břasy region”, which, among other things, introduces the massive neighbouring quarry and the Kateřina natural monument.

The Ejpovice Railway Tunnel

The Ejpovice Railway Tunnel is unique in the Czech context: the length of the tunnel is over 4 kilometres, making it the longest tunnel in the Czech Republic.

Centrum Caolinum and the Nevřeň Kaolin Mine

The Kaolin Mine in Nevřeň is undoubtedly one of the most interesting industrial monuments in the region. If you want to learn more, the mine tours will take you through the underground galleries and introduce you to the history of the site and the mining methods of the time.

The Rokycany Observatory

Do you like to observe the night sky and are you interested in looking at stars, planets or nebulae? The observatory in Rokycany will take you on a journey to other cosmic galaxies.

WW2 Fortifications

Manětín, Rabštejn, Trpísty or Merklín. Do you know what connects these towns and villages? Due to its location near the western border, the Plzeň Region became an important part of the Czechoslovak fortification system built in the eve of WW2.

The Vejprnice Wooden Bridge

Only about 25 covered wooden footbridges or bridges have survived throughout Bohemia and Moravia. Almost all of them are important technical monuments and one such unique footbridge can be found in Vejprnice.

The Mining Museum in Planá

Want to learn more about the history of ore mining? Today, the entire labyrinth of passages in the Mining Museum in Planá is open to the public, where you can see an exhibition on this interesting topic.

The Hydroelectric Power Plant Černé jezero (Black Lake)

Who would expect that a small hydroelectric power plant has been built right next to Černé jezero (Black Lake)? This source of electricity can be found between Černé jezero and the Pod Černým jezerem water reservoir near the village of Hamry. Moreover, it is the first pumped storage hydroelectric power plant in Bohemia.

Pňovany Railway Bridge

The Pňovany Bridge is only the third highest in the Czech Republic, but it is undoubtedly the most beautiful bridge in West Bohemia. Extensive reconstruction was completed in 2019 and thanks to it, pedestrians and cyclists can use the bridge, too.

The Kaznějov Kaolin Quarry

Near Kaznějov, there is the largest and still operating kaolin quarry in Central Europe. Unfortunately, the mine is not open to the public, but the view of the mining pit from the road between Kaznějov and Mrtník is impressive.

The Vchynice-Tetov Canal

Originally, the connection of the Vydra and the Křemelná, which bypasses the unnavigable part of the Vydra, was used to transport rough timber to the Čeňkova Pila sawmill and to other sawmills on the Otava River. Today, an educational trail has been built along the entire canal.