Žatec UNESCO Hops Tour: Czech Beer Tasting, Walk & Lunch (opens in a new tab)
1 4 h – 6 h
Discover Žatec and its hop landscape - UNESCO-listed. The historic heart of Czech hop country, on a guided cultural tour. Explore the immersive Hop and Beer Temple, along with a 17th-century Renaissance malt house. Walk less than a mile through the Old Town, passing ornate facades, the country’s second-largest synagogue, and the remains of a former Jewish ghetto. Take a photo of the world’s smallest hop field—right in the town square—and marvel at the Hop Astronomical Clock, the third-largest in Czechia. See a film exhibit featuring more than 100 productions filmed here, from Yentl to Jojo Rabbit. Enjoy a gourmet Czech lunch and sample several house-brewed beers at a local brewery. Visit the Hop Museum to learn about hop cultivation and drying. Drive along scenic backroads lined with hop fields and charming Bohemian villages. Get a deeper look at Czech history, including the layered stories of the Sudetenland, where Czechs, Germans, and Jews lived side by side for generations.























