Since July 1, 2012, a unique exhibition has been opened in the building of the former school in Hulice, which presents the life of a bee colony in a playful way. The exhibition deliberately omits typical museum artefacts, focusing all the more on current technologies. People can walk through a large bee hive with giant honeycombs, see the anatomy of a bee on touch screens, play a quiz about the life of bees or play the sounds of a hive. The exhibition is the only similar project in Central Europe in terms of planned content and scope.

The project combines two important elements – the first is the presentation of the attractive life of bee colonies, which brings unique experiences when presented in a quality way, the second is a significant educational benefit and promotion of the protection of bee colonies, which are an essential part of the natural cycle and at the same time an endangered natural species with ever-decreasing numbers.

The project is aimed at the general public (for whom it represents an exceptional experiential space within tourist trips) and children from primary schools (for whom it is a unique educational activity).

The brewery is located near the Ohře River in the northern part of the town of Kynšperk nad Ohří, which was first mentioned in writing in 1232.

The history of brewing in Kynšperk is also very old. In the historical annals we read that some towns of the former Loket region, including Kynšperk, complained in 1547 that the nobility forbade their subjects to take bourgeois beer. From this it can be concluded that beer was brewed in Kynšperk as early as the first half of the 16th century.

The real history of brewing begins in 1579, when Kynšperk received the brewing right from Emperor Rudolf II. This right was confirmed by the emperor in 1595. The year 1595 can be considered the year of the beginning of beer brewing in Kynšperk.

In 1603, the town of Kynšperk gradually took over the property of Kašpar Belvic of Nostvice, including the manorial malt house. A new brewery was built on the site of the current brewery in 1620.

As a result of the confiscations after the White Mountain, the property of Kynšperk, including the brewery, was acquired by the Metternich family, who ruled here until 1734. In the first half of the 18th century, the Kynšperk brewery was one of the 10 largest breweries in the Loket region with an exhibition of more than 1300 hectolitres of beer per year. In the ensuing hundred-year period, the owners often changed. In 1840, a new history of the brewery began under the leadership of the Haas family of Hasenfesl, who owned the brewery until 1945.

In the sixties of the 19th century, the brewery was expanded and equipped with a machine drive. The capacity of the brewery was ten thousand hectolitres of beer per year. The brewer at that time was Kašpar Krämling, from an important Cheb malting family. In 1875, the brewery produced 21,429 hl of beer. Krämeling’s successor was Albert Haberzettl, another famous brewer, during whose tenure 24,054 hl of beer was produced in 1882/1883.

The development of the brewery in the second half of the 19th century was contributed by the construction of a railway connecting Karlovy Vary, Sokolov and Cheb. Thanks to this, beer could be delivered to more distant places. At the same time, small village breweries in the vicinity of Kynšperk (Mostov, Lítov, Kaceřov) disappeared, which could not compete with the modern Kynšperk brewery.

At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the brewery was completely rebuilt. Only the malt house and cellars remained of the original brewery. The appearance of the brewery corresponded to the industrial architecture of the time and you can still see some of its elements today.

The brewery also had modern technological equipment. The brewhouse was a six-vessel brewhouse with boilers heated by steam. The capacity of the brewhouse was gradually expanded from the original 112 hl to 150 hl of wort. It was expected to expand to 200 hl of wort. The brewery cellars had an area of 1,145 m2 and there were 170 wooden barrels with a capacity of 30 and 50 hl. The fermentation room was equipped with concrete vats. The malt threshing floor had an area of almost 1,000 m2 and was able to process up to 80 wagons of barley per campaign.

In 1911, the brewery was connected to the water supply. The construction of the modernized brewery was projected for 80,000 hectoliters of beer per year. At that time, 62 workers and 8 clerks were employed in the brewery. Josef Kiesse was appointed the brewery administrator. The brewer behind the entire modernization was Josef Hackl, who worked in the brewery until 1925. The function of the brewery administrator was replaced by Karl Heinrich. In the production year 1911/1912, the largest number of beers in the entire history of the brewery was produced. A total of 56,520 hl of beer. The basis of production was draught beer. Lager and probably dark beer were also brewed. The Kynšperk brewery was the largest brewery in the Sokolov (Falknov region).

During World War I, beer production fell to a tenth of the record production. In 1917/1918, only 5,071 hl of beer was produced. At the beginning of the twenties of the 20th century, beer production gradually went up. At the end of the twenties, it reached the pre-war production. The brewery was modernized again. The biggest novelty was the installation of a bottling line. In 1925, Bedřich Watzka from Stříbro was appointed as the new brewer, who was replaced by Karel Mörl in 1937.

During World War II, Viktor Schebrlle, Kryštof Schmid and František Dietl took turns as administrators. The former brewer Hackl was also a short-term brewer. During the war, the brewery was supervised by Valter Petschinka.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Olga Hassová ruled the property and then her son Jiří Haas, who shot himself in 1945 at Bítov Castle.

After the liberation of Czechoslovakia, it was confiscated as a German estate with a brewery in 1945 and the national administrator Eduard Petřík, who was also a brewer, was appointed to the brewery. I was assisted by the elder Karel Kašpar and the malt master Jaroslav Marek. The second administrator was appointed Václav Tůma, a clerk who had previously been the director of the Novopramen brewery in Brno and in Chlumec nad Cidlinou. The production of the brewery was constantly decreasing. It was around 30 thousand hl of beer. In 1947, the brewery was handed over to the administration of the Sokolov Regional Brewery as the District Kynšperk Brewery. After the revision of the brewery on April 17, 1948, the Commission of the Association for Hops, Malt and Beer stated the unfortunate management of the national administration. The brewery was found to be unpromising and preference was given to Cheb and Karlovy Vary beer.

At the end of 1948, the brewery became the property of the town of Kynšperk as a municipal enterprise. However, it continued to be subordinate to the district authority – the Joint District Administration of Municipal Enterprises in Sokolov.

In July 1951, the Ministry of Food Industry concluded an agreement with the Ministry of the Interior “On the cleaning of production programs”. According to this agreement, municipal enterprises subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior were not to operate some branches of production, e.g. beer brewing. On 4.7.1951, the national enterprise Chebskokarlovy Breweries began to take over the Kynšperk brewery. At the same time, it was decided to liquidate it. On 30.12.1951, the brewery was closed with the exception of the malt house. In 1952, the buildings were assigned to the basic plant in Cheb, the brewery’s machinery was divided into the plants Cheb, Chodová Planá, Karlovy Vary, Prunéřov, Petrohrad, Loket and Aš. The brewery equipment was taken away and warehouses were created from the buildings.

A new chapter of the brewery in Kynšperk began in 2010 when the entire brewery complex was bought by Absolut Active s.r.o. Prague. Gradually, a complex will be built under the name “Kynšperský dvorec”, which will include: Brewery with a capacity of 5000hl with the possibility of its expansion.

A brewery restaurant with a capacity of 100 seats in the vaulted area of the former malt house and 48 seats in the winter garden. The restaurant also includes a lounge. In the future, a hotel with a capacity of 100 beds with a wellness and relaxation center will also be built in the area.

In 2013, the Svijany Brewery acquired the dilapidated chateau and decided to save it, which it succeeded with the help of a grant from the EEA and Norway Grants. During the reconstruction and archaeological research, rare finds were discovered, such as a 3,000-year-old bronze needle or a secret passage in the underground of the chateau. At present, Svijany Castle is open to the public, who can see an exhibition of archaeology, the history of the castle and its surroundings, the history of brewing and barberry, the underground, the old and new castle chapels and more. Opening hours: Mon-Sun 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.  , info@zameksvijany.cz, tel.: 481 770 703, Tours without a guide  Admission: Adults 90 CZK, Children from 6 years to 18 years of age, students 50 CZK, Children up to 6 years of age, holders of a ZTP card free of charge; Guided tours (must be booked here at least 2 days in advance), The maximum number of people is 25 people in one group. Price 1,000 CZK, The tour lasts 1 hour.”  

This house, which was built around 1850, was used as an inn, later  as VARIETE zum SCHWAN (Varieté u Labutě). It housed a huge hall with a balcony and a beautiful ornate ceiling with Art Nouveau elements. During the totalitarian regime, it served as a department store for delicatessen food called “MONOPOL”. After the Velvet Revolution, only a small part of the house was used and also only for commercial activities.

After buying a dilapidated building and long consideration of how to use the house properly, we decided to build a restaurant with our own beer production and accommodation and keep its original name “MONOPOL”.

From 2012 to 2014, “MONOPOL” underwent extensive reconstruction. We tried to return the whole building to its original appearance and we will be very happy to share the beauty with you. Therefore, take the opportunity to stay with us and soak up the atmosphere of the First Republic style. Hotel “MONOPOL” is located in the center of Teplice on the main street. We offer year-round accommodation in 8 luxury double rooms and 4 suites with kitchenette. A pleasant family atmosphere awaits you in the beautiful surroundings of an Art Nouveau building. Treat yourself to the luxury of the First Republic nobility.

In addition to accommodation, you have the opportunity to sit in our Art Nouveau restaurant or café, which are also part of the “BREWERY AND HOTEL MONOPOL”. Our restaurant is focused on classic Old Bohemian cuisine with elements of modern gastronomy. Our chefs are true experts in their profession, who pride themselves on the honest home preparation of our meals, the freshness of the ingredients and carefully select the quality of our suppliers.

Part of the restaurant is a small stylish bakery, where we make our side dishes for our specialties and, of course, desserts for both the restaurant and the café.

Come and see for yourself and taste one of our specialties. And to top it all off, you must not miss a tasting of beers from our family brewery. A great dilemma awaits you in your choice. You can start with MONOPOL with a light lager 12°, then a semi-dark KARLÍK 11°, continue with VIŠŇOVÁ 11° and at the end you have to taste our very successful and harmoniously balanced ALE 14° (English-style beer)

During the year, various specials are also brewed in our brewery according to the season. Wheat for the summer, Advent or Easter special for Christmas.

The planetarium is part of the Faculty of Mining and Geology of the Technical University of Ostrava. It offers schools and the general public audiovisual programs consisting of a projection of the current night sky and a spherical film that is projected on the entire dome. Visitors have the opportunity to look at the sky with astronomical telescopes.

The Ostrava Zoo is nature within reach. A large zoo with many animals and a large botanical garden.

The year was 2014. Almost 10 years have passed since the discovery of one of the most important finds of the last century in Prague. Although the rotunda has still hidden a lot since its discovery in 2004 , the necessary millions of crowns were missing to complete the archaeological survey, reconstruct it and make it accessible to the faculty. However, the situation changed with the announcement of a grant program of financial support from the EEA countries and Norway. At that time, the newly appointed Vice-Dean for PRopagacia, Dr. Martin Vlach, managed to put together a team that prepared an application called “Rescue of the Rotunda of St. Wenceslas on Lesser Town Square in Prague”. The team waited for a decision for almost a year. Out of 209 applications submitted, only 26 were approved. Among them is a project to save the rotunda. It was symbolically launched on January 1, 2015.

Not far from the Schwarzenberg hayloft, there is a large area of the Bohemia Regent brewery in Třeboň, where the popular Regent beer is still brewed today. The owners of the brewery offer attractive tours with expert commentary all year round, which you should not miss when visiting Třeboň.

The brewery offers a highly sought-after service for all visitors to Třeboň, which is a guided tour of the brewery combined with beer tasting. During this tour, you will walk through the brewery and listen to an interesting explanation of beer brewing by an expert.

Tours are possible daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., but it is always necessary to make an appointment in advance at the brewery gatehouse or by calling 384 721 319. The minimum number of participants is 10 people.

After a tour, you can visit the Schwarzenberg Beer Hall, which is open all year round, and in the summer months also the open summer terrace with a beautiful view of the dam of the Svět Pond. In these brewery beer halls, in addition to the traditional light and dark lager, there are also several local beer specialties on the daily menu; yeast beer is especially in great demand.