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Bohemia Sekt Starý Plzenec
03.08.2010The history of the Bohemia Sekt company in Starý Plzenec near Plzeň, the largest wine growing and making group in Czech Republic, dates back to 1942.
Gastronomy
23.06.2010The Czech cuisine may pleasantly surprise all gourmands. Even though it has been influenced by the cuisines of neighbouring countries, old Czech recipes still remain the strongest inspiration.
Typical dishes of the Pilsen region
23.06.2010What is actually typical for the cuisine of the Plzeň region? Its main constituent parts come from the districts of Chodsko, the Šumava lowlands and highlands, but also from the urban districts.
The Chodovar brewery in Chodová Planá
23.06.2010The existing Chodovar brewery facility was built above old spacious cellars dug in granite rock. The brewery symbol is a dog called Albi, for hundreds of years believed to be the good spirit of the brewery cellars.
Stock Plzeň-Božkov
23.06.2010The history of the biggest domestic spirit producer started in the Italian port of Trieste, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Pilsner Urquell
23.06.2010Beer has been brewed in Plzeň since shortly after the town’s foundation in 13th century. In 1838, a group of the Plzeň citizens with brewing rights decided to build jointly a new a modern brewery and so ensure production of high-quality beer.
