The area of the Hop & Beer Temple

Expozice Žatec ve filmu, historie o sladovnictvní nebo největší sbírka tužek?
Expozice Žatec ve filmu, historie o sladovnictvní nebo největší sbírka tužek?
Expozice Žatec ve filmu, historie o sladovnictvní nebo největší sbírka tužek?

Points of Interest

Fotografie chmelnice.
UNESCO

Žatec, a candidate for the UNESCO list? Yes! And that includes the landscape of our unique Žatec hops.

Filmová klapka z expozice ve Sladovně.
Little Hollywood

Did you know that Žatec is a favourite place for film-makers? We have a whole exhibition about it in the Malt House Gallery - Jojo Rabbit, The Zoo Keeper's Wife, Yentl and many more, That's Žatec!

Komíny na pražském předměstí v Žatci.
Chimneys

Žatec is a town of one hundred-chimneys! From the legacy of the former hop kilns or sulphur chambers, we have dozens of them left, so we even named them…

Kostra s pivem na náhrobní desce.
Grave of the oldest beer-drinker

How many times have you walked across Žatec's main Svobody ( Freedom) Square without noticing the grave of Lojza Lupulín, the oldest beer drinker? It's locatation is not far from the central plague column!

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Saaz variety

The Žatec hop-growing region produces the world's finest hop variety, Saaz. Why is it only in our area that the semi-early red bine hop thrives? Find out on our tour of the Hop & Beer Temple…

Chmelobrana u Chmelového majáku.
Hop defence and the secrets of homolupules

Who were the homolupules? Discover the history of the ancient inhabitants of the Žatec hop-growing region and explore their beer culture.

Photos from events

Various events are regularly held in the grounds of the Hop & Beer Temple. Take a look at some of them in the photos: Dočesná – The Hop Harvest Festival, the opening of the tourist season, concerts, exhibition openings, exciting lectures and other fun cultural experiences.
Calendar of events
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