Ústí nad Labem Region: 13 places worth a day trip
Pinsko lists 13 places in the Ústí nad Labem Region: 4 beer stops, 3 wine stops, 3 nature spots, 1 historic site, 1 spa town and 1 mushroom area.
Highlights include Temple of Hops and Beer, Žatec; Velké Žernoseky and Pravčická Gate.
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- Temple of Hops and Beer, Žatec
Žatec is the home of Saaz hops, and its hop landscape joined the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2023. The complex includes a hop museum, a lookout tower and a hop-themed astronomical clock.
- Kocour Brewery
One of the pioneers of the Czech craft beer wave, brewing IPAs, stouts and sour beers in Varnsdorf since 2008.
- Falkon Brewery
A craft brewery in the hop town of Žatec, known for hop-forward and experimental beers.
- Falkenštejn Brewery
A microbrewery in Krásná Lípa at the gateway to Bohemian Switzerland, a natural stop after a day in the sandstone rocks.
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- Velké Žernoseky
In the Elbe valley below the České středohoří hills, this village has rock-cut cellars and one of the oldest wine traditions in Bohemia.
- Litoměřice
The centre of the Bohemian wine subregion, with a wine centre in the restored castle and a big harvest festival each September.
- Roudnice nad Labem Winery
Lobkowicz vineyards on the Elbe terraces below Říp hill, among the oldest wine sites in Bohemia.
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- Pravčická Gate
The largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, 26.5 m wide, in Bohemian Switzerland National Park.
- Tisá Rocks
A sandstone rock town with narrow passages loved by children and climbers; it appeared in The Chronicles of Narnia films.
- Milešovka
The highest peak of the České středohoří (837 m) and the windiest place in the country by measurement, with a weather observatory on top.