What to see in Pilsen

Pilsen highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. Pilsner Urquell Brewery

   A tour with a tasting straight from the barrel.

2. St Bartholomew’s Cathedral

   With a very tall tower.

3. Great Synagogue

   One of the largest in Europe.

4. Underground

   Tunnels beneath the city.

5. Republic Square

   The main square.

Day trips from Pilsen

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Pilsen ★ 4.7 (3,017 reviews)

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Typical food of Pilsen

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Pilsen from your kitchen).

Beer goulash

In Pilsen, the city of pale lager, Czech goulash is braised in beer and served with knedlíky and raw onion.

• Serves 6
• 2 h 30 min

Ingredients

• 1 kg diced beef shin or chuck
• 3 onions
• 2 tablespoons of sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon of caraway and 1 of marjoram
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons tomato purée
• 500 ml pale pilsner-style lager
• Lard, flour, salt and pepper

How to make it at home

1. Soften the onion in lard until golden.
2. Add the meat and brown it, then the paprika, caraway and tomato.
3. Pour in the beer and add water to cover. Cook covered over a low heat for 2 hours.
4. Add the crushed garlic and marjoram at the end and thicken with a little flour if needed.
5. Serve with knedlíky and rings of raw onion.

The trick: Lots of onion: as much as meat.

Frequently asked questions about Pilsen