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