Pilsen at a Glance

Unique renaissance premises, great food, perfect beer and wine in two bars, quiet terrace in a courtyard—all of this at Lékárna (Pharmacy) Restaurant. 

Another great bar is Lokál, which is located next to the J. K. Tyl Theatre, but you will discover lots of excellent bars in Pilsen on your own. 

Use all of your senses in the Techmania Science Center. All exhibitions with English captions; projection in the 3D Planetarium and 3D Cinema. 

Puppet theatres have a long tradition in Pilsen—visit the Puppet Museum in the city center. 

Don’t miss out on getting up on the top of the St Bartholomew’s Cathedral, which has the tallest church tower (102 m) in Czechia.  

Visit the second largest synagogue in Europe and the third in the world, the Great Synagogue.  

Enjoy a ballet or an opera at the beautiful J. K. Tyl Theatre. 

Relax and have fun at one of the Students Clubs, e.g. at Ucho (Ear) or at Pivoňka (Peony). 

Meet other students or UWB staff in the city center at the university café Družba or if you are on the UWB Bory campus, meet local students or UWB staff at the UWB Campus Café. 

Admire light installations at the Blik Blik Festival in March and enjoy many other festivals, e.g. Pilsen Liberation Festival, Metalfest Open Air, International Folklore Festival, Pilsen Busking Fest, Pilsen Beer Festival (Sun in Glass), Pilsner Fest, etc. For details, see the festival calendar. 

Take a walk around Bolevec Ponds. 

Enjoy a trip to the forests around the Radyně castle or relax in the beautiful park around the Manor house Kozel.  

To find a job, see the job offer in the Pilsen region.  

Are you sick? Find the nearest pharmacy. 

In urgent cases, go to FN Plzeň hospital. 

For shopping, you will find these chains of supermarkets in Pilsen: Albert, Billa, Kaufland, Lidl, Penny or Tesco.   

For more shopping, go to one of the shopping malls: Nákupní centrum Borská pole (next to the UWB Campus), Plzeň Plaza (next to the city center), NC Olympia (Černice), Obchodní centrum Globus  (Chotíkov), Obchodní centrum Rokycanská (Doubravka). 

Accommodation for staff: in the city center of Pilsen, you might enjoy staying at Hotel Central or at Hotel Rous.  

You may apply for accommodation at a hotel-type accommodation of the UWB dormitories.  

Accommodation for students:  see information about the UWB dormitories. 

To travel around Pilsen, you may use trams, trolleybuses and busses—for connections see the PMDP website.  

To travel around Czechia, you may use either Flixbus, busses or trains.  

Take a rest during Czech public holidays:  

January 1st, Easter Friday and Monday (in March or in April), May 1st , May 8th, July 5th and 6th, September 28th, October 28th, November 17th, December 24th till 26th 

Don’t dare tell anyone in Pilsen that your favourite beer is Budweiser Budvar!