Ústí nad Labem Region: 14 places worth a day trip
Pinsko lists 14 places in the Ústí nad Labem Region: 4 beer stops, 3 wine stops, 3 nature spots, 2 historic sites, 1 spa town and 1 mushroom area.
Highlights include Temple of Hops and Beer, Žatec; Velké Žernoseky and Pravčická Gate.
Quick answers
- Which places in the Ústí nad Labem Region need booking?
- You don't need to book ahead for any of them.
- What's seasonal in the Ústí nad Labem Region?
- Seasonal: Pravčická Gate (Apr–Nov) and Ore Mountains (Jun–Oct). The others aren't seasonal, but check opening hours before you go.
- How far is the Ústí nad Labem Region from Prague and Brno?
- By car, Pinsko's places here are 40 min–2 h 5 min from Prague and 2 h 45 min–4 h 5 min from Brno, without traffic.
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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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- Terezín Small Fortress
An 18th-century fortress that the Nazis turned into a Gestapo prison, next to the Terezín ghetto. Today a memorial to the victims.
- Říp Hill
The lone hill rising from the Elbe plain where, legend says, Forefather Čech looked out over the land and claimed it for his people. On the summit stands the Romanesque Rotunda of St George, rebuilt in 1126.
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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.