Hop Museum — Attraction in okres Louny

Zatec is in the heartland of the Saaz hop so this is an ideal place for this extensive overview and collection of equipment from the hop industry. On 3 levels of an old “Hop house” you can see the history of hops from the Middle Ages; hop breeding, farming and pathology; agriculture implements and farming methods ; hop cone treatment, drying and processing. The exhibit labels are also in English and the 6 page handout at the entrance explains the exhibits. It’s amazing the agriculture and industry behind one of beer’s key ingredients. Then go next door to the bar to...

I did not expect to spend 2 hours learning about hop production. The explanation of how and why of Bohemian hops was clear and fun. Even for two people who had no idea of the subject. We loved the machines, the photography, and that it was self guided - we could go at our own pace. We are not keen on heights and there are some cat walks, but there is route that goes around these (and they are not too scary). You should really make time to go, it is one of the best museums l have...

Chmelařské muzeum se vyznačuje největší expozicí svého druhu na světě. Na ploše 4.000 m2 představuje vývoj chmelařství od raného středověku do současnosti. Kromě zajímavých sbírek muzea se seznámíte s vlastním objektem, který je technickou památkou a příkladem industriální účelové architektury z konce 19. století ve městě proslulém nejkvalitnějším chmelem na světě. Obzvláště působivé jsou dobové fotografie a písemné doklady o pěstování chmele a o vaření piva, stejně jako některé historické stroje a nářadí. Vaše děti určitě zaujme chmelový skřítek Hop, který se vyskytuje po celém komplexu, včetně 3D projekce ve výtahu chmelového majáku.

The Hemp Museum is the world's largest exposition of its kind. You can witness the development of hops ranging from the early Middle Ages to the present on an area of 4,000 square meters. In addition to interesting museum collections, you will learn about the whole object, which is a technical monument and an example of industrial purpose architecture from the late 19th century in the city famous for the finest hops in the world. Particularly impressive are old photographs and written evidence of hops growing and beer brewing, as well as some of the historical machines and tools. Your kids will surely enjoy the Hop dwarf named "Hop", which is found all over the complex, including a 3D projection in the Hop...