Ostrava

Radegast Brewery

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We invite you to the Nošovice brewery, which bears the name of the old Slavic god Radegast. On the tour you’ll get to know the history of the brewery and the brewing process for the distinctly bitter Radegast. Visit the production sites. See how the brewery produces malt from selected barley from the Haná region. In the brewing house, the heart of the brewery, you will see the brewery trout making sure the water is of excellent quality. In a special room reminiscent of a wooden barrel you can peep into the lagering cellar. Or take a look at how the beer is bottled in the fully automated bottling line. The tour is rounded off with a tasting of Radegast beer, bitterness as it should be.

In addition to the experience of the Radegast brewery tour you can delight your loved ones with an original gift from the Radegast Shop.

Landek Park

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The largest mining museum in the Czech Republic offers discovery, relaxation and fun. Each exhibit maps out the development of coal mining in the Ostrava and Karvina region, as well as presenting the history of mine rescue. Part of the tour is also a system of underground galleries, where you descend in the original mining cages equipped with an audioisual simulator of a real descent into the pit. Don’t miss the ride in an original mine train.

If you’ve had enough of smelters and technology, then head for the city centre, which is surprisingly large, though empty, however, if you enjoy skating, you have plenty of space to work up a sweat. Unfortunately, the construction of a large shopping centre led to the depopulation of the original historic centre, with people doing their shopping in the huge malls.

The observation tower at the New City Hall, however, is one of the city’s interesting attractions. The locals never cease to be amazed by the breath-taking views of the surrounding Beskydy Mountains and nearby Poland.

One stop you shouldn’t miss on the square is the wonderful Babička cake shop where you can taste amazing desserts at great prices and excellent coffee or drinks. Even the toilets are luxurious here.

Důl Michal

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The Důl Michal National Cultural Monument presents the working day of a miner.

In September this year the Science and Technology Centre opened in Ostrava. Its aim is to inform visitors about interesting discoveries in science and technology in a playful manner. In an area of 14,000 square meters it offers its visitors four worlds: the Children’s World, the World of Science and Discovery, the World of Civilisation and the World of Nature. Small and large visitors alike can play, discover and take it easy. It also has a 3D cinema and a Science Theatre.

Dolní Vítkovice

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Ostrava is known as steel city and the steel mills are actually the biggest attractions here and they are definitely worth seeing. The locals also call Dolní Vítkovice the Ostrava Castle. Dolní Vítkovice is a former industrial area comprising of the “Hlubina” mine, coking plants and the blast furnaces at the Vítkovice ironworks. The grounds are a unique industrial monument and an unmistakable symbol of Ostrava and the entire Moravia-Silesia region. Thanks to its uniqueness, it was entered on the European Cultural Heritage list.

Feel free to don a helmet and let the guide’s exciting commentary take you to the heart of the steel shaft, where you can almost feel the heat used to make molten iron. The last steel to roll out of here was in 1998 when the steel mills closed down. You can climb the stairs to the top of the first furnace at a height of 91 m; from here there are stunning views of the whole of Ostrava. Besides chimneys and steel mills, on a good day, you can see the peaks of the Beskydy Mountains.

Right now the city is successfully endeavouring to revive the steel mills both culturally and socially. The multifunctional Gong auditorium, where concerts, conferences and corporate events take place, was built on the site of the former gas container. The most famous event, however, is the Colours of Ostrava festival, which takes place every year in the summer and is attended by thousands of music fans.

In Dolní Vítkovice there is plenty of fun for children, so be sure to visit the Technical Museum, with its U6 Small World of Technology where you can spend an entire weekend of fun with the kids and the interactive exhibits.