The Chocolate Museum

In the premises of three historic houses the Museum of Chocolate and Marzipan in Tábor showcases the history of chocolate, its cultivation, the importation of cocoa beans to Europe and the subsequent processing into sweets, bars, pralines and figures. The exhibition also shows the history of packaging and advertising posters, on display are porcelain and pewter kits from which chocolate was drunk in the 19th century, an aristocratic saloon or a model of cocoa being grown in a forest. The second part of the museum is devoted to marzipan and the ways to process it. You can see a marzipan model of the square and other Tábor landmarks, marzipan models of fairy tales, dresses for dolls. There is a permanent workshop for all playful hands, where you can cast chocolate figures or work with marzipan. Admission: adults CZK 130, children CZK 90