The best hikes from bus stations around Dam České údolí

The monument commemorates the important Czech composer Bedřich Smetana (1824 to 1884). Under the protection and supervision of his much older cousin Josef František Smetana, Bedřich Smetana completed his studies in Pilsen and obtained his Abitur here on August 6, 1843.

In 1993, this monument to the victims of communist terror was unveiled in front of the Komerční banka building. The design of the steeply rising stone pillar comes from Rudolf Svoboda. In the 1950s, the Pilsen monument to Josef Stalin stood here.

The Baroque Church of St. Anne, built between 1712 and 1735, was part of the former Dominican monastery. It was designed by the architect Jakub Auguston. Today, the church is used by the Czech Orthodox community.

The former Dominican monastery of St. Rosalie with the church of St. Anne and St. Rosalie is a baroque building designed by the well-known Pilsen architect Jakub Auguston Jr. The foundation stone was laid in 1712. The monastery was dissolved in 1782 as a result of the reforms of Emperor Joseph II. Today it houses the Study and Science Library of the Pilsen Region.

The West Bohemian Museum is one of the largest museums in the Czech Republic due to its diverse collections of history, applied arts, and natural sciences. The facade and interiors of the new museum building, completed in 1899 in the Neo-Renaissance style and designed by Josef Škorpil, were created by leading artists of the time.

On three corners of the square are the modernly designed fountains from July 2010. Architect Ondřej Císler designed them, using motifs from the Pilsen coat of arms: a greyhound, an angel, and a camel. The water spouts are made of gold-leaf-covered bronze; the basins into which the water falls are made of black granite.

Pilsen (Czech Plzeň), at the confluence of the Mže, Radbuza, Úhlava and Úslava rivers into the Berounka, is the fourth largest city in the Czech Republic with around 188,000 inhabitants. The expanded city area, which includes 108 municipalities, has around 310,000 inhabitants. The city with its ten districts is administered from this town hall (Plzeňská radnice). The 47 city councillors elect the mayor, currently Roman Zarzycký (since 2022) from the populist ANO party. In the 15th century, the city acquired the largest house in the northern part of the central square and had it rebuilt by the middle of the 15th century. The architect was the Italian Giovanni de Statia. He redesigned the house in the Italian Renaissance style, thus creating the first Renaissance building in Pilsen.

The most significant square in the city is the "Republic Square" (Náměstí Republiky). With 139 by 193 meters, the rectangular square is one of the largest in Europe. In Bohemia, it is the largest medieval square outside of Prague. In the center of the historic city core, it houses a number of important monuments, such as St. Bartholomew's Cathedral, the Town Hall, the Bishop's Residence, and the Plague Column from 1681 with a replica of the Pilsener Madonna. Since 2010, modern, gold-shimmering fountains have been located in the remaining corners of the square. They depict a greyhound, a camel, and an angel – elements of the Pilsener coat of arms.