{"id":17641,"date":"2021-02-21T10:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T08:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=17641"},"modified":"2021-02-19T09:23:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T07:23:25","slug":"plzen-historical-underground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/czech-republic\/plzen\/plzen-historical-underground\/","title":{"rendered":"Plzen Historical Underground"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Beer is omnipresent in Plzen. A place to perfectly immerse yourself in the brewing activity of the city is the historical underground of Plzen. Guided tours start regularly in the building of the Brewery Museum and take you into the cellar corridors of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

With the founding of the city in 1295, tunnels began to be dug into the soft subsoil. At first, mainly food was stored here. Over time, a labyrinth of underground passages developed, connecting the houses with each other, some of which went down several stories into the earth. The corridors are said to be up to 20 kilometers long. In addition, the Plzners drilled wells in the corridors that supplied the city with water. For me, this is an almost unimaginable achievement, considering the tools that were used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In times of wars, the cellars additionally proved to be a real blessing for the city. Here you could not only hide your belongings, but also find shelter yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pilsner<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today, the corridors are not only beneficial. Sure, they are one of the tourist attractions of the city. But they also make the ground very unstable and heavy new buildings could lead to the collapse of the corridors. The city had to spend a lot of money to rehabilitate and stabilize the corridors. Of the approximately 20 kilometers, 800 meters are now open to visitors to the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the basements in the first basement are used by homeowners as cellars. Thus, many areas are walled up or equipped with doors. The second basement is owned by the city of Plzen. Many power lines and pipelines run here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pilsner<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Historical underground of Plzen- a guided tour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We took part in a guided tour of the historical underground and learned a lot about Plzen and its beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tour starts in the courtyard at the Brewery Museum. Equipped with hard hats and due to the current protective measures with mouth-nose protection, we went with a small group deep under the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n