{"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