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SIGHTS
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BREWER
WERY
BUDWEISER BUDVAR BREWERY
9am-5pm daily Mar-Dec, Tue-Sat Jan & Feb; 2)
One of the highlights of a trip to České
Budějovice is a chance to see where original Budweiser beer was born. Brewery tours
depart daily at 2pm from April to November. The tour highlights modern production
methods, with the reward being a glass of Budvar deep in the brewery's chilly cellars.
The brewery is 3km north of the main square.
In the 19th century, the founders of US brewer Anheuser-Busch chose the brand
name Budweiser because it was synonymous with good beer. Since the late 19th cen-
tury, both breweries have used the name, and a legal arm-wrestle over the brand con-
tinues. The legal machinations subsided slightly in 2007, with Anheuser-Busch sign-
ing a deal to distribute Budvar (as 'Czechvar') in the USA. To confuse matters, České
Budějovice's second brewery, Samson, produces a beer called 'BB Budweiser'.
SSQUARE
ARE
NÁMĚSTÍ PŘEMYSLA OTAKARA II
(náměstí Přemysla Otakara II)
This mix of arcaded buildings centred on
Samson's
Fountain
(Samsonova kašna; 1727) is the broadest plaza in the country, spanning
