A Tour of Pilsen, Czechia & the Pilsner Urquell Brewery 

36:48 - T.G.M. was the first presiednt of Czechoslovakia and it was pretty much banned to talk about him during communism, or he was just portraited as a "bad capitalist" during these times. Also to talk about liberation by US army was banned, communists tried to delete this history, but they failed, people in Pilsen and whole western Bohemia were still celebrating liberation by US army even during communism. If you stay few more weeks to 5-8th may, you could even meet some WWII veterans who return there every year or at least their kids, because most of them unfortunatelly already passed away in last years.

Thank you for showing us Pilsen! A city that gave the world the pilsner-style beer - most travel vloggers would never consider stopping but it is a very cool city🎉

Gabriel Traveler at its finest. That cool intro too. We love it when you explore castles and old cities. Thanks for taking us along!

Greece was never on my travel list, but now after watching Gabriel I am slowly changing my mind.

Gabe, thanks for trekking up those steep stairs to show us the magnificent view. If I ever get to Pilsen, I think you have saved me from having to do it myself.

There are quite a few smaller European countries where almost all tourism is in the capital. Another one is my country Sweden, we have about the same population size as the Czech Republic and almost all tourists only ever visit Stockholm, but there are many other cool cities and towns much worth visiting, like Malmö, Lund, Gothenburg, Uppsala, Visby, Östersund, Ystad and Sigtuna (the oldest town in Sweden). Also Denmark is much more than just Copenhagen. Pilsen looks interesting!

Nice video to end the day on thanks Gabriel.

Now that's a ginormous cathedral... very cool!!! ☮☮☮

I drove to Pilsen when I lived in Germany many years ago just to drink the beer. Enjoyed the trip.

Thanks for your travel videos btw Gabriel!

Good watch & listen, thanks Gabriel.

Very beautiful city, and clean No homeless on every street 😮

Love the music and city... great video!!! 🍺🍺🍺

Another great video, loving seeing parts of the Czech Republic beyond Prague. I'm heading to Berlin then Prague this weekend and it's suppose to warm right up to mid 20s so might be worth staying around in Central Europe for a little longer.

Great video again ! 😊❤🇧🇦

Darn... love that North Temple song!

As always, fascinating subject and such professional work. I'd know your style anywhere! Been traveling with you for years and have enjoyed every mile. Thank you for taking me along.

Pilsen is really an underrated city and this video shows why. Thank you for showing us this video, Gabriel. Česke Budejovice is a nice center of South Bohemia as Česky Krumlov and Hluboka Castle nearby are really amazing spots, some of the best in the country. Brno in Moravia (east) is underrated, too, I had a nice time there in Christmas season last year. As of Slovakia, I can say that it is surely a hidden gem of Europe, especially beyond Bratislava. I travelled there last year all around the country and I can confirm it, endorse and recommend. I recommend doing Trenčin (nice historic city), romantic Bojnice Castle, unique and special village Čičmany with unique painted houses, Orava Castle near Liptovsky Mikulaš (film setting for Nosferatu-1922 Dracula movie), amazing mountains High Tatras (Štrbske Pleso with lake, Lomnicky Štit above Tatranska Lomnica with cable car to 2,634 m) and Košice (very underrated second-biggest city in the country). If in Czech Republic it is all well linked with public transport (trains, buses), in Slovakia it is somewhere better to rent a car (especially for Čičmany village and Bojnice Castle from Trenčin or Žilina) although High Tatras are well connected (towns Štrbske Pleso, Stary Smokovec and Tatranska Lomnica between them by train and with Zakopane, Poland, too). So I personally hope that you don't miss Slovakia once again (as it was last year), it will last only like 14 days the most, so there will still be nice time to go to Mediterranean after that (before the summer crowds). You can also take a flight in Krakow after visiting Slovakia, it is right north of Zakopane. Have a nice time, bon voyage.

After sitting in the train, you need to move and find lots of stairs 😅. Pecfect day, the view was great. Don’t worry about your clothes, it is still cold and i guess we all focus on the nice places we can visit with you.

Indeed---I also LOVED the views from the train's window, for all the same reasons ♥

I very much enjoyed this series. My family is from Germany and it is interesting to see what some of that older country looked like on your train rides around the area. Very cool seeing the older buildings and Czech cities. Very cool architecture around there. Bravo. Thank you!

Gabriel plzen is Just my favorite CZ 🇨🇿 City 🤙

I love Pilsner Urquell, one of the best in my opinion. Fair enough if its not to your taste Gabriel. Great Vlog as usual. Hope you enjoyed the Aussie/Czech pies

If you decide to go to Slovakia I would recommend to stop in the east of CZ in Brno and the Moravian Karst near Brno where is the Macocha Abyss and the underground cave river of Punkva which you can take a boat ride on.

Enjoy “pivo” Gabriel! Greetings from LA!

The old city in Pilsen looks amazing. Good news, the weather is expected to be much warmer & sunny in central Europe from this weekend. Really enjoying your travel videos and experiences.

Good choice on Kozel Dark beer, its my favorite too!

Kozel is my favourite beer,good choice!I am very glad that you like it here,the wheather forecast for the weekend is good,have a nice time,Gabriel and thank you for the presentation of our country.👍

The square where the Cathedral was is beautiful and huge and climbing up to the top of the Cathedral the view and the bell was amazing 🌞

I have never expected you to visit my hometown, thanks for giving it a go. I hope you'll give Pilsner Urquell another try in the future. The taste from a can and from a tap can be very different. Pilsner brewery has huge effect on Czech beer culture and the care that is given to pouring of beer is something you will not experience in any other country. I recommend watching the video from Honest Guide ''Why does beer in Europe have huge foam head?'' and visiting any czech pub from list of ''Brewers star'' establishments awarded by Pilsner Urquell and I believe you would understand more why is Pilsner so popular. If you ever visit Prague in the summer, there is a hidden gem called ''Kuchyň'' next to the entrance to Prague Castle, it translates to ''Kitchen'' and it is amazing Czech restaurant with the best view of the city. Hope you will have lovely time in Central Europe and I can't wait for more Greek islands!

Pilsen looks like a beautiful city. I love the square with the cathedral, the view from the top was awesome, reminded me a bit of Ulm in Germany, very similar. Czech Republic looks so clean and the trains and trams look like a great mode of transport. Great video, looking forward to Cesky Krumlov, should be amazing. 😊❤

Thank you for this tour of Pilsen. A very interesyting city! I would like to add that the company Skoda was founded in 1859 in Pilsen and it famous for its cars. However, the brand ''Skoda'' refers to buses, trolleybuses, locomotives too. Tomas Masarik (1850 - 1937) is a scientist and the first president between 1920 - 1935 of the new-founded Checoslovakia. Besides, Pilsen is the birthplace of Karel Gott(1939 - 2019), the ''King of the check pop music''.

You are in for a treat in Cesky Krumlov - and it will be over 20 degrees Celsius in a couple of days! Really glad you're enjoying your visit of Czech republic, there is so much to see! Hope you visit Slovakia as well (my birthplace), also so many beautiful spots there, as well as the High Tatras mountains!

We don't know if there is beer in heaven so we must enjoy it now. We know thought that the Anunaki introduced the recipe in their neck of the wood. Anyway, thanks for this tasty pit stop at Pilsner. Effing nice.

Had a lot of that Kozel dark in Poland last year. Is a world class beer (to me). Back there again in 3 weeks.

I think you don’t need to go to Greece. Next week can be warmer weather will come Czechs, Slovakia and Austria

I am enjoying your videos, Gabriel! You are in my one of my favorite countries. About beers: Stouts are my favorite alongside blondes and Indian pale ales. 🍺cheers, you are going to love Cêsky Krumlov.

Yes what a great looking city.

is the cleanest country ive ever been

Weird to see an Australian-style pie place - Skip Pie - in a provincial Central European city. Even in capital cities with large Australian diaspora populations you don't see many Aussie meat pie restaurants.👍

Thank you sir

Blasphemy! Pilsner Urquell is my all time favorite beer. Good stuff. 👍

Great video G. I've added Plzen for an overnight stop now too. Was wondering how to get there from Karlovy Vary, you've solved that for me. Will be travelling on to Cesky Krumlov too.

My 2nd favorite city in CR and home of the mothership. Shame you were a week early. The liberation festival starts May 3.

I was surprised how clean and historical the cities are. The expansive plazas and cathedrals look inviting and safe.

Amazing video. Thank you for sharing. 👍798

The Tour was amazing when I took it in 2018 so was old town

Glad you're heading back to Greece. In case you didn't see my previous post on the subject, if i were you I would rent a car in Athens and drive to east side of the Peloponnese. From Athens, this would involve passing through Corinth, Nafplion, Mystras (near ancient Sparta), and finishing the mainland tour at Monemvasia. From there, you could take a ferry to Kithara island and then branch out to other islands. I've done this circuit many times when I used to teach Byzantine history to American students studying abroad and it is simply amazing.

You have arrived! I can't visit the brewery because I wouldn't be able to leave! There is beer, and then there is Pilsner 🍺🍺🍻🍻

GREATE TOWER THANKS FOR TRASPORT ME THERE. SALUDOS

You made somehow a mistake, asuming Brno is similar to Pilsen and Cesky Krumlov. It's a very unique city, by the way like 10x larger than Krumlov, also different from Prague. Brno is a super compact city with a lot of nice architecture, but also some absolutely unique sightseeings, such as Tombs with ossuary in one of the main squares. Also always with plenty of valuable cultural events, like galleries and exhibitions.

Those pies looked so good 😋

The weather is improving over the next week Gabriel, starting Monday it will be around 25 °C in Slovakia, a little colder in the Tatra mountains. You can take a tram ( Zubačka ) from Štrba to Štrbské Pleso. It’s like a small Swiss paradise but much cheaper. From there you can go to Tatranská Lomnica where you can take a cable car to the Lomnický Štít, an observatory at the peak of the High Tatra Mountains. Good Luck!

look at the receptionist.she looks like a model

Great sharing of perspective as usual Gabe. I think that if the bell in the cathedral was working, it would maybe be too loud standing directly beside it. Atleast I imagine so.

Bamberg in Germany is so close. It's largest world heritage site of UNESCO and with tree counties around the highest density of breweries in the planet: 1300 with 4,000 brands. Every village has one. Before every street. Also it is called small Rome, Small Venice and it is sister city to Prague as built by the same architect. P.s.: In my city Bamberg you have to visit SCHLENKERLA - a smoked beer, the first ever and all love it! Also als US people.

Hi Gabriel, a fascinating little city you must be looking to get out of that chilly weather, and you want to get to Greece or a warm island before it gets crowded. I could see you for a month in Greece at the very least before the crowds come.

Dude... you didn't have a Pilsner Urquell in Pilsner :(( still love you♥buit dude...I'd chew off my arm to visit the factory and have a freshly poured beer X

Česke Budejovice in German Budweis. That’s where authentic Budweiser beer originates from.

Love he thank you monument to America.

I went on the brewery tour in 2010. It was decent enough, about an hour and a half. They were canning Kozel beer at the brewery when we were there. Someone asked if Kozel was now brewed there too instead of Moravia but I think the guide said no.

Will you head to Brno in the south of CZ? It's worth a brief stop if you're heading into Slovakia 🇸🇰

Where else can you change into long underwear while travelling! Could be a vlog by itself!

The song in the beginning gets me emotional.

Interesting tour. Haha, in 12:45 at the bottom of the of the Backbeat Beetles Cover Band flyer it says in Czech, "Ticket = The Best Christmas Present". Funny sales pitch.

That’s a really good tasting beer 🍺

You may not know this, but hotels have to have your passport when you check in, so that they can register your stay with the police for foreigners. It is to catch wanted criminals.

I would recommend ,while in Ceske Budejovice ,to take , at least, a little walk around .It's a nice town with a great main square and a lot of brewpubs .

If you don't take too long in Czechia, Greek Easter is on May 4th! Best time to visit :)

You have the same interests in beer that I have. I never enjoyed pilsners or IPAs. Some of my favorites are ales and ambers. 🤩

In the top ten!😂

I don't know if you're going back to Prague on your trip, but if you do I recommend you to go to Kozlovna Lidická, this is a pub/restaurant owned by company that owns Kozel and has their different beers on tap and has pretty good food!

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Hello Gabriel I am not a big fan of pilsner beer either but I would say that Pilsner Urquell is one of the best pilsner beers that I have tried.

27:00 be glad it did not ring. Sound levels from the small ones are around 110DB inside. And that big boy could reach 200DB easily. You would lost your hearing at that distance. I was once inside a church tower doing photoshooting for them. Two minutes before noon something starts to buzz and the bell starts slowly to swing... 1cm left... 2 cm right... we ran downstairs like crazy, the sound hit us on the first floor of the tower. Was not very pleasant 😅 My most used word for a week was "what?"

If you come to Latvia, try "Labietis" breewery pub, they have 70 different beers; usualy, 15 or 25 are at the bars and they change them regularly. :) one is located in the central market (zepelin hangars)

Come to Slovakia and visit some castles. Weather is getting better next week. Drink a beer at the boat brewery.

Need to get back to Europe... Cheers from Texas.

31:06 Bratislava is literally 40mins away from Vienna, so in case it's not to late you can still do both.

So you were able to find a train fro. Karlovy to plzen? I have been searching online but nothing comes up. I'm just hoping they are nor already sold out due to tourism

You could go to Slovakia and then Greece, Aegean and Ryanair both have direct flights from Bratislava over there.

Oh Gabriel you should have visited Kutná Hora too.

Really looking forward to the Greek adventure Gabe. Any new islands on your radar?

Gabriel, thank you for sharing your travels! ❤ Why can you play music on your videos but other youtubers can't? 🤔

He looks like a completely different person. No disrespect. Been watching this channel for several years and the facial hair just adds like 10-20 years to his overall age. Wish he would shave it, or at least super close trim. Then he’d look so clean, fresh, professional, young, healthy, etc.

6:56 Beautiful Pilsen Receptionist!!!

I gave up climbing hundreds of stairs to get a five-minute view of the surroundings only to turn around and walk back down.

hello Gabriel. you should consider a visit to Maastricht-Kologne-Liege … very old city’s .. the Kologne catherdal “the Dom” is unmatched.. Maastricht is also very nice and real good food! and in a heartbeat you are in Luxembourg / France greetz fr Holland

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Amazes me that most of these things survived WW II

I was in Prague October 2023, and tried the Pilsner beer, but I liked the Guinness beer better when I was in Ireland

Austria please!!!

12:57 TMI ... LOL!!!

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The tower bell probably works, but it would never ring with visitors there, they would be sued for making someone lose their hearing, I wonder if it rings after 6:00 PM

Gabriel, there is a really good website about the trains in Europe. Maybe you already know about it though. It's called seat 61.

I love IPA’s. I enjoy most beers except porters. I don’t want my beer tasting like coffee, because I don’t even like coffee.

8:49 draught beer always tastes better than the cans

How come you never have problems with the toilets when you travel all day and walk around all day? Do you stop at coffee shops and restaurants or only use public restrooms?

36:10 - Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850-1937) The state was his merit. 36:25 - Those who defended the ideals of justice have prevailed