For Beer Across the Trhové Sviny Region
Discover the beauty of the Trhové Sviny region from the saddle of an e-bike. No hill is an obstacle – it’s up to you how long a route you choose or whether you follow one of the suggested routes through Trhovosvinensko.
The right to brew beer was granted to the town of Trhové Sviny in 1482 by King Vladislaus II of the Jagiellonian dynasty, and brewing continued here until the 1920s. In line with today’s trends, several microbreweries have been established around the town. The longest-operating one is the Žumberk microbrewery, the youngest is located in Jílovice. The Regent Brewery in Třeboň offers guided tours.
Total length
81 km
Duration
8–9 hours
Terrain
paved roads, asphalt
Recommended period for visiting
spring, summer, autumn
Difficulty level
medium
Route description
TRHOVÉ SVINY – ČÍŽKRAJICE – KLAŽARY – ŽUMBERK – ŽÁR – JANOVKA – PETŘÍKOV - TĚŠÍNOV – JÍLOVICE – KRAMOLÍN – KOJÁKOVICE – DOMANÍN – TŘEBOŇ – DUNAJOVICE – HORNÍ MILETÍN – ŠTĚPÁNOVICE – VLKOVICE – ZVÍKOV – ZALINY – LEDENICE – BOROVANY – DVOREC – TŘEBEČ – TRHOVÉ SVINY
Interesting places on the route
TRHOVÉ SVINY: Gothic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, square with a fountain and a town hall connected by an arcade to a row of burgher houses, pilgrimage Church of the Holy Trinity
ČÍŽKRAJICE: remnants of a fortress at house numbers 31 and 33, gate on the road into the village from Trhové Sviny is part of the boundary wall of a historic farmstead
ŽUMBERK: Žumberk microbrewery brews beer using traditional handcrafted methods, the so-called double-decoction mashing process. Late Gothic fortress from the 15th century rebuilt into the summer residence of Petr Vok – today houses several exhibitions of the South Bohemian Museum
ŽÁR: first written mention in 1186, Žárský Pond is one of the oldest in Bohemia, documented as early as 1221
JÍLOVICE: Jílovice microbrewery produces beer in the traditional way our grandparents drank it; Foneka s.r.o. distillery – for pre-registered groups, a demonstration of the entire distillation process with expert commentary is available during the distilling season; Church of St. James
KOJÁKOVICE: rural museum mapping the village’s development, the life of individual farming families, and 19th-century emigration to America
TŘEBOŇ: Regent Brewery brews beer using both traditional methods and modern technologies; historical center, chateau, House of Štěpánek Netolický, Schwarzenberg Tomb, spa houses, ponds around the town
LEDENICE: Gothic Church of St. Lawrence, stone pillory from 1778
BOROVANY: Baroque town hall, Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Augustinian Monastery
DVOREC: about 500 m past the village is Dvorec Zoo, currently home to over 300 animals of about 120 different species; the zoo prides itself on having the largest collection of cobras in Europe
