We operate the premises and provide cave tours. The Koněprusské Caves are located in Central Bohemia, seven kilometres south of Beroun in the protected area of the Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area, near the castles of Křivoklát and Karlštejn. They were discovered in 1950 and opened to the public in 1959.
The House of Nature of the Bohemian Karst is designed not only to serve as an entrance area to the Koněprus Caves, but also to meet all the needs of visitors and to provide sufficient facilities for the staff of the Koněprus Caves Administration.
We run the Joachim Barrand exhibition. We exhibit a paleontological and geological collection of findings of primordial fauna. We focus on life and the countryside in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. There are pictorial materials, information panels, photo wallpapers and animal models. We offer programs for schools.
Operation of a lookout tower on Town Mountain. Sale of commemorative postcards. The tower is 13 metres high and has 66 steps leading up to it with circular views over the town.
Offering an exposition of the Bohemian Karst, its nature and first settlement and the history of crafts of Beroun. Possibility to visit the exposition of the painter Jan Václav Spitzer.
Permanent exhibition dedicated to the history and architecture of the Pilsen Gate and the entire fortification of Beroun. The film Women of Fire was filmed here.
Offering a tour of a vernacular timber-framed building with barn, stables and stables, a sub-basement dwelling house with a world room, chambers and a black kitchen. During the tour, you can watch a bread baking demonstration in the old oven every Saturday between 11am and 12pm from April to September and during Advent.
We offer you a unique experience in our Nativity Museum, where you can see moving nativity scenes, traditional gingerbread houses and original Christmas decorations. Our exhibitions draw you into a magical world of history and tradition, while our café offers great coffee and cakes.
Operation of a mining museum with an extensive display of collections on the history of mining. Organisation of exhibitions and performances. The exhibitions are located in historical operational and administrative buildings. The museum offers a ride on a mining train on the surface and underground, tours of several kilometres of tunnels and a ride on a slide.