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The Moser museum in Karlovy VaryJiriMatejicek · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Karlovy Vary

Visit to the Moser glass factory and its museum

Factory and museum · 30 min plus the museum · 370 CZK · Monday to Friday by reservation

InformationFrom Kč370 person
From
Kč370 person
Duration
1 h
Season
All year · tours Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 14:00
Who it's for
All ages; family with children aged 3 to 12

Moser has been making glass by hand in Karlovy Vary for almost 170 years. On the tour you watch the master glassblowers take the incandescent glass from the furnace, blow it and shape it in wooden moulds that smell of burning; then you enter the museum, with pieces from the earliest days of the house. The factory visit lasts about half an hour plus whatever time you spend in the museum.

Factory tours run only Monday to Friday, starting between 9:00 and 14:00, and by reservation. The museum and Café Moser are also open on Saturday. It is outside the centre, in the Dvory district: go by city bus or taxi.

As a familyWith teenagers

Who runs it

  • MoserTour of the glassblowing factory and the Moser museum From Kč370 person · 30 min · Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 14:00 Visit their website
  • MoserGold tour: factory, workshops and decorating your own glass with gold From Kč1900 person · 1 h 30 · Monday to Friday at 9:00 or 11:00 Visit their website

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The Moser visitor centre building, with its small tower, at the end of a walkway© MoserCafé at the glass factory

Café Moser

Café · Karlovy Vary · €€€€

What to order: a coffee and a sweet treat after the factory visit.

The lit-up façade of the Embassy hotel and restaurant at dusk© Hotel EmbassyFamily hotel restaurant on Nová Louka

Restaurant Embassy

Restaurant · Karlovy Vary · €€€€

What to order: ask about the seasonal dishes on the menu.

To stay nearby

The tower of the Hotel Thermal above the River Teplá at sunset© Hotel ThermalSpa hotel

Hotel Thermal

Next to the colonnades · Outdoor thermal pool · Garage

Why we like it: A large four-star hotel beside the River Teplá, with the outdoor thermal pool on the terrace, saunas and a garage. Some stays include unlimited use of the pool.

The façade of the Hotel Embassy on Nová Louka, lit up at dusk© Hotel EmbassySmall hotel

Hotel Embassy

Nová Louka · Family hotel · Free parking

Why we like it: A family-run hotel on the bank of the Teplá, a few minutes from the colonnades and the Vřídlo, with its own restaurant and free parking for guests.

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