Koh-I-Noor

Český Krumlov


Founded in Vienna in 1790, world-famous Koh-I-Noor has been making pencils in České Budějovice since 1848, based on South Bohemia's abundant graphite deposits. This colourful shop, redolent with the scent of pencil shavings, stocks the company's full range of coloured pencils, pastels, paints and other art supplies.


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