We can extend to you wide selection of walking city tours
both groups and individuals. We are able to fulfil all your demands and prepare
also your private city tour.
The Royal Route
It is the liveliest part of old Prague. It begins at the Powder Tower, runs
through the Celetná street, across the Old Town Square and the Little Square,
the Charles Bridge, along Malostranské Square and all the way up Nerudova street
to Prague Castle. Overall it is two and half kilometres long. Why Royal? For the
whole centuries kings had their residence down in the town close to the Powder
Tower on the site of the present Municipal House. The Royal Way was the link
between the king's court and St. Vitus Cathedral. Duration: 3 hours
The Castle Route
This route includes sightseeing of Prague Castle area where it is possible to
visit Saint Vitus Cathedral, The Old Royal Palace, Basilica of Saint George (
the church was built at the end of the 10th century), Saint Georges Convent with
an exhibition of Gothic paintings exhibited here. At the end of this walk we
will take a look at the Golden Lane. There is a house, where the famous Jewish
writer Franz Kafka lived. Duration: 2,5 hours.
The Hradcany Route
Nearby Prague Castle there is a small town named Hradcany. Here it is possible
to see an exhibition of European art of the National Gallery housed in the
Sternberg Palace. You will see works by Tintoretto, Canaletto, El Greco, Dürer,
Rembrandt. Opposite the Sternberg Palace it is possible to visit an exhibition
of the Historical Military Museum. Close to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs we
will visit the Loretta church. There is the largest carillon in the country. It
has 27 bells, large ones and small ones. Every hour you will hear an extra
melody, The Song to Mary. Then it is possible to visit the Strahov library,
which is one of the most beautiful historical libraries in Europe. Duration:
2,5 hours.
The Wenceslas Route
The dominant of this square is the National Museum, of course the largest Museum
for the scope of its exhibits and the wealth of its collections and by date of
the foundation 1818 one of the oldest. It includes five departments: The Natural
science Museum; The Historical Museum; The Library of the National Museum; The
Little Museum of Asiatic, African and American Cultures; Museum of Czech Music.
Duration: 1 hour.
The Vysehrad Route
The walk in the very mysterious part of Prague includes sightseeing of one of
the four existing rotundas in Prague. The rotunda of Saint Martin was built at
the end of the 11th century. We also visit the Vysehrad cemetery and Pantheon
where Antonín Dvorák, Bedrich Smetana, Karel Capek are buried. We also take a
look at the Citadel's casemates, the only underground area of this kind in
Prague. Duration: 2,5 hours.
The Old Town Route
Includes sightseeing of Bethlehem Chapel (was erected in 1391 for the exclusive
purpose of preaching in the Czech language) The Náprstek Museum is the unique of
its kind in the Czech Republic housing collections illustrating all world
cultures. The Clam – Gallas Palace is a supreme example of palace architecture
and one of the most significant achievements of Prague baroque. You will see the
giants bent double under the weight of its balconies from far off so you can not
miss it. Those statues as well as the interior sculptural decoration are the
work of the foremost Czech baroque sculptor Matyás Bernard Braun. The
Clementinum is the most extensive complex of buildings after Prague Castle. It
stands where originally had been 32 houses, 7 courtyards, 3 churches, 2 streets,
2 gardens, one monastery. The Jesuits who came to Prague in 1556 built the whole
area. The Rudolfinum was named after art– lover Emperor Rudolph the 2nd and it
is the most beautiful neo – Renaissance building in the city after the National
Theatre. Duration: 2 hours.
Follow the
Traces of Prague's
Ghosts and
Spectres
Did you know that Prague was built according to a secret plan? That the most
famous kings were members of secret brotherhoods? That Prague is one of the most
mysterious cities in the world? During its Golden Age, Rudolf II built Prague as
the spiritual centre of Europe. Every visitor instinctively feels that the city
of alchemists is full of mystery and wonder. Wander about with us through its
most mysterious parts, hear the extraordinary legends you will not believe and
try to see the famous ghosts themselves. Let’s learn more about the headless
Turk, the burning man, the yelling nun, the "water spirit“ from the Vltava River
and many others spooks and curious figures. Come and dare to lift the secret
veil of the history of the mystic brotherhoods and societies! Duration:
2,5 hours.
The Beer Route
Tired of all the history and architecture? Come with us to the very centre of
Czech cultural and social life - the famous Prague pubs. We will take you to the
oldest of them, some located under the Prague streets. They will give you a
chance to learn something more about the Bohemian and Moravian traditions and
customs, and that’s something you will never pick up from any guidebook! You can
taste various kinds of Czech beer and sample the special Czech pub cuisine. Do
not hesitate to ask any question either to our guide or the local people. They
will surely tell you for example, how they feel and what they think about life
before and after the "Velvet Revolution". Remember that in each of the pubs we
will visit, the first beer is on us! Duration: 4 hours.
Follow the Tones of Mozart's Music
A unique opportunity to get acquainted with the places in Prague where the
genius composer stayed. This is also an opportunity to find the answer to the
question why Prague citizens welcomed Mozart so warmly, why they loved him so
much, and why his music has won the hearts of Praguers and of our nation up to
the present day. Meet the history of dramatics and music in Bohemia and Moravia,
and learn more about Czech musical history. A walk through the Old Town and a
stop at the Golden Angel house – the Estates Theatre, the place of the world
premiere of Don Giovanni on 29 October 1791 – the Three Golden Lions house where
Mozart lived during his second stay in Prague. Transfer to Bertramka by tram – a
visit to the exhibition commemorating W. A. Mozart and then transfer by tram to
Old Town and then by funicular to Petrin's view tower and go on to the Strahov
Monastery at Hradcany. The Strahov Monastery where Mozart improvised on the
organ in the church of the Ascension of the Virgin on the day of Don Giovanni
premiere – Hradcany Square – the Lesser Town – a stop at the houses and palaces
where W. A. Mozart held concerts or where he lived. Conclusion at the St
Nicholas’s Church where a requiem was held on 14 December 1791 as a tribute to
W. A. Mozart and as a statement of Czech nations sorrow caused by his sudden
death. Trip ends in the Lesser Town. Duration: 3,5 hours.
The Old Jewish Ghetto
Come and explore with us this former Jewish Ghetto, its synagogues and cemetery,
learn why the people had to be buried 10-people deep with one atop the other,
and who exactly was the famous “Golem”. Also discover why Adolf Hitler didn’t
want to destroy the Jewish Ghetto and Prague itself. The Jewish museum was
founded in 1906. It's one of the first such museums in the world and it has
assembled nearly 40.000 items, which make it probably the richest collection in
the world. The Old – New Synagogue which is an early gothic building completed
about 1280 is situated next to the much newer Jewish Town Hall. The Old Jewish
cemetery (there is the oldest preserved tombstone dating back to 1439), the
burial place of Abigdor Kara, poet and scholar. The Pinkas Synagogue is the one
and only memorial to the victims of the Nazi reign of terror. Duration: 2
hours.
The Petrín Route
The oldest Prague funicular still in service ferries the tourists up the Petrín
Hill by day and the lovers after sunset. It has 327 meters above sea level and
it is one of the highest of the many hills surrounding Prague. The Petrín
funicular was built for the National Anniversary Exposition in 1891, and so was
the Letná funicular (running till 1914). At first the Petrín funicular was
working on the water overbalance principal, but in 1932 after 18 years of
standstill the Prague Electric Company took it over and electrified it. In 1965
an extensive landslip occurred and the funicular traffic had to be stopped. In
1985 after a thorough reconstruction the funicular was put into operation again.
The bottom funicular station is near the Ujezd tram stop. It starts in 10
minutes (in winter in 15 minutes) headways, passes Nebozízek and goes to the top
of the Petrín hill. The funicular circulates daily from 9.15 a.m. to 8.45 p.m.
In spring and in autumn, however, regular general overhauling take place during
which the funicular doesn't operate. Here is also possible to visit the maze of
mirrors, the laughing hall with convex and concave mirrors which make fantastic
caricatures of you. Duration: 2 hours.
The Communism Route
Learn the most important facts from the rather tragic history of the new
Czechoslovakian state. A visit to the memorial places of Wenceslas Square,
today’s business, commercial and social centre, will take you back in time to
the year 1918 and the establishment of Czechoslovakia, to 1948 when the
communists violently took over the country and nationalised all personal
property, to 1950 when most of the political executions took place, and
inevitably to 1968 - the year of the Russian invasion, when many people
emigrated and many committed suicide in distress. You shall learn the reason for
the self-immolations by fire of two young Czech students and you will also be
shown where the Velvet Revolution took place in 1989 and all its consequences.
Duration: 2 hours. |
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