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Private tours in Prague
Before we start describing tours in Prague we have to say something about the city itself. Its history starts around 900, when a Czech dynasty Premyslid united the country under their rule and chosen Prague as their residence.
During the ages Prague was formed by five, formerly, independent quarters. Old Town, New Town, Jewish Quarter, Lesser Quarter and Prague Castle Town.
To discover Prague properly we advise to explore each historical quarter. For that we would like to recommend you our tours.
Panoramic city tour – Panoramic tour will lead us trough the former commercial heart of the city. Where the ancient roads from Czech kingdom and from abroad used to cross. We take you trough Old Town, Jewish Quarter and New Town Prague. We will discover the puzzle of medieval streets in Old Town Prague admiring the Old Town Hall, Astronomical clock, Tyn Church of Our Lady and many other historical houses and palaces. Then we will proceed to Jewish Quarter, a former home of Jewish community in Prague, where for centuries Jews lived and worked. We will see of course the famous Old Jewish cemetery, Old New Synagogue, Old Jewish Town Hall and other sights worth to admire. After that our steps would lead us back trough Old Town towards the Charles Bridge, the most famous statue gallery in the Central Europe. Then we head to New Town Prague to explore its shopping streets and avenues. Our visit will end on Wenceslas Square, the largest and nicest shopping avenue in Prague.
Duration: 4 hours, no entrance fees included
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Artistic city tour – During this tour we will see the architecture treasures built in Prague trough the centuries by different royal dynasties, noble families and catholic church. All these palaces, houses and churches were designed by different Czech, Italian, German and French architects to symbolize power and wealth of the ruling people. Our tour will start in baroque Strahov monastery, once a religious center of the Castle Town, then we will continue to the Loreto, a pilgrim church built by Lobkowitz noble family in 17 and 18 century. One of the most important symbols of the catholic religion designed in baroque-rococo style. Slowly walking downhill we will soon approach the Prague Castle. Before we enter we will go trough Prague Castle Town, admiring residences and palaces of Czech, Austrian, German and Italian nobility. The Prague Caste is first of all a symbol, the symbol of Czech history independence, statehood and sovereignty. The history of Prague begins with the Castle. There are many monuments inside the Castle worth to see. We will explore all the courtyards, St.Vitus Cathedral, Old Royal Palace, St.George Basilica and the Golden Lane. Finally our steps will lead us trough the Lesser Quarter, former home of craftsmen and merchants, who lived just beneath the Castle. Our visit will end at the Charles Bridge.
Duration: 4 hours, no entrance fees included
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Prague General tour - Prague general tour is a combination of two above-mentioned tours. It designed for the people who would like to see everything “at once “ and do not have unfortunately so much time to see everything in detail. This tour is combination of driving and walking. We will take you trough Old Town Prague and Jewish Quarter, driving by its most important sights like the Old New Synagogue,Old Town Square, Church of Our Lady before Tyn, Municipal Hall, Powder Tower and others. Then we will continue with the New Town Prague visiting Wenceslas square, Charles Square, Vyšehrad fortress. After that we will drive down to the bank of the river Moldau to cross it and drive up on Strahov hill. On the way we can enjoy unforgettable views at the “Magic City”. At Strahov we will go trough the Strahov Monastery to enjoy the panoramic view at the entire city. Than last place to conquer is the Prague Castle with its courtyards, St.Vitus Cathedral, Old Royal Palace, St.George Basilica and the Golden Lane. Our tour will finish at the place of your desire. We suggest a cafeteria or a cozy restaurant in Lesser Quarter.
Duration: 4 hours, no entrance fees included
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Jewish Prague - For centuries Prague was one of the natural centers for European Jews. In here Jews from East and West used to meet, live and work. First news about the Jews on the Czech territory is from 10th century. They use to come as merchants, businessman and craftsman. Since the beginning of the 13th century they had to live in restricted areas, later on named “ghettos”, and they suffered from oppressive laws. Despite that they created an extraordinary rich culture. Their “Golden period” in Prague was probably the second half of 16th century when they, thanks to the close contacts with the Emperor Rudolph II, lived in peace protected by the imperial power. In 18th century discrimination was partly relaxed by the Emperor Joseph. In 19th century Austrian –Hungarian absolute monarchy was changed into the constitutional monarchy and in the 1890s the Jewish Quarter was almost entirely rebuilt. Despite that Jewish Quarter in Prague is one of the largest and the most preserved in the Europe. You will see the Old New Synagogue, Old Jewish Town Hall, Maisel Synagogue, Pinkas Synagogue, Old Jewish Cemetery, Klausen Synagogue and Spanish Synagogue. All the above-mentioned places form today Jewish museum. We will visit all of them in order to see how the culture and history of Jewish people developed. Of course we will not miss the most tragic period of Jewish history called “holocaust” or “shoa”.
Duration: 4 hours entrance fee included
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Prague beer tour – There are not very many things for what Czech people would be world known for, but one of them, except artists, sportsman and writers, is of course beer. Beer means for majority of Czech people the same like wine for French, Italian or Spanish. For us it is not only an alcohol beverage it is more a social thing. Men and women drink beer. The president, the Prime Minister, craftsman, doctor, lawyers, everybody drinks it. Our tour would take you trough the most traditional Prague microbreweries to give a taste of Czech “liquid bred”.
Duration: 3 - 4 hours
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Magic Prague by night – Prague is really a charming city, but when the night comes, it really turns into a magic city. We will walk from the Castle Town trough the Prague Castle enjoying unforgettable atmosphere of this splendid place. Than we will cross Cechuv bridge and board one of the cruise boats. One hour long cruise along the Moldau river, with buffet dinner, offers fantastic views of the river lined with exquisite historic monuments such as the Rudolfinum, Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, the National Theatre and more.
Duration: 3 - 4 hours
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