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Castle
Karlstein
Duration: 4hrs, Free pick up at
the Hotel
Departure point: Wenceslas
Square, 27
Departures days:Daily except Monday
Departures Times:10:20,
14:30
Description: During your visit to Prague
you should not miss the most outstanding medieval castle built
650 years ago. The castle was founded by the Czech King and
Roman Emperor Charles IV for the safe keeping of Coronation
Jewels and relics of saints. This castle is situated about 35
km southwest of Prague. Guided, admission included.
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Chateau
Konopiste
Duration: 4hrs, Free pick up
at the Hotel
Departure point: Center
Departures days:Daily except Monday
Departures Times:10:00
Description: Konopište - this lovely
hunting castle lies approx. 45 km outside Prague. The castle
is famous for its fascinating collection of historical weapons,
furniture, tapestries, paintings. It was founded in the 14th
century and in 1887 it was renovated by the successor to Habsburg
throne Francis Ferdinand d'Este, who was assassinated in Sarajevo
1914.Guided, admission included.
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Castle
Karlstein & Chateau Konopiste
Duration: 8hrs 30 min
Departure point: Center
Departures days:Daily except Monday
Departures Times:10:00
Description: In this all-day trip you
will visit two unique gems among the castles in the Czech Republic,
which lie in the vicinity of Prague. First we shall visit the
Konopište Castle, which lies some 45 km out of Prague. The
castle was founded in the 14th centuryand
it is well renowned for its fascinating collection of antique
weaponry and furniture.
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the tour we shall continue westwards to the historical Karlštejn
Castle. Roman emperor and Czech king Charles IV had this gothic
monument build as a depository for the crown jewels and relics
of saints. Guide service, lunch and entrance fees included. |
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UNESCO
- Kutna Hora
Duration: 5hrs
Departure point: Center
Departures days:Daily except Monday
Departures
Times:13:30
Description: During this tour we will take you approx.
65 km away to Kutná Hora. Kutná Hora was founded in the 13th
century and it was the second most important town in Bohemia
after Prague.The city was famous due to its prosperous silver
mining. The Bohemian kings had their residence in the city and
it was the mint for the "Prague Penny". |
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heritage and has been protected by UNESCO. Our guide will show
you the most important buildings and places incl. St. Barbora
Cathedral, Ossuary,Italian Court. Guide service and entrance
fees included. |
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UNESCO
- Cesky Krumlov
Duration: 10hrs, Bus + on foot
+ lunch + Entrance fees included for Representative Castle apartments
and Baroque theatre. (Castle is closed 03 November 2003 to 28
March 2004 and the tour includes the visit of the royal town
Ceske Budejovice)
Departure point: Center
Departures days:Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
Departures Times:08:45
Description: The medieval town located
in the southern Bohemia that has still retained its medieval
character. The mighty Renaissance castle - once the seat of
the powerfull Lords of the Rolmberks and the Schwarzenbergs
- houses rich collections of period furniture, Flamish tapestries,
historical weapons. After a guided tour in the castle we will
also visit its unique and exceptional baroque theatre. In the
whole world there are only two theatres of this kind - in Sweden
at the royal palace Drottningholm and at the CK castle ? that
have been preserved in such an untouched baroque originality
and authenticity without any former or modern alterations until
today. After lunch we will make a walk in the historical core
of the city. |
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UNESCO
- Telc / Slavonice
Duration: 10hrs, Bus + on foot
+ Entrance fee and lunch included
Departure point: Center
Departures days:Saturday
Departures Times:08:45
Description: Telc and Slavonice are Renaissance
architectonic jewels amid beautiful hilly countryside surrounded
by lakes - TELC which was once a royal water fort founded at
the crossroads of major trade routes gained its Renaissance
appereance, that has been preserved almost intact up to the
present, after a devastating fire. After a guided tour around
the lavishly decorated chateau´s interiors with coffered ceilings
you can admire the large central square lined with gabled houses.
Each of them has a different facade adorned with frescoes sgraffito
or later Baroque and Rococo sculptures. SLAVONICE - the medieval
merchant town located on the former Salt Trade Rout. THESE TWO
MEDIEVAL TOWNS HAVEN´T BEEN DISCOVERED BY TOURISTS YET ! |
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Karlovy
Vary
Duration: 9 hrs 30 min,
Departure point: Center
Departures days: Daily
Departures Times:09:15
Description:
Bus will take you through the picturesque West Bohemian countryside
to Karlovy Vary.
This worldfamous spa has been known for its 12 medicinal mineral
springs and you will get the chance to taste them. The best
known is the VRÍDLO - SPRUDEL which springs its curative water
to a height of 12 m. In Karlovy Vary you can also find historical
and modern colonnades and locally manufactured glass and porcelain.
Taste delicious local wafers and traditional "Becher"
liqueur produced from herbs. Guide service and lunch included. |
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Castle
Cesky Sternberk
Duration: 4 hrs,
Departure point: Center
Departures days:Daily except Monday
Departures Times:10:20
Description: Some 40 km out of Prague,
one of the most popular and oldest castles in the Czech Republic
looms on the rock above a river. It was founded in 1241 A.D.
in the vicinity of the town of Benešov. In the castle there
is situated for example one of the largest collection of the
graphical sheets with the 30-year war motives, as well as one
of the most extensive collections of copperplate prints and
antique weapons. The castle underwent an extensive Baroque reconstruction
and is decorated with stuccos. In 1991 the castle was returned
to the house of Sternberks, who live in the castle at the moment.
The guide and the entrance fees included. |
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Chateau
Hluboka, UNESCO - Holasovice, Ceske Budejovice
Duration: 9hrs, Bus + on foot +
Entrance fee and lunch included
Departure point: Center
Departures days:Wednesday
Departures Times:08:45
Description: Despite of its medieval origin
the Tudor gothic is the main feature that emphasizes the charm
and the romanticism of this white fairy-tale castle surrounded
by a large English park. Its laveshly decorated interriors,
period furniture, weapons and unique Flamish tapestries attract
thousands of visitors every year. Our trip continues further
to Holašovice- a typical Czech village worldfamous for its unique
rural Baroque architecture and before coming back to Prague
we also visit Ceské Budejovice, the former royal town founded
already in the 13th century where the famous beer Budweiser
have been brewed over centuries. |
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Galssfactory
Duration: 3hrs 30 min, Bus + on
foot + Entrance fee included (Tour is not available 22 December
2003 to 04 January 2004)
Departure point: Center
Departures days:Monday, Wednesday and
Friday
Departures Times:09:45
Description: In the Czech Republic there
are more than two hundred glassworks where famous crystal glass
has been produced over centuries. If you feel like to get to
know more about glass and its production accept our invitation
to a prestigious Bohemian glassfactory, where you can witness
and admire craftsmenship of the skilled glassmakers. In the
factory grounds there is also a shop where you can buy glass
for a reasonable price. |
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Terezin
Duration: 5hrs
Departure point: Center
Departures
days: Daily
Departures Times:10:20
Description: The town of Terezín was founded
at the end of the 18 th century by Emperor Joseph II., originally
as an ingenious system of the military fortresses for the protection
of the Kingdom. During the World War II it was completely changed
and converted into a Jewish ghetto and the concentration camp
by Nazis. Guide service and entrance fees included. |
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