GRAND CITY TOUR The insightful historical tour lets you enjoy the city´s most famous sights. The tour starts at Prague Castle (Hradčany), registered as the biggest castle complex in the world. It established itself as the spiritual centre of the Bohemian sovereigns from 9th century and since 1918 (foundation of Czechoslovakia) it has served as the residence of presidents. A visit to St. Vitus Cathedral is included. The tour then follows the “Royal Route”, the former promenade of kings and part of the official coronation by foot. Winding down to Lesser Town where you will cross the famous Charles Bridge and continue to discover remarkable monuments in the Old Town area. This remarkable journey ends in front of the Old Town City Hall with its extraordinary astronomical clock. Please kindly note THIS IS A WALKING TOUR! Price per person: Duration: Suggested dates: 990 CZK,- partly - visit of St. Vitus cathedral only 4 hours Tuesday, April 17, 13:00 Wednesday, April 18, 09:00 Friday, April 20, 13:00 Including A/C coach transfer to the Prague Castle and then from the city centre to the Prague Congress Centre, English speaking guide. www.czech-in.cz This insightful historical tour of the Old Town of Prague lets you enjoy the city’s most famous sights such as the Powder Tower, the Estate Theatre, the Charles University, the Old Town Square, the Charles Bridge with the Prague Castle Panorama, the Jewish Quarter and other sights. You will discover the astonishing history of the Jewish community in Prague, which can be traced back to the middle of the 10th century. Miraculously many outstanding monuments have remained intact despite WWII. The visit includes the Jewish Museum located in various Prague Synagogues, Old Jewish Cemetery and a lunch in traditional Czech restaurant Including A/C coach transfer from Congress Centre to the city centre and back, English speaking guide and entrance fees to Jewish cemetery, Museum. Price per person: Duration: Suggested dates: 1300 CZK,4 hours Friday, April 20, 09:00 Including A/C coach transfer to / from the city centre to the Prague Congress Centre, English speaking guide. www.czech-in.cz This track will show you various sites at the Prague castle that haven’t been visited during the Grand City Tour, such as Belvedere with its “singing fountain”, The Golden Lane or Loreto carillon. After lunch in the Castle area you will follow to discover the beauties of the picturesque Lesser town and adjacent sites such as Strahov Monastery, Petřín gardens or Kampa Island. Including A/C coach transfer to the Prague Castle and then from the city centre to the Congress Centre, English speaking guide, entrance fees. Please kindly note THIS IS A WALKING TOUR! Price per person: 1300 CZK,Duration: 4 hours Suggested dates: Thursday, April 19, 09:00 www.czech-in.cz During your visit to Prague you should not miss the large Gothic castle founded in the 14th century by Charles IV., King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. Karlštejn served as a place for safekeeping the Empire coronation jewels, holy relics and other royal treasures. Located about 35 km southwest of Prague in the Karlštejn village, it is one of the most famous and heavily visited castles in the Czech Republic. The visit of the castle is also connected with visit of the Glass factory in Nizbor, where traditional Czech glass is produced. A half day tour (6 hours) including A/C coach transportation, English speaking guide, entrance fees and lunch. Price per person: 2250 CZK Suggested dates: Thursday, April 19, 09:00 www.czech-in.cz Konopiště is lovely hunting chateau located about 45 km south-east of Prague. It was founded in the 13th century and it has become famous as the last residence of Archduke Franz Ferdinand d´Este, the successor to the Austro- Hungarian throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 triggered World War I. Visitors can observe the residential rooms of Franz Ferdinand, a large collection of antlers, or an armoury with medieval weapons. Guided, entrance fee included. A half day tour (6 hours) including A/C coach transportation, English speaking guide, entrance fees and lunch. Price per person: 1800 CZK Suggested dates: Friday , April 20, 09:00 www.czech-in.cz Kutná Hora, medieval centre of silver-mining was the second richest town of the Czech Kingdom. The variety of Kutná Hora architectural monuments and its well preserved structure of town centre reflex its ancient fame and wealth until present. During your walk in Kutná Hora you will visit gothic church of St. Barbara and Italian Court - originally a Royal Mint. You will no less admire other beautiful gothic, renaissance and baroque burgher houses or the unique stone dwell from 15th century. You also will visit one of the most interesting burial places in the world called Kostnice (Bone church) in a small nearby village Sedlec. This chapel is decorated by more than 40 000 human bones, including e.g. a chandelier or a crest of noble family Schwarzenberg. Kutná Hora town is registered at UNESCO heritage list since 1995. How long is this tour??? Including A/C coach transportation, English speaking guide and entrance fees to St. Barbora’s church, Italian Court and Bone church in Sedlec, including lunch. Price per person: 1700 CZK Suggested dates: Wednesday, April 18, 09:00 www.czech-in.cz Cesky Krumlov full day tour will bring you to the picturesque medieval town located in the south of the Czech Republic that belongs to the UNESCO World heritage list. The first constructions in the town located around the Vltava river began already in the 13th century. The drive takes about 2.5 hours, Cesky Krumlov is still one of the most attractive sites in the Czech Republic. Starting at the rennaisance castle you will get to the old seat of Rozmberk lords, still furnished as in the medieval times. You can also admire the beautiful gardens and Castle theatre with its original stage machinery. After the lunch in one of the historical restaurants, you can enjoy the afteroon walking around the winding lanes and old buildings. Including A/C coach transportation, English speaking guide, lunch and entrance fees to the castle and gardens Duration: 09:00 – 19:00 Price per person: 2300 CZK Suggested dates: Saturday, April 21. , 09:00 www.czech-in.cz The tour starts with visit of Koneprusy caves – the largest cave system in the Czech Republic located on the way from Prague to Pilsen. Plzeň (Pilsen) is a town of beer where the best known Czech Pilsner Urquell beer has been produced. You will have a nice lunch and later in Pilsen museum of beer you will learn more about the brewing history of Czech beer. During your brewery excursion you will visit the modern plants where this delicious beer has been bottled as well as historical cellars. There you also test a sample of beer which has been brewed following an ancient recipe that a lot of worldwide breweries have in vain tried to imitate. Including A/C coach transportation, English speaking guide, lunch in the Spilka Beer Restaurant and admissions to Pilsner Urquell Brewery and brewery museum. Price per person: 2200 CZK Duration: 6 -7 hours Suggested dates: Saturday, April 21, 10:00 www.czech-in.cz All participants are kindly suggested to wear comfortable walking shoes. The Prague historical city centre and the Czech towns are largely paved with cobblestones. The organiser reserves the right to cancel any tour in case less than 15 delegates registered. On-site requests for guided tours are welcome but cannot be guaranteed. A cancellation free of charge is possible until 2 weeks before the event (April 4, 2012). In case of later cancellation, it is not possible to refund any money. www.czech-in.cz