Explore the most fascinating World Heritage Sites

Explore the most fascinating World Heritage Sites

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Explore the most fascinating World Heritage Sites
Historical towns, castles and chateaux, churches and cathedrals, recent and ancient history...only in the Czech Republic. Discover intriguing blend of fascinating history in Prague, the beauty of hundreds of spires, home to emperors and kings, artists and astronomers. Visit the medieval town of Kutná Hora, full of charm and mystery or explore the true Bohemian germ of a fairy tale town in Český Krumlov.

DAY 1 – Prague

Guided city tour, visiting the historic Centre of Prague that represents a supreme manifestation of medieval urbanism. The Old Town Square features various architectural styles including the Gothic Týn Church, baroque St Nicholas Church and its iconic medieval Astronomical Clocks making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still working.

From Old Town Square heading towards Lesser Town, crossing the famous Charles Bridge, 15th century Stone Bridge, which is decorated by a continuous alley of 30 statues and statuaries, most of them baroque-style, originally erected around 1700 but now all replaced by replicas.

Lunch and site inspection will take place at one of the top boutique hotels.

How about exploring Lesser Town on two wheels? Segway tour is just ideal for that as the streets can be quite hilly. Getting to Prague Castle, the world´s largest castle complex, with three main attractions – gothic St Vitus cathedral, the Vladislav Hall at the Old Royal Palace and Golden Lane, where the author Franz Kafka once lived.

Evening programme would include visiting a National Theatre, National Opera or any other preferred entertainment.

DAY 2 – Kutná Hora

Kutná Hora /1h 40min from Prague/ is a city situated in the Central Bohemia. Together with a neighboring town of Sedlec are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Tour of St Barbara Cathedral that is one of the most famous gothic churches in central Europe and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, visit of the Italian Court, which is a palace in Kutná Hora, former royal mint and treasury. It was named after the Italian experts who were at the forefront of the minting reform.

Lunch at the very traditional local restaurant Dačickýwhich is an Old Bohemian Tavern and Restaurant named after a famous local historical figure Mikuláš Dačický of Heslov a writer and dedicated Renaissance gourmand.

Transfer to The Sedlec Abbey /4km/followed by a tour of The Sedlec Abbey that it is the oldest part of Kutná Hora, including the Cemetery Church of All Saints with the Ossuary, which contains the remains of about  40 000 people. The largest collections of bones are arranged in the form of bells in the four corners of the chapel.

DAY 3 – Český Krumlov

Český Krumlov /2h 30 min from Prague/ and its historic centre is situated on the banks of the Vltava river. The town was built around 13th century castle with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements. It is an outstanding example of a small central European medieval town whose architectural heritage has remained intact thanks to ist peaceful evolution over more than five centuries.

Guided city tour of Český Krumlov Castle concentrates on the original Castle interiors from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The tour starts at the III.Courtyard of Český Krumlov Castle and it leads to the Chapel and continues through the large Rosenberg Hall to four Rosenberg rooms in the Renaissance style with original wall paintings and wooden panel ceilings from the second half of the 16th century.

Lunch and site inspection will take place at one of the top hotels.

Guided tour of the Museum Fotoatelier Seidel, the studio exposition is about the authenticity, its wealth of unique period images, post-cards and glass-plate negatives, and the well-preserved, functioning cameras, enlargers and darkroom equipment. This outstanding collection is enhanced even further by Seidel's personal notes, diaries, customer records, and the original furniture and fixtures in the house.