Castles of Prague
Approx. Time: 4 hoursActivity Level: Easiest
This tour takes you into the interior of some of the most magnificent structures in the Castle area. Visit the Loreto, the Strahov Monastery, the St. Vitus Cathedral, the Royal Palace, the Golden Lane and more.
First we take you up to the Prague Castle area by public transportation or the transport of your choice. We will walk through this Hradčany district visiting the Loreto, the church with the Casa Santa and the Black Madonna, the Strahov monastery with it's famous baroque library, walk past the Archbishops Palace and other interesting areas along the way to the castle. This area was first settled in the ninth century and was the home of our kings and queens for many years. Now it houses the office of the president of the Czech Republic, several museums, and more. We will go inside the St. Vitus Cathedral and visit the royal crypt, view the resting places of our St. Wenceslas and St. Nepomuk and admire the beauty of this grandiose cathedral. Then we go inside the Royal Palace where the, for its time unusually large, Wladislav Hall is located. It is 62 m long (186 feet), 16 m wide (48 feet) and 13 m high (39 feet) without any center support! Among other festive purposes, it is the inauguration hall of our presidents today. Then we leave the palace and walk past the remnants of the first church here, built by Bořivoj in 882, and down through the Little Quarter. We then visit the Infant Jesus of Prague in the church of Our Lady the Victorious. We finish in the Little Quarter just in time for you to have lunch.
The Loretto and the Strahov monastery are closed on Mondays.
Duration: approximately 5 hours
Price listed is for Guide only. Price for guide, driver, car and up to 2 guests is $276.
