Communist Prague Walking Tour
2h30
By walk
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Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Old Town Square, Staroměstské nám., 110 00 Praha 1-Staré Město, Czechia
Meet your guide in front of the Cartier store and the Czech tourism office on Old Town Square. This 2.5-hour walking tour will give you a vivid insight into what life was like behind the Iron Curtain in the former Czechoslovakia.
Stop At: New Town Hall, Vodičkova 1/1, 120 00 Praha-Nové Město, Czechia
Travel through Prague’s New Town as we take you to some of the most significant sights that are associated with the political liberalisation effort of the Prague Spring, the subsequent Russian invasion to stop it and the gentle but steady Velvet Revolution that brought about the end of the Communist Era.
Listen to stories about the lives and experiences of the local people during this intense period and understand how it has affected the current attitudes of Czechs and their way of living.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Wenceslas Square, Vaclavske namesti 12/3, Znojmo 669 02 Czech Republic
Go to the Wenceslas Square, one of the main city squares in Prague. Listen to the stories about hundreds of people that gathered in this place during the Velvet Revolution.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Vaclav Havel memorial, Náměstí Václava Havla, 110 00 Praha 1-Nové Město, Czechia
Visit the Václav Havel memorial, dedicated to Václav Havel, last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Národní muzeum, Václavské nám. 68, 110 00 Praha 1-Nové Město, Czechia
See the National museum and learn about Soviet battle scars.
Duration: 20 minutes
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Old Town Square, Staroměstské nám., 110 00 Praha 1-Staré Město, Czechia
Meet your guide in front of the Cartier store and the Czech tourism office on Old Town Square. This 2.5-hour walking tour will give you a vivid insight into what life was like behind the Iron Curtain in the former Czechoslovakia.
Stop At: New Town Hall, Vodičkova 1/1, 120 00 Praha-Nové Město, Czechia
Travel through Prague’s New Town as we take you to some of the most significant sights that are associated with the political liberalisation effort of the Prague Spring, the subsequent Russian invasion to stop it and the gentle but steady Velvet Revolution that brought about the end of the Communist Era.
Listen to stories about the lives and experiences of the local people during this intense period and understand how it has affected the current attitudes of Czechs and their way of living.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Wenceslas Square, Vaclavske namesti 12/3, Znojmo 669 02 Czech Republic
Go to the Wenceslas Square, one of the main city squares in Prague. Listen to the stories about hundreds of people that gathered in this place during the Velvet Revolution.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Vaclav Havel memorial, Náměstí Václava Havla, 110 00 Praha 1-Nové Město, Czechia
Visit the Václav Havel memorial, dedicated to Václav Havel, last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Národní muzeum, Václavské nám. 68, 110 00 Praha 1-Nové Město, Czechia
See the National museum and learn about Soviet battle scars.
Duration: 20 minutes
Included
- Local guide
Not included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Children up to 13 years old are welcome to join this tour for free. We reserve the right to ask for a valid ID for children joining our tours.
- The tour usually includes the sites and stories above and lasts 2.5 hours but your tour may vary depending on what your guide thinks is best for your group!
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
Features
Tourism
85%
Cultural
75%
Original
55%
Sport
25%
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