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Czech Republic - country in the heart of Europe, where all historical epoques left their marks in towns, villages and shapes of the landscape. All around you will find picturesque connections of different art styles from Romanesque and Gothic through Renaissance, Baroque and Romantic up to Art Deco and present times. One of the most important periods of rich Czech history was the fourteenth century, when King Charles IV of Bohemia was the Holy Roman Emperor, and the city of Prague was the largest in western world. The fifteenth century finds Czech countries under the subordination of Habsburg Empire but also left here one of the finest Renaissance architecture in Central Europe. In the begining of the eighteenth century Czech countries saw the biggest aggrandizement of construction works in whole Europe of those times. For amount of Baroque palaces, churches and other buildings was in professional literature accepted a term "Czech Baroque". Around the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Czech artists were inspired by the spirit of Czech nationalism and transform theirs thoughts into beatiful art works in Art Noueau style. World known are names of painter Alfons Mucha or composers Bedrich Smetana and Antonin Dvorak. Upon a request we can arrange tickets for performances of their operas or concerts. Cultural heritage of the Czech Republic is not possible to overlook and some of historical sites were designated as heritage of extraordinary universal value which should be preserved for the future generations on this planet and approved for the World Heritage List of UNESCO. All of them we will visit in our tour.



Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Prague airport and meeting with our guide. Transfer to a centrally located hotel.
welcoming dinnerin traditional restaurant.
Day 2
Departure to Cesky Krumlov with a short stop in the village of Holasovice. Afternoon visit of this best preserved medieval town in the Czech Republic and castle garden.
Day 3
In the morning visiting the second biggest castle in the country in Cesky Krumlov and then transport to the medieval town of Telc. It is possible to visit small towns Trebon or Slavonice. overnight in Telc.
Day 4
Visiting castle in Telc and its beautiful garden. Afternoon is suitable for independent exploring of this Renaissance and Baroque town. Overnight in Telc.
Day 5
After breakfast transport towards capital of Moravia Brno. We spend morning in one of the pearls of Baroque architecture church of St. John of Nepomuk on Zelena hora in Zdar nad Sazavou. Afternoon we jump several centuries to one of the most important works of famous architect of the twentieth ncentury Mies van den Rohe in villa Tugendhat in Brno. Nights 5-7 in Brno.
Day 6
We spent whole day on the south of Brno with pleasant walking around lakes, through alleys in Lednice-Valtice cultural landscape. We visit two castles and several Romanesque buildings, which arose here in the begining of 19th century.
Day 7
First site of the day is Holy Trinity Column in the town of Olomouc. The town has very rich history which let its marks in a lot of churches and historical buildings. In the aftenoon transport to Kromeriz and visiting Kromeriz chateau and "Kvetna zahrada" garden.
Day 8
In the morning transport to visit Renaissance castle in town of Litomysl and also birthplace of famous Czech composer Bedrich Smetana. In the afternoon we arrive in Prague again and the rest of the day we have free. In the evening concert or performance in the National Theatre may be arranged on request. Nights 8-10 in Prague.
Day 9
We drive to the town of Kutna Hora. Most important of Czech towns of 14th century thanks to its silver mines. Its also allow to built here the second biggest cathedral in the republic devoted to St. Barbara. In the aftenoon we visit nearby small town Sedlec and its Church of Our Lady.
Day 10
Prague sightseeing tour. Including Prague Castle, Old Town Square, Lesser Quarter, Old Jewish Cemetery, etc. Concert or performance in the National Theatre may be arranged on request.
Day 11
Depature to Prague airport and flight home.
 

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