This tour will take you around the New Town treasures. We start on Wenceslas Square - a square of not only revolution, but bursting with culture and hidden gems. From the square, we will disappear into a network of passageways and take a shortcut through the garden to National Avenue. There you'll discover how the Velvet Revolution started and take in a range of architectural styles such as Art Nouveau, Functionalism, Decorativism, Neo-renaissance and Post Modernism - all in one avenue!
This is a tour of culture, history, memories and excellent cafés with spirit. Prague is one of the most entrancing and timeless cities of Europe. The tour will show you a different, personal and unique view through the eyes of a passionate local.
The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.
This is a tour of culture, history, memories and excellent cafés with spirit. Prague is one of the most entrancing and timeless cities of Europe. The tour will show you a different, personal and unique view through the eyes of a passionate local.
The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.
- Koruna Palace: Koruna means crown in Czech. Its a great representation of geometric Art Nouveau by the Viennese architect Pfeifer. The Czech Republic was still part of the Austrian Empire when this building was officially opened in 1914.
- Lucerna Arcade: This is the most famous cultural house in the country. Its called Lucerna, meaning Lantern. It was designed by the grandfather of Vaclav Havel.
- Adria Palace: The Palac Adria is another example of the style known as national decorativism. When Le Corbusier was teaching in the Mozarteum across the road, he often would comment on the bad taste of Czech buildings, and the tendency to over-decorate them.
Included
- Lifetime access to Prague New Town: Art Nouveau and Elegant Cafés tour
- VoiceMap Application
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Not included
- Smartphone
- Transportation
- Food/Drink
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
