Experience Prague's turbulent 20th century—from Nazi occupation to communist oppression and Velvet Revolution triumph—with guides whose families lived it.
**What You'll Discover:**
- Prague Uprising at Old Town Hall battleground
- Pinkas Synagogue: Memorial to 80,000 Czech Jews
- Anthropoid Crypt: Assassins' desperate last stand
- Wenceslas Square: Velvet Revolution birthplace
- Kafka's rotating head - how past influenced presence
We certified local guides sharing history as well as personal family stories.
**Key Details:**
- Tip-based: €3 booking secures spot; you can tip the guide at the end
- Group size: up to 30
- 3hrs moderate walking: Old Town → New Town
- Start Malostranská → End Anthropoid Crypt
Transformative for history lovers. Limited spots—book today!
**What You'll Discover:**
- Prague Uprising at Old Town Hall battleground
- Pinkas Synagogue: Memorial to 80,000 Czech Jews
- Anthropoid Crypt: Assassins' desperate last stand
- Wenceslas Square: Velvet Revolution birthplace
- Kafka's rotating head - how past influenced presence
We certified local guides sharing history as well as personal family stories.
**Key Details:**
- Tip-based: €3 booking secures spot; you can tip the guide at the end
- Group size: up to 30
- 3hrs moderate walking: Old Town → New Town
- Start Malostranská → End Anthropoid Crypt
Transformative for history lovers. Limited spots—book today!
- This is where our tour starts. There are two important monuments in Klarov. Memorial to the Second Resistance and Winged Lion Memorial. We will tell you how Czechoslovakia gained its independence in the First World War, why it was one of the first countries Hitler occupied and what happened to Czechoslovak soldiers during the WW2.
- Pinkas Synagogue: You will learn the fate of Czech Jewish people, how many of them managed to emigrate and what happened to those who didn't.
- Staromestske namesti: Here, next to the Old Town Hall we will tell the story of the Prague Uprising and explain how the end of WW2 set the stage for the rise of Communism in Czechoslovakia.
- Wenceslas Square: What happened after communism started in Czechoslovakia? Why did Warsaw Pact armies invade Czechoslovakia in 1968? And where was the place of Jan Palach's self-immolation?
- OC Quadrio: Here you will see the Rotating Head of Kafka, we will talk about art during Communism.
- Hands reaching out of the wall on Narodni Trida: You will learn here about the Velvet Revolution and the fall of communism.
- National Theater: We'll introduce to you Vaclav Havel, the first president of Czechoslovakia after the fall of communism and will explain his role during the Velvet Revolution
- Dancing House: We'll show you the Dancing House and the the story of Valentine's Day bombing.
- St Cyril and St Methodius Cathedral: We will finish the tour with the story of the most important achievement of Czechoslovak resistance during WW2. Operation Anthropoid.
Included
- Certified Tour Guide In-person: English
- Free Entry to Musem of Anthropoid Operation
Not included
- Gratuities
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Animals are not allowed inside the war memorial we visit at the end of the tour
- Not recommended for travelers with mobility problems
