Private 2-Day UNESCO Sites Tour from Prague
Prague, Czech Republic
Trip Type: Overnight Tours
Duration: 2 days
You will enjoy two full days full of exploring the beautiful cities and historic sites of the Czech Republic. You will get to explore the historical sites of Kutná Hora, the cathedral in Sedlec and the unique ossuary in Sedlec. Visit the pilgrimage site in Zelená Hora and the castle in Žďár nad Sázavou. See the village of Třebíč and the unique Jewish ghetto, the only Jewish monument inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List outside of Jerusalem. Take a walking tour of the town Telč.
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You will enjoy two full days full of exploring the beautiful cities and historic sites of the Czech Republic. You will get to explore the historical sites of Kutná Hora, the cathedral in Sedlec and the unique ossuary in Sedlec. Visit the pilgrimage site in Zelená Hora and the castle in Žďár nad Sázavou. See the village of Třebíč and the unique Jewish ghetto, the only Jewish monument inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List outside of Jerusalem. Take a walking tour of the town Telč.
After an 08:00 pickup you at your hotel, you'll go to Sedlec ossuary, an incredible cathedral. The chapel interior is quite remarkable, as the decoration is made almost entirely of human bones. This building has been constructed as a reminder of the fact that human life is transient and death permanent. After exploring a nice architecture of the ossuary and cathedral in Sedlec, the tour moves to the lovely town of Kutná Hora, the main historical town in Czech, and visit St. Barbara’s Cathedral, as well as the Church of St. Jacob. Have a lunch break in this historical town and try some typical Czech cuisine.
After rest and good lunch, the tour heads to Zelená Hora, famous for the extraordinary building and pilgrimage site of the Church of St. Jan of Nepomuk. The Church of St. Jan of Nepomuk originated thanks to the cooperation of the two important men, the abbot of the Žďár Monastery, Václav Vejmluva, and the genius architect Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel.
Afterward, you'll move to the town of Ždár nad Sázavou, where you visit one of the most interesting places connected with the extraordinary architect Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel. Learn about the life of the Cistercian monks, enter the personal house of an abbot, called a prelature. Visit the Basilica of the Assumption of Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas, andl visit the dormitories of the monks, a convent, the well chapel and former 13th century hatcheries. Afterward, your accommodations in lovely guesthouse will be ready. Have dinner in a local restaurant.
After breakfast on the second day, travel to city Třebíč at around 09:00, where you'll visit the Jewish quarter. The establishment of Třebíč is dated back to the 11th and 12th centuries, when the princes of Moravia founded a Benedictine monastery on the site. Třebíč was an important center of the Jewish culture in Moravia and the uniquely preserved Jewish ghetto is a silent memento to the coexistence of Jews and Christians. The next stop will be the lovely chateau of Červená Lhota, a former mid-14th century fortress, with the first written mention being 1465. Stay for lunch in a local restaurant, then move on to last stop, the city of Telč, with its incredible architectonic buildings and houses. Legend says that the town was founded after the victory of the Prince of Moravia, Otto II., against the Prince of Bohemia, Břetislav, in 1099.
At approximately 18:30 its back to the mother town of the Czech Republic, Prague.
After rest and good lunch, the tour heads to Zelená Hora, famous for the extraordinary building and pilgrimage site of the Church of St. Jan of Nepomuk. The Church of St. Jan of Nepomuk originated thanks to the cooperation of the two important men, the abbot of the Žďár Monastery, Václav Vejmluva, and the genius architect Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel.
Afterward, you'll move to the town of Ždár nad Sázavou, where you visit one of the most interesting places connected with the extraordinary architect Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel. Learn about the life of the Cistercian monks, enter the personal house of an abbot, called a prelature. Visit the Basilica of the Assumption of Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas, andl visit the dormitories of the monks, a convent, the well chapel and former 13th century hatcheries. Afterward, your accommodations in lovely guesthouse will be ready. Have dinner in a local restaurant.
After breakfast on the second day, travel to city Třebíč at around 09:00, where you'll visit the Jewish quarter. The establishment of Třebíč is dated back to the 11th and 12th centuries, when the princes of Moravia founded a Benedictine monastery on the site. Třebíč was an important center of the Jewish culture in Moravia and the uniquely preserved Jewish ghetto is a silent memento to the coexistence of Jews and Christians. The next stop will be the lovely chateau of Červená Lhota, a former mid-14th century fortress, with the first written mention being 1465. Stay for lunch in a local restaurant, then move on to last stop, the city of Telč, with its incredible architectonic buildings and houses. Legend says that the town was founded after the victory of the Prince of Moravia, Otto II., against the Prince of Bohemia, Břetislav, in 1099.
At approximately 18:30 its back to the mother town of the Czech Republic, Prague.
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