The right bank of the river Vltava- Moldau

Private tour in Prague

Tour Price : 80 EUR Duration : 3 hours Languages: Russian, English

My second walking tour is on the right side from the Vltava River or Moldau. We start our walk from The New town, Wenceslas square or Powder Tower. You get acquainted with The Old town in details and our final point will be the Charles bridge. This excursion is unusual as all two towns are situated on the flat terrain. We stroll along the long, narrow, tortuous streets. Between two towns were high walls, many entrances with towers and moats.

There is metro station Mustek it means Bridge which connected The old town and The New town. I will show you church of our Lady of the Snow. It related to the event when the Esquilinum hill covered in snow during summer time in Italy .The most important fact is that inside this church was built the highest, 33 meters, altar in Czech. Many wonders of The Old town are waiting for you: Horologe from 1410, Jewish clock with hands going from right side to the left side, Jewish cemetery with minimum 12 levels of the graves, the oldest synagogue from 1280.

For your astonishment you discover amazing palaces and houses with “home signs’’ for example At the stone bell, At the white peacock, At the black sun, At the white lion. Today are left about 900 house`s signs from medieval time. The unique library Clementinum was built by Jesuit Order in XVI C with its three beautiful churches and Astronomical tower. Carolinum is the oldest university building with its 500 years function as a Rectorate of the Charles University.

The first stone theatre in Prague is Estate theatre of classicism style and the premiere of Don Giovanni by Amadeus Mozart took place here .

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