Prague: Prague Castle Guided Tour with Entrance Ticket

Prague: Prague Castle Guided Tour with Entrance Ticket

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Explore Prague Castle on a guided tour. Discover the Royal Palace, St. Vitus Cathedral, St. George‘s Basilica, and the Golden Lane.

Highlights

tour with live guide
entrance fees to the castle are included
bus+ walking

Description

During this tour of the interiors of the castle you will visit the Royal Palace, St. Vitus Cathedral, St. George‘s Basilica and Golden Lane. Our guide will highlight all important historical details of Prague Castle’s role in Czech history. After the visit you will descend the castle stairs to the Lesser Town and continue walking towards Charles Bridge where the tour terminates. Prague Castle was most likely founded in around 880 by Prince Bořivoj of the Premyslid Dynasty (Přemyslovci).Castle complex consists of a large-scale composition of palaces and ecclesiastical buildings of various architectural styles: Old Royal Palace, gothic St Vitus Cathedral, romanesque St. George´s Basilica, Golden Lane, Great South Tower of the Cathedral, renaissance Queen Anne's Summer Palace. In 1918, the castle became the seat of the president of the new Czechoslovak Republic, Tomáš Masaryk. The New Royal Palace and the gardens were renovated by Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik. Highlights: Old Royal Palace: the original residence building, mostly wooden, was built at Prague Castle already at the turn of the 9th and 10th century. Its exact location is not documented. It was prince Soběslav in the 12th century who had a stone Romanesque palace built right next to a new fortification wall. Remains of it have been preserved in the underground till the present times. The palace was adjoined on its eastern side by All Saints' Chapel, which was consecrated in 1185.