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If you have a genuine interest in seeing Prague, a real gem of Central Europe, as well as other beautiful places of the Czech Republic, most of which are listed by UNESCO and are located right in the heart of Europe, do not hesitate to contact LCS by fax, telephone, or e?mail. Our company specialises in providing tailored customer services which will help you to fulfil your wishes in the most pleasant atmosphere. Our aim is to give you as much information as possible, so that you can get a true and comprehensive picture of the Czech Republic from its historic beginnings to the present. We are ready to arrange for all necessary matters relating to your stay beginning with your arrival to arranging accommodation, preparing itineraries, and taking care of your final transfer to a railway station, an airport or to another city, even abroad. We are ready to recommend tailored 3-5 day itineraries and for Prague, we can offer also only one-day tours.

Accommodation

We can arrange accommodation in three to five star hotels located mostly in the very centre of Prague and, in the case that you use also some of our other services, we can guarantee an accommodation discount.

Trips and Cruises

We are ready to arrange a visit to any place of your interest, including many rarities, not only in Prague, but anywhere in the Czech Republic. For the case that you have still not chosen a place of your interest, we are enclosing a short list of the most popular locations, which might help you make the right choice. Our tour offer is very wide and is designed for both families and individuals.

Transfer: Your itinerary can start by a transfer from the airport or railway station of your arrival. The next point in the itinerary will depend on the hour of your arrival.

Several Options are Available

We are ready to arrange a visit to any place of your interest, including many rarities, not only in Prague, but anywhere in the Czech Republic. For the case that you have still not chosen a place of your interest, we are enclosing a short list of the most popular locations, which might help you make the right choice. Our tour offer is very wide and is designed for both families and individuals.
a) Transfer from an airport or a railway station to a hotel followed by short rest in the hotel. A round tour with a lunch at a restaurant of your choice as a part of the tour route can follow (alternatively, the round tour can be interrupted for lunch break).
b) Your round tour with a lunch can start at the airport or railway station. After completing the tour you will be taken to your hotel.
c) Transfer from an airport or a railway station to a hotel. Round tour around night Prague with dinner. Dinner on a cruise ship can be arranged with the option of live music (rag piano, chamber orchestra, cymbal music, universal theatre orchestra, DIXIELAND).

Places of Interest in Prague

a) Prague Castle and historic centre
b) Jewish Town
c) Night Prague (A guided ship cruise with dinner is available. Live music of various genres can be arranged for - rag piano, chamber orchestra, cymbal music, universal theatre orchestra, or DIXIELAND)

Sightseeing Round Tours

The Prague Castle and the Lesser Town:
The tour starts at the Strahov Monastery in which the Museum of Czech Literature and the famous library are located, terrace view. A visit to the Loretto, a place of pilgrimage in which a copy of Santa Casa from Jerusalem and the Sun of Prague, a monstrance decorated with almost 6,000 diamonds, are installed. A tour of the Prague Castle premises with a visit to the St. Vitus Cathedral, Old Royal Palace, National Gallery and the Golden Lane, in which Franz Kafka lived. If possible, representative premises of the Presidential Palace can be visited. Lunch can be had at the Vikarka castle wine bar or in Bazaar, a Moroccan restaurant. After lunch, we will continue to the Nerudova street and to the Lesser Town Square on which the baroque St. Nicholas Church, the Lesser Part Town Hall and a block of palaces, formerly belonging to the old nobility and currently serving as the seat of the Czech Parliament, are located. Then, we will cross the Maltézské Square to get to the Kampa Island on which the Lichtenstein Palace is located. The tour continues by the visit to the Charles Bridge built in 1357 and fortified by towers on both sides. After crossing the bridge the transfer back to hotel will follow.
Duration of the tour is approximately 8 hours + a guide and a car with a driver

The Old Town and the Jewish Town:
Transfer to the Wenceslas Square, the centre of commerce and the setting of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, on which the National Museum, or statue of St. Wenceslas, the patron of the Czech Lands, can be found. From the Wenceslas Square, the tour will take us to the Estate's Theatre, in which the famous composer W.A. Mozart conducted the premiere of his Don Giovanni opera. Then, we will continue to the Carolinum, which has been a part of the Charles University since its foundation in 1348, to arrive to the Old-Town Square on which the Old-Town Hall and the Astrological Clock are located. A visit to the Church of Our Lady before Tyn, in which Tycho de Brahe, a Danish astrologist, is buried will follow continued by passage through the Celetna Street towards the Powder Gate, a fortified entrance to the Old Town, and a visit to the Municipal House, the most beautiful Art-Nouveau building in which the existence of Czechoslovakia was proclaimed in 1918. Lunch at the Alfons Mucha French restaurant will follow. After lunch we will visit the Jewish Ghetto where 6 synagogues are to be found, the oldest of them being the Old-New Synagogue dating from the 13th century.
Duration approximately 8 hours + a guide and a car with a driver.

Other Places of Interest

Bertramka - a museum and a place of stay of W.A. Mozart
Vyšehrad - former seat of the Czech kings
- Rotunda of St. Martin
- Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul (organ concert can be arranged)
- Slavín cemetery + city view
Gardens - Royal Garden, Ledebour Garden, Pallfy Garden, Černín Garden, Wallenstein Garden, Vrtba Garden
Benedictine Monastery of St. Margaret - K. Diezenhofer
-uncovered original chapel from 996 (St. Vitus)
Trója Castle - baroque castle built in 1685 with a Roman
-style garden
Monastery of St. Agnes - dated 1234, National Gallery installation
Šternberk Palace - National Gallery paintings
Veletržní Palace - National Gallery paintings

Entry Prices - General Information

Prague Castle:
Strahov Monastery and Library USD 3 - 5
Private Flat of Geraldina Muchova USD 18
Loretto USD 5
National Gallery USD 6
St. Vitus Cathedral USD 8
Presidential Palace USD 59
Old Town:
Municipal House USD 6
Old-Town Hall USD 4
Estate's Theatre - visit USD 25
Jewish Town:
Jewish Ghetto and 6 synagogues USD 23
Lesser Town:
St. Nicholas Church USD 3
Prague Bambino USD 3

Other Places of Interest

Konopiště - castle residence of archduke D'Este built in the 13th century
Křivoklát - gothic royal castle built in the 12th century
Hluboká - castle from the half of the 13th century. Last reconstructed in 1839-1871 in Windsor gothic style.
Mělník - renaissance-style castle of the Lobkovic family
Český Šternberk - baroque castle, now returned to the Sternberk family, with rich collections
Kutná Hora - St. Barbora Church, ossuary, a town of medieval silver mines
Mariánské Lázně - baroque colonnade with a singing fountain
Karlovy Vary - spa found by Charles IV in 1358, Mosser glassworks museum, orthodox church
Telč and Slavonice - renaissance and medieval towns from the 13th century
Český Krumlov - historic town with the second largest castle estate in the Czech Republic
Terezín - fortification from 1780, used as a concentration camp in WW2
Plzeň - the second biggest synagogue in Europe, brewery museum, historic centre
Kozel - neo-classicist hunting-seat from the 18th century, the Wallenstein family collections, Palace theatre
Nelahozeves - renaissance castle from the 16th century owned by the Lobkovic family with a rich set of collections, Antonín Dvořák museum
Karlštejn - gothic castle of the emperor Charles IV built in 1348, Lady-tower and the Chapel of St. Catherine
Holašovice - gem of the rustic baroque, 22 homesteads with a pond in the village centre from the 13th century
Lednice - an area with a set of manor houses and summerhouses built by the Lichtenstein family
Kroměříž - Archbishop castle, Flower garden and the Castle Garden
Častolovice - renaissance castle from 1588 with a game-park
Tasice - glass manufactory from the 18th century
Nižbor - Ruckl glassworks, cut glass

- there is a very convenient possibility to visit the above listed places when travelling to Austria (Vienna, Linz, Salzburg) or to the German port of Passau from which a ship cruise can be taken to Vienna (2 days) and to Budapest.
- this is only a very brief overview of possibilities of spending your vacation in the Czech Republic. Any other itinerary can be prepared and arranged for your stay in the Czech Republic according to your wishes.

If interested, contact us on the following address for further,
more detailed information:travel@beourguest-limousine.com

We are looking forward to your visit.