Prague in the Communist Era: Private Half-Day Walking Tour
Discover the shrouded corners, monuments, and memorials of Prague’s Communist era, as you learn the twentieth-century history of this incredible city – including the run-up to WW2, the Nazi Occupation, the city’s liberation by the Red Army, and what life was like under Soviet rule behind the ‘Iron Curtain’ for over forty years, before the fall of Communism in 1989.
On your private tour, you will learn about the interrogation of ordinary working-class citizens by the Secret Police, and the oppression of any so-called enemies of the state. See Prague’s most prominent Art Nouveau building, Municipal House, where Czechoslovakia as an independent republican state was proclaimed in 1918.
Head to Wenceslas Square, the city’s focal point for rallies and political protests and where the crowds gathered to celebrate the emotional end to Communism with the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. End your tour at the incredibly moving Memorial to the victims of the communist era on Petřín hill.
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Prague in the Communist Era: Private Half-Day Walking Tour
What's included in Prague in the Communist Era: Private Half-Day Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Begin your private tour at the Prague Metronome - built on the site where a statue of Stalin used to loom over the city, a permanent reminder of the time the city spent under Communist rule.
Walk through the historic Jewish Quarter and hear about the increased persecution of the Jews under Communist rule.
Pass by the building of the Na Perštýně, home to the Secret Police Agency, and learn about the surveillance techniques used by the feared StB – the Czech Secret Police.
Inclusions
- Plenty of time to take photos of your favourite places
- Museum of Communism admission tickets
- A friendly, professional English Speaking tour guide for your own private group
- Food and drink
- Gratuities (optional)
- Transportation throughout tour
- Hotel pickup/drop-off
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Your guide will meet you at the entrance to Faculty of Law at nám. Curieových 7, 116 40 Staré Město, Czechia
End Points
- Finish point will be in Central Prague, and the guide will assist with advising you on your journey.
