Prague, Charles Bridge, Lesser Town and Castle, lithograph c. 1860.
Cultural tours in Czech Republic
Prague Spring is the title of the annual music festival – one of the most illustrious in Europe – with which our tour is linked. It is also a byword for freedom and hope that finds apt expression in our other tours of the city and the countryside beyond. There is an understandable emphasis on Prague itself – one of the world’s loveliest cities – with distinct itineraries that focus on, respectively, art and architecture around the turn of the nineteenth century, when Art Nouveau flourished, and the Modernism of the interwar years that led on from that.
These tours are distinguished by private visits to hidden glories – also a feature of our tour through the historic provinces of Bohemia and Moravia on an extraordinary architectural trail. In these relatively unexplored regions lies one of the richest concentrations of country houses and town palaces in Europe, from the elegance of the Renaissance, through exuberant Baroque to English-inspired Gothic Revival. The natural landscape, too, is a revelation as we travel through pockets of deep, unchanging rurality.
Featured tours and events in the Czech Republic
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The best week of eating that we can remember. Gijs's deep personal relationship with our hosts was a delight to behold. "
Gastronomic Basque Country - Food, art and architecture in the Basque lands
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The mix of famous sites and less familiar ones was wonderful - this tour is superbly organised and I am astonished at how much you managed to include in the two weeks. "
- Food, art and architecture in the Basque lands
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Philippa Joseph is an outstanding speaker, knowledgeable and enthusiastic as well as a person who listens to questions. She also has such an amazing joie de vivre that it is a pleasure to be with her. "
Essential Andalucía - Spain’s southern province