Small-Group Walking Tour of Prague's WWII and Communist History

3 Hours 30 Minutes

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Overview

Swap Prague's medieval history for its 20th-century past on this 3.5-hour walking tour. With an expert guide, explore the places where many of the momentous events of World War II and Prague's period under communist rule occurred. Visit Wenceslas Square, scene of the 1968 Prague Spring and 1989 Velvet Revolution; see the former headquarters of the Nazis, Communist Party and KGB, and view Republic Square and other sites as your guide recounts the people and events that shaped today's city. Numbers are limited to 15 for a more personalized experience.

Great tour for history buffs!
Historical walking tour of Prague's Nazi and communist sites
Walk through Old Town and to the old Jewish quarter
See former headquarter buildings of the Gestapo, KGB and SS
Learn about the protests that took place on National Avenue
Visit Wenceslas Square and the Square of the Republic
Small-group tour limited to 15 people ensures a more personalized experience with your guide

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Meet your guide in central Prague and after an introduction to the city's 20th-century history, set off on your 3.5-hour small-group walking tour.Start along Bartolomejska Street, home to a former WWII prison once used by secret police to torture prisoners. Hear about this dark chapter in Prague's history, and continue to National Avenue, a grand thoroughfare that divides the Old and New Towns. Stroll along the avenue as your guide describes the student protests staged here against the occupying Nazis in 1939, and then against Soviet rule in 1989.Continue to Wenceslas Square, one of Prague's most famous squares, and the historical focal point of the Czech people's struggle against foreign occupation.Pause to imagine the square as it was in 1968 and early 1969, when Soviet tanks rolled in to crush the Prague Spring - a period of Czech liberalization that would ultimately presage the revolution of 1989.Then, visit Republic Square, named after the 1918 proclamation of an independent Czechoslovakia. Hear about the square during WWII and how the Czech resistance established secret broadcast stations that ultimately led to the 1945 Prague Uprising. Learn how these struggles ended, ironically, when the square became home to the Communist Party three years later.Wander into the Old Town and see other important sites, including the balcony from where the communist leader Klement Gottwald declared the takeover of the Czech government in 1948.See where Albert Einstein lived during his work at Prague's Charles University, and hear how his theories led to the invention of the atom bomb. Then, view the Old Jewish Cemetery and other landmarks, including the former headquarters of the Nazi SS and communist-era KGB. Cap your tour at Letna Park on the Vltava River. Stroll along the riverside and hear about the world's largest statue of Stalin, built here in 1955 and then destroyed in 1962.Your tour then ends in central Prague.

Small-Group Walking Tour of Prague's WWII and Communist History

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