Second World War & Communism (Tip-based 3 hour tour)
Second World War & Communism (Tip-based 3 hour tour)
Second World War & Communism (Tip-based 3 hour tour)
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Experience Prague's turbulent 20th century—from Nazi occupation to communist oppression and Velvet Revolution triumph—with guides whose families lived it.
What You'll Discover:
- Prague Uprising at Old Town Hall battleground
- Pinkas Synagogue: Memorial to 80,000 Czech Jews
- St. Cyril & Methodius: Assassins' desperate last stand
- Wenceslas Square: Velvet Revolution birthplace
- Kafka's rotating head - how past influenced presence
Why Guides Matter:
Certified locals sharing personal family stories—raw emotion, no sanitized history.
Key Details:
- Tip-based: €3 booking secures spot; you can tip the guide at the end
- Group size: 25-30
- 3hrs moderate walking: Old Town → New Town
- Start Malostranská → End Anthropoid Crypt
Transformative for history lovers. Limited spots—book today!
Itinerary
Klárov
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThis is where our tour starts. There are two important monuments in Klarov. Memorial to the Second Resistance and Winged Lion Memorial. We will tell you how Czechoslovakia gained its independence in the First World War, why it was one of the first countries Hitler occupied and what happened to Czechoslovak soldiers during the WW2.Pinkas Synagogue, Jewish Museum in Prague
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeYou will learn the fate of Czech Jewish people, how many of them managed to emigrate and what happened to those who didn't.Staromestske namesti
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere, next to the Old Town Hall we will tell the story of the Prague Uprising and explain how the end of WW2 set the stage for the rise of Communism in Czechoslovakia.Wenceslas Square (Vaclavske namEsti)
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWhat happened after communism started in Czechoslovakia? Why did Warsaw Pact armies invade Czechoslovakia in 1968? And where was the place of Jan Palach's self-immolation?OC Quadrio
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere you will see the Rotating Head of Kafka, we will talk about art during Communism.Hands reaching out of the wall on Narodni Trida
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeYou will learn here about the Velvet Revolution and the fall of communism.National Theater
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe'll introduce to you Vaclav Havel, the first president of Czechoslovakia after the fall of communism and will explain his role during the Velvet RevolutionDancing House
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe'll show you the Dancing House and the the story of Valentine's Day bombing.St Cyril and St Methodius Cathedral
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe will finish the tour with the story of the most important achievement of Czechoslovak resistance during WW2. Operation Anthropoid.
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USD 3.67
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