Mostecká street packed with tourists in the afternoon.

Prague is the capital and the largest city in the Czech Republic and has many nicknames – ‘The city of Spires’ the mother of cities and the golden city.  It is beautifully situated on the River Vltava in central Bohemia and has been the cultural, as well as the economic centre of the Czech state for more than 1100 years. Since 1992 the historic centre of Prague which is quite extensive has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. The area on which Prague was founded dates back form the Paleolithic age.  Around 200 BC the Celts had a settlement in the South called Zavist.  In later years the city became the seat of the dukes and the kings of Bohemia.  It was under  the Emperor Otto II that the city became a Bishopric in 973.  It was also an important trading area where merchants from all over Europe settled, including many Jews as chronicles by the Jewish merchant Ibrahim ibn Ya’qub. The Old New Synagogue of 1270 still stands. During the 14^th Century the city flourished under the King of Bohemia and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. It was he who ordered the building of the New Town adjacent to the Old Town. There were many buildings erected to commemorate his reign – the Charles Bridge, St Vitus Catherdral, the oldest Gothic cathedral in Central Europe and stands inside the Castle. At that time Prague was the third largest city in Europe.

A view of one of the bridge towers of the Charles Bridge

It was in  Wenceslas Square in 1968 when the Soviet tanks arrived until the year 1989 when the Velvet Revolution brought democracy again.

BBC Report and Video

1968 Invasion of Prague you tube

Prague Christian Radio 'Radio7'  (use google for translation)

Czech Christian Children's Programming

Operation World Czech Republic

The cost of this 5 day 4 night trip is £435 per person and includes Bed and Breakfast  and evening meal. Our stay will be  based in an IBIS hotel in the centre of Prague with shared accommodation in a twin room. The trip excludes the cost of the flight, any internal transfers any additional hotel expenses, visas, insurance. Booking deadline 3rd April  2010.

St. Vitus Cathedral.

On our adventure we will visiting all the most important sights of Prague we stroll around the famous historic Prague quarters - the Old Town, the Jewish Quarter, the New Town, the Lesser Town and Prague Castle. St Vitus Cathedral, The Royal Palace, Charles Bridge, Old Town Square, The Astronomical Clock, Wenceslas Square, A visit to the Jewish Quarter (Josefov), reminds us of its tragic past. We will walk in the area where the Jews lived behind the walls of the former Ghetto, taking in The Old-New Synagogue, the Old Jewish Cemetery, the Jewish Museum. Visit with us the places where the fabulous Golem was created and follow with us in the footsteps of the famous Jewish writer Franz Kafka. The Crooked lanes give us glimpses into Prague's past where in the Old Town Square we will wonder with amazement at the impressive old buildings and churches. We will also be visiting the shopping area including the famous Mostecká Street.

 Click on the this link for our guided tour on Day One

For further details email Anita Jones