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Social Programme for accompanying persons

Three different city tours on 25 October 2007 are offered for accompanying persons. One of them – at your own choice – is included in the registration fee for accompanying persons.

Meeting point for the participants of all three city tours is at 10:00 p.m. in the lobby of the congress hotel.  The tours include lunch.

1) Jewish Prague (approx. 4 hours)

This half-day walking tour will take you to the historical heart of the city – the Old Town, which was settled more than 1000 years ago. The tour begins on the Old Town Square with its beautiful houses, palaces and churches of various architectural styles and the famous astronomical clock. The tour continues to the Jewish Quarter. The story of Prague’s Jewish community can be traced back to the middle of the 10th century. This tour will visit the evocative Old Jewish Cemetery, which dates from the 15th century, Europe’s oldest synagogue – the Gothic style Old-New Synagogue – the High Synagogue, the Town Hall, the Pinkas Synagogue and the Ceremonial Hall

2) Prague informative (approx. 4 hours)

This tour offers a general impression of the “Golden City“ through walks and visits to several important sites. It starts at Prague Castle and continues to the Lesser Town, Charles Bridge and the Old Town Square where you can see the Old Town Hall and its 15th century astronomical clock, as well as the Church of Our Lady of Tyn and the romantic “coronation route” of the Bohemian kings. Enjoy this tour listening to ancient legends and tales and at the same time observing the pulsation of a modern central-European metropolis.

3) The Castle of Prague (approx. 4,5 hours)

This half-day sightseeing tour to Prague Castle, the seat of the Czech President, includes admission to the Old Royal Palace with the Vladislav Hall, which was the seat of former Bohemian kings, and to St. Vitus Cathedral from the 14th century. You will see St. George’s Basilica, the Royal Garden and the Golden Lane whose famous inhabitants include the writer Franz Kafka. You will have the opportunity to admire a variety of architectural styles showing the progress of European architecture throughout the centuries. The tour includes bus transfer to the castle and back.