April 15, Wednesday
You will arrive in Prague sometime during the day. After you arrive
at the hotel, you will check in and relax. We will meet in the hotel lobby for tour registration. Then we will walk to a nearby restaurant for dinner.

April 16, Thursday
Our first day is when the group will be complete. First, we will need to load the car. Our first stop will be the royal town of Kutná Hora (UNESCO). Here, we will admire the local cathedral and will walk through the medieval city. Lunch time will be on your own, and you can use one of many local restaurants. They will have menus in English, and you can pay by credit card. After lunch, we will stop by a very nice lookout and enjoy the view. On the way, we will try to taste local famous ice cream and then will arrive in the town of Hradec Králové. After check-in, we will have dinner together and an evening city walk in the historical city center.

April 17, Friday
In the morning, you don’t need to pack. We will stay one more night in the same hotel. In the morning, we will go to the small town of Třebechovice pod Orebem to see a unique nativity scene.
The nativity scene is more than one hundred years old and is made of wood. It includes more than 2,000 carved parts and figures, which are put in motion by a small electric motor. From here, we will go to a beautiful chateau and will have a guided tour there. You can admire historical
interiors from the 16th and 17th centuries. For lunch, we will stop in another interesting town, Nové Město nad Metují, where you can see the original design of the historical square.
Today, we will eat together. Religious wars and intolerance are part of Czech history. So, now, we will see one of the protestant churches from the 16th century. Later in the afternoon, we will have a guided tour of a Baroque fortress. This is a very interesting piece of engineering. The tour is arranged with candles and is very impressive. In the evening, we will come back to the hotel. You will have time to eat dinner on your own. Later, we will meet with a local traditional folk band, who will play some traditional Czech songs for us.

April 18, Saturday
Today, we want to move on, further to the East, so we need to pack and load the car. This morning’s stop will be not funny, but very interesting and sobering. We will visit the battlefield from 1866, when Austrians and Czechs fought here with Prussians. About 430,000 men fought in this battle. We’ll be able to see many interesting memorials and a local museum. If some
of you are not much interested in this, you can climb up the view tower here. For lunch, we will stop in Litomyšl – the town of art, the hometown of Czech composer Bedřich Smetana (composer of The Moldau). We will take a short walk through the town and the local gardens. After
lunch, it is just a couple of minutes to reach Svitavy. Probably most of you have heard of Oskar Schindler. If you don’t, we can recommend watching the movie Schindler’s List. Then it
will make sense why we will stop here, because Svitavy is the hometown of Oskar Schindler. Our next stop will be another UNESCO heritage landmark, in this case Olomouc. located in Moravia already. Finally, we will arrive at the hotel and have dinner with the group.

April 19, Sunday
No luggage this morning; we will stay in this region only. In the morning, we will visit a very nice museum of traditional costumes and learn about some local traditions. Then, we will move further into the mountains. Lunch will be with the group, and afterwards, we will walk through the open-air wooden sculptures gallery, which is very traditional for this region. For the afternoon, we have a plan for a hike. It is about 4 miles. We’ll be in the mountains, but mostly will walk on a flat
mountain ridge. Here, you will enjoy great views, nature, and will learn about the mystic history of this place. After a good hike, you will enjoy dinner. We will eat in a very famous traditional
restaurant. Then, we will return to the hotel.

April 20, Monday
Today, we will cross the border with Slovakia. We need to load the car again. Our first stop will still be in Moravia, and we will meet with a local artist who beautifully decorates Easter Eggs. That is very traditional here, and you may be able to try it as well. After this, we will cross the border and will enjoy the nice countryside on the way. Lunch will be in the town of Ružomberok. From here, we will travel to a small village. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, but it is not
a museum, even though it looks like one. People still live here, and we will enjoy this amazing place. When we get down into the valley, we will visit a small church which has been here since 1260. Finally, we will get deeper into the mountains and reach our hotel. Here, we will have dinner together.

April 21, Tuesday
We are in the Slovakian mountains, and we want to see a bit of local traditional life. So, we will go to see an open-air museum and will learn about local traditions. It is located in a very nice location – a deep valley with a clear stream. After this visit, we will return to the hotel for a moment. You will have time to eat, relax a bit, enjoy the local swimming pool, and get ready for an afternoon hike. The hike is not too long, about 2 hours of slow walking, and the scenery is beautiful. After the hike, we want to meet with a local traditional instrument producer, and finally, we will meet with local folk dancers. They will sing, play, and dance for us.

April 22, Wednesday
Today, we’ll be heading back to the Czech Republic. First, after we load the car, we will stop in a small, narrow valley called Špania Dolina. This place is well known for its historical copper mines. Here, we will see some of the reminders of the mining history. Also, bobbin lace work is very traditional here. We will meet with an older lady who will show us her skills. After lunch, we will turn to the west and will have an optional hike to a medieval fortress. If we are too tired, we can skip it. In the late afternoon, we will arrive at the chateau. This beautiful chateau has been turned into a hotel, and we will stay here for two nights!

April 23, Thursday
Today, we would like to enjoy the chateau more. You can do a short walk around before breakfast. After breakfast, we will have a short dance class of simple traditional Czech and Moravian dances. We will dance in the beautiful chateau dance hall. Our next program will be the gallery of fine art. We will see the long-term exhibition of Jožka Úprka, who paints local people in traditional costumes. Lunch will be on your own, and then we will visit the memorial of Great Moravia. This commemorates the era from 863 to 902. From this period of early Czech history, we will jump directly into the Baroque era and will visit the unique Basilica at Velehrad. You’ll be impressed by this monumental building. In nice contrast, we will do a little walk in nature and climb up to another lookout. We will eat dinner together and then we will return to the chateau.

April 24, Friday
It is time to return to Prague. On the way, we will pass Napoleon’s battlefield from 1805, the famous Battle of Austerlitz. From here, we will reach another UNESCO heritage site at Zelená Hora. This is a unique church by the phenomenal Czech architect Jan Blažej Santini. Its ground plan is based solely on circles. Lunch will be together, and then we will have our last walk in nature before we reach Prague. When we arrive in Prague, you will check in and have dinner on your own.

April 25, Saturday
Today we must start with sightseeing in Prague. We will walk a lot, but that is the only way how to see a lot. We will visit all main parts of Prague. Lunch will be together. Then you will be on your own. It is too early to plan, but you may be able to visit National Theater or National Opera.

April 26, Sunday
Today you can spend on your own in Prague, or we can stay together and do more sightseeing.
Lunch will be on your own. The final dinner will be together.

April 26, Sunday
Time to say good bye. Your check-out will be after breakfast.