The Story of the Thirty Years’ War →
6 o’clock on the morning of 21 June 1621. The freshly-sharpened sword of Jan Mydlář, the celebrated executioner, glints in the early sunlight. By noon, twenty-seven Protestant noblemen will be dead, and their heads— impaled on pikes—will grimly crown the towers of the famous bridge. And there’s worse to come…
Duration
Three hours
What’s included
Our journey takes us by foot from the Old Town Square to Malá Strana and by tram to Prague Castle and the palaces of Hradčany. From April to October, the walk includes the Waldstein Gardens and the South Gardens of Prague Castle. The walk ends (as did the Thirty Years’ War) on the Charles Bridge.
This tour includes an optional paid visit (250 CZK) to the collection of Old Masters in the Schwarzenberg Palace.
Meet at
The Marian column in the Old Town Square.