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Konopiste Chateau and Karlstejn Castle Tour from Prague
Duration:
9 hours Starts from:
Prague,
Czech Republic
price: from 82 EUR
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TOUR DESCRIPTION
Combine two of the most impressive castles located outside of Prague into one day. Spend the morning at Konopiste Chateau, a property of the successor to the Austrian throne, Frantisek Ferdinand d'Este. In the afternoon, be amazed by Karlstejn Castle, considered to be the most remarkable Czech castle and a symbol of the Czech Kingdom.
This tour is seasonal and only operates from April through to October.
You will begin with a journey to Konopiste Chateau, built in the 13th century and later converted. The original castle was built in the Early Gothic on the model of a French castellum near Prague. Renaissance and Baroque reconstruction changed the castle into grand stately home. At the end of the 19th century it was refurbished in the Romantic style for Franz Ferdinand d'Este, successor to the Habsburg throne, and famous for his death in 1914 which started WWI.
The chateau offers a fine display of furniture, drape tapestries, sculptures, paintings and a cornucopia of hunting trophies. You will have a chance to see the representative areas of the chateau interiors documenting his life here as well as valuable works of art.
After lunch, continue to the Karlstejn Castle which was built in the 14th century by Charles IV, the Czech King and Roman Emperor. At that time the castle held the treasure of the Holy Roman Empire including the imperial coronation jewels. The foundation stone of Karlstejn was laid in 1348 and the main building works lasted to 1356, the year of Charles' coronation as emperor. Charles IV devoted care to the rich interior decoration of the castle until the time of his death on 1378. The castle was modified in the Renaissance style and re-built in the purism style between the 19th and 20th century.
Please note that this excursion is physically demanding.
ROUTE DETAILS
Start from: Prague,
Czech Republic
Visited cities:
Prague
Finish point: Prague,
Czech Republic
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Access for disabled: no
Guidance type: guided tour
Tour languages: English
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