Tour 18: Following W. A. Mozart´s Footsteps [ book ] TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:
A unique opportunity to get acquainted
with the places in Prague where the genius composer stayed. This is also an
opportunity to find the answer to the question why Prague citizens welcomed
Mozart so warmly, why they loved him so much, and why his music has won the
hearts of Praguers and of our nation up to the present day. Meet the history
of dramatics and music in Bohemia and Moravia, and learn more about Czech
musical history. On foot: A walk through the Old Town and a stop at the Golden
Angel house – the Estates Theatre, the place of the world premiere of Don
Giovanni on 29 October 1791 – the Three Golden Lions house where Mozart lived
during his second stay in Prague. By Tram: Transfer to Bertramka – a visit to the
exhibition commemorating W.A.Mozart and then transfer by tram to Old Town
and then by finicular to Petrin´s view tower and go on to the Strahov Monastery
at Hradčany. On foot: The Strahov Monastery where Mozart improvised on the
organ in the church of the Ascension of the Virgin on the day of Don Giovanni
premiere – Hradčany Square – the Lesser Town – a stop at the houses and
palaces where W.A.Mozart held concerts or where he lived. Conclusion at the St
Nicholas’s Church where a requiem was held on 14 December 1791 as a tribute
to W.A.Mozart and as a statement of Czech nations sorrow caused by his sudden
death. Transfer back to your hotel is not provided, the trip ends in the
Lesser Town
Duration: 3.00 [h]
TICKET PRICES:
[CZK] Adult: 860.00 Student: 790.00 Child: 690.00
DATES, DAYS:
1. January - 31. December, TUE, FRI
TOUR TIME AND PICK UP LOCATION:
At 1.30pm Narodni street 38