Excursions
Sightseeing bus excursions will be held on Wednesday afternoons and on Sundays (all day excursions). Please remember to fill in your application to reserve your place in the preferred excursions. After submission of your application you can rebook the trips or make any changes by e-mail to: (by May 31, 2013 at the latest). All excursions are included in the participation fee except of the bonus trip. Scholarship holders do not attend excursion on June 10.
THE SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF PLZEŇ - Sunday, July 7th, 2013 from 2:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. will start at 2.30 p.m. and last until 4.30 p.m., ending by a tour in the Pilsen Urguell Brewery.
The sightseeing tour will take you to: the Great Synagogue – from outside, sgraffiti houses in the Solní and Bezručova street, Tyl’s Great Theater, Smetana’s Park, Kopecký’s Park, the Old Synagogue, the Museum of West Bohemia, Křižík’s Park, Theatrum Mundi, courtyard of the Brewery Museum. Followed by the Brewery tour with beer tasting, possibly ended with a dinner in the Na Spilce restaurant (for those who are interested).
Departure: from the dormitories Máchova 20, Plzeň – Bory
Price: The sightseeing tour is free of charge, Brewery – entrance fee required
BONUS TRIP FOR INTERESTED:
14. 07. 2013 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY´S BREAKOUT OF DANUBE AND THE ALTMÜHL VALLEYKELHEIM – the visit of the former seat of the Wittelsbachs, the house that reigned in Bavaria from the end of 12th century till 1918. We will see the dominant Befreiungshalle Memorial upon the city. The memorial reminds ending of Napoleon´s dominion in Europe and it is a view-tower as well. Afterwards the sailing on a steamboat through the unique natural scenery, the breakout of Dunabe between the hundred meters rocks to the Baroque WELTENBURG Monastery decorated by the Asam brothers. The visit of the monastery church and the monastery neighbourhood, the possibility of having lunch in the local renowned restaurant. The passage through the most romantic valley to RIEDENBURG. The city is denoted “the Pearl of the Altmühl Valley“ or „the City of Three Castles” due to its location. We will take a view of the unique Crystal Museum with the biggest crystal of silica in the world, the peerless collection of tourmalines and historical diamonds etc. The path is going through the Altmühl Valley along the canal Rhine-Mohan-Danube that is considered as the largest building 20th century!
Foto: copyright: www.tourismus-landkreis-kelheim.de
Price: 650 CZK+ pocket money for entrance fees c. 15 EUR
Departure: 7.30 a.m., return till 8.30 p.m. without lunch. It is possible to have lunch in the restaurant in Weltenburg with enough space but it might be better to rather bring with some snacks this time.
This trip can be bought at the ISLS reception desk by Tuesday, July 9, 2013. The payment of this trip must be done at latest by Thursday, July 11, 2013!
- HORSOVSKY TYN
10.07.2013The National Historic Landmark State Castle Horsovsky Tyn is ranked among the most accessed buildings in the Czech Republic. Horsovsky Tyn was originally the bishop´s castle established by the half of 13th century. In 1547 it burned up and it was rebuilt into the monumental Renaissance mansion of the Lobkowicz. From 1623 to 1945 it was the property of the Trautmannsdorfs and since 1945 it is in possession of the state. Castle sightseeing tour, a short walk round the city, siesta or the possibility of the walk round the park. At the end, stopping by the Gothic pilgrimage church of St. Anna on the hillock (na Vrsicku) and by the chapel where the manor keepers – the Trautmannsdorfs – were buried. At the beginning of 16th century there was allegedly found the miraculous statuette of St. Anna on a field and there was built the chapel in her honour.
Price: 340 CZK including English commentary
Departure: 1.30 p.m., return till 7.30 p.m.
Foto: Copyright: Národní památkový ústav, správa hradu a zámku Horšovský Týn - HISTORICAL JEWEL ON THE UNESCO LIST – PRAGUE
13.07.2013In the morning the walk round the Vysehrad Castle (the National Historic Landmark). The castle was established there in 10th century. Today it is ranked among the most monumental parts of Prague especially due to its reputation of the seat of the first legendary Premyslids but as well due to fact that there are buried the most significant individualities of the Czech nation on its cemetery. At the end of 19th century there was built the national graveyard destined for the meaningful personalities of this country, so-called Slavin (Pantheon). It is the collective crypt of all the most merited men and women of the Czech nation built from 1889 till 1890. To the present time there are buried 53 famous people so Vysehrad´s cemetery is the most famous Prague graveyard as well as the whole country. In the afternoon we will visit the Prague Castle (the National Historic Landmark) – the leading monument of Prague, the former seat of princes, kings and emperors and the contemporary seat of the Czech president. We will go through the various courtyards, to look in the St. Vitus Cathedral, to see the guard mounting and to look in the gardens. Afterwards the guided walk down Mala Strana (the Lesser Town), the picturesque quarter with a lot of significant monuments, to the Charles Bridge. It is the oldest bridge over the Vltava river in Prague and the second preserve bridge in the Czech Republic. All over Europe it is known due to the unique sculptural decoration from Barocco. We will see the most honourable monuments near the Charles Bridge and then there will be a siesta 2 ½ hours which everyone can spend on their own.
Price: 290 CZK
Departure 8.30 a.m., return till 8.00 p.m.
Foto copyright: ©Pražská informační služba: www.praguewelcome.cz - ZBIROH
17.07.2013Castle sightseeing tour. The oldest single standing sounding tower in the Czech Republic is dominant for the original castle part, there is the deepest well in all Europe and this part is decorated by one of the oldest castle chapel in our country like by a pearl. Zbiroh got its current shape of the large Renaissance manor at the end of 16th century under the rule of Emperor Rudolf II Hapsburg. The castle and its picturesque neighbourhood were in favour of number of big names. One of them was Alfons Mucha who was living in the castle for almost 20 years and he portrayed the entire Slovanska epopej (the Slavonic Epopee) there in so-called Crystal Hall. After tour free time in the manor park, the possibility of gathering in a restaurant, finally at 5.30 p.m. the concert of the Orchestra in the Crystal Hall.
Price: 290 CZK commentary with interpreting
Departure: 1.30 p.m., return till 7.45 p.m.
Foto:Copyright: zámek Zbiroh - THE METAMORPHOSES OF MOONSCAPE
20.07.2013The visit of the Technical Museum of Podkrusnohorsko in Most – of the mining open-air museum which offers to us an attractive experience of the visit of the unique technical works of the Most region. Its aim is to show visitors the history of mining and processing of coal in the central part of the Severoceska uhelna panev (the North Bohemia Coal Field). Then lunch (you can choose from 3 main dishes but it is not included in price) and in the afternoon the visit of the unique Castle JEZERI that is ranked without question among the most interesting buildings in the Czech Republic. This formerly ostentatious seat of the Lobkowicz was the meaningful cultural and social centre. In the recent infamous past it experienced the lack of interest and long-time decadence. At the end of 1990´s the restoration was initiated there but with respect to the size of the building it is carried out quite slowly. Despite this entanglement they decided for accessing of the Castle for the public, at the cost of many provisional arrangements and non-standard conditions. As a reward for the understanding and passing all sorts of hurdles there is absolutely extraordinary experience of seeing this former “Pearl of the Krusne Mountains (the Ore Mountains) in its genuineness and originality.
Price: 470 CZK – in the museum interpreting, in the castle commentary in English
Departure 8.30 a.m., return till 8.00 p.m.
Photo:Copyright: Správa státního zámku Jezeří - ROKYCANY
24.07.2013The town is settled in the small hollow which is enlaced by Brdy Mountains and slight highlands with very well-kept countryside. The establishment of the town dates back to 10th century and today it has just 15 000 inhabitants. We will visit the local planetarium – looking through the technical equipment and projection of the film about stars and then we will see the Military Museum on the demarcation line. It is the biggest non-state military museum in the Czech Republic. The museum is focused on the vehicles and technical and all equipment of the Czech Army until 1938, on anti-Hitler alliances and German armed forces in the last days of World War II on the demarcation line completed by the equipment of the Czechoslovak People´s Army. Later in the afternoon we will walk round the town centre where we will have a short siesta and before the way back is scheduled the concert of the band Gutta, that plays the mediaeval music, in the church of Panna Marie Snezna (the Holy Virgin Mary of Snow). The repertory of the band contains songs from Gothic and Renaissance to the contemporary compositors´ pieces writing in the ancient style. Performances are held in the period costumes with using of the period instruments.
Price: 240 CZK commentary with interpreting
Departure: 1.30 p.m., return till 7.00 p.m.
Foto: Copyright: www.rokycany.cz
