Private Tour: Konopiste Castle Half-Day Tour from Prague
Prague, Czech Republic
Trip Type: Private Day Trips
Duration: 5 hours
This 5-hour private half-day trip from Prague will take you to Konopiste Chateau, one of the major sights in the neighborhood of Prague. Originally a Gothic Castle in French style, founded afound 1300, it was re-built in the first half of the 16th century into a chateau. After 1889 it became seat of Franz Ferdinand d´Este, the Hapsburg Crown Prince, who had Konopiste modified to its present appearance.
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This 5-hour private half-day trip from Prague will take you to Konopiste Chateau, one of the major sights in the neighborhood of Prague. Originally a Gothic Castle in French style, founded afound 1300, it was re-built in the first half of the 16th century into a chateau. After 1889 it became seat of Franz Ferdinand d´Este, the Hapsburg Crown Prince, who had Konopiste modified to its present appearance.Your private driver and guide will meet you in the lobby of your hotel, from where your half-day trip starts. After an approximate 60-minute drive from Prague, you will reach Konopiste castle. Your driver will wait at the parking lot while your guide will take you to the chateau.
The castle was initially constructed as a Gothic fortification and was later transformed in a Baroque style. AIt has become famous as the last residence of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir of the Austro-Hungarian throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo triggered World War I.
Visitors can observe the residential rooms of Franz Ferdinand who was an enthusiastic hunter, a large collection of antlers, the "Obizzi-Este collection" (the third largest European collection of armory and medieval weapons from Castello del Catajo, Padua, Italy), a shooting hall with moving targets and a garden with Italian Renaissance statues and greenhouses.
After your castle tour you will have time for shopping, get recommendations from your guide on nice restaurant for a traditional Czech lunch (not included in the price), after which you will be transferred back to Prague.
The castle was initially constructed as a Gothic fortification and was later transformed in a Baroque style. AIt has become famous as the last residence of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir of the Austro-Hungarian throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo triggered World War I.
Visitors can observe the residential rooms of Franz Ferdinand who was an enthusiastic hunter, a large collection of antlers, the "Obizzi-Este collection" (the third largest European collection of armory and medieval weapons from Castello del Catajo, Padua, Italy), a shooting hall with moving targets and a garden with Italian Renaissance statues and greenhouses.
After your castle tour you will have time for shopping, get recommendations from your guide on nice restaurant for a traditional Czech lunch (not included in the price), after which you will be transferred back to Prague.
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