For guests visiting Kutná Hora for the first time, a half-day trip from Prague offers a great opportunity to discover this historic UNESCO-listed town. The trip is carefully planned to include key sights, free time for exploring, and a comfortable return to Prague. Here is the half-day itinerary description:
Half-Day Trip from Prague to Kutná Hora and Back for First-Time Visitors
Departure from Prague around 9am.
In the morning, clients will meet at a designated location in Prague, from where they will depart in a comfortable přidáte car or van with our english speaking driver. The journey takes about an hour and a half, during which guests can enjoy views of the Czech countryside and listen to the guide’s interesting facts about Kutná Hora.
The first stop is a visit to St. Barbara’s Cathedral, one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in Europe. Dedicated to the patron saint of miners, St. Barbara’s Cathedral symbolizes the wealth of Kutná Hora, which prospered due to its silver mining.
The next stop is a visit to the Czech Museum of Silver at Hrádek, where clients will gain detailed insights into the history of silver mining. There is an option to take a unique tour of the old silver mine, where visitors wear helmets and headlamps and walk through underground tunnels, getting a sense of the harsh conditions miners once endured.
For lunch, clients will enjoy a lunch break at one of the local restaurants, where they can try traditional Czech dishes. Here are some recomandable restaurants like:
Dačický
U Hrnčíře
V Ruthardce
that not only offer delicious food but also the atmosphere of this ancient town.
In the afternoon, clients will visit the Sedlec Ossuary, one of the most fascinating sites in the Czech Republic. This chapel, decorated with the bones of over 40,000 people, provides a unique perspective on medieval views of death and faith.
Following the afternoon tours, clients will enjoy a comfortable return trip to Prague. They will arrive back in the late evening, filled with impressions from a nice half-day tour to one of the Czech Republic’s most beautiful towns.
Aproximate comeback to Prague is 15:30.