The prices shown below include return flights, airport transfers and three hotel nights with breakfast and opera synopses. These do not include the costs of travel visas or theatre tickets – please refer to the Operas Schedule downloads at the end of this brochure or on the Operas Abroad Downloads page.

We are always pleased to arrange holidays to meet individual requirements, extra nights, concerts
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Hotel Detail

	Hotel Palace ***** The Hotel Palace is a luxurious five-star hotel built in the Viennese Art Nouveau style. The hotel was renovated in 2000. All rooms have period furniture, satellite TV, mini-bar, tea/coffee making facilities and air-conditioning. The facilities include a café, restaurant, health club and sauna. The hotel’s Gourmet Club Restaurant has been categorised as among the top ten international restaurants in Prague. The walking distance to the State Opera House is 5 minutes.
	Hotel Liberty **** Hotel Liberty is an Art Nouveau palace from 1894-1896 which has been completely reconstructed and opened in August 2001. It is centrally located in the lower part of the famous Wenceslas Square, right in the business and cultural centre, "Golden Prague". The Old Town Square is 5 minutes walking distance. The elegant and comfortable guest rooms are furnished in antique-style. Each has a bathroom, hairdryer, towel-dryer, bathrobe, cosmetic mirror, air-conditioning, smoke detector, Sat-TV, Pay-TV, radio, high-speed internet access, mini bar, direct dial telephone, safe deposit box and a safety card opening system. The facilities of the hotel include 24-hour reception, small breakfast-room, summer terrace,Relax Club with whirlpool, sauna and small fitness room (access is payable) and a lift. The walking distance to the State Opera House is about 10 minutes.
	Hotel Tulip Inn *** All of the hotel’s tastefully furnished guest rooms are equipped with a bathroom, cosmetic mirror, hair-drier, towel-drier and WC; air conditioning, mini-bar, safe deposit box, radio, satellite TV, pay TV, direct dial telephone, work-desk with PC connection and connection to high speed internet and comfortable seating area. Non-smoking rooms and rooms for disabled guests are available. The facilities of the hotel include 24-hour reception, lobby bar, a restaurant serving buffet breakfast and a solarium. The hotel is located in the centre of Prague, a short walk from the Wenceslas Square or the Powder Tower. The Walking distance to the State Opera House is 5/10 minutes.

Prague Tours and Features :
City Tour of Prague with your own driver and English-speaking guide will take you on a 4-hour tour of the city. The tour will encompass all of the main attractions within the city including the National Theatre, Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, St.Vitus Cathedral, the Royal Palace and the magical Golden Lane. You will also be taken to the Old Town square and visit the famous astronomical clock as well as St.Nicolas Church. Our guides are all handpicked for their companionability and ability to communicate their national heritage in a manner befitting our clients.
Price £35 per person. The collection point and time is at the client’s request.

St.Nicolas Church. Our guides are all handpicked for their companionability and ability to communicate their national heritage in a manner befitting our clients. Price £33 per person. The collection point and time is at the client’s request.

Tour to Karlstejn Castle with your own driver and English-speaking guide will take 5 hours. Karlstejn is an imposing castle that offers great views of the river Berounka basin, a superb castle museum and a picturesque castle village, which includes a quaint nativity museum. Your guide will ensure that you have chance to explore the small local shops and have time for some lunch or cake & coffee before returning to Prague.
Price £40 per person. The collection point and time is at the client’s request.

Tour to Konopiste Castle with your own driver and English-speaking guide will take 5 hours. Konopiste was originally a Gothic castle, founded in the 14th century. Its most famous resident was the successor of the Habsburg throne “Franz Ferdinand Este”. As well as some wonderful views, the castle also offers a large collection of hunting trophies, old weapons and rooms preserving period equipment.
Price £40 per person. The collection point and time is at the client’s request.

Karlovy Vary Spa Town, this excursion will take 10 hours. Your driver and guide will take you to Karlovy Vary (approx.1.5hrs drive maximum) where you will have chance to visit the famous Market Spring and Royal colonnades, the Old Russian-style St.Peter and Paul’s Church, St.Maria Magdalena’s Church and the huge building known as the “Emperor’s Bathhouse”. As well as having chance to try Karlovy Vary’s mineral water you will also have chance to try some herb liquor “Becherovka” at the Becherovka Museum and have free time to visit the excellent porcelain and glass shops, which are also famous in Karlovy Vary! Price £60 per person. The collection point and time is at the client’s request.

Litomyšl Festival June-July

After the bustle of Prague, you could move on to a more rural and sleepy setting. The baroque town of Litomysl hosts an annual festival of opera, concerts and ballet. Most of the performances are in the open-air courtyard of the town’s exquisite castle. Next to the castle is the birthplace of Bedrich Smetana, which is open to the public.

Since 1949, a music festival has been organized almost each year between the end of June and the beginning of July in Litomyšl, an old East-Bohemian town where Bedrich Smetana – the founder of Czech national music – was born. It mainly presents opera performances but concerts and ballet also feature in the programme. Performers include important international soloists such as Katia Ricciarelli, Sherill Milnes, Sergei Larin , Eva Urbanová, Dagmar Pecková and Magdalena Kozena. Visiting companies have included The National Theatre Prague, The Czech Philharmonic, The Prague Symphony Orchestra, The Prague Philharmonia, The National Theatre Brno, The State Philharmonic orchestra of Brno, The Slovak National Theatre, Bratislava and Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra.

The festival's main centre is right on the premises of the magnificent Litomyšl State Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Main events normally take place in the Second Courtyard, with excellent acoustics and unique retractable roofing. Other venues include different Castle halls, Litomysl churches and cathedrals, the Smetana's House, the city of Pardubice – capital of the region – and one other selected city of the region. Litomysl is 94 miles from Prague. The programme of performances will be known by the end of February 2010.

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