Prague New Town: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

This tour will take you around the New Town treasures. We start on Wenceslas Square - a square of not only revolution, but bursting with culture and hidden gems. From the square, we will disappear into a network of passageways and take a shortcut through the garden to National Avenue. There you'll discover how the Velvet Revolution started and take in a range of architectural styles such as Art Nouveau, Functionalism, Decorativism, Neo-renaissance and Post Modernism - all in one avenue!
This is a tour of culture, history, memories and excellent cafés with spirit. Prague is one of the most entrancing and timeless cities of Europe. The tour will show you a different, personal and unique view through the eyes of a passionate local.
The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.

What's Included

Lifetime access to Prague New Town: Art Nouveau and Elegant Cafés tour
VoiceMap Application
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Smartphone
Transportation
Food/Drink
Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

End point

Itinerary

Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
  • (Pass by)

    Koruna means crown in Czech. Its a great representation of geometric Art Nouveau by the Viennese architect Pfeifer. The Czech Republic was still part of the Austrian Empire when this building was officially opened in 1914.

    Admission ticket free
  • Lucerna Arcade (Pass by)

    This is the most famous cultural house in the country. Its called Lucerna, meaning Lantern. It was designed by the grandfather of Vaclav Havel.

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    The Palac Adria is another example of the style known as national decorativism. When Le Corbusier was teaching in the Mozarteum across the road, he often would comment on the bad taste of Czech buildings, and the tendency to over-decorate them.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by VoiceMap Audio Tours

Tags

Private Sightseeing Tours
Audio Guides
Cultural Tours
Walking Tours
City Tours
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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