AIR POLLUTION,   
ITS EFFECTS AND FUTURE    

Prague,   
Czech Republic,   
June 12-17, 2005    

Ministry of the Environment
of the Czech Republic

Czech Hydrometeorological Institute

Charles University
Environment Center

Czech Geological
Survey

Social events

Sightseeing tours:

One day trips:

Others:

Prazsky Hrad – Prague Castle

Duration: 3 hours
Price per person: 25.- EUR

The tour of the Prague Castle, the seat of Czech kings, begins at the Riding School, leads past the Royal Garden, over the Powder Bridge and to the 2nd courtyard with the Chapel of St. Cross. In the 1st courtyard, you can admire its magnificent gate, and then proceed to the 3rd courtyard with the St. Vitus Cathedral. Then you will see the Old Royal Palace, the St. George Basilica, as well as many other gems of Czech architecture. A look-out at the Lobkowitz Palace offers a wonderful view of the Lesser Town and the Old Town. The tour ends at the foot of the Old Castle Stairway in Klarov.
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Stare Mesto a Josefov (Zidovska ctvrt) – The Old Town and Jewish Quarter

Duration: 3 hours
Price per person: 25.- EUR

The tour covers the Jewish Quarter with the Klaus, Old-New and Maisel synagogues, St. Nicholas Church, the Old Town Square with the Tyn cathedral. You will see the Old Town Hall with the historical astronomical clock, ancient winding lanes will take you to the Clementinum library complex, St. Salvatore Church and the Church of St. Francesco of Assisi in the Křížovnické square with the Old Town Bridge Tower. The tour ends on the Charles Bridge which was built during the rule of Charles IV in the second half of the 14th century and is decorated with unique statues.

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Mala Strana – Lesser Town

Duration: 3 hours
Price per person: 25.- EUR

Walking tour through one of the most beautiful parts of Prague. We offer a visit to Nerudova street, Jánský vršek (Jánský hill), Valdštejnské náměstí (square), St. Nicholas Cathedral, St. Thomas Cathedral. In summer months it is also possible to visit the Valdštejnská zahrada (garden). Also the Kampa Island is worth seeing and a walk over the Charles Bridge cannot be omitted.
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Cesky Krumlov

Duration: all day trip, transport by bus, about 190 km to the south of Prague
Price per person: 60.- EUR

One of the most beautiful towns in the Czech Republic, situated on the river Vltava. A unique continuously built-up area of late Gothic and Renaissance houses. The dominating feature of the town is the castle which was founded as early as the 13th century, the present outlook is the result of a reconstruction in the 17th century. A unique sight is the castle theatre from the 18th century. The town Český Krumlov is by right a cultural heritage site entered in the UNESCO list.
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Karlovy Vary – Carlsbad

Duration: about 7 hours, transport by bus, 140 km to the west of Prague.
Price per person: 60.- EUR

A visit to Karlovy Vary, one of the best known spa centres in Bohemia. The town was founded as early as the l4th century by King Charles IV, but reached its biggest expansion in the l8th and l9th century. The town is situated in a narrow, broken valley of the small river Teplá and it has its charm. Many famous personalities took the cure here, e. g. the Tzar Peter I, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, A. S. Pushkin, Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonín Dvořák and others. The town is known not only for its healing springs, but also for the production of the well known glass by Moser and porcelain.
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Karlstejn

Duration: about 4 hours, transport by bus, about 30 km to the south-west of Prague.
Price per person: 45.- EUR

The castle, which was founded in 1348 by emperor Charles the Fourth, belongs by right to the best known Czech sights. It is set in a picturesque landscape in the basin of the river Berounka. Karlštejn served the King as a residence and simultaneously as a treasury of the imperial crown jewels and holy relics. In the 19th century the castle was reconstructed in the neo-Gothic style.
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Kutna Hora

Duration: about 5 hours, transport by bus, 70 km to the east of Prague.
Price per person: 45.- EUR

The ancient town of Kutná Hora with many historic sights is worth seeing. In the middle ages it was the second largest Bohemian town, occasional residence of the Bohemian kings and in the l3th century the mining of silver started here. One of the best known features of Kutná Hora is the Gothic St. Barbora Cathedral from the l4th century, the visit to which is part of the trip.

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Zamek Hluboka nad Vltavou - Hluboka Chateau

Duration: about 7 hours, transport by bus, 150 km to the south of Prague.
Price per person: 60.- EUR

The chateau of Hluboká nad Vltavou (on the Vltava river) will hold the visitors’ interest with its monumentality. As early as the 13th century there was a Gothic castle here. In the 19th century the castle was completely rebuilt in the Windsor style. It is surrounded by a large English park with a ZOO.
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Budapest

Departure Prague: Friday 3pm
Arrival Prague: Sunday evening
Transfer: by bus, duration approximately 8,5 hours
Accomondation: Artotel Budapest****, center of Budapest
Price:
(this budget is valid for minimum 10 person)
- price per person in double room: 413,-EUR
- extra charge for a single room: 50,-EUR

A visit to Budapest, city with its multifarious and often embittered history, incredible architecture and rich cultural heritage, Hungary's capital deserves its reputation as the 'Paris of Eastern Europe'. It has a complex identity, somewhere between Western luxury and simple traditions.The city straddles a gentle curve in the Danube. It has broad avenues, leafy parks and elaborate bathhouses.
Strictly speaking, the story of Budapest begins in 1873 when hilly, residential Buda and historic Óbuda on the western bank of the Danube River merged with flat, industrial Pest on the east to form what was at first called Pest-Buda. But Budapest's history is far more complicated than that.
The Carpathian Basin, in which Hungary lies, has been populated by successive peoples for hundreds of thousands of years. From Celts to Romans, Huns, Mongols, Turks, Slovaks, Austrians, Germans and Russians, Hungary's identity has been re-forged and distilled many times over.But the final result all over years is a beautifull city with friendly people and loads to see.

Programme:

Friday

  • leaving Prague at 3pm
  • arriving to the hotel in Budapest approximatelly at 11:30pm

Saturday

  • half day sighseeing tour in Budapest

Sunday

  • departure to Prague

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Vienna

Departure Prague: Friday 3pm
Arrival Prague: Sunday evening
Transfer: by bus, duration approximately 5 hours
Accomondation: Hotel Kummer**** , center of Vienna
Price: (this budget is valid for minimum 10 person)
- price per person in double room: 361,-EUR
- extra charge for a single room: 60,-EUR

A Visit to Vienna, the capital city of Austria. Grandiose Vienna was the showpiece of the all-conquering Habsburg dynasty. Monumental edifices line the city centre, world-class museums burst with treasures, white stallions strut their way down mirrored halls and renowned orchestras.
The city stands imperiously in the Danube Valley discovered Celts 500 years before the Romans turned up in around AD 9.Vienna it self was documented as a city in 1137, when ruled by the Bavarian Babenberg dukes. In 13th century the city started being ruled by Habsburgs. A string of profligate rulers culminated in the golden era of Maria Theresa and her son Joseph II, a period which saw the erection of palaces such as Schönbrunn and the Belvedere. Vienna's reputation as a centre for music was established during this time, with Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert calling the city home.

Programme:

Friday

  • leaving Prague at 3pm
  • arriving to the hotel in Vienna approximatelly at 8pm

Saturday

  • half day sighseeing tour in Vienna including Shoenbrunn Palace

Sunday

  • departure to Prague

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