Private 3-hour History Tour of Prague's Renaissance and Baroque Gardens

Private 3-hour History Tour of Prague's Renaissance and Baroque Gardens

Highlights of this half-day history walk include the Prague Castle Gardens including the dazzling Belvedere summer palace commissioned by Ferdinand I as a romantic present to his wife, the singing fountain cast from bell bronze, the Fig House and Orangery, where figs, almonds, oranges and lemons were grown for the first time in Central Europe and the grand Wallenstein Garden, with its albino peacocks, mannerist statues, grotto wall and mythical fountains.

Itinerary
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Stop At: The Vrtba Garden, Karmelitska 373/25, Prague 118 00 Czech Republic

Walk through the unique Baroque garden to admire the original statuary and sculptural decor of early 1700's and enjoy the beauty and symbolism listed for its historic cultural values by UNESCO. Offers some of the most beuatiful views of Prague and the Prague Castle

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: Wallenstein Palace Gardens, Vadstejnske Namesti 17/4, Prague 118 00 Czech Republic

Admire the Wallenstein Palace Gardens build in the 1600's and presently open to the public as the gardens of the Senate of the Czech Republic. The Italian style garden includes an aviary, an artificial grotto, a sculptural gallery of mythological heroes and a fountain by Adrian de Vries.

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: Royal Garden, Prazsky hrad, Prague 119 08 Czech Republic

Walk through the Royal Garden of the Prague Castle established on the site of medieval vineyards in the 1500's. A Renaissance garden later became famous for its rare botanical specimens and exotic plants from distant countries.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Queen Anne's Summer Palace, Marianske hradby 52/1, Prague Czech Republic

Finished in the middle of the 16th Century, Queen Anna’s Summer Palace is the purest Renaissance architecture outside the Italian territory. The palace is The building is wreathed by an ornamental and figurative frieze. The pillars of the outside arcades have decorated Tuscan heads, while the reliefs on the walls depict scenes from mythology, hunting and wars. Among them, there is the figure of the founder Ferdinand I with the Order of the Golden Fleece on his chest, offering the lady - his wife, Queen Anna - a fig tree blossom.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Ball Game Hall in the Royal Garden, Nad Kralovskou oborou 380/1, Prague Czech Republic

This Renaissance building on the south side of the Royal Gardens, directly above the Stag Moat, was built in the middle of the 1500's. It served as a ball games hall, and later as a riding school and stables.

Duration: 5 minutes