T6 - The best of Moravia

Stramberk

Day 01

Arrival to Prague, transfer to hotel.

Day 02

OlomoucBoard the coach and depart to Litomysl, - a representative Renaissance chateau with grafitto decorations built in the 16th century. The town is the birthplace of Bedrich Smetana, the famous Czech composer. After the tour meet the coach and transfer to Olomouc. It was founded as a royal town in the early 13th century. There are numerous religious monuments, such as the Bishop's Cathedral of St.Wenceslas and Bishop's palace. The second significant section of the town is the western part with the Upper and the Lower Squares. The remarkable rectory, Church of St.Maurice and the extensive Town hall with a bay chapel and a modern astronomical clock dating from the Gothic period. Overnight in Olomouc.

Day 03

Velke LosinyBegin the day with a visit of Lostice. This place is famous for producing the original "Olomouc cakes of cheese" - the original Czech cheese with an uncomutable mild savoury taste. Visit to the museum which is a part of a local plant. After the tour board the coach and depart for Velke Losiny, a small spa and town. Chateau with arcades is one of the most valuable buildings in Renaissance style. Permanent exposition remembering the ill-famed inquisition trials which took place here. Transfer back to Olomouc - a stop will be made en route to visit the Pilgrim Church on Saint Hill. Overnight in Olomouc.

Day 04

RoznovOption 1
Board the coach for a full day trip to Stramberk, a unique conservation area called "Wallachia Betlehem". Original houses in the local architecture from the 18th and 19th century and Roznov pod Radhostem, centre of the Wallachia. Open-air museum-complex of traditional buildings of this region. Overnight in Olomouc.

Option 2
Board the coach for a full day trip to Poland to Oswieczim (former Nazi concentration camp) and Wadowice (visit to the birth-place of Pope John Paul II and a Bernardine Monastery). Overnight in Olomouc.

Day 05

KromerizAfter breakfast board the coach and transfer to Kromeriz, town of culture that is of Europe-wide significance. Its best-known buildings are the Archbishop Chateau with a gallery (paintings by Titian, Breughel, Cranach, van Dyck), and a historic library. Chateau garden is listed in UNESCO World Heritage Register. Following the tour re-board the coach and transfer to Brno, the second largest town in the country and Moravia's traditional capital. The city's skyline is dominated by the Spilberk castle, where an early-Gothic palace with two chapels is still standing. Later on, the castle was converted into a baroque fortress, and in the 19th century, it became known as the infamous "Jail of Nations". The Petrov hill is topped by the Gothic cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul. Overnight in Brno.

Day 06

ValticeBegin the day with a trip to Lednice-Valtice Area. The romantic Lednice chateau is situated in the extent natural area on the embankment of the Dyje river (the Lednice park has been nicknamed „Garden of Europe“ or „Garden of Paradise“). Lednice has been the residential seat of the Lichtenstein family. You will also enjoy a romantic cruise through the chateau park. After lunch re-board the coach and transfer to Prague. Overnight in Prague.

Day 07

Full day city tour in Prague including all major sights in Prague—Castle, Old Town, Jewish Ghetto, Charles Bridge, Little Quarter.

Day 08

Transfer to airport.