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Prague Through Music: Live Guitar Folk, Dvořák, Smetana

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Prague, Czech Republic
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1 hour 45 minutes (approx.)
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Offered in: English
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Spanish
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Overview

Some people visit Prague. Others actually experience it.
Walk through the Old Town with a local guitarist who plays the songs this city was built on — live, in the streets, at the exact spots where they were written, banned, and sung in defiance. No lecture. No headset. Just music, stories, and a city that sounds like nowhere else.

What's Included

  • Stories of Mozart, Smetana & Dvořák at the spots where they actually lived and worked
  • The song of the Velvet Revolution performed live
  • Live guitar performances at key stops throughout the tour
  • Personal expenses
  • Estates theatre entrance fee
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Meeting Location

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Ovocný trh
110 00 Praha 1-Staré Město, Czechia

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End point

Velkopřevorské náměstí
Malá Strana, 118 00 Praha-Praha 1, Czechia

John Lennon Wall

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Theatre Des Etats

One of the best-preserved opera houses in Europe, unchanged since Mozart stood on its stage. Marek tells the story of how Prague and Mozart fell for each other — and why Vienna never quite forgave the city for it.
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Staromestske namesti

The beating heart of Prague, and the place where Smetana founded his music school in the 1840s. This is where the Czech National Revival took shape — a movement that used music, language, and art to keep a nation alive under foreign rule. You'll hear Smetana's Vltava here, the piece that became the sound of Czech identity itself.
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Rudolfinum

Home of the Czech Philharmonic, and the stage where Dvořák conducted world premieres. We stop outside to hear how a butcher's son from a small Bohemian village became one of the most celebrated composers in history — and what he left behind in Prague. His New World Symphony plays here, where it belongs.
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20 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Charles Bridge

Six hundred years old, lined with baroque saints, stretching across the Vltava. Here Marek plays Bratříčku zavírej vrátka — Karel Kryl's song written the night Soviet tanks rolled into Prague in 1968. One guitar, one bridge, one song that said everything a nation wasn't allowed to say out loud
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15 minutes Admission Ticket Free

The John Lennon Wall

In 1980, the night after John Lennon was shot, Praguers came here in the dark to paint his face on the wall and write song lyrics in the stone — while Communist secret police watched from across the square. Marek plays Lennon here. And then Modlitba pro Martu — the song broadcast on Czechoslovak radio the night the Soviet tanks arrived in 1968, and played again twenty years later when the Velvet Revolution finally succeeded. The tour ends here, with the two songs that bookend the most important chapter in Czech modern history.
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15 minutes Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Prague Through Music: Live Guitar Folk, Dvořák, Smetana?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund. Read more Apr 2025

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Activity code: C-5510884P2

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What's Included

Activity name

  • Stories of Mozart, Smetana & Dvořák at the spots where they actually lived and worked
  • The song of the Velvet Revolution performed live
  • Live guitar performances at key stops throughout the tour
  • Reduta Jazz Club discount for after the tour
  • A protest song performed live on Charles Bridge — written the night Soviet tanks rolled into Prague
  • Speaker playback of Smetana's Vltava & Dvořák's New World Symphony
  • Professional guide in English and Spanish
  • Personal expenses
  • Estates theatre entrance fee

Additional Info

Activity name

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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