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A half day trip from Prague to visit Karlstejn Castle, an awe-inspiring 14th century fortress to rival any in Central Europe. The tour explores the castle and the national treasures it houses. This sightseeing tour is part by air-conditioned bus, part on foot. After meeting your guide near Wenceslas Square in Prague, we board the bus for the trip to Karlstejn. The journey takes around 40 minutes. Karlstejn Castle is a huge Gothic castle built on a seemingly impregnable rocky hillside, in the heart of a thick forest. It was commissioned by Emperor Charles IV and constructed during the years 1348-55. Because it was deemed unconquerable, Karlstejn became the depository for the Emperor's coronation jewels and state documents for his whole empire. The castle houses important Czech national treasures, the history and significance of which will be explained during our guided tour. On the tour we visit the Courtier's Hall, the Hall of Knights and chapel of St. Nicholas, the Chapter Deanery, the Royal Bedroom, the Audience and Banqueting Halls, the Hall of Ancestors, the Treasury and Jewels Hall, and the castle prison. Czechia was a major European force in the middle ages and has hundreds of castles. Karlstejn is unquestionably one of, if not the finest. The tour of Karlstejn ends will a short honey wine tasting. For refreshments, a shop in the castle courtyard sells drinks and light snacks. The trip finishes back in Prague, near Wenceslas Square. -----------------------------------------------Prague Experience sightseeing tours are led by licensed tourist guides and operate with modern, air-conditioned buses. The tour is in English. If you require a tour in German, Italian, or Spanish, please state this in Special Requests on the booking form.
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Note: The tour of the castle is over several levels. And to return to the bus at the end of the visit, there is a downhill walk of around 1km (0.8 mile). Suitable shoes or trainers are recommended. | 
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