The following Pre and Post Congress tours are being offered to all Congress
Participants. Kindly complete the accommodation and tour form indicating the
tour of your choice.
C: Jewish Prague (Half-day Tour)
October 21, 2001 13:00 - 17:00
 Visit to Prague's Jewish Quarter, renamed Josefov in the late 19th century.
The story of Prague´s Jewish community can be traced to the middle of the 10th
century. You will visit the Old Jewish Cemetery from the 15th century with its
1,200 tombstones, the ancient Old-New Synagogue, the oldest in Europe, the High
Synagogue, the Town Hall, the Pinkas Synagogue and the Ceremonial Hall with a
collection of children´s art from the 1940s from the Terezín concentration
camp.
Price per person: DM 79.-
Minimum group : 20
D: The Old Town (Half day Tour)
October 24, 2001 14:00 - 18:00
 The tour starts at the Old Town Square which is dominated by the Old Town
hall with the Astronomic Clock from the 15th century and the Church of Our Lady
of Týn. Next to the Old Town square you can find the Little square with the
beautiful wrought-iron cage of the 1560 Renaissance fountain. Unique views open
up from the Charles Bridge with its statues.
Price per person: DM 35.-
Minimum group : 20
E: Karlovy Vary (Full-day Tour)
October 25, 2001 9:00 - 21:00
The full-day tour out of Prague will take you to the most famous West
Bohemian spa town of Karlovy Vary which was founded by the Bohemian King Charles
IV in the 14th century. You can taste 12 curative thermal mineral springs,
admire the beauty of historic as well as modern colonnades and buy some of the
region's typical souvenirs such as special wafers, Moser porcelain and glass, or
the Becher liqueur, the 13th spring of Karlovy Vary. The spa of Karlovy Vary is
known for treatment of diseases of the digestive tract, metabolic and endocrine
diseases. Lunch is included.
Price per person: DM 158.-
Minimum group : 20
F: South Bohemia (Two days Tour)October 25 - 26, 2001
Accommodation in Ceské Budëjovice
In 1991 the most remarkable South Bohemian town Ceské Krumlov was added to the
UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage as a uniquely well-preserved historical
town. Its castle (second largest in the country) was founded in the 13th
century. The most remarkable alterations of the castle are the heritage of the
Baroque period: the castle's Baroque Theatre, sprawling Castle Gardens, Picture
Gallery, Music and Masquerade Halls.
Participants will also visit the metropolis of South Bohemia Ceské Budëjovice.
The city was founded by Czech king Premysl Otakar II in 1265. Participants will
admire the square, one of the largest in Europe, the houses with arcades, the
Baroque Town Hall, the Bishop's  Palace, St. Nicolas Cathedral and the 72m high
Black Tower with a beautiful view of the surroundings.
The tour will continue to Hluboká nad Vltavou, one of the most imposing
chateaux in Bohemia. It houses rich collections of tapestries, wood carvings,
china, pictures and old weapons. It is surrounded by a large English park.
On the way back there are two possibilities of places to visit - Písek or
Tábor.
Písek is a royal town founded in the 13th century. Its castle with a Baroque
town hall from the 18th century in the inner courtyard was built at the same
time. Písek has the oldest preserved bridge in Bohemia. It is an early Gothic
stone bridge from the first half of the 13th century. The town is dominated by
the deanery church with a 71 meter-high tower.
Tábor was founded by the Hussites in 1420. It was named after the biblical
mountain Tábor. Only the gate, once a part of the town hall, has survived. The
Jordán lake, which has the oldest dam in Bohemia, is situated in the heart of
the town. The Klokoty monastery and the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin
Mary belong among the places of pilgrimage.
Price per person: DM 615.- in single room
Price per person: DM 715.- in double room
Price includes transfer, entrance fees, full board and English speaking guide.
Minimum group : 20
| 
click here for 
