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Kafka's Prague Small Group Tour 2024
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Join a 2024 walking tour in Prague to explore Franz Kafka’s life and legacy on his 100th death anniversary.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Nám. Franze Kafky 24/3 - We enter the world of Franz Kafka, an important writer of the 20th century and a famous Prague native, at the place where he was born in 1883. The house where Franz Kafka was born has long since been demolished, but Kafka’s birth is commemorated by a RELIEF by KAREL HLADIK on the façade of No. 3. This is where we will start our tour.
- Staroměstské nám. 3/2 - Kafka spent part of his childhood in the HOUSE AT THE MINUTE in the Old Town and experienced many formative events that influenced his life and writing. It was here that he first went to school and where his sisters were born. ….. The Renaissance sgraffito on the façade of the house and the stone lion symbol are distinctive features of the house.
- Celetná 602/3 - It was in the HOUSE OF THE THREE KING in Celetná Street that Franz Kafka first had his own room with a desk, where he made his first literary attempts. It was here that he lived during his adolescence, here that he lived as a student at the nearby university, here that he experienced his first sexual adventures, but also the tumultuous national riots between Czechs and Germans.
- Kinsky Palace - At the end of the 19th century, the KINSKY PALACE housed the K. K. STATE GERMAN LANGUAGE SECONDARY SCHOOL IN PRAGUE, where Franz Kafka was a student and received his school-leaving certificate. Interestingly, the Kinský Palace was also for a time the seat of a shop run by his father, Hermann Kafka.
- Dlouhá 705/16 - The Art Nouveau apartment house AT THE GOLDEN PIKE was built in 1914 and Franz Kafka moved in a year later to spend almost 2 years there.
- Statue of Franz Kafka (by Jaroslav Rona) - The STATUE, inspired by Kafka’s short story “A Description of a Struggle” and referring to the famous “Metamorphosis”, is the work of sculptor JAROSLAV RONA and is one of the most famous monuments to Franz Kafka today.
- Pařížská 36 - It was in the HOUSE OF THE SHIP that Kafka wrote his most famous short story, “Metamorphosis”.
- The Old-New Synagogue - At the time of Kafka’s childhood and youth, the site of the former Jewish quarter, the Jewish ghetto if you like, was undergoing a fundamental transformation. The old houses of the poor were being demolished and replaced by new luxury apartment blocks. Only a few buildings remain from the original ghetto, including the famous Gothic OLD NEW SYNAGOGUE. Here you will learn more about Kafka’s relationship with Judaism.
- Staroměstské nám. 934/5 - Franz Kafka’s last address in Prague was the OPPELT HOUSE on Old Town Square, where he lived in the care of his parents at the time of his advanced lung disease, shortly before his death.
- Karolinum - Franz Kafka, a student of the German KARL-FERDINAND UNIVERSITY, received his doctorate in law in the CAROLINUM built in the mid-14th century. It will be an opportunity for us to hear more about his university studies.
- Ovocný trh 14 - Kafka spent part of his compulsory legal clerkship at the STATE CIVIL COURT building during his university studies. The building’s endless corridors, waiting rooms and courtrooms are said to have inspired Kafka when he wrote The Trial.
- Na Poříčí 17 - Our tour will take us from the Old Town to the New Town of Prague. We will stop at the building of the former WORKERS’ INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE KINGDOM OF BOHEMIA, where Kafka worked until he was forced to retire for health reasons.
- Hybernská 1004/16 - One of Kafka’s favourite places in Prague was the CAFE ARCO, which played an important role in the cultural life of the time.
- Franz Kafka - Rotating Head by David Cerny - Currently, the most famous memorial dedicated to Franz Kafka is a mechanical ROTATING STATUE depicting his head, the work of sculptor DAVID ČERNÝ.
- Národní 1987/22 - Another important place in the cultural life of the time was CAFE LOUVRE, which has retained much of its original atmosphere to this day. We will stay a little longer at this stop. During a short sitting in the café, we’ll have a drink before the finale of our tour. The price of your drink is already included in the tour price.
What's Included
- Tea and coffee
Additional Information
Walking tour with a local Prague resident, an independent private guide (holder of an MA in Religious Studies and a PhD in Sociology who still works as an ethnographer researcher in addition to guiding). For the usual price, I offer a deep interest and knowledge of the tour subject, a personal approach, an interesting interpretation and a little something extra. 2024 will be the 100th anniversary of the death of Franz Kafka, one of the most important writers of the 20th century and a world-famous Prague resident. On the occasion of this anniversary, I would like to offer you a walking tour in Kafka’s footsteps. Because “Franz Kafka was Prague and Prague was Franz Kafka”. Come with me to explore this deep and intimate connection between the man and the city.
Location
Nám. Franze Kafky 24/3
Náměstí Franze Kafky
Our meeting point is easy to find. Franz Kafka Square is very close to the famous Old Town Square. House number 3 has a commemorative relief of Franz Kafka on its façade. I will be waiting for you underneath it.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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921andreuc
Aug 7, 2024
A unique Kafka experience! Warmly recommended. - A unique experience with wonderful insights in the life of this world famous writer.
Thank you to Radek for making it so interesting, and at times personal!
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Nomad287403
Jul 15, 2024
“Essentials of Franz Kafka's Prague” a tour with Radek. - Today Radek was my guide on the tour “Essentials of Franz Kafka's Prague”. To be honest, although for many years I’ve been curious about Kafka and his life and writing before today, I knew very little about it. After this tour, I feel I have a good sense of what Kafka's life in Prague was like, who his family and nearest friends were and how they might have affected him as a person and as a writer. Also, I had hoped for an introduction to the old Prague and I can only say, this tour did that too.
I very much enjoyed how Radek had hand-picked quotes from Kafka's writing often where Kafka commented on the different locations we stopped at. Moreover, Radek showed pictures of how the buildings looked then, as opposed to what was in front of us today. After this tour, I not only feel very informed about the person and the writer Franz Kafka, I also feel I have a better understanding of what old Prague looked and felt like back then. Thank you to Radek for a very informative morning and for letting me in on the essentials of the Prague of Franz Kafka.
Radek is generous, knowledgeable and kind. I highly recommend his tour.
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K_a_299
Jul 4, 2024
Amazing tour - What an interesting tour :).
We got to know Franz Kafka not only as a writer but also as a person. We learned a lot, the guide was friendly, the tour was fun. We ended the tour in Café Louvre, Kafka's favourite café. Excellent. Thanks and highly recommended 🙂
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380betyc
Jul 4, 2024
Great tour and experience - We really enjoyed walking around the places in Prague associated with Franz Kafka's life. We saw the places where he lived, worked and created (I already know where he wrote The Metamorphosis and The Castle) as well as the monuments to Kafka, including the giant rotating Kafka head. We visited Kafka's favourite café with its unique atmosphere and had coffee there. Our guide Radek knew a lot about Kafka and Prague, and the tour was both fun and educational. I recommend it to everyone, Kafka readers and those who would like to get to know him.
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