Kutná Hora (UNESCO) & ossuaire de Sedlec avec un guide privé - H1

Bohême centrale : ville minière historique & ossuaire

Le premier arrêt a lieu dans un endroit tout à fait particulier, pour certains morbide, pour d’autres tout au plus surprenant : l’ossuaire de la chapelle du cimetière de Sedlec, où des milliers d’os humains datant du Moyen-Âge, disposés en pyramides et transformés en œuvres d’art, forment un décor insolite et illustrent le fameux adage « Memento mori ! » si caractéristique de la période baroque.

Then we proceed to Kutná Hora, a city that was the largest and most powerful in the Czech Kingdom in the 13th century. This was a time when one of the richest silver mines in Europe operated here. This exceptional development of the city also enabled the construction of the cathedral of St. Barbara, the patron saint of miners. Personally, the beauty of this daringly curved star vault never ceases to amaze me. Neither does the beauty of the surprisingly Art-Nouveau stained glass and medieval frescoes. Their authors sought inspiration not only in Biblical themes, but also in the everyday life of the miners, something absolutely unusual at the time. After our visit to the cathedral, we will explore this originally medieval city with its former Jesuit College that is now an important art gallery named GASK, as well as the St. Jacob church and the famous Italian Court.

 LA COUR ITALIENNE

La visite de ce monument médiéval comprend deux parties, liées aux différentes époques de son histoire : c'est ici, dans cet Hôtel de la Monnaie qui centralisait la production monétaire du Royaume entier, que les maîtres italiens partagent dès 1300 leur savoir-faire avec les gens du cru. Une exposition thématique rappelle ce passé glorieux. À partir du début du XVe siècle, le palais est transformé en résidence royale dont la partie Renaissance et médiévale fera l’objet de notre visite. La visite a lieu de janvier à décembre.

The price of the tour includes the cost of transportation and guide services. We calculated the listed basic price for transportation using a luxury minivan for the minimal duration of the tour. Please add 15 € or $20 for every additional hour.

*Alternate modes of transportation are available for this tour by train or bus. The price is considerably lower than using the minivan. We’ll be happy to provide you with a tailor-made calculation.

Why is there a surcharge for a longer tour? Occasionally the tour is prolonged in order to visit a particular monument or allow more free time. In any case, all of this depends on your desires.

Entries to the monuments form a rather small part of the overall cost of your trip. You will pay for them separately and directly. We will include information about entry costs in our e-mail communication.

IN THE FOLLOWING FORM, WE WILL BE ALSO ASKING YOU ABOUT:

Which of the above sights highlighted with a mark would you like to visit inside, beyond the scope of the basic walking tour? You will be asked to pay for entries to the sights directly on spot to their respective box offices.