Prague | Czechia
The Dark Shadows of the Old Town
Ghosts, Tales and Legends
Prague | Czechia
The Dark Shadows of the Old Town
Ghosts, Tales and Legends
Prague | Czechia
The Dark Shadows of the Old Town
Ghosts, Tales and Legends
Prague | Czechia
The Dark Shadows of the Old Town
Ghosts, Tales and Legends
Prague | Czechia
The Dark Shadows of the Old Town
Ghosts, Tales and Legends
Prague | Czechia
The Dark Shadows of the Old Town
Ghosts, Tales and Legends
Languages & Starting Times:
Duration: 2 hours
Meeting / Starting point: Cartier store next to the Czech tourism office in the Old Town Square.
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Follow the darkness on Prague Ghost Tours
This tour is ideal for those who love ghost stories, tales of terror, and bloody tragedies. Walking through the narrow cobbled streets and alleyways, stopping in places where there have been horrific and gruesome historical facts.
About This Tour
Embark with us on our Ghosts & Legends Night Tour
Staré Město, the Old Town – the area that combines the largest number of legends and ghost tales of Prague, it’s where we go, where to look for mysteries and dark energies.
This tour is ideal for those who love ghost stories, tales of terror, and bloody tragedies while strolling along the old town streets and alleyways, where folklore and superstition lurk on the fringes of everyday life.
This tour will bring to life a unique experience in the form of a walking tour, that will take you through the cobblestone streets and alleys of Old Town and Josefov, the Jewish quarter, visiting places where tales and legends are told before Gothic churches, convents, medieval houses, market squares, and eerie cemeteries.
The Old Town and Josefov (Jewish quarter) are spots where millions of tourists flock yearly. But do you know what is hidden behind those places? Which ghost stories and dark tales want to be told, ghosts and specters that haunt medieval convents, old town alleys, palaces, houses, and old cemeteries? Embark on this walking tour to find out.
Highlights
Let yourself be guided by a professional storyteller in period costume.
Listen carefully to tales of cruelty, death and the ghosts these left in their wake.
Walk with us through the alleys of the old town passing by the famous Tyn Church, Old Jewish Cemetery, Convent of Saint Agnes and more...
Follow the flickering light of our lantern while exploring the most hidden streets of the Old Town.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- This tour include an expert tour guide and storyteller
- This tour does NOT include snacks and drinks.
- This tour does NOT include paranormal investigation, access to interiors of sites visited and no “jump scares”.
Additional information
- Seats: pre-booking with online payment is essential to reserve the seat, therefore it is recommended to book early.
- This tour runs in all weather conditions; it is recommended to dress appropriately in wintertime and bring a raincoat or an umbrella in case of rain.
- This tour is an immersive storytelling experience about history, local legends and tales not always associated with the building we stand in front of.
- The tour ends at the Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague 1. The guide will then escorts you back to the Old Town Square.
Customer Reviews
Private Tours
Dedicated to corporate events, team buildings, school groups, or simply group of friends; for all those that would like to enjoy flexibility, comfort, intimacy and convenience. Suitable for any kind of groups as we can customise the tour with starting time and the endpoint of the tour.
We can also offer pick-up at your location in Prague 1 and escorting you to the starting point.
Contact us in order to organise and make your participation unforgettable!
Contact usOur Guides
Gordon
Storyteller
Prague
Lara
Fiery Storyteller
Prague
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