Prague & the Thirty Years’ War

Step into the cobbled heart of Prague and relive the city's most dramatic chapter: the spark and storm of the Thirty Years' War. Your journey begins at Prague Castle, where, in 1618, two Catholic regents took an unscheduled flying lesson from the Old Royal Palace window—a literal drop that sent Europe tumbling into chaos. Meander through the secretive lanes of Malá Strana, where Protestant nobles plotted rebellion, their whispers echoing off Baroque facades. At St. Nicholas Church, sense the tension as Protestant prayers gave way to Jesuit sermons, a microcosm of Prague's shifting soul. Cross the storied Charles Bridge, imagining boots thudding over stone as armies and ideals clashed, the river below reflecting a city divided. Stand on Old Town Square, where the Habsburgs' iron justice fell: 27 Protestant leaders executed, their memory cast in pavement marks you can still trace with your foot. The Klementinum looms nearby, a Jesuit citadel built to reforge Bohemia's faith, while the Karolinum reveals how even scholars weren't safe from purges. Finish in the tranquil Wallenstein Palace Gardens, where Catholic power blossomed amid the ashes of rebellion. Each step immerses you in a saga of faith, ambition, and resilience—Prague's streets still humming with the echoes of defiance and destiny.