Conti Promotor Conference & Incentive

Welcome to the heart of Europe. Undoubtedly, you have heard much about Prague and the Czech Republic. Perhaps you have already been here. If so, you understand how beautiful and special place it is. We would like to encourage you when planning your future program. Prague is more than a tourist destination - it is an excellent venue for conferences, various meeting and incentive programs. Known for its beauty, architecture and historic splendor, Prague is indeed rich in tradition and offers some of the most splendid meeting venues imaginable.

Prague - Romanesque

History of Prague architectural beauty started to be written more than ten centuries ago. The existing basilica in Prague castle and few rotundas scattered around Prague centre are not big in numbers,however, big in the simplicity of their white-stone design. Built to last and resist, with small arched windows, you can still feel the cold and heavy atmosphere of emerging Medieval period today.

Prague - Gothic

Moving on to 14^th century, architecture becomes light, sophisticated, fragile-looking and richly decorated with sculptures and stained glass. Thanks to the Czech beloved king Charles IV. we can admire nowadays not only the Charles bridge and Carolinum but elegant and luminous St.Vitus Cathedral at Prague castle that introduced ribs, reticulated vaults and numerous mythical animals and monsters on its gargoyles. Let your earthly problems follow the elongated upward-looking lines straight up to heaven.

Prague - Renaissance

Rebirth of humanistic ideas, architecture with human proportions, artistic individuality and classical ideas left its footprints also in Prague. Look at the Royal Belvedere, Schwarzenberg Palace or numerous sgraffito-ornated houses in the Old Town and you will feel the light, airy and inventive spirit oozing from every inch of the buildings. Artists and scientists from the whole Europe concentrated at the court of Rudolph II. and left true masterpieces behind that make Prague beautiful until the present day.

Prague - Baroque

Bold, monumental, restless, vigorous, colossal, aggressive, self-confident and pompous. Words such as cost-effective or cutback seem uknown in that period. Baroque architecture reigned Prague in the 18^th century with big names such Dientzenhofers, Santini-Aichl, Brokoff or Braun appearing signed under the most impressive Prague churches, palaces, houses and sculptural decorations. You will be captivated and overwhelmed by the swirling forms, curves, columns and geometrical arrangements playing the game of light and shape for example on the Czernin, Wallenstein or Lobkowicz Palaces, Tr??ja chateau or St.Nicholas church.

Prague - 19^th century

Prague as a true European capital followed the typical architectural developments of the rest of the Europe. After Rococo, Neo-Classicism and Empire imprints on the face of Prague, the city has seen many Historicism buildings rising in the 19^th century, some of them almost slavishly copying or eclectically mixing preceding styles. Buildings that elevated not only the architectural level but also minds and spirits came to life - National Museum, National Theatre or Rudolphinum music hall. Keep you eyes open, there is more to see, learn and enjoy than just masterly decorated fa?§ades and interiors.

Prague - Art Nouveau

Fin de si?©cle brought to Prague such a decorative,colourful and playful style that words are hard to find to descibe its beauty. Secessionist buildings in Prague cannot be overlooked and equally eye-catching is also their rich interior design that includes painted wallpapers, stained glasses, flower motifs, spectacular mosaics, ornamental stucco, astonishing ironwork and stylized furniture. Outstanding work of renowned artist Alfons Mucha can be admired in the Municipal House but the Central Railway Station, Pa?™?­?? hotel or houses on Wenceslas Square or N??rodn?­ t?™?­da also serve as perfect examples of this style.

Prague - modern architecture

Cubism, Art Deco, Functionalism - you name it and you can bet that all the 20^th century artistic styles or movements are represented in Prague. Cubist buildings with an edge such as the Black Virgin House became gradually replaced by simpler, straighter and more economic forms that can be seen on Barrandov film studios or Palace of Exhibitions (Museum of Modern Art). The infamous Socialist architecture has not left too many marks on the city centre and nowadays new metal and glass office buildings and shopping centres grow in Prague with Ginger and Fred House by Milunic and Gehry dancing its way among the cream of the crop.

Prague - gardens and parks

Sick and tired of omnipresent architecture and hundreds of spires, seek rescue in one of Prague´s many green areas. If Baroque style rocks your world, then chill-out in one of the picturesque Mal?? Strana gardens adjacent to Ledebour, Pallfy, Wallenstein or Vrtba Palaces- hiding treasures such as salla terrena, grotto, fountains, fabulous statues and groomed flower-beds. For a picnic or sport activities Kampa, Pet?™?­n, Letn?? and Stromovka parks or Kinsky garden would suit you best. Take a break and relax surrounded by nature or even by animals in the Zoo and exotic flowers and trees in the Botanical gardens.

Prague - museums and galleries

No trip to Prague is complete without a visit to one of its 22 museums and 100 galleries. Whether its classical or contemporary art, design, military or technical objects, toys, music, history, nature or ethnography, you will be spoilt for choice. National Gallery can boast with names such as Rembrandt, Van Gogh or Picasso and naturally the best Czech artists.

Prague - music, theatres and culture

Experiencing Czech culture will leave you with unforgettable memories. Music lovers should should check out quality performances at the State Opera, classical music concerts or festivals such as the Prague Spring which often feature pieces by famous Prague composers Dvo?™??k and Smetana. To add some spice to your life, you can jazz it up in one of the numerous jazz clubs in Prague or dive into the nightlife in a club or a disco. Countless theatres with the National Theatre as the biggest Prague scene will let you enjoy a great variety of drama productions.

Prague - Jewish

Jewish tradition in Prague, in the past living in the narrow sombre streets of the Jewish ghetto, continued by writers such as Franz Kafka and Max Brod and in the present still reminiscent in Old New, Klaus, High and Maisel Synagogues or the Jewish Town Hall and the Jewish Museum. Nooks and crannies of the Jewish Cemetery are also worth inspecting, especially the tomb of Rabbi L?¶w who according to a legend brought to life the giant figure of Golem.

Prague - mysteries and legends

Prague has always been covered by a veil of mysteries, legends and scary stories. It is up to you now to discover the truth about Faustus house on the Charles Square where the Devil came to look for Dr.Faustus and left a hole in the ceiling. Look out carefully when wandering around the hidden streets of Prague, many fantastic characters and ghosts could be just around the corner, especially far-famed are the numerous water sprites of river Vltava. In Prague almost every old house has a unique history to tell.

Prague - and its artists

Whether captured on paintings of Schikaneder, Slav?­Ä?ek, Kokoschka, Kubi??ta or Kol???™ or made eternal in books of Chateaubriand, Apollinaire, Washington Irving, Vernon Lee, R.M.Rilke, Kundera or Philip Roth Prague will be remembered forever. In Prague, the birthplace and hometown of many prominent and world renowned artists, politicians and scientists, you will always be in the best company.

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