Private Prague Art Nouveau And Cubism Walking Tour

Robert was an excellent guide for our private tour. Expressive, knowledgeable, engaging and so much more. He tailored the tour to our interests and we could not ask 4 more.

Robert Wesley was our guide. He was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic, making the tour both fun and educational. He met us at our Airbnb and introduced himself as Czech born but with a Nigerian father. Between stories about each fantastic building, we also learned about his colorful personal history. The 3 hour tour does involve a lot of walking and is not suitable for the mobility impaired. Wesley made the tour a memorable part of our visit to Prague.

We definitely recommend using Insight Cities! Bonita and her team are so thorough in facilitating your most suitable city experience, and the guided tours are of such high quality! We took the Jewish history tour and Art Nouveau architecture tour of Prague and both were so interesting and entertaining. We love the mix of in-depth knowledge and understanding, time for conversation and surprising fun facts. Vadim and Bonita have so much knowledge of and passion for Prague and they are great at sharing all that.

This tour was very cool. Vadim’s knowledge of Prague’s architectural history is impressive and he made the various buildings we visited really come alive. I especially liked how he could position us to see how older and newer buildings spoke to each other in terms of their characteristics. Even for people who know Prague well (I lived there for five years), he was able to bring new perspectives to well-known places, such as the murals inside the main post office depicting the history of communication. Highly recommended!

We went on a private art nouveau walking tour with Annelie as our guide. We were extremely impressed by the depth and breadth of her knowledge of art nouveau but also other traditions of art and architecture in the city and beyond. She was an excellent communicator providing many insights into the stories and history of Vienna, art nouveau and Otto Wagner and his disciples in particular. She went out of her her way to bring us to unique sites that would otherwise not be accessible to the public. An attentive and enthusiastic guide with a passion for thé city and the arts and the ability to communicate it expertly in English and French. What more can you ask for? We will highly recommend her to our friends.

This tour is an absolute must to understand the spirit of Prague. Vadim was a perfect guide, knowledgeable and enthusiastic in explaining both the artforms and history. We saw so much more than we would have found on our own.

This was the highlight of my time in Prague. My tour was with the founder, Bonita Rhoads. I had booked her all to myself, which was expensive but great. This was exactly the tour I hoped for because it gave me context and the social history for everything I was seeing. There's a lot of visual stimulation in Prague, and Bonita directed my eye to things I might never have noticed on my own. If you're intellectually curious and appreciate being talked up to, this is the tour for you. Bonita also showed me the great spots for "selfies" and then took them for me.

Bonita wove together her expansive knowledge of history, culture, art, and architecture to create an amazing experience of the many art nouveau and cubist gems in Prague. If I'd known ahead of time that the tour would be this good, it would have been on my bucket list.

Vadim directed my eyes upward to enjoy the architecture of this lovely city. It was great fun to wander into arcades that I would not have discovered on my own. His explanations also provided an understanding of how the buildings reflect the character of the Czeck people, including their history and aspirations. A private tour is so much more than wandering alone or with a group - it's a connection with a local and Vadim is absolutely charming. Don't hesitate to book!

This is an excellent tour, whether it's your first time to Prague or your tenth. Bonita showed us a side of Prague that you just aren't going to see on a typical "city tour." She's an American expat who moved to Prague many years ago and has parlayed her expertise on history and architecture into this fascinating tour. We learned so much about Prague's cultural history and were introduced to Cubism, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Rococo and even Brutalism, and how these styles intertwined with the 20th-century history of Prague. Can't recommend enough.

I have been in love with Art Nouveau for the last two decades, including visiting notable Art Nouveau museums, architecture, and exhibitions in the United States, France and Japan, so when I heard about Insight Cities' Art Nouveau & Cubist Architecture: Prague after 1900 tour, I knew I needed to include it on my trip to Central Europe. Listed as one of the ten best architecture tours in the world and as one of the five best architecture tours in Europe, co-founder Bonita's extensive knowledge of turn-of-the-century politics, art movements, and architecture brought these stunning buildings to vibrant life. We spent over four hours on foot and by public transportation exploring some of Prague's most notable examples of Art Nouveau and Cubist architecture, including the House of the Black Madonna, Legiobanka, the Municipal House, the Topic building, Hotel Central and Hotel Evropa, as well as some of the gorgeous Art Nouveau villas in the suburbs of Prague. She provided examples of period newspaper articles to provide context, as well as famous works of art to illustrate the different styles and motifs. Bonita was fantastic about customizing the tour to include specific buildings I was interested in, as well as providing extensive restaurant recommendations in Prague and Vienna (I had also booked the Otto Wagner tour in Vienna through Insight Cities) and our tour was one of the highlights of my two weeks in Central Europe. Highly recommended on your next trip to Prague!!

What a great way to explore Prague and see it under a different lense. Vadim is not your average tour guide, he is an expert who presented Prague's Art Nouveau and Cubism from a historical, political and cultural point of view. It made it interesting for my sister, who is an architect, as well as for me, a veterinarian with no claims to such knowledge. He was very accommodating to my request to bring my small dog along, and we were allowed to enter all the buildings in the tour. Highly recommend!

Bonita is a fabulous guide who weaves politics, philosophy, local planning, historical nuance as reflected in the Czech Nouveau and cubism. This is more that just spotting the characteristics of Nouveau tour. Highly recommended.

Together with a couple of our friends, my husband and I went on an Art Nouveau tour with Vadim. It was the last day of our one week stay in Prague in December 2021 and it turned out to be the high point of our time in this mesmerizing city. Vadim is very knowledgeable and in three hours he not only showed us many remarkable architectural sites in the city, but connected architecture with history of the city, literature and art. Vadim has a very nice style - a poised and clear voice and he is easy to follow. Overall very good experience. I highly recommend Art Nouveau tour in Prague with Vadim

You've done with the Castle the Charles bridge the astronomical clock or the Jewish quarter ? Do yourselves a big favor and take this tour. In this thorough 3 hours tour you"ll have the chance to discover another fascinating side of Prague, a real Mecca for Art Nouveau enthusiasts. Our guide, Bonita, was so good. She literally opened our eyes to see things way beyond the ordinary touristic stuff Prague has to offer. Three hours of sheer delight.

Going on this tour with Bonita changed the way I looked at the architecture in Prague. The day after the tour I found myself recognising the history of a building by the particular details she had helped us to identify. It felt wonderful to really 'see' the city and not just experience it as a beautiful background. Really recommend.

I have been using Insight Cities as my "go to" for touring American study abroad students (I am a Site Director for a US Study abroad provider). Along with Vadim who gives Prague Introduction and Cold War tours to our groups, we often arrange Bonita's tour focused on Art Nouveau and Cubist Architecture. My students get to know some of the most exquisite Prague buildings along with storytelling that brings them to life. Like Vadim, Bonita is an engaging guide who gets a dialogue going instead of listing facts and dates. I highly recommend this company if you want a tour by folks who know their stuff and who are genuinely amazing people.

Having discussed my interests with Bonita in advance, she was able to tailor our tour to exactly what I wanted to see - the things, that, as they say, you won’t find in a guide book. Gočar’s House of the Black Madonna I would have been able to discover on my own but gems like Legio Banka and the Hotel Central - not so sure! Bonita is a lovely guide whose love for the city is apparent in how she put her heart and soul into designing my tour.

Excellent authoritative tour guides with extensive knowledge of the site’s visited. Scholarly commentary was much appreciated.

This tour was designed primarily for teen kids, I have attended with my two teen kids. We enjoyed the 2hour walk through Prague's Art Nouveau gems - I had no idea we have such an amazing buildings in the city centre. Bonita gave us so much information about the history of the buildings, the architecture. The tour was informative, interesting and so well organised! I recommend it entirely!

This was easily the best tour I've ever been on. I learned so much about the city, and couldn't have asked for a more knowledgeable guide. It was great to see new places and see place I already knew, but in a new light. Bonita is the best and I highly recommend seeing Prague's Art Nouveau and Cubist treasures with Bonita.

Our Prague guide Vadim was amazing!!! He came highly recommended to us by another family who had toured with him the previous year. He comes with a very enticing agenda for the tour and incredible depth of knowledge that he is able to make enjoyable for all age levels. He is also very amenable to make changes to the agenda on the fly based on group consensus. One recommendation I would give is that if you want to focus on one particular piece of Prague and go inside any of the more popular sites for deeper exploration - you should ask that reservations be made in advance. For our part, we naively thought we'd be able to just go in to the Jewish Quarter and visit the synagogues without reservations. That was our mistake.

Bonita is Prague's Art Nouveau and Cubist expert. The tour was insightful, informative and full of nuance that was tailored to our personal understanding and experience with the field. It was also a fun and enjoyable experience. This is hands-down, the best Prague tour, I have been on.

Extremely informative and in-depth tour. Bonita presents Prague's art, history, and architecture with verve and humor. It's unusual to feel entertained and educated at the same time! A wonderful tour!

We took a group of US college students studying abroad in Prague for the summer on this wonderful tour! Bonita gave a phenomenal 3-hour presentation on Czech/Czechoslovakian interwar history, culture and architecture that really made the city come alive for our students in a whole new way. I've been to Prague many times, but I learned many new things on this tour myself. I even found myself looking at Prague's beautiful buildings with different eyes after the tour. Our students loved the experience, especially getting to see some hidden gems in the city they would never find on their own. It's clear that Bonita knows the city inside and out. I can't recommend this tour, and Insight Tours generally, highly enough!

Bonita led a group of our New York University students to see some of Prague's most glorious 20th century architecture. She is so knowledgable and a great storyteller. I've lived here for twenty years, and she showed me things I had never seen - there was something for everyone!

We went on this tour with Lenka Phillippova as our guide.She has extensive knowledge of the history of Art Nouveau in Prague as well as history in the city.She showed us some amazing sites that we would never have found on our own. Her command of English was excellent. She was passionate about the subject and she graciously shared her time and knowledge with us. We were mesmerized for four hours ! We were lucky to be the only two people in the group so it was a personalized experience. We cannot recommend Insight Tours more highly- registration was easy, confirmation of the guide and meeting place was detailed and helpful.The tour guides are amazing !

Thank you to Bonita for helping me to show off Prague to a group of friends who came to visit. Having lived here for over a decade, I've explored much of this amazing city, but Bonita offered me new perspectives on familiar places, introduced me to some new gems as well as managing to strike exactly the right tone for those less familiar with the city. I look forward to finding an excuse for another themed exploration!

We did the architour as part of our study trip to Prague and therefore we were a large group of 21 people to guide and entertain. Bonita Rhodes gave us wonderful insights into to the splendid and unique architecture of art nouveau and the cubist era and made references to Prague's political and social history of the 19th and 20th history. Bonita managed easily that 19 students (and 2 teachers) hang on her lips constantly over three hours. I highly recommend to book this exceptional tour, it surely will be the highlight of your trip. Thank you very much, Bonita

The tour was excellent, and it was really cool to see a different side of Prague! Bonita was really a great tour guide, and made it interesting enough for someone who knows nothing about art.