Prague WW2 Operation Anthropoid walking tour: Small-group history
See the hidden scars of Nazi occupation on Prague's streets
A three-hour small-group walking tour of Prague that traces World War II and Operation Anthropoid through the city's landmarks. A local guide in English walks you from the Old Town through Wenceslas Square, Charles Square and the SS. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral, explaining how Czechoslovakia became the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, what the Heydrich assassination meant, and why villages like Lidice were erased. The tour includes entry to the cathedral and its crypt memorial.
Step-by-step itinerary
World War II history walking tour in Prague
- Meet in front of Tynska 627/7
- Learn WW1 consequences and rise of Hitler
- Discover Sudeten Deutsche Party and Munich Agreement
- View Gothic church in Old Town
- See Old Town Hall wing from Prague Uprising
- Hear about 1939 student executions and Heydrich
- Learn about Operation Anthropoid and resistance hideout
- Hear about Heydrich assassination and Baťa Store
- Learn Lidice village tragic story
- See favorite Nazi hotel
- Visit Petschek Palace Gestapo HQ
- Pass by National Museum building
- Pass central street and hear about covert operations
- Learn about 1945 Prague bombing
- Visit SS. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
- Visit memorial and crypt of Czech paratroopers
- Prague Old Town passing by
- Wenceslas Square 8m
- Charles Square 8m
- SS. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral Entry included 15m
What’s included
- Local guide in English.
- entry to the SS. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral and its crypt memorial.
- three hours of walking through Prague's Old Town, Wenceslas Square and Charles Square with stops at sites tied to the Nazi occupation and Operation Anthropoid.
Times
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 13:30
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The experience
The tour starts in front of Tynska 627/7 in Prague 1 and moves through the Old Town on foot. Your guide walks you through the political collapse that followed World War I (the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Hitler, the Munich Agreement), and then into the occupation itself. You'll see the wing of the Old Town Hall destroyed during the 1945 Prague Uprising and hear what daily life looked like under Nazi rule. The route is built around the moments that changed the city: the appointment of Reinhard Heydrich in September 1941, the resistance networks that formed, and the operations that followed.
The tour stops at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral, where you enter with the guide to see the crypt. This is where Czech paratroopers who carried out Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of Heydrich, made their last stand. You'll also pass the Baťa Department Store, which displayed objects recovered from the assassination scene; the Petschek Palace, where the Gestapo interrogated and killed thousands; and the National Museum. The guide explains what happened at each place: the failed operations Tin and Bioscop, the bombing of Prague in 1945, and the destruction of Lidice on June 10, 1942, when all the men were executed and the women deported to concentration camps.
The three-hour walk covers ground and history in equal measure. You move between squares and streets where the occupation left visible marks (a destroyed building wing, a former Nazi hotel, a Gestapo headquarters), and the guide connects each one to the larger story of how Czechoslovakia became central to the Third Reich's war effort and how resistance took shape. The tour ends at the cathedral memorial.
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Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Youth (7 to 18 years). Children under 7 can't be included in the booking.
What happened at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral during World War II?
The cathedral's crypt became the final hideout of the Czech paratroopers who assassinated Reinhard Heydrich in Operation Anthropoid. You visit the crypt with the guide as part of the tour and see the memorial to those who died there.
What is Operation Anthropoid and why does the tour focus on it?
Operation Anthropoid was the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the Nazi administrator of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, carried out by Czech paratroopers in May 1942. The guide explains what led to it, how it was executed, and the brutal Nazi reprisal that followed, including the destruction of the village Lidice.
How long does the tour take and what is included?
The tour lasts three hours and includes a local guide speaking English and entry to the SS. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral with its crypt memorial. Hotel pickup and food or drinks are not included, but public transportation is available near the starting point.
Where does the tour start and what neighborhoods does it cover?
The tour begins at Tynska 627/7 in Prague 1 and walks through the Old Town, Wenceslas Square, Charles Square and Prague New Town. You'll pass landmarks including the Old Town Hall, the National Museum, the Petschek Palace and the cathedral, all connected to the city's World War II history.
Prague WW2 Operation Anthropoid walking tour: Small-group history
3h · EN
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