This walking tour through the villa district in Bubeneč will take you to the opulent residences of one of the wealthiest families in the era of the First Czechoslovak Republic. The Petschek family owned over ten houses in Bubeneč, some of them designed by their favorite architect Max Spielmann. You will learn where the individual members of the Petschek family lived as well as a number of other interesting facts about them, e.g. their marriage strategy across generations or how the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic compensated them for the post-war confiscation of their property in the 1980s. We will also show you a secret path leading near the famous Villa Bianca by architect Jan Kotěra. Finally, we will take a look inside today’s Museum of Literature, located in the villa of Marianne Gellert-Petschek.
Practical Information:
- The meeting place is at the small triangular area by the crossing of three streets: Pelleova, Jaselská & Pod Kaštany (50.0993406N, 14.4068811E).
- The guide’s telephone number will be indicated on the ticket for emergency cases.
- The tour will be guided by Michal Šedivý.
- The expected duration of the event is approx. 90 minutes.
- The capacity of the group is limited, tickets can only be purchased in advance.
- We take photographs and/or video footage at selected events for purposes of documentation and promotion. More details can be found here.
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