Tourism is usually landmark based, but how about a trip in the form of boldness, recollection, and contemplation? The tales of operation Anthropoid and Lidice are memorials of human strength in Prague and its environs. By taking a guided WWII tour, which weaves through those tales, ArtOfYourTravel can provide the traveler with a much more than sightseeing experience, a living history experience.
Operation Anthropoid Tour: Resistance in Focus
Anthropoid was a rebellious operation that resonated the whole of Europe. In May 1942, Czechoslovakian paratroopers Joseph Gabcik and Jan Kubis executed the high-profile assassination of Reinhard Heydrich – one of the strongest Nazi officials in occupied Europe.
Our 4 hour Operation Anthropoid visit is what upsets this drama by using a very specific but impactful itinerary:
- See the grave of the St. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral where the last battle took place.
- On the Curve at Heydrich, where he was ambushed.
- Visit Kobylisy Shooting Range and Dablice cemetery, which are related to the reprisals.
- Notice such commemorative monuments like the “girl with bicycle”
- Finish at the National Memorial of Heroes of the Heydrich Terror and crypts and exhibits (operationanthropaidtours.com)
The reduction of the story into four hours enables the visitors to get a glimpse of the resistance bravery, the price of the conflict, the echo of the events that happened in the recent past.
Lidice: The Village That Became Symbol
The response given by the Nazis to the operation anthropoid was quick and severe. They burned Lidice, killed men there, exiled women and children and erased the village off the map. (prague-now.com)
Today, the Lidice Memorial is an ominous reflective place with its layers making a complicated narrative:
- Museum of artifacts, photographs and film of the destruction of the village.
- The Rose Garden—over 24,000 roses have been planted to signify a memory.
- Sculpture exhibitions such as in the case of the memorial of children that were victims of gas chambers (82)
- Razed monuments and pillars, symbols of things that used to be.
- The exhibits in the halls of In Memoriam and Pod Tribunou.
- The Famous “Family House No. 116” that has been preserved to show the reconstructed village (lidice-memorial.cz).
A wistful stroll on these grounds is a serious reflection on the way violence tries to destroy, and how memory tries to restore.
Travel With Supporting Your Journey
The tour is also not the end at ArtOfYourTravel. We also help in making accommodation arrangements, ensure that you enjoy your stay in Prague in a comfortable, curated and historical way. Explore our accommodation products.
And to add a certain amount of flair and local flavor we are also providing vintage socialist (Trabant) car tours around Prague. You can picture riding in a car and hearing its own tales of the previous decades through historic streets. Check out: Trabant Car Tours.
Combining educative tours with considerate accommodation and experience, your WWII trip will be a complete travel story.
Why This Journey Resonates
- The immersion in history: Visit the resistance narrative in Prague and the rest of Czech.
- Professional direction: Local specialists add a new layer and background to every stop.
- Comprehensive logistics: Tours, accommodation, transport and extras collide in perfect harmony.
- Emotional plot: The plot develops out of the spark in Prague to the aftermath in Lidice.
- Unforgettable extras: Vintage cars and bespoke stays make your stay better.
Conclusion
History is not just a book, it is an avenue, it is a memorandum, it is a memorial, it is the space between. When you come out with us on a tour based on the Operation Anthropoid and the Lidice Village Memorial, you enter into that memory of life. In the case of ArtOfYourTravel, your journey is a narrative of wisdom, strife and celebration – propelled by professional guides, comfortable lodging and other things to remember. Join us in a walk between Prague and Lidice—1898—but be away with us with stories that are perennial.