SOCIAL PROGRAMME

To book for the Symposium Dinner and other excursions, please visit the on-line Services Booking Form. If you encounter any difficulties with the on-line booking, please send an e-mail to info@esoc2009.com and you will be advised on how to proceed.

A Welcome Party

The Welcome Party including a glass of wine and refreshments will take place in the Municipal House Concert Hall & Exhibition Centre, at the Smetana Hall and adjacent premises on Sunday July 12, 2009, 19:30 - 21:30.
• Free for registered participants and accompanying persons

Symposium Gala Dinner

The interiors of the historical Břevnov Monastery have preserved a number of baroque and neo-classical style halls, including the notable Theresian Hall with its magnificent ceiling frescoes.

Transport of participants will be organised from the Municipal House Concert Hall & Exhibition Centre (by buses) but the symposium dinner venue is optionally accessible by public transport.

Symposium excursions

MONDAY, JULY 13TH, 2009

Karlovy Vary, 9:00 - 18:30

http://www.karlovyvary.cz
Trip venue: Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad, 110 km west of Prague), the world-renowned spa founded in the 14th century, since 1946 the host town of world-famous International Film Festival
What to see: Thermal springs, colonnades and parks; an excursion to the Becher factory manufacturing the famous Czech “Becherovka” liquor
Price: EUR 65 (including transport, English speaking guide, lunch, degustation at the Becher factory, refreshment)

Mělník Chateau, 13:00–18:30

http://www.lobkowicz-melnik.cz
Trip venue: Mělník Chateau (30 km north of Prague), the centre of Czech vine production
What to see: Interiors and cellars of the Mělník Chateau; walk through vineyards and wine degustation
Price: EUR 40 (including transport, English speaking guide, entrance fees)

Prague River cruise, 19:30–23:30

Trip venue: Vltava River cruise, in Prague - a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Town
What to see: Outstanding night view of Prague from a steamer board
Price: EUR 45 (including transport, English speaking guide, buffet dinner, music)

TUESDAY, JULY 14TH, 2009

Český Krumlov, 9:00–18:30

http://www.ckrumlov.info/php/turista/?lang=en
Trip venue: Český Krumlov, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage town (150 km south of Prague) with numerous restaurants offering the authentic menu of the medieval times
What to see: Walk through the charming medieval centre, visit to interiors of a Chateau and its gardens
Price: EUR 65 (including transport, English speaking guide, entrance fees, lunch).

Prague Old Town, 9:00–12:00

http://www.pis.cz/en/prague/photo_gallery/old_town
Trip Venue: Prague Old Town, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Town
What to see: Guided walk through the picturesque streets of the Old Town with all its myths and legends
Price: EUR 20 (including soft drinks, English speaking guide)

Křivoklát Castle, 13:00–18:30

http://www.krivoklat.cz
Trip venue: Křivoklát Castle (40 km west of Prague), one of the oldest and most prominent castles of the Czech kings and queens
What to see: A historical chapel, Royal and Knightly Halls, library, prison and monumental tower providing the scenic view of the romantic countryside
Price: EUR 40 (including transport, English speaking guide, entrance fees)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH, 2009

Prague Castle, 13:00–17:00

http://www.hrad.cz/en/prazsky_hrad/navsteva_hradu.shtml
Trip venue: Prague Castle, the residence of Czech sovereigns and later presidents for over 10 centuries
What to see: Prague Castle’s historical interiors, St. Vitus' Cathedral and picturesque Golden Line with a house, where F. Kafka once lived
Price: EUR 35 (including transport, entrance fees)

Kutná Hora, 13:00–18:30

http://www.kutnahora.cz/index.php?lns=en
Trip venue: Kutná Hora (60 km east of Prague), a medieval royal town
What to see: St. Barbara gothic cathedral, belonging to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, visit to an underground historical silver mine and Royal Mint
Price: EUR 40 (including transport, English speaking guide, entrance fees)

Konopiště Chateau, 13:00–18:30

http://www.zamek-konopiste.cz/en
Trip venue: Konopiště Chateau (40 km south of Prague), founded in the 13th century and rebuilt as a hunting chateau for Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the successor to the Austrian throne assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914
What to see: Historical interiors, the large collection of 300 000 hunting trophies and garden
Price: EUR 40 (including transport, English speaking guide, entrance fees)

THURSDAY, JULY 16TH, 2009

Pilsner beer and Křivoklát Castle, 9:00–18:30

http://www.prazdroj.cz/en
Trip Venue: City of Pilsen, Prazdroj brewery and Křivoklát Castle (85 km south-west of Prague)
What to see: In the Pilsen Prazdroj brewery, tasting the world-renowned Pilsner Urquell beer; at the Křivoklát Castle one of the oldest and most prominent castles of the Czech kings and queens, a historical chapel, Royal and Knightly Halls, library, prison and monumental tower providing the scenic view of the romantic countryside
Price: EUR 65 (including transport, English speaking guide, entrance fees, lunch).