Prague: Psychiatric Hospital and Abandoned Cemetery Tour Private Tour
ID: GYG400025-730933
Category:
Country: Czechia
Duration:
03:30 hours
Description
Be taken on a historical ride in the field of psychiatry as you walk through the grounds of the Bohnice Psychiatric Clinic and cemetery on this thrilling 3.5-hour walking tour.
Learn all about mystic rituals in medieval times to treatments such as lobotomies as you are lead around an abandoned psychiatric clinic on the outskirts of Prague with a knowledgeable guide.
Get a unique and detailed insight into the establishment’s history and of the methods used on patients suffering from mental disorders which may be seen today as both shocking and incomprehensible.
Experience a breath-taking walk through the institution’s grounds, which allows every enthusiast to be closer to the tragic past of many of Bohemia’s stigmatized patients. Walk along an eerie promenade in the asylum’s famous abandoned graveyard where patients, criminals, and many other lost souls were once laid to rest.
Highlights
- Get an introduction to the history of psychiatry in Europe
- Learn about various methods used to cure mental illness and the famous Rosenham experiment
- Be spooked by the promenade around the abandoned cemetery
- Hear stories of past and current infamous patients occupying the wards
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Meet your guide in front of the big wooden door of Tynska 7, behind Tyn Cathedral. Please arrive 10 minutes before the activity starts.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
