Bike tour along Greenways trails from/to Konopiste Castle through the spectacular Prague countryside along the famous Greenways bike trail.
This tour takes you along the famous Greenways bike trail to the historical sight of Konopiste castle. We will bike through the beautiful Czech countryside with stops at Velke Popovice where you can try the local beer from one of the original breweries and thave a Czech lunch at a local restaurant.
Konopiště Castle, originally founded as a Gothic fortress that was inspired by French fortresses with a symmetrical layout of the towers, several entrances and drawbridges. Gradually it has been converted into a romantic chateau. Your guide will show you around the courtyard and castle exterior and tell you all about the history of the castle as well as the important and famous owner of Konopiste Castle who was the archduke Frantisek (Franz) Ferdinand d'Este. A successor to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 became a pretext of World War I. Our trip ends at Praha Bike shop approximately at 6 PM.