Photos: Øyvind Holmstad, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Photos: Øyvind Holmstad, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
The clock's builder, and the legend around him
Your local guide
Tomáš Beneš
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Highlights
- A legend and its documented history
- A mechanism still keeping time
- Fact separated from popular story
- The clock's builder, properly explained
- Questions on the clock, answered live
About this tour
This short call is a briefing on the Astronomical Clock's history and the legend that has grown up around its builder. Tomáš separates the documented history from the popular story, since the two are often confused. He also explains how the mechanism itself still keeps time centuries later.
Tomáš opens by asking which version of the legend you already know, then builds the fuller picture from there. He answers questions throughout rather than following a script. A short note on the best times to see the hourly show follows the call.
This suits anyone who has already seen the clock and wants the story behind it properly explained. It also suits viewers who enjoy separating fact from legend.
Included
- A 30-minute call with a local guide
- Honest tips on where to eat, stay and what to skip
- A short follow-up note with every place mentioned
Not included
- Bookings made on your behalf
- Phone or data charges from your provider
Itinerary
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Hello, and what you want to know 5 min
The guide calls you and asks what you are after: planning Prague, recommendations, or just questions.
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A clockmaker's legend 17 min
Tomáš talks through the legend attached to the clock's builder and separates it from what is actually documented, answering questions about the mechanism itself.
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Your questions 5 min
Ask anything that is still on your mind, there is no fixed script.
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A written note after the call 3 min
You get a short follow-up message with everything mentioned, so you do not have to remember it all.
Good to know
- A stable phone or internet connection, whichever the guide uses to reach you.
- No app to install. You answer when the guide calls, or join a video call if you would rather.
- Times are shown in Prague time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The call is not recorded. Keep your own note of anything you want to remember, or wait for the follow-up message.
- Have your questions ready, though there is time to think of more as you go.
Questions about this tour
What will the call cover?
The guide talks you through Prague: where to go, what to eat, and answers to whatever you ask.
What happens if the call drops?
The guide will try you again straight away.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- Your guide calls the number you give at booking.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I talk through the clock live and answer as we go.
Times shown in Prague time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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