Library at the monestary is not worth the price. You can only look into the library from behind a barrier. Beer is good, caution the pub fills up early.

I have been taking tours around the world for over 40 years, and I can say that Vadim is one of the best guides I have had around the world for several reasons. Our first tour with him was for Art Nouveau and Cubist Architecture in Prague. But he was so good on that first tour that we arranged for him to give us another tour of the Prague Castle. My only sorrow is that we did not use him earlier in our trip to gain a fundamental understanding of Prague and the Czech republic from the outset. Vadim is a unique guide because he has an amazing depth and breadth of knowledge across many topics, including art, architecture, history, politics, religion, culture, and sociology. He is able to magically and seamlessly weave all of these things together in a conversation. Consequently, you hear not only about art or architecture, but also the history of Prague (and Europe) across hundreds of years. In his historical discussions, he tells you not only about the religious clashes underlying those events, but also the psychology driving different factions and decisions. Likewise, his discussion about art and architecture describe the historical and psychological context in which those different trends arose. Finally, while he is very funny, he thankfully does not use canned, rehearsed jokes that many guides painfully use. Rather, his comments and jokes arise naturally in conversation, as he peppers his discussions with funny anecdotes across history.

Matous was an amazing guide. The private library tour was incredible! He was so personable and informative we really enjoyed our time with him!

An absolutely wonderful tour! Vadim was a great tour guide. He is very knowledgeable and fun. Highly recommend this tour for lovers of baroque and great beer! We definitely enjoyed the library tour as well as the beer. My wife and I had a fabulous time!! And a big thank you to Vadim for showing us a great little spot for beers and snacks.

Highly recommend this tour and Insight Cities. Vadim was a fantastic guide - interesting, personable and knowledgeable. The libraries were stunning and as a private tour, it was lovely to get that space and peace. Beer was great too! Enjoyed this one so much, booked other Insight Cities tours in Vienna and Budapest. Bonita was the so incredibly helpful in organising these.

Vad is an excellent guide. His knowledge gave us great historical and cultural context for the architecture we looked at. We saw amazing buildings including some lesser known ones. There were opportunities for bathroom stops en route, which was greatly appreciated. I would have liked a little more of the cubist over the nouveau, but that is a minor quibble. Highly recommended.

We toured Prague with the intro tour with Vadim, and he was so good we came back for the Power, Glory, and Destruction tour the next day. He combined facts and anecdotes in a way that made the tours both informative and memorable. My understanding of Prague history is so much deeper now — definitely recommend!!

Perfect architecture tour! Vadim was so fun and knowledgeable. We covered so much ground, but never rushed. What a well-organized tour comparing the most creative, innovative styles of buildings that make Prague so lovely.

A fascinating experience! We are so glad that we stepped away from the main tourist attractions, and experienced the rich history of Prague with our guide Matous! Mat was incredibly informative, and we enjoyed his commentary on the monasteries and breweries. The perfect tour for beer, art, and history lovers. We truly felt like this tour enriched our time in Prague!

This was a really great way to spend a couple of hours wandering around the most interesting architecture. Vadim was very knowledgeable and very courteous. He took us into some great places not otherwise accessible via tourist guides, and was able to set his knowledge into the context of our understanding and perspectives of art, architecture and history.

Vadim, our guide, was one of the best guides we have ever had the pleasure of knowing. He is very knowledgeable and extremely generous with his time. His explanations of the castle complex and St. Vitus Cathedral made it all come alive for us. The time spent with Vadim made our time in Prague a true pleasure. By ourselves we could not have gotten to appreciate the complex nearly as much as we did. I can't praise him enough!

We toured the Prague Castle Complex with Vadim, and he was amazing! He was interesting and informative, and he knew the best times to tour each sight so we were never in large crowds. He answered every question we asked and some we didn't ask. The complex is large, and we would have missed so much if we went by ourselves.

This was the highlight of our trip to Prague. Vadim was so enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the buildings and the history. Our eyes were opened to some amazing places and spaces. Not that much walking.

Talking with Vad is the kind of experience that reminds you why it is that we need great historians. He was so knowledgable, so effusive in his love of the spaces that we ended up talking to him far after the tour was over (generously he lent us some of his own time). And of course, we got to get a much closer view of perhaps one of the most stunning monuments to the pursuit of knowledge that I have ever been in. Cannot recommend this enough.

This tour was FANTASTIC!!! Vadim was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and passionate about what he was showing and explaining. Also, Bonita was so easy to work with beforehand. Very accommodating and reliable!!! Highly recommend!!!