Prague: Psychiatric Hospital and Abandoned Cemetery Tour

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Prague: Psychiatric Hospital and Abandoned Cemetery Tour

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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-hour walking tour.

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Highlights

Get an introduction to the history of psychiatry in Europe
Learn various methods to cure mental illness and famous Rosenham experiment
Be spooked by the promenade around the abandoned cemetery
Hear stories of past and current infamous patients occupying the wards

Description

Learn all about mystic rituals in medieval times to treatments such as lobotomies as you are lead around a still functioning 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.