# Lidice The village the SS razed on 10 June 1942 in reprisal for the attack on Heydrich: museum, the field of the vanished village and a rose garden, 25 km from Prague. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/lidice · Revisado: 2026-11-12 On 27 May 1942, two Czechoslovak paratroopers sent from London mortally wounded Reinhard Heydrich, the Nazi chief of the Protectorate, in Prague. The reprisal fell on Lidice, a mining village west of Prague with no connection to the attack: on 10 June the SS shot all the men, took the women to Ravensbrück camp and the children to an extermination camp, where almost all died; then they burned the houses, blew up the church and the school and wiped the village off the map. The news went round the world and the slogan "Lidice will live" ended in a new village, built from 1947 next to the old one, and in a memorial that schoolchildren from all over Europe now visit. It is about 25 km from the centre of Prague, very close to the airport. ## How do you get there from Prague? By bus, from Nádraží Veleslavín metro station (line A), buses 300 and 322 to the Lidice stop, five minutes' walk from the museum; or from Zličín (line B), the 324. The 322 continues to Lidice, Obecní úřad, in front of the gallery, about 600 m from the museum. The ticket from the metro costs 24 CZK. By car, about 25 km to the west, in the direction of Kladno. There is a car park next to the memorial. ## What to see The museum: the life of the village before the war, with photos of the families, the night of the destruction and, in a film, the survivors. The memorial area: the meadow where the village stood, with the foundations of the church and the school, the men's mass grave and the monument to the children, 82 bronze figures of the murdered children of Lidice. The rose garden, the "garden of peace and friendship", with thousands of rose bushes sent from many countries, between the old village and the new. The Lidice Gallery, in the new village, with the collection of modern art donated to Lidice and the international children's fine-art exhibition. House no. 116, a family home in the new village. ## How long do you need? The memorial offers two routes: one of an hour and a half (museum, memorial area with the rose garden and gallery) and another of three hours, with the temporary exhibitions, a guided visit of the area and a walk round the new village. With the bus from the metro, it is a morning or an afternoon from Prague. ## When to go It is open every day of the year from 9:00 to 17:00, except from 23 December to 1 January. In June and July the rose garden is in bloom; around 10 June there is a commemoration and more people. ## How much does it cost? A single ticket of 150 CZK includes the museum, the gallery, house no. 116, the memorial area and the rose garden; under-15s, students and over-65s, 70 CZK; family with two adults and one child, 350 CZK. A guided visit of the area in English, for the group, 800 CZK; there is a free audio guide for your phone. ## Dónde está - Cerca: Prague (a 17.1 km), Karlštejn (a 22.7 km), Křivoklát (a 26.0 km), Mělník (a 30.2 km) ## Qué hacer - **The Lidice Memorial museum** (45 min · Adults and teenagers · 150 CZK, joint ticket; 70 CZK reduced; family from 350 CZK): The permanent exhibition tells the daily life of pre-war Lidice through the photographs of its families, the destruction of the village in June 1942 and what became of the women and children, with a film in which survivors speak. Next to the museum, the Under the Tribune and In Memoriam halls host free temporary exhibitions. The joint ticket of 150 CZK is valid for the whole memorial. - **The memorial area, where the old village stood** (45 min · Adults and teenagers; waymarked paths also suitable for wheelchairs · Included in the 150 CZK ticket; guided tour by arrangement, 800 CZK in English): From the museum you walk down to the meadow where Lidice stood. A waymarked path, also suitable for wheelchairs, passes the foundations of the church and the school, the mass grave of the men who were shot, and reaches the monument to the children. You can walk it on your own with the memorial's free audio guide or with a guide arranged in advance: in English, German or Russian it costs 800 CZK per group. - **The monument to the children victims of war** (20 min · Everyone; with children, explain to them beforehand what they are going to see): In the meadow of the old village, the sculptor Marie Uchytilová portrayed the 82 children of Lidice who died after the deportation: 42 girls and 40 boys in bronze, standing in the meadow. It is the best-known image of the memorial and the hardest part of the visit. - **The Lidice rose garden, the garden of peace and friendship** (30 min · Everyone): The idea came from England: the "Lidice Shall Live" group of the MP Barnett Stross proposed a rose garden, which opened in June 1955 as the garden of peace and friendship. It covers 3.5 ha on the slope between the old village and the new one, with rose bushes sent from many countries planted by colour and shape. In 2015 it received the Award of Garden Excellence of the World Federation of Rose Societies. The best time is June and July. - **The Lidice Gallery and House No. 116, in the new village** (1 h · Adults and families · Included in the 150 CZK ticket): In the new village, built from 1947 with the most modern ideas of its day, the Lidice Gallery shows the collection of modern art that artists from around the world gave to Lidice and, every year, the international exhibition of children's fine art. You can watch films and documents from the period. Nearby is House No. 116, a family home in the new village that can be visited with the same ticket. ## Dónde comer - **Restaurant of the Lidice Gallery** (Restaurant, Lidice, €€). Qué pedir: something from its bakery with a coffee after the visit. ## Consejos ### Start with the museum It is what gives meaning to the meadow. ### Download the audio guide It is free and explains each point of the area. ### Wear comfortable shoes From the museum to the children's monument and the gallery is a good walk. ### Prepare the children It is a hard visit; the monument is figures of children their age. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How do I get there from Prague without a car? By metro to Nádraží Veleslavín and bus 300 or 322, or to Zličín and bus 324, to the Lidice stop. ### How much is the ticket? 150 CZK with everything included; 70 CZK reduced. ### Are there tours in Spanish? Guided ones, no: in Czech, English, German or Russian, on request. There is an audio guide for your phone. ### How long do I need? An hour and a half for the essentials; three hours for everything. ### Is it wheelchair accessible? Almost all of it: staff help in the In Memoriam hall and in house no. 116, and the area has marked paths. ### Can you combine it with another visit? With the airport, yes: it is very close, and you can do it on the day of arrival or departure.