Attractions
Old Town Square including Astronomical Clock, Charles Bridge, Prague Castle with St. Vitus Cathedral and Jewish Quarter are the most visited attractions in Prague. Also worth consideration is the wonderful art nouveau confection, Municipal House, with the largest concert hall in Prague or imposing Strahov Monastery with the baroque double-storey Philosophy Hall and Strahov Gallery.
To escape to a green space, visit by funicular the peaceful grounds of Petřín Hill, the Observation Tower or Vyšehrad, which once was a forbidding fortress and now it is a popular place for locals at the weekends.
All the other tourist sites can be considered, based on your personal preference and time and in this category, you will find many ideas on how to explore Prague at its best.
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Pařížská Street
Pařížská Street, the ultimate bourgeois avenue, thanks to its location, has always belonged to the streets with a high concentration of luxurious shops, swanky cafés,…
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The Royal Route
The Royal Route is hard to miss in Prague as it is marked with a silver arrow that can be seen on the side walk…
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Best City Views
City Spots - From the giant metronome on Letná Gardens - there used to be a statue of Stalin here. Across Lesser Town from the…
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Strahov Monastery
The monastery, which became known as the Strahov monastery, was not much of a success until 1143, when a group of Premonstratensians settled here. The…
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St. Nicholas Church (Lesser Town)
This exquisite Baroque church was built between 1704-1755 by Kilian Dientzenhofer, it is one of the most beautiful Baroque churches in Europe. Building was completed…
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Dancing House
The Dancing House, nicknamed 'Fred and Ginger' is an office building in downtown Prague. It was built in 1997 by Croatian-born Czech architect Vlado Milunic…
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St. Vitus Cathedral
A narrow passage leads to the third courtyard of the castle, and a sudden view of the immense and awe-inspiring facade of St. Vitus Cathedral…
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Trade Fair Palace
This huge grimly palace is now the venue for the National Gallery's Centre for Modern & Contemporary Art. A seven storey building constructed in 1928…
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Sternberg Palace
Sternberg Palace is open for the public after the reconstruction in the years 2002 and 2003. The palace houses permanent exposition of old European Baroque…
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Loreta Prague
This pretty baroque monaster has been a place of pilgrimage since 1626, when it was endowed by a Bohemian noblewoman, Kateřina of Lobkowicz. The Loreta…
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Church of Our Lady before Tyn
Come to see this impressive Old Town parish church, especially at night. This Gothic church was built in 1365 on the site of an earlier…
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The House of the Black Madonna
This building at Celetná no. 34 was designed by Josef Gočár between 1911 and 1912 as a multifunctional building with shops on the ground floor…
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