Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Prague, Czechia
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11.2 km
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Experience Prague in Czechia in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in PragueIndividual Sights in PragueSight 1: Milan Rastislav Štefánik
The statue of Milan Rastislav Štefánik is an outdoor sculpture by Bohumil Kafka, installed outside Štefánik's Observatory on Petřín in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 2: Petrin Observation Tower
The Petřín Lookout Tower is a steel-framework tower 63.5 metres (208 ft) tall on Petřín Hill in Prague, built in 1891. It resembles the Eiffel Tower and was used as an observation tower as well as a transmission tower. Today the tower is a major tourist attraction.
Sight 3: Mirror Maze on Petřín Hill
The Petřín Maze is a popular children's and tourist attraction in the garden of the Lookout Tower on Petřín Hill in Prague, in the immediate vicinity of the Petřín Lookout Tower.
Sight 4: Jaroslav Vrchlický
The monument to Jaroslav Vrchlický by the brothers Josef Wagner and Antonín Wagner has been located in Prague in the Lobkowicz Garden since 1960. The monument is a protected monument as part of the Lobkowicz Palace complex.
Sight 5: saint Charles Borromeo
The Church of St. Charles Borromeo is originally a Roman Catholic monastery church in the Lesser Town in the area of the Hospital of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Charles Borromeo "Pod Petřínem", built in the Classicist style in connection with the construction of this hospital and consecrated on November 4, 1855. It is located in the Prague 1-Lesser Town district. Its address is Vlašská 336/36. It is protected as an immovable cultural monument.
Wikipedia: Kostel svatého Karla Boromejského (Malá Strana) (CS), Heritage Website
Sight 6: Trauttmannsdorfský palác
Trauttmansdorff Palace or Trčka Palace is a classicist palace located in Loretánská Street No. 180/6 at Hradčany in Prague 1. It is named after the Austrian family of Trauttmansdorff. The palace is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. Since October 2019, the palace has been the seat of some departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.
Sight 7: Galerie Josefa Sudka
The Josef Sudek Gallery is near Hradčany in Prague, in a house where Josef Sudek lived from 1959 until his death. Part of his photographic output was transferred to the MDA in Prague in the years 1978–1988. Since 1989 the MDA in Prague has also administered his flat, where the gallery opened in 1995. Sudek had also a studio in Prague, Na Újezdu 28, which he continued to use for his photographic work after moving to Hradčany, and where his sister and assistant Božena Sudková lived.
Sight 8: Kajetánské terasy
The Kajetánské terasy garden is located in the Lesser Town in Prague 1. The elongated plot, demarcated by the Castle Stairs and Nerudova Street, occupies an area of 2085 m² at an altitude of 220 to 240 m above sea level. The entrance to the garden is from the ramp of Prague Castle.
Sight 9: Saint Nicholas
The Church of Saint Nicholas is a Baroque church in the Lesser Town of Prague. It was built between 1704 and 1755 on the site where formerly a Gothic church from the 13th century stood, which was also dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It has been described as the greatest example of Prague Baroque.
Wikipedia: St. Nicholas Church (Malá Strana) (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 10: A studio Rubín
A studio Rubín is a chamber theatre located in the historical centre of Prague, in the basement of the listed house At the Three Golden Stars on Lesser Town Square. The studio is associated with original productions and the creation of new theatre texts; During the normalization period, several art exhibitions took place here. The current dramaturgy of Studio Rubín focuses on more intimate, more neglected and more subtle themes.
Sight 11: Our Lady Victorious
The Church of Our Lady of Victories, also referred as the Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague, in Malá Strana, the "Lesser Quarter" of Prague, is a church governed and administered by the Discalced Carmelites.
Wikipedia: Church of Our Lady of Victories (EN), Website, Website, Heritage Website
Sight 12: Panna Maria pod Řetězem
The Church of Our Lady under the Chain is a Roman Catholic monastery church attached to the Commandery of the Order of St. John. It is the torso of an unfinished larger medieval Maltese church, begun in the Romanesque style. The current church is only the chancel of the intended temple. Together with the neighbouring buildings of the Lesser Town Maltese Commandery, it is protected as a cultural monument. It is located in Lázeňská Street in Prague 1 in the Lesser Town.
Wikipedia: Kostel Panny Marie pod řetězem (CS), Heritage Website
Sight 13: Lesser Town Bridge Tower
The Lesser Town Bridge Towers are two Prague towers of different styles, of unequal height, forming the entrance from Charles Bridge to the Lesser Town on the Royal Route at the beginning of Mostecká Street. Medieval bridges were usually equipped with a tower at each end. However, Charles Bridge has two towers on the Lesser Town bank, connected by a large Gothic gate. The lower tower is called Judith's Tower and is older than the Charles Bridge, the higher tower was built after its completion. The towers with the gate formed an important part of the Lesser Town fortifications at the time when the Lesser Town of Prague - today's Lesser Town - was an independent territory. In the event of an invasion of foreign troops, an armed garrison could take refuge in the towers, which prevented the enemy from crossing the bridge. But even in peaceful times, armed guards made it clear to those entering that they would not tolerate any riots.
Sight 14: Saint Thomas
Saint Thomas Church is an Augustinian church in Malá Strana, Prague, Czech Republic. The address is at Josefská 8. The church is easily recognisable in the Prague skyline. Saint Thomas' Church stands within the vicinity of both Saint Nicholas' Church and the Castle of Prague. In 2003, Saint Thomas Church celebrated its 775 anniversary.
Sight 15: Waldstein Garden
The Wallenstein Garden is one of the most distinctive buildings of the Czech early Baroque. It is located in Prague's Lesser Town and is part of the Wallenstein Palace, the seat of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The publicly accessible garden in Italian style, divided by trimmed hedges, is equipped with water features, sculptural decorations, a grotto wall and a monumental sala terrena. Occasionally, concerts and exhibitions are held here.
Sight 16: Peeing Statues
Piss is an outdoor 2004 sculpture and fountain by Czech artist David Černý, installed outside the Franz Kafka Museum in Malá Strana, Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 17: Karel Zeman Museum
The Karel Zeman Museum is a permanent exhibition of the life's work of the world-renowned filmmaker Karel Zeman, who made Czech cinematography of the 20th century famous for his film tricks. The museum was opened on October 6, 2012 in the Lesser Town, near the Charles Bridge. The museum premises provide a behind-the-scenes look at Karel Zeman's work, from his first animations and puppet films to his work from the author's last creative period. A substantial part of the exhibition is devoted to the most important films, i.e. Journey to the Beginning of Time, Invention for Destruction and Baron Munchausen.
Sight 18: Saints John of Matha, Felix of Valois, and Ivan
The statues of John of Matha, Felix of Valois and Saint Ivan are outdoor sculptures by Ferdinand Brokoff, installed on the south side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
Wikipedia: Statues of John of Matha, Felix of Valois and Saint Ivan, Charles Bridge (EN)
Sight 19: Saint Adalbert
The statue of Adalbert of Prague by Ferdinand Brokoff and Michal Jan Josef Brokoff is installed on the south side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
Wikipedia: Statue of Adalbert of Prague, Charles Bridge (EN)
Sight 20: Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
The statue of Nicholas of Tolentino is an outdoor sculpture by Jeroným Kohl, installed on the south side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
Wikipedia: Statue of Nicholas of Tolentino, Charles Bridge (EN)
Sight 21: Saint Vincent Ferrer and Saint Procopius
The statues of Saints Vincent Ferrer and Procopius are outdoor sculptures of Saint Vincent Ferrer and Saint Procopius of Sázava by Ferdinand Brokoff, installed on the south side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
Wikipedia: Statues of Saints Vincent Ferrer and Procopius, Charles Bridge (EN)
Sight 22: Charles Bridge
Charles Bridge is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century. The bridge replaced the old Judith Bridge built 1158–1172 that had been badly damaged by a flood in 1342. This new bridge was originally called Stone Bridge or Prague Bridge, but has been referred to as "Charles Bridge" since 1870.
Sight 23: Saint Francis Borgia
A statue of Francis Borgia by Ferdinand Brokoff is installed on the south side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 24: Saint John the Baptist
The statue of John the Baptist is an outdoor sculpture by Josef Max, installed on the north side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 25: Saint Anne
The statue of Saint Anne is an outdoor sculpture which was developed by Matěj Václav Jäckel in 1707. It was installed on the north side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 26: Saint Ivo
A statue of Ivo of Kermartin by Matthias Braun is installed on the south side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 27: Bedřich Smetana
The statue of Bedřich Smetana is a sculpture of the famous Czech composer Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) located outside the Smetana Museum in Prague, Czech Republic. It was unveiled on 4 June 1984, in the centenary year of his death. The sculpture, 235 cm high and weighing about a ton, was by professor Josef Malejovský and architect Bedřich Hanák.
Sight 28: Holy Saviour
St. Salvator Church is a Catholic church in the Klementinum in Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 29: The House of the Mother of the Suicide
The House of Suicide and the House of Mother Suicide is the works of art on the border of sculptures and buildings of American architect John Hejduk. They are dedicated to Jan Palach, who burned himself on 16 January 1969 in the upper part of Prague's Wenceslas Square in Prague. The inspiration for Hejduk became the poem David Shapiro entitled Jan Palach Funeral from 1969. For the first time, sculptures were realized in 1986–1990 by a group of students of Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta led by James Wiliamson and placed them in the Institute hall. In September 1991, during his visit to Prague, John Hejduk donated sculptures to President Václav Havel and the Czechoslovak people. Their wooden mock -ups were built at Prague Castle on that occasion, from where they were removed after 2000. Since then, several times have been considered to be the definitive placement of sculptures, for example in the Czech Technical University in Prague 6. They were definitely made of steel only in 2015 and located in Prague's Alšovo nábřeží. The edge of the square ground plan of both buildings has a length of 2.7 meters, the height including tips is 7.3 meters. The ceremonial unveiling took place on 16 January 2016 in the presence of Hejduk's daughter Renata.
Sight 30: Old Jewish Cemetery
The Old Jewish Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, which is one of the largest of its kind in Europe and one of the most important Jewish historical monuments in Prague. It served its purpose from the first half of the 15th century until 1786. Renowned personalities of the local Jewish community were buried here; among them rabbi Jehuda Liva ben Becalel – Maharal, businessman Mordecai Meisel (1528–1601), historian David Gans and rabbi David Oppenheim (1664–1736). Today the cemetery is administered by the Jewish Museum in Prague.
Sight 31: Holy Spirit
Church of the Holy Spirit is a Gothic church in Josefov, Prague, Czech Republic.
Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Spirit, Prague (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 32: Franz Kafka
Get Ticket*A statue of Franz Kafka by artist Jaroslav Róna was installed on Vězeňská street in the Jewish Quarter of Prague, Czech Republic in December 2003. It is situated near the Spanish Synagogue. It depicts Franz Kafka riding on the shoulders of a headless figure, in reference to the author's 1912 story "Description of a Struggle".
Sight 33: Spanish Synagogue
Get Ticket*The Spanish Synagogue is a former Reform Jewish synagogue, located in the area of the so-called Jewish Town, Prague, in the Czech Republic. The synagogue was completed in 1868 in the Moorish Revival style on the site of the presumably oldest synagogue, Old School. In 1955 the former synagogue was permanently repurposed as a Jewish museum and is administered by the Jewish Museum in Prague.
Wikipedia: Spanish Synagogue (Prague) (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 34: Galerie Roberta Guttmanna
The Robert Guttmann Gallery is an exhibition space of the Jewish Museum in Prague in the capital city of Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 35: svatý Haštal
St. Castulus church is a Gothic church with Romanesque and Baroque elements. It is located on the Castulus square, in Old town near Convent of Saint Agnes. It is the only church in the Czech Republic consecrated to Saint Castulus.
Wikipedia: Saint Castulus Church, Prague (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 36: Divadlo V Dlouhé
Theatre in Dlouha Street is a repertoire theatre established in 1996 with financing from the Municipality of Prague.
Sight 37: Václav Hollar
Wenceslaus Hollar was a prolific and accomplished Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century, who spent much of his life in England. He is known to German speakers as Wenzel Hollar; and to Czech speakers as Václav Hollar. He is particularly noted for his engravings and etchings. He was born in Prague, died in London, and was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster.
Sight 38: Saint Salvator
The Church of the Saviour is a church of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. It is located in Prague's Old Town between Salvátorská, Kostečná and Dušní streets, near the Old Town Square. It is dedicated to Salvator, the Saviour. It is protected as a cultural monument.
Wikipedia: Kostel svatého Salvátora (Praha, Salvátorská ulice) (CS), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 39: Maisel Synagogue
The Maisel Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the former Jewish quarter of Prague, in the Czech Republic. The synagogue was built at the end of the 16th century in the Gothic Revival style. Since then its appearance has changed several times. The synagogue belongs to the Jewish Community of Prague and is administered by the Jewish Museum in Prague as a part of its exhibitions.
Sight 40: U Zlatého bažanta
The House at the Golden Pheasant, sometimes also called U Cepů, is house No. 10 in the Old Town of Prague, U Radnice Street No. 2. It stands between the houses At the Three Chimney Sweeps and At the Golden Bell. It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
Sight 41: Dům U Tří kominíčků
The House At the Three Chimney Sweeps, sometimes also called U Sloupu, is house No. 9 in the Old Town of Prague, Malé náměstí No. 5. It stands between the houses At the Yellow Statue and At the Golden Pheasant. It is protected as a cultural monument.
Sight 42: U Tří mečů
The House at the Three Swords, also known as the House at the Horse, is a classicist building on Malé náměstí in Prague. It is located between the house At the Three Lime Trees and the house At the Golden Two, with the back side adjacent to the house At the Rooster, which is part of the Old Town Hall. The building is the property of the City of Prague.
Wikipedia: Dům U Tří mečů (Malé náměstí) (CS), Heritage Website
Sight 43: U Zlaté dvojky
The Golden Two House, formerly also called U Koníčka, is house No. 5 in the Old Town of Prague, Malé náměstí No. 9. It stands between the houses At the Golden Horn and At the Three Swords. It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
Sight 44: U Zlatého rohu
The House at the Golden Horn is house No. 4/I in the Old Town of Prague. It stands on the corner between the Old Town Square and the Small Square between the houses U Minut and the house U Zlaté dvojky. Since 1958, it has been protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
Sight 45: U Zlaté lilie
The House at the Golden Lily is house No. 458 on Malé náměstí in the Old Town of Prague. It stands between Richtr's House and the House at the Golden Eagle. It has been protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic since 1964.
Sight 46: U Bílého lva
The House at the White Lion is a burgher house rebuilt in the late Baroque style after 1769, which stands on Malé náměstí No. 143 / No. 2 in the Old Town of Prague.
Wikipedia: Dům U Bílého lva (Malé náměstí) (CS), Heritage Website
Sight 47: Divadlo Disk
DISK Theatre is a theatre in Prague, Czech Republic. It constitutes part of the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Performers are students of the Department of Dramatic Theatre (KCD) and of the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre.
Sight 48: svatý Kliment
St. Clement's Cathedral also known as the Church of St. Clement or St. Kliment, is a Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic church located in Prague, Czech Republic, and functions as the cathedral of the Ruthenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Czech Republic. The church was erected as a cathedral with the Bull "Quo aptius" by Pope John Paul II of March 13, 1996, which established the Exarchate of the Czech Republic.
Wikipedia: St. Clement's Cathedral, Prague (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 49: Saint Giles
The Church of Saint Giles is a church in Prague, Czech Republic. This monumental three-aisled church was built on the foundations of a Romanesque church. Subsequently, numerous reconstructions took place during the 12th to 14th century. The Church of St. Giles in Prague was consecrated on 4 May 1371. In 1625, the church was donated to the Dominican order, which has served here and in the adjacent monastery ever since. The church was remodeled in Baroque style.
Sight 50: Historic Centre of Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated on the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.4 million people.
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