Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Prague, Czechia
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Experience Prague in Czechia in a whole new way with our 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: Bertramka
Bertramka is a villa in Prague where Mozart was a frequent guest. Bertramka is now a museum dedicated to the memory of Mozart and to the former owners and Mozart’s hosts: Mr and Mrs Dušek.
Sight 2: Nejsvětější Trojice
The Church of the Holy Trinity in Smíchov is a Roman Catholic parish church from the first half of the 19th century. The church in the Empire style is located on Plzeňská Street in Prague 5-Smíchov in the area of the Lesser Town Cemetery.
Sight 3: Kingdom of Railways
The Kingdom of Railways is primarily a set of several model railroads in 1:87 scale. Particularly noteworthy is the exhibition located on the -2nd floor, presenting a simplified railway model of the Czech Republic. The trackage contains models of important buildings in the Czech Republic and also several moving cars. In addition, some locomotives have cameras in the front and they broadcast live footage of the train to the cinema hall, which is located near the tracks. The trackage also alternates between day and night periods in regular cycles.
Sight 4: Smíchovská synagoga
The Smíchov Synagogue is a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Stroupežnického 32, Smíchov, in Prague, in the Czech Republic. Completed in 1863, the former synagogue was remodelled in 1931 in the Functionalist style. After the World War II, the building was used for secular purposes because the Smíchov Jewish community ceased to exist in the Shoah. Since 1998, the building has been used as an archive of the Jewish Museum in Prague.
Sight 5: Saint Wenceslas
The Church of St. Wenceslas in Smíchov is a Roman Catholic parish church on 14th October Square in Smíchov, Prague. The Neo-Renaissance three-nave basilica with two fifty-metre towers is consecrated to the Czech patron saint St. Wenceslas. It was built between 1881 and 1885 according to the plans of architect Antonín Viktor Barvitius. Ludvík Šimek and Stanislav Sucharda participated in the sculptural decoration, while the paintings, mosaics and stained glass windows were designed by František Sequens, Josef Matyáš Trenkwald, Maxmilián Pirner and Zikmund Rudl. The exterior of the building is one of the most important examples of Czech Neo-Renaissance architecture, the interior is conceived in the style of an early Christian Roman basilica.
Sight 6: Portheimka
Portheimka or Dientzenhofer Palace or Bukvojka is a Baroque summer palace located in the Smíchov district of Prague. It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. At present, Portheimka is used as a gallery. The summer palace includes the Portheimka garden.
Sight 7: Park Portheimka
The Portheimka Garden is located near the Portheimka homestead in Smíchov, Štefánkova 68/12, in Smíchov in Prague. It is located between Matoušova Street and 14. října Square. It has an area of 0.69 ha and lies at an altitude of 192 to 194 m above sea level. Together with the Portheimka summer palace and the fountain, the garden is protected as a cultural monument.
Sight 8: Medvědí kašna
The Bear Fountain in Smíchov is an early Baroque stone fountain in Prague 5-Smíchov, standing since 1945 in the park on 14. října Square, situated in the east-west axis between the Church of St. Michael. Wenceslas and the foreground of the Jirásek Bridge, south of the National House and east of the Smíchov Market. The fountain is the work of sculptor Jeroným Kohl and has been protected as a cultural monument since 1964.
Sight 9: Dienzenhoferovy sady
Dientzenhofer Gardens are an area of public greenery on the left-bank bridgehead of the Jirásek Bridge in Prague, Smíchov. They are bordered by V Botanice, Matoušova and Zborovská streets. The area of the park is 0.6 hectares and lies at an altitude of 192 meters. The park is accessible to the public without restrictions. One of the main dominant features of the orchards is a 20-metre-high English oak with a trunk circumference of over 3.75 metres, which was declared a memorable tree on 26 January 2005.
Sight 10: Alois Jirásek
The statue of Alois Jirásek is an outdoor sculpture by Karel Pokorný and Jaroslav Fragner, installed in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 11: svatý Václav na Zderaze
St. Wenceslas Church at Zderaz is a Gothic single-nave church in Prague – New Town. It is located at the crossroad of Resslova Street and Dittrichova Street.
Sight 12: Saints Cyril and Methodius
The Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Nové Město, Prague, the Czech Republic, is the principal Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church.
Sight 13: Karolina Světlá
The monument to Karolina Světlá stands on Charles Square in Prague 2.
Sight 14: Saint Ignatius
St. Ignatius Church is a Roman Catholic church, located in Charles Square, Prague, in the Czech Republic.
Sight 15: Jan Evangelista Purkyně
The monument to Jan Evangelista Purkyně stands in the southern part of Charles Square in Prague's New Town.
Sight 16: František Palacký
The František Palacký Monument is an outdoor monument commemorating František Palacký by Stanislav Sucharda, installed in New Town, Prague, Czech Republic.
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