Walking around Prague



Stare Mesto | Josefov | Mala Strana | Hrad | Nove Mesto | Vysehrad

Prague does not need any introduction, it is one of the art cities most visited in the world, international cultural center, Unesco heritage, monumental, superb, charming, emblem of the ancient splendor of the Bohemian as well as a Roman Empire capital. Perched on the Vltava river which overlooks one of the most beautiful bridges in the world, Charles Bridge with its famous 31 Baroque statues overlooking the characteristic Kampa area, is divided into six major areas that now we're going to visit together:

  • Stare Mesto - Old Town

  • Josefov - Jew Quarter

  • Mala Strana - Charles Bridge, Kampa

  • Hradcany - Castle Area

  • Nove Mesto - The new city

  • Vysehrad - the walled town on the rock


  • back to top Stare Mesto

    The Old Town with the old city center concentrated in the beautiful Old Town Square with the Town Hall which houses the famous Astronomical Clock attraction for thousands of tourists who await the tolling every hour from 9am to 9pm to see the little procession of 12 apostles, and then the baroque St. Nicholas church and the Tyn church of Santa Maria recognizable by the two tall towers of 80 meters high and the pediment pinnacles. Not far from the square do not miss Municipal House and the Powder Palace.


    back to top Josefov

    Prague's Jewish Quarter without any doubt is the most elegant and refined area in Prague with the famous Paris street, full of luxury shops, Vacchianuova Synagogue, the oldest in the European Union, the Museum and the Jewish Town Hall.

    back to top Mala Strana

    The small city between the Vltava River and the hills of Hrad and Petrin is characterized by the St.Nicholas Church, the magnificent baroque Charles Bridge and the adjacent picturesque Kampa island with the Kampa Museum, the Grand Master square with the famous John Lennon wall, the elegant Malta square with the embassies of Japan and Denmark.



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Seat of Czech rulers, a real fortified citadel with the majestic St.Vitus Cathedral viewable from all over Prague and the beautiful Old Royal Palace, San Giorgio Basilica and the typical Golden Lane so named for the presence of ancient shops that produced the precious metal.

Maybe the most fascinating part of the castle is the western part with Loreta Square with the shrine and the adjacent Novy Svet, which in Czech means new world, an ancient area behind the monastery with the atmosphere really special above all if experienced at sunset. Complete the area Pohorelec, the fire place with beautiful Strahov Premonstratensians Monastery and the charming San Rocco and Assumption churches in addition to the Strahov Library. Should stop here for lunch or dinner at the Brauerei Brewery to taste bodied vegetable soups and delicious grilled meats.


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Prague new town sorround 2 large town square:

  • Venceslao square - old horse market, dedicated to Czech Republic patron saint with an equestrian statue, 750 meters long and in 1989 scene of the well-known Velvet Revolution against communist regime, on its northern side stands the imposing neo-Renaissance building of the Prague National Museum, while, on the left side, two amazing 900 buildings Grand Hotel Europe and Hotel Meran, side by side.

  • Charles square - old cattle market, is the largest square of the city with its 530 meters by 150, a meeting place for university students from neighboring universities and enhanced by the Town Hall and the adjoining Cubist House Diamant at north, from St.Ignatius and S.Stepan churches at east, at south, along the road leading to Vysehard and the botanical gardens, St.John of Nepomuk on the Rocks Baroque church and the Benedictine Monastery Emmaus or the Slavs.



back to top Vysehrad

Place of rare beauty at south of the old town, the Vysehrad fortress looks over Vltava river along the opposite Hrad side, a small hill that dominates workers districts of Prague and sacred place for the Pantheon presence where lie the most illustrious figures in Prague including painters, sculptors and musicians that are accessed through the charming Tabor door. On top of the imposing neo-gothic St Peter and Paul Church and the Romanesque circular San Martino church. Just after the visit, outside the city walls, on the main road, a restaurant where is absolutely worth to stop, U Kroka in Vratislavova, 12 to enjoy meat, roasted pork knuckle and traditional Czech dishes with a minimum cost, not as tourist outside the center but just 10 minutes by line 7 tram or metro station Vysehrad.


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