Sights
Every stop, on the map
The castle, the bridge, the squares and the gardens our walks pass, each with its story and where you will find it.
The sights on the map of Prague
Castle & churches · From the 9th century
Prague Castle
A thousand years of kings and presidents on one hill: three courtyards, palaces, churches and the best view over the red roofs.
Castle & churches · 1344–1929
St Vitus Cathedral
The Gothic heart of the castle, begun in 1344 and finished in 1929, with the tombs of kings and a window by Alfons Mucha.
Castle & churches · Late 16th century
Golden Lane
Tiny houses built into the castle walls in the 16th century; Franz Kafka wrote in number 22.
Castle & churches · 1704–1755
St Nicholas Church
The finest baroque church in Prague, with a green dome over the Lesser Town; Mozart played its organ in 1787.
Streets & squares · Houses from the Middle Ages to baroque
Nerudova Street
The steep street up to the castle, its houses named by signs: two suns, three fiddles, a golden horseshoe.
Streets & squares · Since the 1980s
Lennon Wall
A wall of paint and messages that has never stopped changing since the 1980s.
Gardens & river · Park from the 18th century
Kampa
An island in the Vltava, cut off by the Devil's Stream, with a park, a mill wheel and a quiet view of the bridge.
Bridges & river · 1357–early 15th century
Charles Bridge
The stone bridge Charles IV began in 1357: 516 metres, sixteen arches and thirty statues between two towers.
Gardens & river · 1623–1630
Wallenstein Garden
A baroque garden with a grand loggia, a dripstone wall and peacocks, made for the general Albrecht von Wallenstein.
Bridges & river · Late 14th century
Old Town Bridge Tower
One of the most beautiful Gothic towers in Europe, guarding the bridge on the Old Town side.
Streets & squares · 1653–1726
Klementinum
The Jesuit college with a baroque library hall and an astronomical tower that has measured Prague's weather since 1775.
Streets & squares · Clock from 1410
Old Town Square & the Astronomical Clock
The square at the heart of the Old Town and its clock, ticking since 1410, with the apostles parading on the hour.
Castle & churches · 14th century–1511
Týn Church
The two dark spires over Old Town Square, 80 metres high, with Tycho Brahe buried inside.
Gardens & river · 1891
Petřín Lookout Tower
A little Eiffel Tower on the hill above the Lesser Town, built in 1891: 299 steps to the widest view of Prague.