PRAGUE SIGHTSEEING TOURS
Sightseeing in Prague is simply wonderful. We have selected 4 of the
most popular Prague sightseeing trips for you.
Discovery of the Old Town
Visit some of the most famous places in the Old Town!
Start in front of the Municipal House, jewel of Art Nouveau Architecture.
Continue within the pedestrian zone to Wenceslas Square, the biggest and its
most lively square in the City. Keep walking through small picturesque streets
and squares, to the Old Town Square, one of the most important places for every
Czech.
Admire the famous Old Town with its beautiful astronomical clock, surrounded
by gothic, renaissance and baroque buildings and enter the Tyn Church, the burial
place of the famous Dutch astrologist Tycho de Brahe. Enjoy the shopping boulevard
of Prague – Parizska Street - with its elegant and prestigious shops.
Old Town Tower:
Open daily:
Mondays: 11am – 6pm
Tuesdays to Sundays 9am – 6pm
Jewish Quarter and Its treasure
Visit the most mystic area in Prague (Jewish Cemetery)
Combining a city walk partly through the Old Town and the most mystic area of
the Prague Jewish Quarter.
Jewish Synagogues and Cemetery
Large Jewish Ghetto before and during the Second World War defines the Jewish
Quarter nowadays in Prague in the Old Town. Just off the Old Town Square,
you can find the cemetery containing over 12,000
grave stones.
The Mayor of the Jewish Town, Mordechai Maisel, who financed the extensive
Renaissance reconstruction of the ghetto, built the Maisel Synagogue in 1590 – 1592.
The Klaus Synagogue is located near the entrance to the Old Jewish Cemetery
and was completed in 1694. This synagogue holds an important place in the history
of Prague’s Jewish Town. It was the largest synagogue in the ghetto.
The Pinkas Synagogue was built in 1535 and after World War II, was turned into
a Memorial to the Jews of Bohemia and Moravia murdered by the Nazis. Inscribed
on its walls are the names of the Jewish victims, their personal data and the
name of their village.
Opening hours:
Jewish Museum
Open daily except Saturdays and Jewish holidays
From 9am till 6pm.
Old Town in the theme of « Art Nouveau » architecture
Developed in the 19th century and honored mostly by the famous painter Alfons
Mucha, Art Nouveau is represented on many architectonical buildings in the Old
Town.
In the Municipal House you will find several halls decorated and painted in this
style, the biggest of which is used during the famous Prague Spring Festival.
A visit to the interior of the house is a must.
Continue to the Museum of Mucha, 7 Panska Street, right by Wenceslas Square and
several footsteps from the Municipal House. Enjoy a walk through the marvelous
streets of Prague such as Parizska, Celetna, Na Prikopech, where you can see
buildings in the style of Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Cubism.
Museum Mucha:
Open daily
From 10am till 6pm
Prague Castle
The most important place in Prague set in one of the most beautiful areas in
Europe.
Hradcany is not only the location of the world famous Prague Castle but also
of numerous palaces, churches and monuments.
A visit to Hradcany should start on Strahov, (tram station Pohorelec, n.22, 23)
where you will find the unique libraries of Strahov Monastery.
Continue to Loreta Square where the Czernin Palace and Loreta church are located.
Your steps will then lead you to Hradcany Square, which is the main entrance
to Prague Castle.
In the centre of the square stands a pest column with a statue of the Virgin
Mary. The square is surrounded by several palaces : Stenberg – an example
of Renaissance architecture, Toscana – an early Baroque building, Martinic
with its portal from the 16th century and the Renaissance Archbishop's Palace
with its rococo façade.
There you will find the First Castle Courtyard with its 1614 Matthias Gateway,
the location of the much photographed Castle Guards and the beginning of your
vist to Prague Castle.
The best is yet to come: St. Vitus Cathedral, the Knights court and Vladislav
hall, St. George Basilica - one of the oldest in the city and of course the Golden
Lane , where during the Middle Ages alchemists would try to invent gold!
Opening Hours:
Loreta Church:
Open daily except Mondays
From 9am till 12:15pm and 1pm till 4:30pm
Prague Castle:
The Prague Castle premises are open to the public daily from 5am till 12am.
Changing of the guards at the Castle gates are every hour starting at 5am till
12am At noon, with fanfare and banners exchange .
All the Prague Castle Sights are open daily from 9am till 5pm.
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