Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #13 in Prague, Czechia

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Number of sights 22 sights
Distance 6.5 km
Ascend 140 m
Descend 123 m

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 Prague

Sight 1: Malostranská vodárenská věž

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The Lesser Town Water Tower, also called the Petržilkovská Tower, is the smallest historical water tower in Prague, the only one of the historic water towers on the left bank of the Vltava River. It is located in Smíchov on Petržilkovský Island, near Janáček Embankment and the southern tip of Children's Island.

Wikipedia: Malostranská vodárenská věž (CS)

668 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Šítkovská vodárenská věž

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The Šítkovská Water Tower, also called the Upper New Town Tower, is a water tower from the end of the 15th century on the right bank of the Vltava River in Prague's New Town in the immediate vicinity of today's building of the Mánes Association of Fine Artists, not far from Jirásek Square in the area of the former Šítkovské mills.

Wikipedia: Šítkovská vodárenská věž (CS)

309 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Historic Centre of Prague

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Historic Centre of PragueMoyan Brenn from Italy / CC BY 2.0

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.

Wikipedia: Prague (EN)

296 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: svatý Michal

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St. Michael's Church in Jircháře, Prague - New Town near the National Theatre, specifically the New Town street, which is called v Jirchářích. It is the seat of Czech, Slovak and English congregation of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Czech Republic. Its architectural style is not uniform due to alterations in different periods and styles. It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: St. Michael's Church in Jircháře, Prague (EN), Heritage Website

300 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Studio Ypsilon

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Studio Ypsilon, often referred to as Ypsilonka, was founded in 1963 in Liberec as an experimental workshop of several artistic professions, of which puppeteers predominated. In 1978, the theatre was moved to Prague. The theatre was not always an independent theatre, it became an independent stage only in 1990.

Wikipedia: Studio Ypsilon (CS), Website

185 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Nejsvětější Trojice

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The Church of the Holy Trinity in Spálená Street in Prague's New Town is a Baroque three-nave building with a tower from 1713 built according to the project of Octavio Broggio as part of the later abolished monastery of the Order of the Trinitarians, or the Order of the Holy Trinity for the Redemption of Captives, a Catholic order whose mission at that time was primarily to ransom Christians from Turkish captivity. The church is protected as a cultural monument and is located in the immediate vicinity of the Faculty of Education of Charles University. At the end of 2005, the local Roman Catholic parish was abolished and the church was given to Slovak Greek Catholics.

Wikipedia: Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice (Praha, Spálená ulice) (CS), Diocese, Heritage Website

339 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Vítězslav Hálek

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The Vítězslav Hálek Memorial is an outdoor monument to Vítězslav Hálek, located at the Charles Square in Prague, Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Vítězslav Hálek Memorial (EN)

43 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Saint Joseph

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The statue of Saint Joseph is located in front of New Town Hall on Charles Square, in Prague, Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Statue of Saint Joseph, Charles Square (EN)

463 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Saints Cyril and Methodius

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The Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Nové Město, Prague, the Czech Republic, is the principal Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church.

Wikipedia: Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral (EN)

270 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Eliška Krásnohorská

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The monument to Eliška Krásnohorská from 1931 stands in the western part of Charles Square in Prague's New Town opposite the buildings of the Czech Technical University. The author of the white marble statue is Karla Vobišová-Žáková.

Wikipedia: Pomník Elišky Krásnohorské (CS)

544 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 11: Saint Stephen

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The St. Stephen's Church is located in Štěpánská street in Prague 2, New Town. It is a church from the second half of the 14th century, which was built near the Romanesque St. Stephen rotunda. The church was dedicated to St. Stephen, traditionally regarded as the first martyr of Christianity, who was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who aroused the enmity of members of various synagogues by his teachings. And then rotunda was dedicated to St. Longin.

Wikipedia: St. Stephen's Church, Prague (EN)

155 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: svatý Longin

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svatý Longin

St. Longin's Rotunda is one of the few preserved romanesque rotundas in Prague, in the Czech Republic. It was founded in the 12th century as a parish church for a village called "Rybníček" which was there before the founding of the Prague New Town in the middle of the 14th century.

Wikipedia: St. Longin's Rotunda (EN), Website

317 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Divadlo v Řeznické

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The Theatre in Řeznická is a small theatre in Prague's New Town.

Wikipedia: Divadlo v Řeznické (CS), Website

181 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Divadlo Minor

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The Minor Theatre is a theatre with a focus on children and youth. It is located in Vodičkova Street in the New Town in Prague 1, in the former premises of the Skaut cinema.

Wikipedia: Divadlo Minor (CS), Website

400 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: MacNevenův palác

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The MacNeven, also known as the MacNeven Palace, or MacNevenovský Palace, also known as the Palacký House, is a historic building at 719/II Palackého Street in Prague's New Town, Prague 1, which connects Vodičkova and Jungmannova Streets, near Wenceslas Square. The building is protected as a cultural monument.

Wikipedia: MacNevenův palác (CS)

231 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Divadlo ABC

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Divadlo ABC

The ABC Theatre is a drama theatre belonging to the Prague City Theatres. It is located in Prague 1 in New Town in Palác U Nováků.

Wikipedia: Divadlo ABC (CS), Website

403 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 17: Činoherní klub

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Činoherní klub Wikipedia user Packa / CC BY 2.5

The Drama Club is a theatre located in Prague.

Wikipedia: The Drama Club (EN), Website

281 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 18: Statue of Saint Wenceslas

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The statue of Saint Wenceslas in Prague, Czech Republic depicts Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia. It is installed at Wenceslas Square.

Wikipedia: Statue of Saint Wenceslas, Wenceslas Square (EN)

197 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: Otýlie Sklenářová-Malá

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The monument to Otilie Sklenářová-Malá from 1933 is in Prague's Čelakovského sady near the building of the National Museum. The author of the white marble statue is Ladislav Šaloun.

Wikipedia: Pomník Otilie Sklenářové-Malé (CS)

440 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 20: Prague State Opera

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The State Opera is an opera house in Prague, Czech Republic. It is part of the National Theatre of the Czech Republic, founded by Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic in 1992. The theatre itself originally opened in 1888 as the New German Theatre and from 1949 to 1989 it was known as the Smetana Theatre. More recently it was renamed the Prague State Opera. Currently it is home to approximately 300 performances a year.

Wikipedia: State Opera (Prague) (EN), Website

183 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 21: Jan Svatopluk Presl

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The monument to Jan Svatopluk Presl in Vrchlického sady in Prague was ceremonially unveiled on 1.7.1910.

Wikipedia: Pomník Jana Svatopluka Presla (CS)

337 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 22: Woodrow Wilson

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The Woodrow Wilson Monument, created by Czech-American sculptor Albin Polasek, is installed outside Praha hlavní nádraží in Prague, Czech Republic. It was unveiled in October 2011, and honors the 28th president of the United States, Woodrow Wilson.

Wikipedia: Woodrow Wilson Monument (EN)

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