Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #15 in Prague, Czechia
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12.9 km
342 m
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: svatý Jan Nepomucký
The Church of St. John of Nepomuk was built in functionalist shapes with classicist elements in 1942 according to a project by Jaroslav Čermák and is located in Nepomucká Street in Prague's Košíře district. The architectural design included all the interior furnishings and decorations, including the altar, pews and accessories for the mass. The church is dominated by a 55-meter-high tower on rocky bedrock.
Sight 2: Cassel
Klamovka (Vokrouhlík) is a Rococo homestead and garden located today in the Smíchov district of Prague near the border of Košíře.
Sight 3: Nanebevzetí Panny Marie
The Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on Klamovka is a Baroque building from the 17th century and is the oldest shrine in the territory of today's Košířské parish. The current appearance of the chapel is from 1752. It is located on the corner of Plzeňská and Podbělohorská streets near the border with the Prague district of Košíř, in the lower part of the Klamovka area.
Wikipedia: Kaple Nanebevzetí Panny Marie (Praha-Košíře) (CS)
Sight 4: Nejsvětější Trojice
The Chapel of the Holy Trinity in Prague 5-Smíchov is a High Baroque building from 1667, standing in Švédská Street at No. 108 and in U Nesypky 2 Street, in Prague 5-Smíchov. In fact, it is only a part of the former larger building, which had to be partially demolished in 1914 due to the construction of a road. The current owner of the building is JUDr.
Sight 5: svatý Gabriel
The Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic branch church of the Smíchov parish. It stands in a dominant position at the southern foot of Petřín Hill, on the site of former vineyards in Holečkova Street in Prague 5 – Smíchov. Since 1964, the church, together with the Benedictine convent, has been listed as a cultural monument.
Sight 6: 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 7: 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. One of the main landmarks 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 8: Malostranská vodárenská věž
The Lesser Town Water Tower, also known as the Petržilkov 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 the Janáček Embankment and the southern tip of Children's Island.
Sight 9: Alois Jirásek
The statue of Alois Jirásek is an outdoor sculpture by Karel Pokorný and Jaroslav Fragner, installed in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 10: 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 11: 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 12: svatý Vojtěch
The Church of St. Adalbert in Prague's New Town is a Roman Catholic parish church. It is located in Vojtěšská Street in the New Town, not far from the National Theatre in the south-east direction. Originally a Gothic, baroquely rebuilt church, it is protected as a cultural monument.
Sight 13: Historic Centre of Prague
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. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters.
Sight 14: Žofín Palace
Žofín Palace is a Neo-Renaissance building in Prague, in the Czech Republic. It is a cultural centre, a venue for concerts, balls, conferences and exhibitions.
Wikipedia: Žofín Palace (EN), Website, Website En, Website Cs
Sight 15: Nová scéna Národního Divadla
The New Stage of the National Theatre is a modern postmodern theatre building that was built in Prague's New Town on Národní třída in 1977–1983. It is also sometimes referred to as Brutalist. In 2021, the New Stage building was declared a cultural monument.
Sight 16: monastery of Saint Ursula
The Convent of the Ursuline Sisters in Prague is a Baroque complex of convent buildings with two courtyards, a garden and a school of the Sisters of the Order of St. Ursula No. 139/II. It is located at the Church of St. Ursula at Národní třída 8, in Voršilská Street 3, 5 and in Ostrovní Street 11 in Prague's New Town. It has two entrances, the main entrance to the monastery is from across the courtyard from Ostrovní Street, the former fort and the side (service) entrance is from Národní třída through the gatehouse of the Institute of Endocrinology.
Wikipedia: Klášter voršilek (Praha) (CS), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 17: Saint Ursula
The Church of St. Ursula in Prague's New Town is an important High Baroque building. It is a Roman Catholic monastery church at the New Town monastery and the school of the Ursuline sisters. It is located on Národní třída No. 139/8 in Prague 1-New Town. Together with the Ursuline Convent, it is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. The Institute of Endocrinology and the Aggeo Italian specialty shop are also located at the same address.
Wikipedia: Kostel svaté Voršily (Praha) (CS), Heritage Website
Sight 18: Saint Martin in the Wall
The Church of St. Martin in the Wall is a Gothic church with Romanesque grounds, situated in the Old Town of Prague, Czech Republic. It was built between 1178 and 1187 in the village of Újezd, thereafter known as Újezd u svatého Martina. The south wall of the church was built adjacent to the walls of the Old Town, hence the full name of the church "in the wall". The church belongs to the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren.
Wikipedia: Church of St. Martin in the Wall (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 19: medieval bridge
The bridge can be: bridge (building) - small bridge Ship bridge - sign of command station on boat ski jump - sports equipment or construction for ski jumps Skokan bridge (aviation) - superstructure on an aircraft carrier for take -off with the help of the STOBAR method dental bridge - type of dental prosthesis Measuring bridge - electrical circuit used to accurately measure quantities: Wheatstone bridge - to measure electric resistance De Saauty bridge - to measure electrical capacity Thomson bridge - for measuring very small electrical resistors donkey bridge - verbal or rhetorical turnover more or less appropriately connecting two different topics Redirement bridge - electrical circuit used to rectify the AC current to DC current - bridge rectifier name bridge - street in the center of Prague, connected to the lower part of Wenceslas Square Bridge - the area of the junction of the street Na Můstek, Wenceslas Square and Na Příkopě Street Bridge - Prague metro station Bridge (Šumava) - Šumavská hora, the highest peak of the armor back N-D-S 72 Bridge-Infantry Srub
Sight 20: Kubistická lampa
The Cubist Lamp in Prague is a work of art by the Czech architect Emil Králíček from 1913, it is one of the icons of architectural Cubism in the Czech Republic.
Sight 21: Our Lady of the Snows
The Church of Our Lady of the Snows is a Catholic church established in 1347 near Jungmann Square in Prague, Czech Republic. It is operated by the Franciscans and was the site of the murders of the Martyrs of Prague in 1611.
Wikipedia: Church of Our Lady of the Snows (Prague) (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 22: Franz Kafka
Get Ticket*The Head of Franz Kafka, also known as the Statue of Kafka, is an outdoor kinetic sculpture by David Černý depicting Bohemian German-language writer Franz Kafka, installed on 31. October 2014 outside of the Quadrio shopping mall in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 23: svatý Michal
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
Sight 24: Saint Joseph
The statue of Saint Joseph is located in front of New Town Hall on Charles Square, in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 25: Vítězslav Hálek
The Vítězslav Hálek Memorial is an outdoor monument to Vítězslav Hálek, located at the Charles Square in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 26: Rokoko
The Rokoko Theatre is a theatre in Prague, which is located in the basement of the eastern wing of the Rokoko Palace No. 794/II at Wenceslas Square 44, in the Prague 1 district of the New Town, in the immediate vicinity of the Lucerna Palace.
Sight 27: Mucha Museum
The Mucha Museum in Prague is an exhibition focusing on the life and work of the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939). The museum is located in the premises of the Baroque Kounice Palace at Panská 7, Prague 1-New Town.
Sight 28: Woodrow Wilson
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.
Sight 29: Jan Svatopluk Presl
The monument to Jan Svatopluk Presl in Vrchlického sady in Prague was ceremonially unveiled on 1.7.1910.
Sight 30: Ptačí obelisk
The Triangular Obelisk, also called the Triangular Obelisk, the Bird Obelisk, the Brigitte Canal Column-Obelisk or the Obelisk in Rieger Gardens, is a sandstone statue and obelisk in the northeastern part of the Rieger Gardens park in the Vinohrady district of Prague 2.
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