Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Prague, Czechia

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 7.5 km
Ascend 109 m
Descend 76 m

Explore Prague in Czechia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in PragueIndividual Sights in Prague

Sight 1: Pamětní deska I.C

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Pamětní deska I.C

The Prague Metro is the rapid transit network of Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1974, the system consists of three lines serving 61 stations, and is 65.2 kilometres (40.5 mi) long. The system served 568 million passengers in 2021.

Wikipedia: Prague Metro (EN)

511 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: svatý Petr na Poříčí

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Church of St. Peter on Poříčí is a Roman Catholic church in Prague, New Town, in Biskupská Street, it is dedicated to the Apostle Peter.

Wikipedia: Church of St. Peter at Poříčí (Prague) (EN)

723 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Hotel Paris Prague

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Hotel Paris Prague is a 5-star luxury hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. It is located in the centre of Prague in Old Town. It was built in 1904 according to plans of Jan Vejrych. Its architectural style is a mixture of Art Nouveau and Gothic Revival. It featured as a location in Bohumil Hrabal's book I Served the King of England. In 1984 it was declared as a historical monument.

Wikipedia: Hotel Paris (Prague) (EN), Website, Heritage Website

376 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Our Lady before Týn

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The Church of Mother of God before Týn, often translated as Church of Our Lady before Týn, is a Gothic church and a dominant feature of the Old Town of Prague, Czech Republic. It has been the main church of this part of the city since the 14th century. The church's two towers are 80 m high, and each tower's spire is topped by eight smaller spires in two layers of four.

Wikipedia: Church of Our Lady before Týn (EN), Website, Heritage Website

339 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Saint Salvator

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The Church of the Holy Saviour is a church of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. It is located in Prague's Old Town between Salvátorská, Kostecná and Dušní streets, near the Old Town Square. It is consecrated to Salvator, that is, the Saviour. It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Kostel svatého Salvátora (Praha, Salvátorská ulice) (CS), Website, Heritage Website

340 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Saints Simon and Jude

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The Church of Sts. Simon and Jude, situated next to the Brutalist Hotel InterContinental on U Milosrdných Street in the Old Town of Prague, dates back to 1354, when a hospital was founded on the site. The building was adjoined by a chapel that was sanctified by bishop Arnošt of Pardubice, a close friend of Emperor Charles IV.

Wikipedia: Church of Sts. Simon and Jude (Prague) (EN), Website

410 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Klausen Synagogue

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The Klausen Synagogue is nowadays the largest synagogue in the former Prague Jewish ghetto and the sole example of an early Baroque synagogue in the ghetto. Today the synagogue is administered by the Jewish Museum in Prague.

Wikipedia: Klausen Synagogue (EN), Website, Heritage Website

106 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Jewish Town Hall

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Jewish Town Hall Martin Pauer (Power) / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Jewish Town Hall in Josefov, Prague, was constructed adjacent to the Old New Synagogue on the corner of Maiselova and Červená Ulice in 1586 in Renaissance style under the sponsorship of Mayor Mordechai Maisel. It acquired its Rococo facade in the 18th century.

Wikipedia: Jewish Town Hall (Prague) (EN), Heritage Website

129 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Maisel Synagogue

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Maisel Synagogue Jewish Museum in Prague / Attribution

Maisel Synagogue is one of the historical monuments of the former Prague Jewish quarter. It was built at the end of the 16th century which is considered to be the golden age of the ghetto. Since then its appearance has changed several times, its actual style is neo-gothic. Nowadays the synagogue belongs to the Jewish Community of Prague and is administered by the Jewish Museum in Prague as a part of its expositions.

Wikipedia: Maisel Synagogue (EN), Website, Heritage Website

177 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Saint Nicholas

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The Church of Saint Nicholas is a Late-Gothic and Baroque church in the Old Town of Prague. It was built between 1732-1737 on the site of a Gothic church from the 13th century which was also dedicated to Saint Nicholas.

Wikipedia: St. Nicholas Church (Staré Město) (EN), Heritage Website

221 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: U Bílého lva

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The House at the White Lion is a burgher house rebuilt in the late Baroque style after 1769, which stands on Malé náměstí No. 143 / No. 2 in Prague's Old Town.

Wikipedia: Dům U Bílého lva (Malé náměstí) (CS), Heritage Website

53 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: U Zlaté lilie

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U Zlaté lilie Ben Skála / CC BY-SA 3.0

House U Zlaté Lily is a house no. 458 on a small square in the Old Town in Prague. It stands between Richtr's house and the house at the Golden Eagle. Since 1964 it has been protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Dům U Zlaté lilie (CS), Heritage Website

117 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: svatý Michael archanděl

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Church of Saint Michael the Archangel is a church situated in Prague, Czech Republic. It was built in Romanesque and Gothic style and later rebuilt in Baroque style. The priest and church reformer Jan Hus celebrated masses in the church. The church and adjacent monastery were disestablished during the reforms of the Emperor Joseph II in the 18th century. Later, the buildings served as a warehouse. In the crypt, there are buried rectors of the Prague's University.

Wikipedia: Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Prague (EN), Heritage Website

555 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 14: Kubistická lampa

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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.

Wikipedia: Kubistická lampa (CS)

386 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: Saint Martin in the Wall

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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

401 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 16: Ditrichštejnský palác

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The Dietrichstein Palace, also known as the Walter Palace, is a neo-Baroque palace that houses the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See. It is located in Voršilská Street No. 140/12 in New Town in Prague 1. It is protected as a cultural monument.

Wikipedia: Dietrichsteinský palác (Nové Město) (CS)

586 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 17: Theatre on the Balustrade

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Theatre on the Balustrade

The Theatre on the Balustrade is situated in Prague, Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Theatre on the Balustrade (EN), Website

174 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Křižovnické náměstí

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Křižovnické náměstí

Křižovnické Square in Prague is located on the Old Town (right) bank of the Vltava River in the immediate vicinity of the Charles Bridge on the Royal Route. It is one of the smallest squares in Prague, yet it is one of the most visited places in the capital. In the Middle Ages, a branch of the Vltava River flowed here, separating the Křižovnický Island, from which an arch was arched over the Old Town bank in the 19th century, which enlarged the area of the square by the area next to the bridge tower. The island, as well as the square, is named after the monastery of the Knights of the Cross on the northern side of the square, which partly stands on this island.

Wikipedia: Křižovnické náměstí (CS)

974 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 19: Chotkovský palác

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Chotek Palace, Chotek Palace or Burgher House At the Golden Pelican is an Empire palace located at Hellichova 458/1 in the Lesser Town in Prague 1, in the immediate vicinity of the Jan Neruda Grammar School. It is protected as a cultural monument.

Wikipedia: Chotkův palác (CS)

872 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 20: Lobkovická zahrada

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The Lobkowicz Garden in Prague's Lesser Town is the name of the fenced garden of the Lobkowicz Palace and one of the parts of the large park complex on Petřín Hill. In the system of urban green areas, it belongs to the first category of parks and is part of tourism routes. Together with the palace, it has been protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic since 1 January 1964. Its area is 6.69 hectares and it is located at an altitude of 205–305 m above sea level.

Wikipedia: Lobkovická zahrada (CS)

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