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A sunny day in Prague
1. PRAGUE CASTLE
Although not widely known, Prague Castle is the largest castle in the world, almost a city on its own. The first part of the castle built was the church building. St. George's Basilica and St. Vitus' Basilica, in the castle grounds, were built shortly after, in the 10th century. When you go to visit the castle, you'll see that many churches and buildings that are important for Prague and worth seeing are also located where the castle is. On the way to Prague Castle you pass through a charming neighbourhood of colourful houses that even looks like a scale model. In this neighbourhood, people back then gave directions using the symbols on these houses. The symbols were chosen according to the profession of the person living in that house. When you go, you too can see these symbols if you get close to the houses in this neighbourhood and look up.
Prague Castle from below
Summer photos cloudy, winter photos sunny
Note: It can be visited every day, April–October 09.00-18.00, November–March 09.00–16.00.2. GOLDEN LANE
Golden Lane, which you can reach as you leave the castle area, was in its time a street where artists, craftsmen and intellectuals lived. The whole street was full of teeny-tiny, narrow houses. Today some of these cute houses have also started to be used as shops, galleries and so on.
Golden Lane
Note: It can be visited every day, April–October 09.00-18.00, November–March 09.00–16.00.Getting there: You can get here by bus 22.
3. MALÁ STRANA
This area, quite calm compared with the other side of the bridge, is perfect for losing yourself in its tiny little streets.
Malá Strana
There are lots of cafés, interesting shops and restaurants. If you're hungry, there are plenty of options to eat. The area, which keeps both the past and the present alive, makes itself attractive with this feature. We liked it a lot!
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4. ST. VITUS CATHEDRAL
The first picture that comes up when you search for Prague is usually this cathedral. This cathedral, which pushes the limits of imagination in Gothic architecture, makes you say it doesn't get better than this. It's located in the Prague Castle grounds. When you go to see Prague Castle, along with many buildings, don't forget to visit this lovely cathedral too.
St. Vitus Cathedral
St. Vitus Cathedral also has the burial places of the old kings of Prague. In addition, some of the very valuable jewels and treasures belonging to the Czech family are kept in this cathedral.Note: You can visit March–October, Monday-Saturday 09.00-17.00, Sunday 12.00-17.00, and November–March 12.00–16.00. Inside the cathedral there are both paid and free tour options. The paid tour costs 350 Czech Koruna for a full ticket and 175 for a discounted ticket.
** The ticket price also covers the Old Royal Palace, St. George's Basilica, Golden Lane, the Cathedral of St. Vitus, Wenceslas and Adalbert, and Rosenberg Palace.
Getting there: You can get there using LineA from Hradčanská or Malostranská station, or by bus 22.
5. PETŘÍN HILL
Petřín Hill, 300 metres above sea level, is one of the lovely spots overlooking Prague. You can see many important buildings on our Prague Places to Visit list from this hill. The hill, famous for its vineyards in the 15th century, today hosts many tourist attractions. The Petřín Lookout Tower, the Mirror Maze, the Štefánik Observatory, Strahov Monastery and the Funicular are among the places you can visit at this spot. There are so many places that we gave it its own post: for the detailed Petřín Hill post, click the link.
Petřín Hill
6. TOY MUSEUM
The museum, several floors high, is full of old toys. What's more, there are many toys from the World War II era; if you have lots of time in Prague it's worth it. When we visited, we were glad all over again that we have a wonderful museum like the Sunay Akın Toy Museum. Did we tell you we fell in love at a toy museum! 😀 Maybe that's why we try to see the toy museums in every city.
Toy museum
7. FRANZ KAFKA MUSEUM
All his life, Franz Kafka clung to paper and pen, the only thing with which he could share his loneliness. Many poems and novels were written here, and the museum has opened its doors to literature lovers to commemorate him and share his memories.
Franz Kafka Museum
Still I'm sending you my hello, what does it matter. If need be let it fall to the ground in front of the door; perhaps it will get up even stronger. – Letters to Milena8. KAMPA ISLAND
The island formed by a branch of Prague's Vltava River is called Kampa Island. They gave this branch a name too. It took the name Devil's Stream from a woman who lived for many years on Malta Square and was believed to be devil-like. For centuries this stream was a source of power for mills, and some of these mills can be seen on Kampa Island.
Kampa Island
The island, described as the Venice of Prague because of its canals, was until the 17th century a place of houses with gardens, laundresses and linen workers. In later years pottery was added to the trades on the island. Kampa Island suffered major damage as a result of the flood in 2002.Getting there: You can get here by one of buses 6, 9, 12, 20 or 22.
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