Essential
Museums & culture· Hradčany
Prague Castle
The largest ancient castle complex in the world, seat of the Bohemian kings and now of the Czech president. Inside are the cathedral, the Old Royal Palace and Golden Lane.
Collection · Prague
Prague landmarks
14 placesFreeUpdated November 5, 2026
From the Gothic Castle, St Vitus and the Týn Church to Baroque St Nicholas, Strahov and Loreto, the Art Nouveau Municipal House and Gehry's Dancing House.
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- Essential
Museums & culture· Hradčany
St Vitus Cathedral
The Gothic cathedral rising from the castle courtyard, begun in 1344 and finished almost six centuries later. It holds the tomb of St Wenceslas and a stained-glass window by Alphonse Mucha.
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Special place· Old Town
Charles Bridge
The 14th-century stone bridge linking the Old Town to Malá Strana, with Gothic towers at each end and thirty statues of saints lining its parapets.
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Special place· Old Town
Old Town Square
The heart of Prague since the Middle Ages, ringed by pastel facades, the Old Town Hall with its clock and the twin pointed spires of the Týn Church.
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Museums & culture· Old Town
Astronomical Clock
The 1410 astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall tower, one of the oldest still working. Every hour its windows open and the twelve apostles parade past.
Museums & culture· Old Town
Church of Our Lady before Týn
The Gothic church on Old Town Square, with two 80-metre spires bristling with pinnacles. Its entrance hides behind the houses built in front of it.
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Museums & culture· Josefov
Jewish Quarter (Josefov)
The synagogues of the old ghetto and the Old Jewish Cemetery, with thousands of tilted, stacked headstones under the trees. All are run by the Jewish Museum in Prague.
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Museums & culture· Malá Strana
St Nicholas Church, Malá Strana
Malá Strana's great Baroque church, its green dome and bell tower towering over the district. Inside are frescoes, marble and an organ Mozart once played.
Museums & culture· Old Town
Municipal House
Prague's great Art Nouveau building from 1912, with gilded mosaics, rooms decorated by Mucha and a concert hall where Czechoslovak independence was declared.
Viewpoint· Old Town
Powder Tower
One of the Old Town's original gates, a soot-darkened Gothic tower next to the Municipal House. It marks the start of the Royal Route to the Castle, and you can climb it.
Museums & culture· Hradčany
Strahov Monastery
A Premonstratensian monastery high above Hradčany, famous for its two Baroque library halls with painted ceilings and antique globes.
Museums & culture· Hradčany
Loreto Prague
A Baroque pilgrimage shrine near the Castle, with a 27-bell carillon, cloisters and a copy of the Holy House of Loreto in its courtyard.
Special place· New Town
Dancing House
Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunić's building on the Vltava, two towers that seem to dance together, nicknamed Fred and Ginger. There's a rooftop bar with a terrace.
Special place· New Town
Wenceslas Square
The New Town's great boulevard, crowned by the National Museum and the equestrian statue of St Wenceslas. The crowds of the 1989 Velvet Revolution gathered here.
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Before you go
How to see the Prague landmarks
The Castle courtyards are free
You can wander the courtyards and the front of St Vitus without a ticket. The cathedral interior, Old Royal Palace and Golden Lane need the circuit ticket.
The clock, on the hour
The apostles parade every hour from 9am. Arrive a few minutes early to get a spot facing the Old Town Hall tower.
Follow the Royal Route
From the Powder Tower to Old Town Square, Charles Bridge and Malá Strana: the old coronation route links most of these landmarks.
Pair Strahov and Loreto
They're five minutes apart at the top of Hradčany. Combine them with the Castle before heading down into Malá Strana.
Checked on November 3, 2026. Opening hours and tickets can change, so check each place’s website before you go.
