Hostinec Dobrý Kanec
What to order: a roast meat "od kosti", on the bone, and a tank Pilsner poured at the low bar.
Every day from 11:00 · summer terrace
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Day itinerary · 50.35° N · 14.47° E
Mělník in a day from Prague, pinot noir in a fourteenth-century cellar 40 minutes away by bus.
Bus from the Prague metro, the tower and ossuary of St Peter and St Paul, lunch with tank Pilsner, the Lobkowicz castle and a tasting in its Gothic cellar.
Leaving from
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Part of Mělník
Add to my trip
Total time8 h
By car45 min each way
BusAbout 40 min from Holešovice or Ládví
Castle230 CZK
Cellars70 CZK · tasting by booking
DifficultyEasy, on foot
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Prague 45 min by bus
from Nádraží Holešovice or Ládví, on metro line C
- 15 min on foot · from the bus station to the old town
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The St Peter and St Paul tower, a viewpoint at 37 metres
the gallery at 37 metres
- Carry on on foot
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The ossuary of the Church of St Peter and St Paul
in the crypt of the same church
- 3 min on foot
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The confluence of the Vltava and the Elbe from the castle terrace
the Vltava joins the Elbe
- 5 min on foot
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Hostinec Dobrý Kanec
roast meat on the bone and tank Pilsner · opens at 11:00
Palackého 125, 276 01 Mělník · +420 315 622 883
Restaurant €€Book - 5 min on foot
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Mělník Castle above the confluence of the Vltava and the Elbe
230 CZK · self-guided or with a guide
- Carry on on foot
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The cellars of Mělník Castle and a sommelier-led tasting
book the tasting by phone or email
+420 315 622 121
- Carry on on foot
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Back home 15 min on foot
to the bus station
- 45 min by bus · in Prague by about 18:15
Approximate cost
About €110–140 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
The St Peter and St Paul tower, a viewpoint at 37 metres
Mělník is the wine day trip from Prague: 40 minutes by bus and you are in the town where the Vltava joins the Elbe, with a Lobkowicz castle that has had a cellar since the fourteenth century. This plan climbs the church tower in the morning, goes down to the ossuary, eats in a tavern with tank Pilsner and ends with the castle and a tasting with a sommelier.
The day, hour by hour
9:00 · Bus from Prague. From Nádraží Holešovice or Ládví, on metro line C; about 40 minutes. From the bus to the old town, 15 minutes on foot.
10:00 · Tower of St Peter and St Paul. The gallery at 37 metres: the town, the rivers and Mount Říp.
10:45 · Ossuary. In the crypt of the same church, the bones of some 15,000 people, arranged between 1915 and 1919.
11:15 · Confluence viewpoint. A step away, next to the castle.
12:30 · Lunch at Dobrý Kanec. Roast meat on the bone and the only tank Pilsner in town.
14:00 · Mělník castle. Self-guided or with a guide; at weekends, tours every hour.
15:00 · Cellars and tasting. The vaulted cellars for 70 CZK and the tasting with a sommelier in the St Wenceslas cellar, which must be booked beforehand.
16:30 · Castle pastry shop. A house cake or one more glass.
17:15 · Return. On foot to the bus station and to Prague by about 18:15.
Without wine or with children
With children, swap the tasting for more time at the tower and the viewpoint, and move the pastry shop to coffee time. The castle has a family ticket.
Time30 min
Change the route
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Mělník Castle patisserie
What to order: a house cake with a coffee or with a glass of Lobkowicz wine.
Tuesday to Sunday; pianist on Sundays; courtyard terrace in summer
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Mělník
All year from Wednesday to Sunday, when the castle and the cellar are open; closed on Monday and Tuesday. In September, the grape harvest festival.
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Best timeGood timeLow season
Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Book the tasting beforehand
By phone or email with the castle.
- 2Do not go on a Monday or Tuesday
The castle and the cellar are closed.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take from Prague to Mělník?
About 40 minutes by bus or car.
How much does it cost?
The castle, 230 CZK; the cellars, 70 CZK; the tasting extra; lunch about 300–450 CZK.
Do I need to book?
The tasting, yes.
Can you add Litoměřice?
By car, yes: it is half an hour to the north.
More plans like this
Other days of walking and good food
geocalia.com/en/czechia/melnik/itineraries/melnik-wine-and-confluence-from-prague
Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.