# Prague

Czechia's capital on the Vltava: castle and Gothic cathedral, Charles Bridge, the square with the astronomical clock and century-old beer halls, all on foot or by tram.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/prague · Revisado: 2026-11-12

Prague is a city for walking: the Old Town, the Jewish quarter, Charles Bridge, Malá Strana and the castle make a single stroll of about three hours without stopping, and two days with stops. The hardest part is choosing the hour: the same places that are packed at midday are empty at dawn. With three or four nights you see the city without rushing and have a day left for an excursion.

## How do you get in from the airport?

Flights from Spain land at Terminal 2 of Václav Havel Airport, about 17 km from the centre. The quickest option is trolleybus 59 to Nádraží Veleslavín, about 15 minutes, and then metro line A to Malostranská, Staroměstská or Můstek. Buy your ticket before boarding, at the machine at the stop (it takes cards) or in the PID Lítačka app; a 90-minute ticket is more than enough. The Airport Express goes straight to the main station, useful if you are staying near it; it leaves from Terminal 1 and has its own ticket. By taxi, use the official rank in front of the terminal.

## What to see in three days

Day one: Old Town and Jewish quarter. Start early in Old Town Square, with the Church of Our Lady before Týn and the astronomical clock, which brings out the apostles every hour. Climb the Town Hall tower in the first hour, when the ticket costs half. Then the Jewish quarter of Josefov: five synagogues and the Old Cemetery on a single ticket. Closed on Saturday.

Day two: Charles Bridge and the castle. Cross Charles Bridge before eight, climb through Malá Strana and enter the castle when it opens: St Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, St George's and Golden Lane. Come down past Strahov Monastery and the Petřín gardens, and finish with a boat ride along the Čertovka under the bridge.

Day three: what Praguers do. Vyšehrad, the other fortress, with views over the river and no queues; the walk along the embankment to the Dancing House; Wenceslas Square and the Art Nouveau Municipal House. Or head out on an excursion.

## Which excursions can you do from Prague?

The classics, all by train or bus:

Kutná Hora, an hour away by train: the Sedlec Ossuary, the Cathedral of St Barbara and a medieval silver mine.

Terezín, an hour by bus or car: the Small Fortress and the Ghetto Museum.

Plzeň, an hour and a half by train: the Pilsner Urquell brewery and the cathedral with the tallest tower in the country.

Karlovy Vary, about two hours by bus: colonnades, thermal springs and an open-air pool with spring water.

Český Krumlov, about three hours by bus: best with a night.

## Where to stay

In the Old Town (Staré Město) you have everything on foot, but it is the most expensive and noisiest area. Malá Strana, below the castle, is quieter. Vinohrady, to the east, is residential, with cafés and parks, a few minutes away by tram or metro: good value for money. Avoid parking in the centre: if you come by car, leave it in a park-and-ride by a metro station.

## How much does it cost?

The castle tour costs 450 CZK per adult, entry to the Jewish quarter 600 CZK and the Town Hall tower 350 CZK. A meal in a pub-restaurant comes to around 300–450 CZK with a drink. Transport is cheap: a 90-minute ticket covers the trip from the airport and there are 24- and 72-hour passes.

## Dónde está
- Zonas: Czech beer, Walkable Cities, Historic bookshops and libraries of Europe, Christmas markets of Europe, Classical music and opera in Europe, Classic film locations
- Cerca: Lidice (a 17.1 km), Karlštejn (a 23.4 km), Mělník (a 29.5 km), Konopiště (a 38.1 km)

## Qué hacer
- **Prague Castle: St Vitus Cathedral, Royal Palace and Golden Lane** (3 h · All ages; with a pushchair, only the courtyards and the cathedral · Main tour 450 CZK adult; 300 CZK ages 6 to 16, students and over-65s; family 950 CZK): The castle complex is a small city on Hradčany hill: courtyards, palaces, the Gothic St Vitus Cathedral, the Romanesque St George's Basilica, the Old Royal Palace with its Vladislav Hall and the Golden Lane, a row of little coloured houses built against the wall. The courtyards can be walked for free from 6:00 to 22:00; the main tour, which enters the cathedral, the palace, St George's and the lane, costs 450 CZK and is valid for two consecutive days.
There is a security check at the entrances: arrive early, especially in summer. On Sunday the cathedral opens at 12:00 because of Mass. To go up without slopes, take tram 22 to Pražský hrad and walk down afterwards by the castle steps to Malá Strana.
- **Charles Bridge at dawn and the Old Town bridge tower** (30 min · All ages): The stone bridge that Charles IV began in 1357 links the Old Town with Malá Strana: half a kilometre with thirty statues of saints, the castle in the background and the Vltava below. At midday it is a river of people, musicians and portrait artists; cross it at dawn, when it is almost empty, and come back at dusk to see the castle lit up. It is pedestrian-only and free.
- **Astronomical clock and Old Town Hall tower** (1 h · All ages; the tower has a lift · Tower and Knights' Hall 350 CZK adult; reduced 230 CZK; ages 16 to 26, 280 CZK; family 750 CZK; half price the first hour): In Old Town Square, the astronomical clock of 1410 brings out its twelve apostles every hour from 8:00 to 23:00: it lasts less than a minute and can be seen free from the square. To see everything from above, climb the Town Hall tower (with a lift) and enter the Gothic halls and the Romanesque cellars on the guided tour, which is paid separately. In the first hour after opening the ticket costs half.
- **The Jewish quarter of Josefov: synagogues and old cemetery** (2 h 30 · From about age 10; under-6s free · Prague Jewish Town ticket 600 CZK adult; 400 CZK students up to 26; 200 CZK ages 7 to 15): A single ticket opens the Maisel and Pinkas synagogues (with the names of the Czech victims of the Holocaust on its walls), the Spanish, with its Moorish interior, and the Old-New, the oldest synagogue still in use in Europe, as well as the Old Jewish Cemetery, with thousands of gravestones leaning on one another. The ticket is valid for several days. It is closed every Saturday and on Jewish holidays: do not leave it for the last day without checking the calendar.
- **Boat trip on the Vltava and the Čertovka canal beneath Charles Bridge** (45 min · All ages; children aged 2 to 12 at the child rate · 550 CZK adult; 350 CZK ages 2 to 12): A small boat leaves from the Judita pier, just below Charles Bridge on the Old Town side, passes beneath the arches of the bridge and slips into Čertovka, the mill canal of Malá Strana, with houses at the water's edge. It lasts 45 minutes with a recorded commentary in 19 languages, Spanish included. It leaves every ten minutes without waiting to fill up, every day of the year.
- **Petřín Hill: funicular, gardens and the lookout tower** (2 h · All ages; the tower has a lift · Tower 250 CZK adult; 170 CZK reduced; family 500 CZK; half price the first hour. Funicular 100 CZK per trip): The green hill of Malá Strana is climbed on the funicular from Újezd or on foot among orchards and gardens. At the top, the Petřín tower, a little Eiffel from 1891, has a lift to the 51-metre platform: on clear days you see the whole city. Next to it, the mirror maze amuses the children. Walk down towards the castle or towards Strahov Monastery.
Watch out in November 2026: the tower is closed from the 7th to the 14th and the funicular does not run from the 10th to the 13th.
- **Vyšehrad: walls above the Vltava and the artists' cemetery** (1 h 30 · All ages; flat paths inside the grounds): Prague's other fortress, on a rock south of the centre, without the castle queues. You stroll along the walls with the Vltava at your feet, enter the Neo-Gothic Basilica of St Peter and St Paul and the cemetery where Dvořák, Smetana and Mucha are buried. The grounds are free. You get there by metro C to the Vyšehrad stop, or on foot along the riverbank from the Dancing House.
- **Strahov Monastery: the Baroque library halls** (45 min · Adults and teenagers): Next to the castle, high up in Hradčany, the Premonstratensian Strahov Monastery holds two Baroque library halls, the Theological and the Philosophical, with ceiling frescoes and walnut shelves up to the top. The halls are viewed from the doorway, without going in. It fits before or after the castle, walking down afterwards through the Petřín gardens.
- **Christmas Markets at Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square** (2 h 30 · All ages · Free entry): Prague is the city where the Christmas market sits alongside the whole medieval town: the tree and the wooden stalls go up in front of the astronomical clock and, ten minutes' walk away, another market fills Wenceslas Square.
The two main markets
According to the organiser, Trhy Praha, the Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí) market and the Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí) market open on the same dates in 2026: from 28 November to 6 January 2027, with stalls open from 10:00 to 22:00. Some food and drink stalls may stay open later; confirm the hours if you plan to have dinner there.
Old Town is the square you see in the photos: the enormous tree, the Týn Church in the background and stalls selling crafts, sweets and Czech dishes. Wenceslas Square is wider and more commercial, with fewer crafts and more food.
Neighbourhood markets
If the Old Town is packed, there are other, smaller markets with earlier dates. According to the same source, in 2026 they are: Náměstí Míru from 20 November to 24 December, Náměstí Republiky from 25 November to 24 December, Tylovo náměstí from 26 November to 24 December and Anděl from 28 November to 31 December. The Holešovice one is open from 26 November to 22 December, Tuesday to Friday in the afternoon and at weekends in the morning, and is closed on Mondays.
How to plan it
The Old Town works well on foot, combined with Charles Bridge and the free tour of the old town. For photos without crowds, go first thing in the morning; at dusk, with the lights on, is when it is busiest. In December, Prague is one of the most visited cities in Europe, so don't expect calm on a weekend mid-afternoon.
- **Estates Theatre: Don Giovanni in the Theatre Where It Premiered** (2 h 50 · Adults and teenagers): The Estates Theatre, on Železná street, now belongs to the National Theatre. It is the theatre where Mozart conducted the premiere of Don Giovanni in 1787, and it is also the one that appears in the film Amadeus, which Miloš Forman shot in Prague (classic film locations). Seeing it with a performance is the most direct way in.
Don Giovanni, in the house of its premiere
The National Theatre programmes Don Giovanni at the Estates Theatre. It is sung in Italian, with surtitles in Czech and English, and lasts about 2 hours 50 minutes with a 20-minute interval. The dates announced on the website as of 14 November 2026, all at 19:00 except the last, are 17, 22 and 27 November 2026; 4, 21 and 24 February 2027; and 19 and 25 March 2027, plus 29 March at 17:00.
How to buy
Tickets go on sale up to six months ahead, on the 1st of each month at 9:00, and are bought on the National Theatre website as an electronic ticket or collected printed at one of its box offices. The Estates Theatre box office is at Železná 24 and is open every day from 10:00 to 13:30 and from 14:00 to 18:00; on performance days it stays open until the start. For questions: +420 224 901 448 or info@narodni-divadlo.cz. The performance page does not publish prices, so you see them when you choose a date on the website.
- **Free Walking Tour of the Old Town and Josefov, with SANDEMANs** (2 h 30 · All ages · Free; voluntary tip at the end): What it is
SANDEMANs NEW Europe is a walking-tour company with freelance guides that works in Prague with a free route: you don't pay at the start and leave whatever tip you like at the end. It leaves from Old Town Square, on the corner with Pařížská street, opposite the Church of St Nicholas, and ends at Jan Palach Square.
What it covers
According to the company, it passes the astronomical clock, the Black Madonna at the Museum of Cubism, the towers of the Church of Our Lady before Týn, a view of the castle, the Rudolfinum, the former Jewish quarter of Josefov and the Powder Tower. Along the way the guides tell the story of the 1945 Prague uprising. It is a good first morning to get your bearings before going into the clock and the Town Hall tower or Josefov.
How to book
You can book online at neweuropetours.eu or turn up at the meeting point on the day. The company says the tour runs in any weather and is wheelchair accessible. Dates and times can be checked on its calendar. The length depends on the guide: the website gives between 2 and 3 hours, so allow three.
- **Klementinum: Baroque Library and Astronomical Tower** (45 min · Adults and teenagers; there are 172 steps · Adult 380 CZK · reduced 230 CZK · ages 16 to 26 300 CZK · family 810 CZK): What it is
The Klementinum is the second-largest complex of buildings in Prague after the castle: the former Jesuit college, founded in 1556, which now houses the National Library. The tour, guided only, climbs the astronomical tower and looks into the Baroque Library, which Prague City Tourism describes as the most beautiful in the world. It holds about 27,000 old works, among them writings by Kepler with his handwritten dedication.
You see the library but don't step into it: the guide opens the door of the hall and you look from the threshold. Then comes the Meridian Hall, with period astronomical instruments, and the climb to the tower gallery, 52 metres up, where weather data has been recorded continuously since 1775.
How to buy
You have to buy your ticket online, on the official Prague City Tourism website, which is the only authorised seller: tickets from other channels may not be valid, and there is no guarantee any will be left at the Klementinum's own ticket office. There are slots in English and in Czech, with a maximum of 25 people each. New tickets go on sale every Monday for the week that starts two weeks later, so don't leave it until the last day.
Opening hours and price
It is open every day from 8:00 to 21:00. Christmas changes: on 24 December 2026, 8:00 to 15:00; on the 25th, 11:00 to 21:00; on the 31st, 8:00 to 16:00; on 1 January 2027, 11:00 to 21:00.
Adult, 380 CZK; reduced, 230 CZK (ages 6 to 15, over-65s and ZTP card holders); young people aged 16 to 26, 300 CZK; family (2 adults and up to 4 children), 810 CZK. Up to age 5, free. The first two morning slots, the 8:00 in English and the 8:30 in Czech, have a 50% discount. Prices change on 1 March 2027.
Accessibility and stairs
There is no step-free access or lift, and the gallery at 52 metres requires climbing 172 steps. Under-15s may only enter with an adult. Anyone with a ZTP or ZTP/P card should book in writing, at klementinum@prague.eu.
Photos
The official listing says nothing about photos. Ask the guide at the start, and don't take photos inside the library until they confirm.
Getting there
It is in the Old Town, next to Charles Bridge, in the area of Křižovnické náměstí and Karlova street. Combine it with a walk to Strahov Monastery, half an hour on foot on the other side of the river, which has another Baroque library.
- **Rudolfinum: the Czech Philharmonic in Dvořák Hall and a Building Tour** (1 h 15 · Adults and teenagers interested in music): The Rudolfinum has been the home of the Czech Philharmonic since 1946 and stands beside the Vltava, on Jan Palach Square, a few minutes from the Jewish Quarter. Its main hall is Dvořák Hall, where the orchestra plays for most of the season; the official website lists the concerts with date and time and links to ticket sales.
Going to a concert
The programme of the Czech Philharmonic and the Czech Chamber Music Society can be found on the Rudolfinum website, which also explains where and how tickets are bought and what is worth knowing before you go to a concert. The box office hours and the dress code are on those pages and not on the front page, so check them before you set out.
The building tour
The public tour lasts about 75 minutes and covers Dvořák and Suk Halls, the reception rooms and the main hall. It is held in Czech and the roof terrace is excluded because of works. It starts at the staircase of the main entrance, from Jan Palach Square, and you must arrive on time. Dates are published on the website (for example, Sunday 15 November 2026 at 18:30) and there are no tours from 1 July to 16 August because of the summer closure.
To see it in another language there are group tours, in English, German, French and Italian, for four or more people: 300 CZK general admission and 150 CZK for young people aged 7 to 30, over-65s and people with disabilities (rates in force since 1 September 2025). A private tour for one person costs 1,000 CZK, and 500 CZK per person for two. Book by writing to prohlidky@ceskafilharmonie.cz. Children under 7 do not need a ticket.

## Dónde comer
- **Lokál Dlouhááá** (Restaurant, Prague, €€). Qué pedir: the schnitzel with potato salad, the fried cheese or the griddled sausages, with a glass of tank beer.
- **Café Louvre** (Café, Prague, €€). Qué pedir: a mid-morning breakfast or a coffee with home-made cake in the afternoon.
- **Pivovar U Fleků** (Restaurant, Prague, €€). Qué pedir: the house 13° dark beer with a Bohemian dish from the menu.
- **U Zlatého tygra** (Bar, Prague · Old Town, €). Qué pedir: a 0.45 l Pilsner Urquell; if the night goes on, the next one arrives by itself
- **U Medvídků** (Restaurant, Prague · Old Town, €€). Qué pedir: a draught Budvar with a Czech dish, and to finish a small glass of the house beer

## By plane: Direct flight to Prague and trolleybus or Airport Express to the centre
Prague has its own airport, Václav Havel (PRG), with direct flights from Madrid and Barcelona all year round and, depending on the season, from other Spanish cities. It is about 17 km from the centre: trolleybus 59 drops you at metro A in a quarter of an hour and the Airport Express goes direct to the main station. You need no car, either in the city or for the classic excursions.
### Dónde dormir if you're flying
- **Czech Inn** (Hostel): The house
An industrial-design hostel in Vinohrady, the residential district east of the centre, with cafés and parks around it. It has a bit of everything: shared dormitories, some with a bathroom, capsule beds with a curtain, their own entrance and a socket, private rooms with a large shower and apartments with a kitchen for groups or families.
Practicalities
There is breakfast and a bar downstairs, lockers in the dormitories and left luggage. Some premium dormitories have a kitchen and living room. The atmosphere is young travellers, but the private rooms are quiet.
Getting there
From the airport, metro to I. P. Pavlova and then tram 4 or 22 to Krymská (three stops); the hostel is 50 metres uphill. On foot from Náměstí Míru metro station it is about ten minutes along Francouzská. Tram 22 continues to Malá Strana and the castle.
- **Hotel Josef** (Hotel): The house
A contemporary design hotel on a quiet street in the Old Town, between the square and the Jewish quarter, opened in 2002 with interiors by the Czech architect Eva Jiřičná: clean lines, glass and industrial materials. It has an inner garden, a brasserie and a gym.
The rooms
The rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows; those on the upper floors look onto the rooftops and towers of the city, and some have a balcony. Breakfast is one of its strong points.
Getting there
It is about five minutes' walk from Old Town Square and ten from Náměstí Republiky metro station (line B). From the airport, trolleybus 59 and metro A to Staroměstská, or a taxi of about 30 minutes. It has no parking of its own: do not come by car.
- **Hotel Paris Prague** (Hotel): The house
A hotel from 1904 in a Neo-Gothic building with Art Nouveau interiors, a listed monument, right next to the Municipal House and the Powder Tower, at the entrance to the Old Town. The Brandejs family has run it for three generations. It has 86 rooms and suites decorated in Art Nouveau style, a Czech restaurant with a French accent and Tony's Café & Bar, with a period atmosphere.
What it has
A small spa with jacuzzi, sauna, steam bath and gym. The rooms are spacious, with classic furniture; those on the upper floors look onto the rooftops of the Old Town.
Getting there
Náměstí Republiky metro station (line B) is round the corner, and Old Town Square about five minutes' walk along Celetná Street. From the main railway station it is ten minutes on foot or a short taxi ride.
- **Hotel U Medvídků** (Hotel): The U Medvídků hotel occupies the floors of a fifteenth-century house above the brewery restaurant of the same name, on Na Perštýně street. We chose it for a night of Prague beer halls because there is nowhere you need to go back to: U Fleků is ten minutes' walk away, U Zlatého tygra five and dinner can be downstairs.
The rooms
There are 45: 35 standard and 10 superior, including singles, doubles, triples, family rooms, a Beer Room and a King room. Buffet breakfast is included. There is free wifi, although the house warns that the signal varies between fifteenth-century walls. Check-out is until 11:00.
Getting there and parking
From the airport, the hotel offers a transfer for 790 CZK per journey for one to four passengers and 1,200 CZK for five to eight. It has no parking of its own: the National Theatre garage charges 60 CZK an hour or 960 CZK for 24 hours, and the Mr.Parkit garages on Spálená and Vladislavova, 150 and 250 metres away, from 449 CZK a day. In central Prague it is best to arrive without a car: Národní třída metro is five minutes away.
With children
A cot is free up to age 3 and, for ages 4 to 12, an extra bed is added at the extra-bed price. There are family rooms and triples.
### Servicios
- **From the airport to the centre: trolleybus 59, bus 100 and Airport Express**: Trolleybus 59 to Nádraží Veleslavín (metro A) in about 15 minutes, bus 100 to Zličín (metro B) and the Airport Express direct to the main station.
- **Prague main station (Praha hlavní nádraží)**: Trains to Kutná Hora, Plzeň and the rest of the country; metro C. The Airport Express arrives here.
- **Old Town Hall visitor centre**: The official tourist office in the Town Hall on Old Town Square, open 365 days a year.

## Car-free: Prague by metro, tram and on foot
Prague is seen without a car, and it is better that way: much of the centre is pedestrianised, parking is expensive and public transport reaches everywhere. Three metro lines, trams that climb to the castle and a ticket valid for everything, except the Petřín funicular, which has its own fare.
Presupuesto orientativo: 80–160 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir without a car
- **Czech Inn** (Hostel): The house
An industrial-design hostel in Vinohrady, the residential district east of the centre, with cafés and parks around it. It has a bit of everything: shared dormitories, some with a bathroom, capsule beds with a curtain, their own entrance and a socket, private rooms with a large shower and apartments with a kitchen for groups or families.
Practicalities
There is breakfast and a bar downstairs, lockers in the dormitories and left luggage. Some premium dormitories have a kitchen and living room. The atmosphere is young travellers, but the private rooms are quiet.
Getting there
From the airport, metro to I. P. Pavlova and then tram 4 or 22 to Krymská (three stops); the hostel is 50 metres uphill. On foot from Náměstí Míru metro station it is about ten minutes along Francouzská. Tram 22 continues to Malá Strana and the castle.
- **Hotel Josef** (Hotel): The house
A contemporary design hotel on a quiet street in the Old Town, between the square and the Jewish quarter, opened in 2002 with interiors by the Czech architect Eva Jiřičná: clean lines, glass and industrial materials. It has an inner garden, a brasserie and a gym.
The rooms
The rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows; those on the upper floors look onto the rooftops and towers of the city, and some have a balcony. Breakfast is one of its strong points.
Getting there
It is about five minutes' walk from Old Town Square and ten from Náměstí Republiky metro station (line B). From the airport, trolleybus 59 and metro A to Staroměstská, or a taxi of about 30 minutes. It has no parking of its own: do not come by car.
- **Hotel Paris Prague** (Hotel): The house
A hotel from 1904 in a Neo-Gothic building with Art Nouveau interiors, a listed monument, right next to the Municipal House and the Powder Tower, at the entrance to the Old Town. The Brandejs family has run it for three generations. It has 86 rooms and suites decorated in Art Nouveau style, a Czech restaurant with a French accent and Tony's Café & Bar, with a period atmosphere.
What it has
A small spa with jacuzzi, sauna, steam bath and gym. The rooms are spacious, with classic furniture; those on the upper floors look onto the rooftops of the Old Town.
Getting there
Náměstí Republiky metro station (line B) is round the corner, and Old Town Square about five minutes' walk along Celetná Street. From the main railway station it is ten minutes on foot or a short taxi ride.
- **Hotel U Medvídků** (Hotel): The U Medvídků hotel occupies the floors of a fifteenth-century house above the brewery restaurant of the same name, on Na Perštýně street. We chose it for a night of Prague beer halls because there is nowhere you need to go back to: U Fleků is ten minutes' walk away, U Zlatého tygra five and dinner can be downstairs.
The rooms
There are 45: 35 standard and 10 superior, including singles, doubles, triples, family rooms, a Beer Room and a King room. Buffet breakfast is included. There is free wifi, although the house warns that the signal varies between fifteenth-century walls. Check-out is until 11:00.
Getting there and parking
From the airport, the hotel offers a transfer for 790 CZK per journey for one to four passengers and 1,200 CZK for five to eight. It has no parking of its own: the National Theatre garage charges 60 CZK an hour or 960 CZK for 24 hours, and the Mr.Parkit garages on Spálená and Vladislavova, 150 and 250 metres away, from 449 CZK a day. In central Prague it is best to arrive without a car: Národní třída metro is five minutes away.
With children
A cot is free up to age 3 and, for ages 4 to 12, an extra bed is added at the extra-bed price. There are family rooms and triples.
### Servicios
- **From the airport to the centre: trolleybus 59, bus 100 and Airport Express**: Trolleybus 59 to Nádraží Veleslavín (metro A) in about 15 minutes, bus 100 to Zličín (metro B) and the Airport Express direct to the main station.
- **Prague main station (Praha hlavní nádraží)**: Trains to Kutná Hora, Plzeň and the rest of the country; metro C. The Airport Express arrives here.
- **Florenc bus station**: Long-distance buses to Karlovy Vary, Český Krumlov and other cities; metro B and C.
- **Old Town Hall visitor centre**: The official tourist office in the Town Hall on Old Town Square, open 365 days a year.

## As a family: Apostles, boats and a tower with a lift

Prague works with children if you alternate a monument with something that moves. The astronomical clock, the boat beneath Charles Bridge and Petřín Hill, with its funicular, mirror maze and tower with a lift, make up for the morning at the castle. Almost everything has a family ticket.

### What works best
Astronomical clock: the apostles come out every hour, free from the square

Boat on the Čertovka: 45 minutes, departures every ten minutes, rate for ages 2 to 12

Petřín: funicular, mirror maze and tower with a lift

Castle: the Golden Lane, with its little houses, is what they like best

### Where to sleep
Hotel Paris Prague, with spacious rooms next to the metro

Czech Inn, with apartments with a kitchen

### Where to eat
Lokál Dlouhááá, noisy and informal

Café Louvre, for a long breakfast or a cake

### Keep in mind
Cobblestones and the castle stairs make pushchairs difficult

The Jewish Museum closes on Saturdays and is not for small children

There is a security check at the castle: arrive early

### Qué hacer as a family
- Prague Castle: St Vitus Cathedral, Royal Palace and Golden Lane
- Charles Bridge at dawn and the Old Town bridge tower
- Astronomical clock and Old Town Hall tower
- Boat trip on the Vltava and the Čertovka canal beneath Charles Bridge
- Petřín Hill: funicular, gardens and the lookout tower
- Vyšehrad: walls above the Vltava and the artists' cemetery
- Free Walking Tour of the Old Town and Josefov, with SANDEMANs

## With teenagers: Real history, viewpoints and trams on their own

Prague is a good city for teenagers: they get around alone by tram, history has stories (the clock, the Golem, the defenestration) and there are viewpoints to climb. The Jewish quarter explains the twentieth century to them better than a book.

### What works best
Jewish quarter of Josefov, with the Pinkas Synagogue and the Old Cemetery

Prague Castle and St Vitus Cathedral

Town Hall tower and the Petřín tower, to see the city from above

Strahov Library, for those who read

### Where to sleep
Czech Inn, with capsules and a young atmosphere

Hotel Josef, design, in the Old Town

### Where to eat
Lokál Dlouhááá

U Fleků, to see a five-hundred-year-old brewery

### Keep in mind
The Jewish quarter needs a couple of hours and some context before going

The castle tour has a reduced rate up to age 16 and for students up to 26

The PID Lítačka app lets them buy their own ticket

### Qué hacer with teenagers
- Prague Castle: St Vitus Cathedral, Royal Palace and Golden Lane
- Charles Bridge at dawn and the Old Town bridge tower
- Astronomical clock and Old Town Hall tower
- The Jewish quarter of Josefov: synagogues and old cemetery
- Petřín Hill: funicular, gardens and the lookout tower
- Strahov Monastery: the Baroque library halls
- Free Walking Tour of the Old Town and Josefov, with SANDEMANs
- Klementinum: Baroque Library and Astronomical Tower

## With friends: Prague with Friends: a Free Tour, Breweries and a Sunset Boat Ride

Prague offers what a group is looking for: a centre you can walk end to end, cheap beer and places with history to sit down in. The free tour organises the first day; the rest is choosing which brewery, what time to climb Petřín and whether to cross Charles Bridge at dawn or at night.

### What works best
Free tour of the old town: 2 to 3 hours, voluntary tip, in Spanish or English.

Boat on the Vltava and Čertovka: 45 minutes, 550 CZK, with departures every ten minutes; until 20:00 in July and August.

Petřín Hill: funicular at 100 CZK a trip and the tower at 250 CZK.

Charles Bridge: free and best before 8:00, when it is empty.

Astronomical Clock and Town Hall tower: the clock, free, on the hour; the tower, from 350 CZK.

Prague Castle: courtyards open from 6:00 to 22:00 and a 450 CZK circuit.

### Where to sleep
Czech Inn: design hostel in Vinohrady, with dormitories, capsule beds, private rooms and apartments; a tram to the centre at the door.

Hotel Josef: minimalist hotel five minutes from Old Town Square.

### Where to eat
Pivovar U Fleků: brewery with its own brewhouse since 1499, eight halls and a garden; open from 10:00 to 23:00.

Lokál Dlouhááá: long, noisy beer hall with tank beer from 11:00.

U Zlatého tygra: tavern serving Pilsner Urquell on tap, from 15:00.

### Keep in mind
U Fleků has eight halls and a garden: tell them the size of the group so you can sit together.

Prices are in Czech crowns (CZK): count on the 100 CZK for the funicular each way.

The boat leaves every ten minutes all year, 10:00 to 18:00 in winter: check the time of the last departure.

### Qué hacer with friends
- Prague Castle: St Vitus Cathedral, Royal Palace and Golden Lane
- Charles Bridge at dawn and the Old Town bridge tower
- Astronomical clock and Old Town Hall tower
- Boat trip on the Vltava and the Čertovka canal beneath Charles Bridge
- Petřín Hill: funicular, gardens and the lookout tower
- Free Walking Tour of the Old Town and Josefov, with SANDEMANs

## Consejos

### Get up early for Charles Bridge
Before eight it is almost empty; at midday you cannot move.

### Use the first hour
The Town Hall tower and the Petřín tower cost half in the first hour after opening.

### Watch out for Saturday
The Jewish Museum is closed every Saturday and on Jewish holidays.

### Pay in koruna
If the card machine offers to charge you in euros, choose koruna.

### Buy your ticket before boarding
At the machines at the stops or in the app; paper tickets are validated on entry.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How many days do you need to see Prague?
Three days for the city without rushing; four if you want an excursion to Kutná Hora or Karlovy Vary.

### How do I get from the airport to the centre?
Trolleybus 59 to Nádraží Veleslavín and then metro A, about 35 minutes in all, or the Airport Express to the main station.

### Can I pay in euros?
The currency is the Czech koruna. Almost everything is paid for by card; choose to pay in koruna.

### Which day is the Jewish quarter closed?
Saturday and on Jewish holidays.

### Do I need to book the castle?
It is not compulsory, but there is a security check and queues in summer: arrive at opening time.

### Is an excursion worth it?
Yes. Kutná Hora by train is the easiest; Český Krumlov needs a night.