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The Theological Hall of the Strahov Monastery libraryVitVit · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Prague

Strahov Monastery: the Baroque library halls

Library · 45 min · ticketed · each hall is viewed from the doorway

Information
Duration
45 min
Season
All year · 9:00 to 17:00
Who it's for
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.

With teenagers

Directions See all of Prague

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

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Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

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What to order: a 0.45 l Pilsner Urquell; if the night goes on, the next one arrives by itself

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What to order: a draught Budvar with a Czech dish, and to finish a small glass of the house beer

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