# Prague: map, what to do and when to go

Prague is visited on foot, between Gothic, Baroque, Art Nouveau, and Cubism on the same block, and in neighborhoods three tram stops away. Czech capital of 1.4 million on the Vltava, it escaped systematic bombing, and its center has been on the UNESCO list since 1992.

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## Direct answer
- **Prague: Is it worth exchanging money on Wenceslas Square?** No: the currency exchange offices on Wenceslas Square, with a “0% commission” sign, and the ATM's dynamic conversion cost 5% to 12% of the amount.
- **Prague: What's there to see in Kutná Hora, and how do you get there?** Kutná Hora is 70 km to the east, about an hour by train from the central station.
- **Prague: What's the currency and how much is it worth?** Here you pay in Czech crowns (Kč), a different currency from the euro, and it's easy to get this math wrong at first: about 25 Kč per euro and 21 to 22 Kč per dollar in 2026, approximate rates.

## Old Town, Josefov and the river
Arrive at the Old Town Square before 9am, watch the Orloj's first apostle procession, the 9am one, while there are still few people, and go into the Týn Church when it opens.
- Ponte Carlos
- Praça da Cidade Velha e o Orloj
- Josefov: Sinagoga Velha-Nova e Cemitério Judaico Velho
- Sinagoga Pinkas

## The castle, Malá Strana and Petřín
Cross Charles Bridge before 7am, while there are still few people, and from Malá Strana ride tram 22 up to Pražský hrad to go into the complex as soon as it opens, with St. Vitus Cathedral and Golden Lane on the short circuit.
- Castelo de Praga e Catedral de São Vito
- Biblioteca de Strahov e Loreta
- Petřín

## New Town, Cubism and the neighborhoods
Start at Wenceslas Square: the Jan Palach memorial on the sidewalk, the statue of St. Wenceslas, and the National Museum, reopened in 2018.
- Praça Venceslau e Museu Nacional
- Vyšehrad
- Casa Municipal e Casa da Madona Negra

## Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral
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Hradčany · Half a day or more
A complex of about 70,000 m² founded around 880 and still the seat of the presidency; the cathedral was begun in 1344 by Matthias of Arras, continued by Peter Parler, and only finished in 1929. The south tower is 96.5 m tall with 287 steps, and St. Wenceslas Chapel is faced with over 1,300 semiprecious stones.
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## Charles Bridge
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Prague 1 · Up to half an hour
516 m long, about 10 m wide and with 16 arches, begun on July 9, 1357 and finished in the early 15th century. It was the only fixed link between the two banks until 1841. The sculptural ensemble mixes copies and originals; St. John of Nepomuk, from 1683, remains on the bridge, and some of the replaced sculptures are in the National Museum's lapidarium and at Gorlice, in Vyšehrad.
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## Old Town Square and the Orloj
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Cidade Velha
The Old Town Hall's astronomical clock has run since 1410, making it the oldest still operating in the world; the calendar dial is by Josef Mánes, from 1866, and the apostles appear every hour on the hour, from 9am to 11pm. The square also holds the Church of Our Lady before Týn, with 80 m towers, the Jan Hus monument unveiled in 1915, and the 27 crosses marking the 1621 executions.
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## Josefov: Old-New Synagogue and Old Jewish Cemetery
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Prague 1 · Half a day or more
The Old-New Synagogue, from about 1270, is Europe's oldest Gothic synagogue still in use. In the cemetery next to it, used from 1439 to 1787, there are about 12,000 gravestones over up to twelve layers of burials, including that of Rabbi Löw, who died in 1609. Jewish Museum sites close on Saturdays and Jewish holidays; check the calendar before buying your ticket.
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## Pinkas Synagogue
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Josefov · Up to half an hour
The walls carry 77,297 names of Bohemian and Moravian Jews killed in the Holocaust, hand-painted between 1954 and 1959, erased by the regime in 1968, and restored after 1989. Upstairs are drawings by children from the Terezín camp.
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## Wenceslas Square and the National Museum
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Prague 1 · Up to half an hour
Not a square but a 750 m by 60 m boulevard, once the city's 1348 horse market, with the 1912 statue of St. Wenceslas by Josef Václav Myslbek at the top. It was the stage for 1968, for Jan Palach's act in 1969, and for the crowds of November 1989; the National Museum, from 1891, reopened in 2018 after seven years of work.
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## Vyšehrad
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Vyšehrad · One to two hours
Vyšehrad brings together fortifications, parks and views of the Vltava on the right bank. The Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul and Vyšehrad Cemetery, which includes the collective Slavín tomb, are separate visits within the complex.

Since July 2026, tickets for NKP Vyšehrad guided tours have been sold online or at the Infocentrum, at V Pevnosti 163/2, near Leopold Gate. The ticket outlet at Cihelná brána closed to the public, but the Kasematy ke Gorlici tour still starts at that gate. Check the meeting point for the tour you bought; it may differ from the ticket office.

The basilica has its own admission and opening hours; tourist visits pause during religious ceremonies and concerts. Check specific openings for St. Martin’s Rotunda and St. Lawrence’s Basilica: the extended visits announced in 2026 were concentrated in July and August.

If approaching from Podolí, check the diversion before going uphill. The operator announced the closure of the passage beside U Podolského sanatoria for works scheduled through the end of 2026. This restriction concerns that passage; plan another approach to the hill and follow local signs.
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## Strahov Library and the Loreta
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Praga · Up to half an hour
In the Strahov Premonstratensian monastery, the Theological Hall of 1679 and the Philosophical Hall of 1794 hold about 200,000 volumes; you can only get to the doorway, without stepping onto the original floor. A few steps away, the Loreta displays the monstrance known as the Sun of Prague, from 1699, set with 6,222 diamonds, and has a 27-bell carillon that plays every hour.
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## Petřín
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Malá Strana · One to two hours
A 327 m hill with orchards, the 63.5 m Petřín Tower built in 1891, the mirror maze and the 14th-century Hunger Wall. The funicular leaves from Újezd; 30- and 90-minute urban transit tickets do not cover it. Check its separate fare or the validity of your pass before boarding.
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## Municipal House and the House of the Black Madonna
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Cidade Velha · Up to half an hour
The Municipal House (Obecní dům), from 1912, is the city's most complete Art Nouveau building, with the Smetana Hall, mosaics by Karel Špillar and a hall decorated by Alfons Mucha; Czech independence was declared there in 1918. At the next corner, the House of the Black Madonna, by Josef Gočár, 1912, is the landmark of architectural Cubism, a style that exists almost nowhere else but Prague.
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**Prague: Is it worth exchanging money on Wenceslas Square?**
No: the currency exchange offices on Wenceslas Square, with a “0% commission” sign, and the ATM's dynamic conversion cost 5% to 12% of the amount. The conversion comes disguised as a courtesy: the screen asks if you'd prefer your own currency, and the right answer is no.

**Prague: What's there to see in Kutná Hora, and how do you get there?**
Kutná Hora is 70 km to the east, about an hour by train from the central station. The medieval silver town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has the Gothic Cathedral of St. Barbara and the Sedlec Ossuary, decorated with the bones of about 40,000 people.

**Prague: What's the currency and how much is it worth?**
Here you pay in Czech crowns (Kč), a different currency from the euro, and it's easy to get this math wrong at first: about 25 Kč per euro and 21 to 22 Kč per dollar in 2026, approximate rates.

**Prague: What's the climate like throughout the year?**
The climate is continental, with about 530 mm of rain a year spread fairly evenly and a sky that cooperates little in the cold half of the year. Winter, from December to February, has highs of 0 to 4°C, lows frequently below zero, darkness by 4:30pm, and snow that rarely lasts. December makes up for it with the Christmas markets and is the only high season of the cold months. Spring kicks in during April, and from mid-May to late June highs run between 19 and 25°C, with days stretching to almost 9:30pm, and it's the best window of the year, the one I'd pick without thinking twice.

**Prague: How do you greet when entering a shop?**
When you walk through the door of a shop, bakery, doctor's office, elevator or train compartment, greet the room with “dobrý den,” even without looking at anyone, and say “na shledanou” on your way out.


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## Full editorial guide (Portuguese)
https://nilopelomundo.com/llm/praga.md