Things to do in Prague

This page groups Prague's sights by area and says what to arrange ahead. Facts read on an official page carry the source and date; the rest is general knowledge, and prices, hours and ticket rules are left to the operator.

Prague Castle sits on the hill in Hradčany and holds St Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace and the Golden Lane. Below it, the Lesser Town (Malá Strana) runs down to the river in steep streets. We could not read the Prague Castle official site on 2026-10-31, so we give no ticket types, opening hours or security rules; check the castle's own page before you go.

Prague City Tourism (checked 2026-10-31) lists the Palace Gardens below Prague Castle among its gardens and the Petřín Gardens among its parks, and the Petřín funicular is one way up Petřín hill if it is running; check its status before you plan around it.

Charles Bridge links the Lesser Town with the Old Town (Staré Město) and is usually quieter early in the day. On the Old Town side, the Clementinum and the Old Town Square with the Old Town Hall and its Astronomical Clock are close together. The Prague City Tourism site (checked 2026-10-31) lists the Old Town Hall with the Astronomical Clock, the Clementinum and the Towers of Prague among its ticketed attractions, sold through its e-shop.

Josefov, the former Jewish Quarter, lies a short walk from the Old Town Square. According to the Jewish Museum in Prague's official site (checked 2026-10-31), a ticket for the Prague Jewish Town circuit covers six sites: the Old-New Synagogue, the Old Jewish Cemetery, and the Spanish, Pinkas, Maisel and Klaus Synagogues. The museum's calendar marks Saturdays as closed. The page did not list regular hours, so confirm them before planning the visit.

Wenceslas Square is the main axis of the New Town and an easy place to meet public transport. Prague City Tourism's site also names further districts such as Holešovice, Karlín and Vinohrady; they suit a second day or an evening rather than a first visit.

• History and architecture: Prague Castle, the Lesser Town and the Old Town.
• Jewish heritage: Josefov and the museum circuit.
• Views and parks: Petřín Gardens and the Palace Gardens below the castle.
• Short stay or layover: Charles Bridge, the Old Town Square and the Clementinum on foot.
• Evenings: the Old Town and Lesser Town lanes, once crowds thin.

The centre is walkable, but the castle hill is steep, and trams help there. Prague's public transport operator, DPP (official site checked 2026-10-31), lists metro lines A, B and C and tram timetables, plus a night-traffic category. It also publishes station closures and tram suspensions, which change often. Check its page on the day for the lines you plan to use. The page did not mention contactless payment, so look up how to buy a ticket before you travel.

For arrival, see our Prague airport to Praha hlavní nádraží page and the Prague hub.

• Book through the operator: tower, Astronomical Clock and Clementinum tickets (Prague City Tourism e-shop).
• Confirm: Prague Castle ticket and entry rules on the castle's own site.
• Check: Josefov opening days; Saturdays are marked closed.
• Leave open: Charles Bridge, the Old Town Square, the Lesser Town lanes and the parks.

• Crossing Charles Bridge at midday and expecting quiet.
• Planning Josefov on a Saturday.
• Treating the castle as a one-hour stop.
• Buying a city pass before counting which attractions you will actually enter.
• Not checking tram and metro closures for the day.