Prague travel guide: sights, food and local favourites

The Czech capital sits on both banks of the Vltava. Staré Město and its Old Town Square face Malá Strana and the castle hill across Charles Bridge, and Nové Město and Vyšehrad run south along the river. Residents drink in the pubs and beer gardens of Vinohrady, Žižkov and Letná, shop at the farmers' markets and eat in Karlín and Holešovice.

Must-see

The sights to fit in even on a short trip.

History & museums ⁴²

Where to eat ⁴⁶

Night out ³¹

Locals only ²²

Walking routes ⁶

01Royal Way: Powder Tower to Prague Castle2.9 km · 4 h 20 min · 9 stopsThe classic crossing of the historic centre, from the Powder Tower through Old Town Square and over Charles Bridge into Malá Strana, finishing with the climb to Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral.
02Josefov: synagogues of the Jewish Quarter1.9 km · 3 h 40 min · 9 stopsA compact loop through the former Jewish Town: Europe's oldest active synagogue, the Jewish Museum synagogues around the Old Jewish Cemetery, the Rudolfinum on the river and the medieval Convent of St. Agnes.
03Strahov and Loreta down to the Malá Strana gardens2.9 km · 3 h 35 min · 7 stopsStarts high at Strahov Monastery and Loreta, passes through Prague Castle and then drops into Malá Strana's gardens, ending on Kampa Island by the river.
04New Town riverside to Vyšehrad4.1 km · 4 h 25 min · 9 stopsFrom the National Theatre and Café Slavia along the Vltava past the Dancing House, the Heydrich crypt and the Emmaus Monastery, down to the Náplavka embankment and up to Vyšehrad and its national cemetery.
05Castle gardens to Letná and Holešovice2.8 km · 2 h 45 min · 5 stopsFrom the Chotek Gardens beside the castle across the Letná plateau, with its views and the Metronome, to the Technical Museum, ending at the National Gallery's functionalist Trade Fair Palace.
06Vinohrady and Žižkov: parks, Plečnik and Vítkov3.6 km · 3 h 25 min · 6 stopsA residents' Prague walk from the Jubilee Synagogue up to Riegrovy sady, then to Plečnik's church and the farmers' market on Jiřího z Poděbrad Square, the Žižkov TV Tower and the National Monument on Vítkov hill.

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Prague

Must-see

History & museums 42

Where to eat 46

Night out 31

Locals only 22

Walking routes 6

History & museums ⁴²

Where to eat ⁴⁶

Night out ³¹

Locals only ²²

Walking routes ⁶