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Karlín · Prague

Karlín Square and the Church of Sts Cyril and Methodius

Karlínské náměstí a kostel sv. Cyrila a Metoděje

Place of worshipLocal favourite

A huge neo-Romanesque basilica (75 m long, consecrated 1863, among the largest 19th-century churches in Bohemia) on Karlín's main square. The square is Karlín's living room, with design markets, a soup festival and Christmas markets. Karlín residents meet here; visitors stay across the viaduct.

Address
Karlínské náměstí, 186 00 Praha 8
Hours
Church daily 08:00-19:00; Sunday mass 09:30 and 18:30
Best time to go
Afternoon · About 30 min
Price
Free
Price level
Kč

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Good to know

  • 2026 events on the square include the BREBENT design market (2 Oct), Karlínské polívkování (4 Oct) and the Christmas market (6 Dec).
  • Combine with the Negrelli viaduct arches a few streets south.

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