Prague Essentials

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Charles Bridge

   ~3 min here

   Charles Bridge spans the Vltava as Prague’s oldest surviving river crossing.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Kampa

   ~3 min here

   Kampa is a public park spread across Kampa Island, between the Vltava and the Čertovka channel.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Lennon Wall

   ~3 min here

   The Lennon Wall is the boundary wall of the Maltese Grand Priory’s palace garden, beside Velkopřevorské náměstí in Malá Strana.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Clementinum

   ~3 min here

   Clementinum fills this Old Town block as a Baroque complex housing the National Library of the Czech Republic.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Prague Astronomical Clock

   ~3 min here

   Set into the Old Town Hall’s southern wall, Prague Astronomical Clock is a medieval astronomical clock.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Old Town Square

   ~3 min here

   Old Town Square is Prague’s historic gathering place in the Old Town, set between Wenceslas Square and Charles Bridge.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: Wallenstein Garden

   ~3 min here

   Wallenstein Garden is the formal early-Baroque garden of Wallenstein Palace, home to the Czech Parliament’s Senate.

8. 8

   

   Stop 8: Prague Castle

   ~3 min here

   Prague Castle is a sprawling castle complex and the official workplace and residence of the Czech president.

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   Stop 9: St. Vitus Cathedral

   ~15 min here

   St. Vitus Cathedral is part of Prague Castle.

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