Prague Essentials: Old Town in an Hour

The stops, in walking order

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   Stop 1: Charles Bridge

   ~3 min here

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

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   Stop 2: Clementinum

   ~3 min here

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

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   Stop 3: Prague Astronomical Clock

   ~3 min here

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

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: 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.

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   Stop 5: Havelské Market

   ~3 min here

   At Havelské Market, you are looking at a working marketplace whose stalls still trade every day.

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   Stop 6: Municipal House

   ~3 min here

   Municipal House is Prague’s lavish civic and concert building beside the Powder Gate on Republic Square.

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