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12  INTRODUCING PR A GUE

2 days in Prague

• Tour Prague Castle – a
Gothic gem
• Watch the Old Town
Square’s Astronomical
Clock strike the hour
• Visit the poignant sights
of the Jewish Quarter

Day 1
Morning Catch scenic tram route
22 up Hradčany hill to Prague
Castle (see pp98–9). Take a tour
of the Gothic St Vitus’s Cathedral Aerial view of Old Town Square, with the Jan Hus Monument in its centre
(see pp102–105) and the Old
Royal Palace (see pp106–107). former city fortification.
3 days in Prague
Afterwards, visit the Estates
Afternoon Wander through Theatre (see p67), where Mozart
the stately Royal Garden (see • Cross fortified Charles conducted operas, the Church
p111), then make your way Bridge, looking at its statues of St Gall (see p73) and Havelská
down Nerudova Street (see • Explore the narrow streets Street market. It’s a short walk
p130) to cross Charles Bridge and Baroque palaces of the from here to the magnificent
(see pp136–39), which is lined romantic Little Quarter Charles Bridge (see pp136–9).
with statues of saints. Head to
Old Town Square (see pp68–71) Day 2
to watch the Astronomical Clock Day 1 Morning Devote your morning
(see p76) on the Old Town Hall (see Morning Marvel at Prague’s most to Prague Castle (see pp98–9).
pp74–5) chime the hour. The venerated Gothic survivor, St Survey the city from Hradčanské
pretty Kinský Palace (see p72) Agnes of Bohemia Convent náměstí before venturing into
features ancient art in the shadow (see pp94–5), and its medieval St Vitus’s Cathedral (see pp102–
of the spire-topped Church of art collection. Then walk to Old 105) and St George’s Basilica
Our Lady before Týn (see p72). Town Square (see pp68–71) to and Convent (see pp100–101).
End the day by shopping at the take in the Rococo Kinský Palace Take a tour of the Old Royal
market on Havelská Street. (see p72) and the imposing Church Palace (see pp106–107) and the
of Our Lady before Týn (see p72). Royal Garden (see p111). If
Day 2 Don’t miss the Old Town Hall (see there’s time, walk along pretty
Morning Begin by exploring the pp74–5) and its crowd-pleasing Golden Lane (see p101).
Jewish Quarter (see pp82–95). astronomical clock.
Visit the Old Jewish Cemetery Afternoon Head down
(see pp88–9), with its tilting tomb- Afternoon Admire the Cubist Nerudova Street (see p130) to
stones marked by symbols, the House of the Black Madonna on the narrow streets of the Little
Pinkas Synagogue (see pp86–7) Celetná Street (see p67) en route Quarter (see pp122–41) and pop
memorial to Holocaust victims to the Powder Gate (see p66), a into the Church of St Nicholas
and the 13th-century Old-New (see pp128–9). The monumental
Synagogue (see pp90–91). Wallenstein Palace and Garden
(see p126), peaceful Kampa
Afternoon Cross the Vltava Island (see p131) and the Kafka
to the Little Quarter (see pp122– Museum (see p135) are all nearby.
41), where shops stand alongside
cafés and beer gardens. On Little Day 3
Quarter Square (see p127), the Morning Visit the Jewish Quarter
Church of St Nicholas (see (see pp82–95), where the Old
pp128–9) is the height of High Jewish Cemetery (see pp88–9),
Baroque and worthy of a peek Old-New Synagogue (see pp90–
inside. Go for a leisurely stroll in 91) and Pinkas Synagogue (see
Wallenstein Palace and Garden pp86–7) honour life in the ghetto.
(see p126) amid bronze statues
and wandering peacocks, then Afternoon Take a half-hour train
see celebrated sculptures and ride to Charles IV’s summer retreat,
paintings in the Kampa Museum St Vitus’s Cathedral, a medieval Gothic Karlštejn Castle (see p169), which
of Modern Art (see p135). masterpiece completed in the 20th century stands above a wooded valley.

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