Everything you need to know before you get to Prague.
Where to stay. Where to eat. What to see. What to book. What's worth it and what you can skip without regret.
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Prague right now
9°C · Clear · feels like 7°C
So we'd suggest
The cocktail bars are just warming up →Most museums closed hours ago. The Old Town's bars run until the early morning.
🎄 Season guide
Prague Christmas markets
Two markets that matter, a tree under the Týn towers, and a vaulted beer hall at the end of the evening.
48days to go
Open the Christmas guide →Koruna converter
Czechia uses the koruna, not the euro — and the exchange offices in the tourist streets know that most visitors never do the arithmetic. So here it is, both ways.
So you know what a number means
- 30-minute ticket36–39 Kč≈ 1.5–1.6 EUR
- 24-hour ticket140–150 Kč≈ 5.7–6.2 EUR
- Jewish Museum, adult ticket600 Kč≈ 25 EUR
- Beef goulash with dumplings, Lokál~219 Kč≈ 9.0 EUR
Amounts marked ~ are one named place's menu prices, not official tariffs. · checked 2026-09-16
This is the reference rate, not the rate you will get. Exchange offices and ATMs take a margin, and always decline when a card machine offers to charge you in your own currency — that conversion is the worst one on offer.
Beer halls & pubs76
Attractions173
Restaurants359
Grand cafés171
Cocktail bars & nightlife109
Where to stay1641,052 places listed
Start from a district
Prague is a set of old towns that merged rather than a grid, and everyone still navigates by their names. These four hold most of what a first visit is made of; the rest have their own reasons.
Old Town
Praha 1The medieval core: Old Town Square, the Astronomical Clock and a maze of lanes that has drawn visitors for seven centuries.
Josefov — Jewish Quarter
Praha 1The old Jewish Town: six synagogues, the Old Jewish Cemetery and a thousand years of history in a few streets.
Malá Strana
Praha 1The baroque Lesser Town under the Castle: palace gardens, Kampa Island and the far end of Charles Bridge.
Hradčany — Castle District
Praha 1Prague Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, Loreta and the quiet lanes behind them — the seat of Czech power for a millennium.
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Free entryOld Town Square
Old Town4.8(122,118)out of 5 on Google
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Where to stay in Prague
Live prices and availability on a map centred on this exact spot — hotels, apartments and hostels, so you can judge the walk from here rather than guess from an address.
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What's on
See all →15 October
Signal Festival — light art in the streets
Light installations along routes through the city centre
17 November
17 November — Korzo Národní, the Velvet Revolution anniversary
Národní třída
28 November
Prague Christmas markets
Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square
5 December
Mikuláš — St Nicholas Eve
Streets and squares across the city
Read before you go
See all →Where to stay in Prague: an honest guide to the districtsSix areas worth booking, two streets you should not sleep on, and what the words Prague 1 on a listing actually tell you — which is less than you think.One day in Prague: a route that actually worksA single-day route built on walking distances rather than a wish list — over the bridge before the crowds, up to the Castle once, and never the same street twice.
Prague with kids: what actually works, by ageA city of cobbles and cathedrals sounds like a hard sell for children — until you discover the zoo, the mirror maze, the pedal boats and a basement full of model trains.Why this site exists
A reference, not a booking funnel
Most Prague guides are one of two things: ten sights copied from another list of ten sights, or a booking funnel with an article wrapped around it. This is an attempt at the third thing.
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Checkable, not copied
Every place carries its real address, its real coordinates and, where the venue publishes them, its real opening hours — converted into something the site can actually evaluate. That is why the “open right now” filter works and why a card tells you when a place shuts.
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Written by someone who chose the words
The landmarks that matter are written up properly, with dates, architects and the arguments still attached to them. Where we have nothing to add beyond the data, we say so rather than padding the page.
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Honest about the money
We earn commission on some bookings, tickets and transfers. Those links are labelled wherever they appear, they never change your price, and they play no part in what gets listed or how it is ranked.
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Before you go
Airport transferVáclav Havel Airport is 17 km out with no metro or train link. A fixed-price private transfer is about thirty minutes, door to door.Book a transfer →Skip-the-line ticketsEntry booked ahead for the Castle, the Jewish Museum and the towers — which in Prague's high season is a genuinely long queue avoided.Check tickets →City passOne pass covering a set of attractions. It pays off only above roughly three paid sights a day — worth the arithmetic before you buy.See what it covers →
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Frequently asked about Prague
Is Prague worth visiting?
Yes, and for a specific reason: it came through the twentieth century almost unbombed, so a thousand years of architecture stand here in unbroken sequence. Add the cheapest excellent beer in Europe and a compact, walkable centre. Three days is enough for a first visit.
What is Prague most famous for?
Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral on the ridge, Charles Bridge, the astronomical clock on the Old Town Square, the Jewish Quarter of Josefov — and the beer halls, which are the part locals would name first. The historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Is Prague cheap?
Beer and public transport are genuinely cheap; restaurants in the Old Town are not, and neither are hotels in high season. Czechia uses the koruna, not the euro. Pay by card in koruna, decline any terminal that offers to charge you in your own currency, and avoid the non-bank exchange offices entirely.
What language do they speak in Prague?
Czech. English is widely spoken in the centre, in hotels and in restaurants, and much less so in the outer districts. A dobrý den on the way in and a děkuji on the way out are noticed and appreciated.
Do I need a visa for Czechia?
Czechia is in the EU and the Schengen area, so EU/EEA citizens need only an ID card. Rules for other nationalities depend on your passport — check your own government's guidance before booking.
