Ready-made trips · Czech Republic
Prague in 4 days
Prague Castle and Malá Strana, the Old Town and its astronomical clock, and a day to the bone church of Kutná Hora.
- Length
- 4 days
- Best time
- April to June, September to October, December
- Pace
- Moderate
- Day trips
- Kutná Hora
Four days in Prague: Prague Castle and Malá Strana, plus a day trip to Kutná Hora. Each full day is one of our own checked days, planned to be walked in order, with opening hours checked and lunch and dinner suggestions close to the stops.
Day by day
1First Evening in the Old TownArrival
- When you arriveOld Town SquareHistoric square with Astronomical Clock.Tip: The astronomical clock show on the hour is genuinely brief and often underwhelming in person — don't fight the crowd for a front spot, any angle works fine.
Lunch nearby: Mistral Café or Café Lucerna
Dinner: U Fleků or U Modré kachničky
2Kutná Hora: the Bone Church, St Barbara’s and the Royal MintDay trip to Kutná Hora
- MorningSedlec OssuaryA chapel decorated with the bones of some 40,000 people, including a bone chandelier.Tip: A 10-minute walk from the main station; a combined ticket covers St Barbara’s.
- AfternoonSt Barbara’s CathedralA soaring Gothic church paid for by the town’s silver miners.Tip: Look for the miners in their white smocks in the frescoes.
Lunch nearby: Dačický
Dinner: Dačický
3Prague Castle and Malá Strana
- MorningPrague CastleHistoric castle complex with city views.Tip: The ticket covers St Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace and Golden Lane; arrive at opening, before the tour groups.
- AfternoonSt Nicholas Church, Malá StranaThe great green-domed Baroque church of the Lesser Town.Tip: Climb the bell tower for a view over the Lesser Town rooftops.
- If you have timeWallenstein GardenA formal Baroque garden with peacocks and a grotto wall, below the castle.Tip: Open April to October; look for the dripstone wall of strange faces.
Lunch nearby: U Hrocha or Lokál U Bílé kuželky
Dinner: Lokál Dlouhááá or U Pinkasů
4A Last Morning in the Old TownLast morning
- Before you leaveKlementinumA vast Jesuit college with a Baroque library hall and an astronomical tower.Tip: The guided tour is the only way to see the library hall and the tower view.
Lunch nearby: Mistral Café or Café Lucerna
Dinner: Kantýna or U Modré kachničky
Where to stay
New Town
Wenceslas Square, the National Museum and the Art Nouveau boulevards.
Můstek and Muzeum metro; trams everywhere.
Old Town
The medieval heart around Old Town Square, the Clock and the Jewish Quarter.
Staroměstská and Můstek metro; trams along the river.
Vinohrady
A leafy residential quarter of cafés, wine bars and beer gardens.
Náměstí Míru and Jiřího z Poděbrad metro.
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The full plan has a map of each day, directions between stops, opening hours, restaurant choices, hotels in these areas and tickets, tours and trains linked to book with the provider you choose.
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