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Walks in Prague

Eight walking routes and a seven day journey through Czech history, each with a map and the story of every stop. The same stories Prago tells out loud, offline, when you walk up to them.

• Prague in 2 hours: old town highlights walking routeOld Town Square, the Clock, Týn Church, the Jewish Quarter and Charles Bridge. Best early in the morning. 8 stops, about 35 minutes of walking.
• The Royal Way in Prague: Powder Tower to the CastleThe old coronation route, half a day. Nerudova is steep; tram 22 is the easier way up. 9 stops, about 54 minutes of walking.
• Quiet Malá Strana: a short walk away from the crowdsA short loop away from the biggest crowds: Kampa, the Lennon Wall, Vrtba Garden. 5 stops, about 24 minutes of walking.
• Prague Castle Hill walk: from the castle to the bridgeStart at the Castle and walk downhill to Charles Bridge. Take tram 22 to Pohořelec first if you want to avoid the climb.
• Easy-going Old Town Prague: a level walking routeA level walk from the Powder Tower to the Old Town Hall (its tower has a lift). Historic paving is rough in places. 5 stops, about 21 minutes of walking.
• Prague at dusk: an evening and night walking routeCastle Square at dusk, the Old Castle Steps, Charles Bridge after the crowds, the Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square.
• Dark history in Prague: from defenestrations to 1989Heavy themes: the Second World War, communism and political violence. Read the three hardest stops (Pinkas, Palach, Cyril and Methodius) slowly.
• The Velvet Revolution walk in Prague (November 1989)In the footsteps of the students and the crowds of November 1989, from the river and the National Theatre, up Národní Street and Wenceslas Square.
• Czech history in seven days: a walking journey in PragueA seven day walking journey through Czech history in Prague: from the first castle to the Velvet Revolution, 47 stops over seven short walks.
• Offline audio guide to Prague: how Prago worksPrago is an offline audio guide to Prague for iPhone: no signal needed, 449 places, 235 street stories, no account and no tracking. How it works.

Places

The stories of twelve of the best known places, as full texts.

• Charles Bridge in Prague: history and storyCharles Bridge was begun in 1357 by Charles the Fourth, after a flood destroyed the older Judith Bridge in 1342, and it was finished around 1402.
• Astronomical Clock and Old Town Hall: history and storyThe Old Town Hall began in 1338, and its astronomical clock, the Orloj, is documented from 1410.
• Church of Our Lady before Týn in Prague: history and storyThe Týn Church is the dominant Gothic landmark of the Old Town, with two towers about eighty metres high.
• Saint Vitus Cathedral in Prague: history and storySaint Vitus Cathedral was begun in 1344 and finished in 1929, which is 585 years of building.
• Old Town Square in Prague: history and storyOld Town Square has been the market and stage of Prague history for a thousand years.
• Clementinum in Prague: history and storyThe Clementinum is the second largest complex of buildings in Prague after the castle.
• Prague Castle: history and storythe largest ancient castle complex in the world, about 570 metres long. The fighting giants on the gateposts are copies.
• Old Town Bridge Tower in Prague: history and storyThe Old Town Bridge Tower is among the most beautiful Gothic gates in Europe.
• The Lennon Wall in Prague: history and storyThe Lennon Wall began in December 1980 as a memorial after John Lennon was shot.
• Petřín Lookout Tower in Prague: history and storyThe Petřín Lookout Tower was inspired by the Eiffel Tower. Members of the Club of Czech Tourists saw it at the Paris World's Fair in 1889 and decided to…
• Estates Theatre in Prague: history and storyThe Estates Theatre opened on the twenty-first of April 1783, built by Count Nostitz-Rieneck.
• Wenceslas Square in Prague: history and storyWenceslas Square is a boulevard, 750 metres long and 60 wide, founded in 1348 as the Horse Market of Charles the Fourth's New Town.