Prague Castle

Home to Czech Kings, Roman Emperors and Czech Presidents, the Prague Castle is one of the biggest castles in the world. Dating back to the 9th Century, it is a Gothic lovers dream, with its architecture, gardens and defense towers standing as witnesses to this great civilization. Presently, it houses several museums, including the Toy Museum, the National Gallery collection of baroque art and a picture gallery. A tour around this castle will take more than a day, with the Prague castle`s other attractions being St. Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, The Story of Prague Castle exhibition, St. George Basilica, Powder Tower, Golden Lane and Daliborka. A visit to Prague will never be complete without a stop at this wonderful cultural site.

Hradcany

Bustling with noise and vibrant with tourists, Hrad?any is also called the Castle District, encompassing about a square kilometre north of the Mala Strana. Housing many castles and palaces built by royalty and noblemen, this area has many buildings of Gothic nature as well as of baroque and renaissance styles. Tight roads, winding alleys and colourful houses are evidence to show the vibrant history behind this city. Among the many places of interest within the Hrad?any, one can find St. George Basilica, the Hrad?any Town Hall, the Lareto, with its exquisite sculptures, and the Archbishops Palace. There are many hotels, souvenir shops and cafeterias around and within Hrad?any, and the visitor to Prague will indeed enjoy a tour around this exquisite city.

New Town

Founded in 1348 by Charles IV, New Town is historically a place of trade, and was once inhabited by blacksmiths, traders and brewers. Carefully centred around the Hay Market, the Cattle Market and the Horse Market, New Town is now Prague`s main commercial district, with a plethora of hotels, banks, businesses as well as being rich in culture, offering an Opera house, museums and movie theatres. Among the places of interest, are public attractions like the Jind?i?ska Tower, the gothic complex of buildings which constitute the New Town Hall, the Emausy Monastery and the National Theatre, which is of significant architectural value. Separating the New Town from the Old Town are two different boulevards - the Narodni and Na p?ikop?, which are very hard to miss, all of which contribute to making New Town a place worthy of visit.

Lesser Town

Founded in 1257 on the slopes under the Prague Castle, Lesser Town has retained most of it`s historical landscape with very little changes taking place during the last few centuries. The Lesser Town Square which began simply as a market place is now it`s centre of life, with most of the official buildings and restaurants being situated there. There are many parks which nature lovers would find fascinating, some of them being the Vojan Park, Pet?in Hill and Vrtba Garden, and some of the other places of interest would be St. Nicolas` Church, Church of Our Lady Victorious - Prague Child Jesus which houses the wax effigy of Prague Child Jesus, the Petrin Look-out Tower and Charles Bridge. There are some marvellous hotels and apartments situated in Lesser Town which would enable the Prague visitor to witness all the sites it holds.