Clementinum

Sightseeing Walking Tours

Embark on a guided walking tour through the historic streets of Prague. Learn the history behind each turn from your guide and visit highlights, including the Jewish Quarter and the impressive astronomical clock. Start in Old Town Square, which is the site of the Church of Our Lady before Týn and was the main market square in Prague. Take a walk along picturesque streets by the Estates Theater and Charles University. See the Old Town Hall with its astronomical clock, and marvel at a masterpiece of Gothic science. Walk to the birthplace of Franz Kafka and discover the Jewish Quarter. Admire the Maisel and Pinkas synagogues before passing the old Jewish cemetery. See the New Town Hall and the Clementinum, before heading to Charles Bridge, where the tour ends.

This tour starts from Wenceslas Square, the immense core of the New Town and symbol of the Czech economic revival. Crossing some landmarks of the recent Czech history, you'll reach the Old Town. You'll next pass to The Estates Theatre - beautiful building dating back to the late eighteenth century, which was hosting the premiere of Mozart's Don Giovanni in October 29, 1787. Continuing your walk you will reach the beautiful Old Town Square, heart of Prague, where your guide makes you relive the many historical events that took place here and that marked the history of the Bohemian capital. The astronomical clock, the Gothic mystery of the Church of the Virgin Mary, the lavish baroque St. Nicholas are just a few examples of the fusion of styles that will catapult you into a past that seems to have mocked the time and is still shining in front of your eyes. The tour continues to the Jewish Quarter, once a ghetto, a tangle of dilapidated housing and which is one of the most elegant districts in Prague. Going through places where the writer Kafka lived his restless youth you'll carry on through the alleys where you can still breathe the living legend of the famous Golem. Afterwards, you'll follow the route of coronation encountering the Jesuit monastery Clementinum, the biggest complex of baroque buildings in Prague. Finally, through a maze of narrow streets you'll come to the true symbol of Prague, the Gothic Charles Bridge. By crossing it, you'll dive into the neighborhood of Mala Strana. After discovering the mysticism linked to the Bambini di Praga, your guide accompanies you to the Neruda Street, where you can admire the perfectly preserved historical buildings taking you back to the sixteenth and seventeenth century. On the top of the road you'll finally arrive to the Castle. You'll visit this huge architectural complex that encompasses a variety of styles and more than a thousand years of history.

Discover the places in Prague where the genius composer Mozart stayed. This is your chance to learn why the people of Prague welcomed Mozart so warmly, why they loved him so much, and why his music has won the hearts of everyone in this nation up to the present day. Beginning on foot, you’ll walk through the Old Town stopping at the Golden Angel House and the Estates Theatre. Next you’ll get on a tram and transfer to Lesser Town to visit the exhibition of music at the Czech Museum. Then travel by funicular to Petrins for a view of the tower. Walking to the Strahov Monastery, you’ll see where Mozart improvised on the organ on the day of Don Giovanni´s premier. At Hradèany Square and Lesser Town you’ll stop at the houses and palaces where Mozart held concerts or where he lived. Your journey ends at the St. Nicholas Church where a requiem was held on December 14, 1791 as a tribute to W.A. Mozart.