PlanoPlanoPrague's Gothic and Baroque layers go far deeper than the tourist trail between the castle and Old Town Square. Things to do in Prague include world-class classical concerts in centuries-old churches, neighbourhood pub crawls for unpasteurised lager, and day trips into the Bohemian countryside.
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Strahov Monastery Library
Two Baroque library halls from the 17th and 18th centuries house 200,000 volumes beneath ornate frescoed ceilings, open daily for viewing from the doorway.
DOX Centre for Contemporary Art
A converted factory in Holesovice hosts provocative contemporary exhibitions and has a 42-metre wooden airship sculpture on its roof called the Gulliver.
National Technical Museum
The Letna museum displays a vast hall of vintage cars, motorcycles, aircraft, and locomotives from Bohemia's industrial golden age.
Trdelnik and Czech street food
Beyond the tourist-trap chimney cakes, Naplavka riverside market on Saturday mornings serves authentic Czech smazeny syr (fried cheese) and klobasa sausages.
Letna Park
The plateau park above the Vltava River has a famous beer garden, a metronome sculpture replacing a former Stalin statue, and the best sunset panorama of the Old Town bridges.
Vinohrady neighbourhood
The residential quarter east of Wenceslas Square has Art Nouveau apartment buildings, the Neo-Gothic Church of St Ludmila, and the best concentration of independent restaurants in Prague.
Zizkov neighbourhood
The working-class district east of the centre has the highest density of pubs per capita in Prague, the brutalist Zizkov TV Tower, and an indie arts scene.
Kutna Hora day trip
The medieval silver-mining town 80 km east has the Sedlec Ossuary (bone church decorated with 40,000 skeletons) and the Gothic Cathedral of St Barbara.
Havelska Market
Prague's oldest open-air market has operated since 1232 in the Old Town, selling seasonal fruit, flowers, wooden toys, and Bohemian marionettes.
Jazz Dock
A floating jazz club moored on the Vltava in Smichov hosts live performances nightly, with floor-to-ceiling windows reflecting off the river.
The best months to enjoy things to do in Prague are April, May, September, October. Plan around these months for the best weather and fewer crowds.
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