Mysterious Beauty of Gothic and Baroque Architecture; Prague Walking Tour

Meeting Point

You meet your guide at Czech Bridge in front of President Hotel.

This tour has several departures everyday, depending on season.

This tour will allow you to experience all the mysterious beauties of Prague, one of the most gothic cities in the world, by enjoying pleasant moments.

You day starts at Czech Bridge. Walking along the river, you will see exquisite views and take enough photo opportunities. Our first stop after the Czech bridge is the Kafka Museum, one of the most visited cultural and artistic stops of the city and located on the banks of the Vltava River, the museum offers an unforgettable experience to its visitors with a magnificent view as well as the artefacts dedicated to the famous writer Franz Kafka and the memories left by him.

We walk through the narrow streets and reach Charles Bridge. The architect of the bridge built by King Charles IV is Peter Parler. The bridge is also the oldest bridge in the city. Charles Bridge, which has 16 columns on it, is a very beautiful and enjoyable bridge built in gothic style. In addition to being a work of architecture alone, the bridge attracts attention with about 30 sculptures on it.

The Clementinum District and Library, one of the most striking examples of Baroque architecture, was first opened in 1722 as part of the Jesuit University. Another remarkable building in the Clementinum Complex is the Library Hall, designed in Baroque style. Built in 1724, today there are more than 20 thousand books in this hall. Spread over a huge area, the Klementinum has 3 entrances. These entrances are called Marianské náměstí, Karlova ulice and Křižovnická ulice.

After Clam-Gallas Palace continuing our walk to Old Town, Historical and Splendid Square of Prague has been recognised as the symbol of the city since the 14th century. In the square, there are important historical buildings of the city such as Prague Astronomical Clock, Old Town Hall, St Nicholas Church. Old Town Square was used as the most important market place in the country in the 11th century, when the Czech Republic was known as the Bohemian lands. The area was formerly called the “Great Square” and the “Old Market Place”. In 1422, after the execution of Jan Želivský, an important figure of the Hussite Reformation, there was an uprising, and in 1621 one of the most tragic events of the Czech uprising took place on the Old Town Square. After this mass execution of 27 Czech noblemen, the event became known as the “Old Town Square Execution”.

Passing through Prague Astronomical Clock is located in the Old Town Square in the heart of the city. When you come to the historic square of the impressive city on the Vltava River, you marvel at how such an old mechanism can still work while listening to the chime of the Astronomical Clock. Built in 1410, it is the third oldest clock in the world and the oldest clock in working condition. Apart from defining the time, the astronomical clock has also been the tool that determines the position of the moon and the sun in the sky. The clock shows the position of the moon and the sun around the earth according to the current time zone. Bearing the symbols of 12 time zones and 12 zodiac signs, the Astronomical Clock’s original name is Orloj.

We will go through the St Nicholas Church is a late gothic and baroque church in Prague’s old town. First mentioned in a document dated 1273, St Nicholas Church was one of the oldest churches in Prague’s old town. The church was rebuilt in the 14th century in Gothic style. The church has sculptures on the exterior and frescoes on the interior. The interior frescoes depict scenes from the life of St Nicholas and St Benedict. Considered the most important Baroque building in Prague with its magnificent design, the church’s frescoes by Jan Lukas Kracker and the fresco designed by František Xaver Palko inside the 70-metre high dome of the church are described as masterpieces.

Tyn Church, the magnificent church in the centre of Prague. The Tyn Church, which attracts attention with its Gothic architecture, was built in the 14th century. The church can be seen from almost every point of the city with its splendour. It is known that there was another church built in the 11th century in Romanesque style where the Tyn Church is today. This old church was built for foreign merchants who came to the region. Later, the building was renovated in Gothic style in 1256 and renamed the Church of the Virgin Mary. Today’s Tyn Church was built in the same place by demolishing the Virgin Mary Church. The construction of the Church of Tyn began in the 14th century under the direction of Matthias of Arras and later Peter Parler in the late Gothic style. At the beginning of the 15th century, the construction was almost complete, with only the towers and the roof missing. These structures were added later and the construction of the church was completed.  In addition, the palace you see in Disneyland was inspired by the Tyn church.

After Tyn Church, we will have the opportunity to see and photograph the House of Einstein where he met with his friends when he was in Prague. We see the monument to the martyred religious revolutionary Jan Hus, the first religious revolutionary on the European mainland, who predicted the arrival of Martin Luther a hundred years in advance. From here, we visit Paris Street and the Jewish Quarter and complete our trip at the Czech Bridge.