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3-Day Prague Itinerary: Best Things to Do

Prague unfolds as a thousand-year layer cake of Gothic spires, Baroque domes, and Art Nouveau flourishes draped across the Vltava's seven hills. This busy three-day plan clusters the icons by neighborhood — the hilltop Castle and Lesser Town, medieval Old Town and the Jewish Quarter, then New Town and mythic Vyšehrad — so you walk more and backtrack less.

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1Castle Heights & Lesser Town
  1. 🍽️
    Café Savoy 🍴 Food
    8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
    📍 Malá Strana, Prague
    1h 15m
    A grand 1893 café beneath a protected painted ceiling, serving some of Prague's most celebrated breakfasts below Petřín Hill.
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    9:14 AM – 9:30 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.7 mi ·16m
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    Prague Castle 🏛️ Landmark
    9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    📍 Hradčany, Prague
    1h 30m
    The world's largest coherent castle complex and the seat of Czech power for over a millennium. Free courtyards; ticket for interiors.
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    11:00 AM – 11:05 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.1 mi ·5m
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    St. Vitus Cathedral ⛪ Religious site
    11:05 AM – 11:50 AM
    📍 Hradčany, Prague
    45m
    The soaring Gothic heart of the castle, sheltering the tomb of St. Wenceslas, the crown jewels, and a Mucha stained-glass window.
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    11:55 AM – 12:00 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.1 mi ·5m
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    St. George's Basilica ⛪ Religious site
    12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
    📍 Hradčany, Prague
    30m
    Behind a Baroque red facade lies Prague's oldest church interior — a stark Romanesque nave founded in 920.
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    12:40 PM – 12:45 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.1 mi ·5m
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    Golden Lane 🏛️ Landmark
    12:45 PM – 1:25 PM
    📍 Hradčany, Prague
    40m
    A fairy-tale row of candy-colored cottages in the castle ramparts, once home to goldsmiths and briefly Franz Kafka at No. 22.
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    1:53 PM – 2:00 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.3 mi ·7m
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    Lokál U Bílé kuželky 🍴 Food
    2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
    📍 Malá Strana, Prague
    1h 15m
    An Ambiente-group beer hall pouring outstanding fresh-tapped Pilsner Urquell with Czech classics like svíčková.
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    3:25 PM – 3:30 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.2 mi ·5m
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    Wallenstein Garden 🌳 Park
    3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
    📍 Malá Strana, Prague
    45m
    A serene Baroque hideaway where peacocks roam manicured parterres beneath a frescoed loggia — a free escape below the castle.
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    4:25 PM – 4:30 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.3 mi ·5m
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    Church of St. Nicholas (Malá Strana) ⛪ Religious site
    4:30 PM – 5:15 PM
    📍 Malá Strana, Prague
    45m
    The crowning masterpiece of Bohemian High Baroque — a green dome over faux marble and gilded statuary. Mozart played its organ.
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    5:20 PM – 5:30 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.5 mi ·10m
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    Petřín Lookout Tower 🌄 Viewpoint
    5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    📍 Malá Strana / Petřín, Prague
    1h
    A 63.5 m steel echo of the Eiffel Tower crowning Petřín hill; 299 steps reward you with Prague's finest panorama.
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    7:20 PM – 7:30 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.5 mi ·10m
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    U Modré kachničky 🍴 Food
    7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    📍 Malá Strana, Prague
    1h 30m
    A candlelit hunting-lodge institution below Petřín, serving flambéed venison, roast duck and dumplings — the cozy Czech game dinner.
2Old Town & the Jewish Quarter
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    Bakeshop Praha 🍴 Food
    8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
    📍 Staré Město, Prague
    45m
    A family-run bakery since 1998 turning out fresh sourdough, croissants and quiches steps from Old Town Square.
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    8:55 AM – 9:00 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.2 mi ·5m
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    Old Town Square 🏛️ Landmark
    9:00 AM – 9:40 AM
    📍 Staré Město, Prague
    40m
    Prague's medieval heart, a pastel sweep of Gothic and Baroque facades with the Astronomical Clock and the Týn spires.
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    9:45 AM – 9:50 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.1 mi ·5m
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    Astronomical Clock & Old Town Hall Tower 🌄 Viewpoint
    9:50 AM – 10:50 AM
    📍 Staré Město, Prague
    1h
    The 1410 Orloj — the world's oldest still-operating astronomical clock — and a tower lift to the postcard rooftop panorama.
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    10:55 AM – 11:00 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.1 mi ·5m
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    Church of Our Lady before Týn ⛪ Religious site
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
    📍 Staré Město, Prague
    30m
    The twin black Gothic spires over Old Town Square; inside lies a soaring nave and the tomb of astronomer Tycho Brahe. Closed Mon.
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    11:40 AM – 11:45 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.2 mi ·5m
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    Old-New Synagogue ⛪ Religious site
    11:45 AM – 12:25 PM
    📍 Josefov, Prague
    40m
    Europe's oldest continuously active synagogue (c.1270), steeped in the legend of the Golem of Prague. Closed Saturdays.
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    12:38 PM – 12:45 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.3 mi ·7m
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    Lokál Dlouhááá 🍴 Food
    12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
    📍 Staré Město, Prague
    1h 15m
    The original and longest of Ambiente's Lokál pubs — tank-fresh Pilsner Urquell and hearty Czech classics in a vaulted hall.
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    2:10 PM – 2:15 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.2 mi ·5m
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    Spanish Synagogue 🖼️ Museum
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
    📍 Josefov, Prague
    1h
    The most dazzling of Prague's synagogues — a Moorish-Revival jewel box of gilded arabesques, part of the Jewish Museum. Closed Sat.
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    3:37 PM – 3:45 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.4 mi ·8m
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    Klementinum (Baroque Library) 🏛️ Landmark
    3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
    📍 Staré Město, Prague
    1h
    A breathtaking 1720s Baroque library hall of frescoed ceilings, capped by a climb up the Astronomical Tower for 360° views.
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    5:10 PM – 5:15 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.2 mi ·5m
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    Charles Bridge 🏛️ Landmark
    5:15 PM – 6:00 PM
    📍 Staré Město / Malá Strana, Prague
    45m
    Prague's 14th-century stone bridge, lined with 30 Baroque saints and buskers, framing fairy-tale castle views at golden hour.
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    7:19 PM – 7:30 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.5 mi ·11m
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    V Kolkovně 🍴 Food
    7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    📍 Josefov, Prague
    1h 30m
    A handsome flagship Pilsner Urquell restaurant on the edge of Josefov, serving roast duck, svíčková and pork knuckle.
3New Town, the River & Mythic Vyšehrad
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    Café Louvre 🍴 Food
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    📍 Nové Město, Prague
    1h
    A grand café on Národní třída open since 1902, where Einstein and Kafka once sat; belle-époque rooms serve a fine breakfast.
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    9:07 AM – 9:15 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.4 mi ·8m
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    Wenceslas Square 🏛️ Landmark
    9:15 AM – 9:45 AM
    📍 Nové Město, Prague
    30m
    A grand sloping boulevard crowned by the National Museum — stage for Czech history from 1918 to the 1989 Velvet Revolution.
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    9:55 AM – 10:00 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.2 mi ·5m
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    National Museum 🖼️ Museum
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
    📍 Nové Město, Prague
    1h 30m
    The neo-Renaissance grand dame of Czech museums — a monumental staircase, marble pantheon, and natural-history halls.
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    11:33 AM – 11:45 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.5 mi ·12m
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    Mucha Museum (Savarin Palace) 🖼️ Museum
    11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
    📍 Nové Město, Prague
    1h
    The official Mucha Foundation museum, reopened in 2025 in the Baroque Savarin Palace, showing Alphonse Mucha's Art Nouveau works.
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    12:55 PM – 1:00 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.2 mi ·5m
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    Havelská Koruna 🍴 Food
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    📍 Nové Město / Staré Město, Prague
    1h
    A tray-in-hand Czech canteen ladling goulash, roast pork, dumplings and fried cheese from 40+ rotating homestyle dishes.
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    2:14 PM – 2:30 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.8 mi ·16m
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    Dancing House 🌄 Viewpoint
    2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
    📍 Nové Město, Prague
    45m
    Gehry and Milunić's curvaceous 'Fred and Ginger' building; its rooftop Glass Bar sweeps in the Castle, Charles Bridge and the Vltava.
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    3:27 PM – 3:45 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.8 mi ·18m
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    Vyšehrad Fortress 🌳 Park
    3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
    📍 Vyšehrad, Prague
    1h 15m
    Prague's mythical second castle: ramparts, lawns and a spired basilica on a bluff above the Vltava, with fine crowd-free views.
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    5:05 PM – 5:10 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.1 mi ·5m
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    Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul ⛪ Religious site
    5:10 PM – 5:40 PM
    📍 Vyšehrad, Prague
    30m
    A twin-spired neo-Gothic basilica founded by the first Czech king, dazzling inside with Art Nouveau frescoes.
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    5:45 PM – 5:50 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.0 mi ·5m
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    Vyšehrad Cemetery & Slavín 🏛️ Landmark
    5:50 PM – 6:35 PM
    📍 Vyšehrad, Prague
    45m
    The resting place of 600+ Czech luminaries — Dvořák, Smetana, Mucha, Čapek — around the monumental Slavín tomb.
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    7:24 PM – 7:30 PM· Travel to next stop ·1.2 mi ·6m
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    Vinohradský Parlament 🍴 Food
    7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    📍 Vinohrady, Prague
    1h 30m
    A handsome, bustling Vinohrady gastropub pouring tank-fresh Pilsner Urquell with svíčková, roast duck and schnitzel.

🏨 Where to stay

Real, vetted stays near your route — check the reviews, then book.

Onefam Old Town
Staré Město (Old Town)
A social, family-style budget hostel in the heart of Old Town, a short walk from the Astronomical Clock.
Hotel Josef★★★★
Staré Město (Old Town)
A sleek, design-forward boutique hotel steps from Old Town Square and the Jewish Quarter.
Jalta Boutique Hotel★★★★★
Nové Město (New Town)
A UNESCO-listed boutique hotel on Wenceslas Square with a Cold War fallout-shelter museum in its basement.
Augustine, a Luxury Collection Hotel★★★★★
Malá Strana (Lesser Town)
Five-star luxury built into a 13th-century Augustinian monastery just below Prague Castle.
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