Old Town  (Stare Mesto)  •  New Town (Nove Mesto)  •  Lesser Town  (Mala Strana)  •  Prague Castle area (Hradcany) •  Vinohrady (Vineyards)  • GP Suggestion & Tips

The tourist most famous Prague districts are especially Prague 1, but also Prague 2 and a part of  Prague 5. This is a historical center which is popular among tourists especially under names as Old Town, New Town and  Lesser Town. 


However, if you want to stay close to the airport we recommend you to stay at Prague 6. In any case the whole city has got very good infrastructure, so you do not have to be afraid  to travel from further place to the Old center where it can be sometimes very busy.

Old Town  was a place of the original settlement in Prague. In the Old Town you should not glanc over the Old Town Square (Staromestske namesti) or Astronomical Clock (Orloj). Part of the Old Town is also a Jewish quarter (Josefov) what is formerly the Jewish ghetto of the town.

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New Town (Nove Mesto)

New Town  was founded in 1348 by Charles IV., Holy Roman Emperor and it is located to the south of the Old Town. Old Town and so called New Town are separated by Na Prikope street. New Town's most famous landmark is Wenceslas Square (Vaclavske namesti), which was originally built as a horsemarket. Now it is center a center of commerce and tourism. 

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Lesser Town is one of the Prague's oldest boroughs. Its name comes from its position on the west bank of the river Vltava. Lesser Town is connected with Old Town by Charles Bridge (Karlův most) . The famous Czech novelist Jan Neruda was born, lived in and wrote about Lesser Town. Also the Petrin lookout tower is located in Lesser Town.

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Prague Castle area (Hradcany)

Prague Castle area  – Dominating feature of this area is of course Prague castle, seat of Czech kings and queens and from 1918 also of the Czech president. Prague castle is said to be the biggest castle in the world at about 570 meters length and an average of about 130 meters wide. Part of this Castle is also St. Vitus Cathedral. Interesting on this cathedral, except of its breathtaking architecture is that building started in 1344 and was finished in 1929! The crown jewels of the Bohemian Kingdom are kept there.

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Vinohrady (Vineyards)

Vinohrady got its name from the fact that from the 14th century this area was covered by vineyards dating from the 14th century.

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