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Churches and monasteries

Gothic, baroque and modern, from the Hussite chapel to Plecnik's brick box.

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Church of Our Lady before Týn
Photograph: A.Savin / FAL

Day 1

Starts from Old Town Square · 5h 05m at the sights, 58m travelling · 7.5 km

Areas: Staré Město, Malá Strana, Hradčany, Nové Město

  1. Church of Our Lady before Týn — The twin black spires over the Old Town Square (40m)
  2. Church of St. James the Greater — A baroque basilica with the best organ in the city, and a mummified arm (40m)
  3. St. Nicholas Church (Malá Strana) — The finest baroque church in the city, with a 70-metre dome (45m)
  4. Strahov Monastery — A hilltop abbey with two of the great baroque library halls (1h 15m)
  5. Loreta — A pilgrimage cloister around a Santa Casa, with a carillon (1h)
  6. Emmaus Monastery — A Gothic abbey given two concrete spires after the 1945 bombing (45m)