*An extended tour around Malá Strana, Prague Castle and Petřín: 10 km*
- This is an extended version of a shorter (5 km) Prague walk which is focused primarily on the park area of Petřín hill. For those wanting to explore the streets of Malá Strana and the Prague Castle area, in addition to the beautiful park area of Petřín, the map below provides a suggestion of a possible walking route.
- The suggested route visits some hidden gems, not on many ‘classical’ Prague walking routes – such as the Nový Svět area – and also visits many of the best viewpoints in the Malá Strana area of Prague. The key highlights and views are flagged with map markers below and the relevant mapy.cz link provides more information on each site, so these descriptions are not replicated here – mainly to avoid this page becoming too long!
- For those interested in Baroque architecture and are undertaking walks passing significant buildings designed or modified by the legendary Czech-Italian architect, Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel, possibly his most famous works in Prague center are found along Nerudova street (including the Kolowrat and Morzin palaces).
- The overall route is 9 km to 10 km long, depending which sites are explored in detail, with just over 200m of height to ascend-descend. There is one short step section in Petřín to navigate (this can be avoided if necessary) but otherwise the route is stroller friendly.
- There many excellent refreshment options all along the route, but to suggest a couple of attractive places that might be missed otherwise, try one of the small cafés in Nový Svět (eg at the hotel U Raka – in a very rare Prague timbered building – or the nearby Café Nový Svět). For some of Prague’s best ice cream, try Angelato on Újezd street, close to the Petřín funicular.
Note: click ‘Show on Mapy.com’ to go to a full screen version of the route directly on the mapy.com site. This can be used for on line navigation, saved or exported as a GPX file.
Directions
- The route can be started at any point on the circuit but one possible start is at Strahov monastery, which has a tram connection (or on Újezd street, near the funicular entrance, where there are several tram options)
- Creating turn by turn guidance directions is a little awkward with a complicated walk through the streets of Prague like this one
- The ideal option is to follow the route using the mapy.cz phone application or take a good paper map with the main landmarks already highlighted in advance. It is not necessary to keep strictly to the suggested route above – this is just one of many possibilities around this beautiful part of the city
