This intimate and manageable part of the National Gallery, set in the oldest surviving Gothic building in Prague (worth a visit in its own right), houses a collection of...

Built in the 1730s, this Baroque church was taken over and restored by the Czech Orthodox Church in the 1930s. A plaque and memorial outside, together with numerous bullet...

The immense dome and bell tower of St Nicholas, which dominate Malá Strana, are monuments to the money and effort that the Catholic Church sank into the Counter-Reformation....

A sculpture of the bearded St Wilgefortis, the skeletons of another two female saints, the highest concentration of cherubs found anywhere in the city… Built as part of a...

Prices have nearly doubled at Sea World in recent years, but it's worth remembering that this is a venue with a big impact. The aquarium has a collection of over 300 species,...

Prague, like so many European capitals, now has a sandy beach. This riverside complex on the right bank of the Vltava also has spas, football pitches, a half pipe for...

Founded more than 1,000 years ago by Přemysl princes, the impressive if somewhat sombre Prague Castle complex - including the Old Royal Palace, three churches and a monastery -...

Great in combination with a trip to the Prague Zoo, which this steamship serves via the Vltava river, the PPS offers a leisurely 75-minute ride. The boat plies this route...

While Parisians were still hotly debating the aesthetic value of their newly erected Eiffel Tower, the Czechs decided that they liked it so much that they'd build their own...

Established in 1338, the Old Town Hall was cobbled together over the centuries out of several adjoining houses. However, only around half of the original is still standing...

The Premonstratensian Order (or Norbertines) set up house at this monastery in 1140 and soon after embarked upon their austere programme of silent contemplation and celibacy....

With nearly 5,000 animals and 652 species in residence, Prague Zoo is often ranked among the best in the world. Since it was hit by floods in 2002, the zoo's inmates have...

This huge, thrusting, three-pillared television tower has long been dubbed the Pražský pták, or 'Prague Prick', by local admirers. Seemingly modelled on a Soyuz rocket ready...