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| The Dancing house |
1/ Walk around the city
Seriously. I can imagine that many of you want to visit as many museums, towers and palaces as possible while you are there, but walking around and seeing all these wanderful building from outside has also certain charm in it. Whether you choose the Old Town with its boulevards and small picturesque streets of the jewish quarter, walk around the Vltava river while enjoying the sight of all the majestic palaces, state ministries and embassies, or climb up to the Prague castle. Definately worth your time, especially if your stay is not very long.
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| Stromovka park |
2/ Parks
What is better for a nice weekend afternoon than to take a walk and lay on grass in one of the Prague's parks. There are not so many here as in some other european cities, but a few of them are definitely worth your visit. The queen among the Prague's city parks is Stromovka, the former royal hunting grounds, now filled with public grilling spot, people having picnics, running, biking, training slackline. Just go see for yourself.
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| View from Letná - the most beautiful view of Prague's bridges |
3/ Viewpoints
Are you tired of walking a do you want to take a look at the whole city from the bird perspective? Then I have a perfect news for you! You can do it for free. Just pick your hill and start climbing. There are lots of them and the view is for free. The best ones are probably Vyšehrad, Petřín hill, Prague Castle itself or Letná. There is nothing better than sitting above the city, drinking beer and watching sunset.
4/ Ferry
While this is not for free in the basic sense, I have added it to this list for one simple reason. You only need to buy your public transport ticket (exchangeable with metro, tram and buses) which I suppose you do anyway. And even if you decide that you don't need it for most of the interesting things in Prague are reachable by foot, you can buy the simplest ticket for 24 CZK (roughly 1 USD) and still be permitted to board the ferry and enjoy your free voyage on the river.
Some of the ferry lines are situated nearly in the city center and offer very nice view of both banks. And don't forget, if you have a bike, you can take it aboard.
5/ Aviation Museum in Kbely
Are you interested in aviation or plane transportation in general?
Then this may be a point for you. Just take a metro C (red line) from the city center to the Let'nany station, transfer to a bus and in 10 Minutes you arrive at one of two Prague airport - Kbely. While public transportation was terminated here in the 30s, it still serves as military airbase and airport for most of czech governmental flights.
Part of the old airport halls has been reconstructed into an aviation museum where you can see dozens of various aircrafts from the past and present. And all of that for free.
6/ Markets
If you want to absorb much of Prague's atmosphere, you may want to visit one of the city's many markets. There is usually something for everyone. Fresh vegetable, fruits, meat or vegan products. One of the main squares, Vaclavske namesti (Wenceslas square) is known, among others, for holding markets for nearly every occasion - Christmas, Easter, Summer, St. Wenceslas holiday, Halloween, etc.) And don't forget to visit Prague just before Christmas. The Christmas markets have been among the top 5 in Europe in the past several years. Nothing better than grabbing your mulled wine in a stylish mug and walk through Christmas decorated city. :)
So don't hesitate and visit Prague. I assure you that you'll be amazed :)
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