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Baroque houses, Nerudova Street, Mala Strana.

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Overview

Malá Strana (Little Quarter) is a charming district of Renaissance palaces and gardens, with an idyllic riverside setting. It is home to the beautiful baroque Church of St Nicholas, the elegant Wallenstein Garden and museums of music and modern art, as well as many excellent restaurants and bars. Prague's scenic centrepiece, Charles Bridge, links Malá Strana to Staré Město on the far side of the river.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Charles bridge looking towards the Old Town Sq.

    Charles Bridge

    Malá Strana

    Strolling across Charles Bridge is everybody’s favourite Prague activity. However, by 9am it’s a 500m-long fairground, with an army of tourists squeezing…

  • The towers of St Nicholas Church in Prague. Dienstenhofer, a German architect, built the church in an early 18th century Baroque style.

    St Nicholas Church

    Malá Strana

    Malá Strana is dominated by the huge green cupola of St Nicholas Church, one of Central Europe’s finest baroque buildings. (Don’t confuse it with the…

  • Petřín

    Petřín

    Malá Strana

    This 318m-high hill is one of Prague’s largest green spaces. It’s great for quiet, tree-shaded walks and fine views over the ‘City of a Hundred Spires’…

  • Museum of the Infant Jesus of Prague

    Museum of the Infant Jesus of Prague

    Malá Strana

    The rather plain-looking Church of Our Lady Victorious (kostel Panny Marie Vítězné), built in 1613, has on its central altar a 47cm-tall waxwork figure of…

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    John Lennon Wall

    Malá Strana

    After his murder on 8 December 1980, John Lennon became a pacifist hero for many young Czechs. An image of Lennon was painted on a wall in a secluded…

  • Wallenstein Riding Hall

    Wallenstein Garden

    Malá Strana

    This huge, free, baroque garden is an oasis of peace amid the bustle of Malá Strana's streets. Created for Duke Albrecht of Wallenstein in the 17th…

  • Nerudova

    Nerudova

    Malá Strana

    Following the tourist crowds downhill from the castle via Ke Hradu, you will arrive at Nerudova, architecturally the most important street in Malá Strana …

  • Sign on a wall outside Kafka's house in Prague

    Franz Kafka Museum

    Malá Strana

    This much-hyped and slightly overpriced exhibition on the life and work of Prague’s most famous literary son, entitled ‘City of K’, explores the intimate…

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