Prague, Czechia

Prague self-guided walking tours

Audio walks you take at your own pace, on your own phone: audio, text, a map and pictures, all working offline. Each one follows a different question through Prague.

This is a self-guided smartphone experience. No human guide will meet you. Start when you want, pause whenever you like, explore side streets, and go at your own pace.

Old Town Square at night: the floodlit twin spires of Týn Church rising behind the lit gables of the houses on the square... — Photo: Nurtenge, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (license)

Which walk is for you?

Prague After Dark: Alchemists, the Golem and the Morning of 21 June 1621. Rudolf II’s stargazers and gold-makers, a clay giant younger than you think, and the morning twenty-seven men died on the square. 9 stops, about 75 minutes, 2.3 km (1.4 mi). Carries a content advisory.
Down from the Castle: Kings, Habsburgs and the Window of 1618. A war that began with three men thrown from a window, followed downhill from the Castle gate to the Old Town. 10 stops, about 90 minutes, 2.8 km (1.7 mi). Carries a content advisory.
Josefov: A Thousand Years of Jewish Prague. From Kafka’s corner to the cemetery wall: what the old Jewish Town kept, and who kept it. 9 stops, about 75 minutes, 1.4 km (0.9 mi). Carries a content advisory.
Two Balconies: Communist Prague 1948 to 1989. From Gottwald’s balcony on Old Town Square to Havel’s on Wenceslas Square, on the streets where Prague lived it. 9 stops, about 90 minutes, 2.9 km (1.8 mi). Carries a content advisory.

Where each tour starts

Prague After Dark: starts at Staroměstská mostecká věž, ends at 27 křížů na Staroměstském náměstí.
Down from the Castle: starts at Pražský hrad, ends at Stavovské divadlo.
Josefov: starts at náměstí Franze Kafky, ends at Starý židovský hřbitov.
Two Balconies: starts at náměstí Jana Palacha, ends at Pomník Jana Palacha a Jana Zajíce.

Each tour page explains how to find its start, with directions from the nearest public transport.