Prague

About

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Located on the Vltava River, the city has a population of about 1.4 million, making it the twelfth-largest city in the European Union. Its metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people.

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Why visit

Visit Prague for archaeology and older urban layers, landscape, water, gardens, and nearby routes. For Prague, the useful material is practical and visible: museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, performance spaces, food, and nearby landscapes. A good itinerary should stay selective. Use one main anchor in Prague, then build outward only to places that sit naturally nearby. In Prague, the route gains clarity when the spaces between formal stops are allowed to matter. If Prague has useful day trips or nearby landscape, use them to widen the context rather than to overload the schedule.

When to avoid

Do not visit Prague expecting every useful stop to be close together or easy to improvise. Do the practical reading of Prague first: hours, routes, weather, crowds, and how far the neighborhoods really sit from one another. In Prague, it is better to build a tight route than to rely on long transfers between secondary stops. If the main interest is one nearby site, it may be better to treat Prague as a base rather than the whole destination.

The next week in Prague

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Year-round climate

Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).

Airports near Prague

2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) at 13 km.

Getting around Prague

Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.