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Prague – Old Town, city walk, 3 hours

Republic square – Municipal house – Powder Tower – Celetná street – Old Town Square – Teyn church, Statue of Jan Hus, Old Town Hall – Orloj – Malé square – Square of F. Kafka – St. Nicholas church – Pařížská street – Josefov – Dvořákovo embankment – St. Agens convent – Haštalské square – Street Rybná – Dlouhá – Revoluční – Shopping mall Palladium - Republic square

Rebublic Square – start out point, St. Joseph’s church, Kotva department store opened in the end of 70th, the modern Palladium shopping mall, established in 2007 in the former barracks of George from Podebrady, newly opened King´s Court Prague De Luxe Hotel.

Municipal house - built in 1905-1912, decorated by the famous Czech painters and sculptors, venue of the concerts of the festival Prague Spring.

Powder Tower - the construction of the Tower begun in 1475. Later it was rebuilt, in 1876 it received the today’s look with decoration of the statues of the Czech rulers. The Powder Tower is 65 m high, the outlook terrace is situated at 44 m, the spiral stone staircase has 186 steps. The Powder Tower is the start point of the Prague King’s Way.

 Old Town Square - the oldest square in Prague, traditional venue of festivals, folk celebrations and markets. It used to be the traditional place of the executions. The Prague meridian is marked in the pavement of the square.

Teyn Church -the Church of Our Lady before Tyn has been the main church of this part of the city since the 14th century. The church's towers are 80 m high, called Eve and Adam. There is a rare pewter baptistery from the 1414, the oldest organ in Prague and a large number of preserved tombs inside.

Statue of Jan Hus - it was unveiled in 1915 for the 500th anniversary of the death of Jan Hus.

Old Town Hall – Orloj - the building was finished in 1364 with construction of the 69,5 m high tower. There is a chapel with splendid decoration, also a town hall and a wedding hall in the building. The legendary astronomical clock from 1410 shows 4 types of time.

St. Nicholas Church - from 1273, nowadays the centre of concerts of classical music.

Pařížská street - 500 m long street, with many luxury boutiques

Jewish Quarter Josefov - the oldest preserved synagogue in the Czech Republic, Jewish museum with 6 synagogues and the Old Jewish Cemetery.

St. Agnes Convent - the oldest Gothic building in Bohemia, complex of female and male monastery.

Dlouhá street - one of the oldest Prague streets, from 1310

Shopping centre Palladium - the newest Prague shopping mall, established in the former barracks offers more than 180 shops