Let's get optimistic, Charles Bridge is an obvious gem any time, any season. A simple walk across the 14th Century bridge is the most memorable experiences of Prague with no doubt.
2. Old Town Square: The Old Town Square is accompanied by influx of tourists everyday since it provides a perfect experience of the 10th century street style. The architecture around the square is the perfect example of its own kind, while the musicians, merchants and the street artists make your time even more enjoyable.
The gothic church that is located in the square provides a unique view of the square from its 80 meters high towers. You can also climb up the tower to experience a panoramic view of the old town as its best!
3. Narrow streets in the old town: Traveling Prague is amazing even without doing anything significant but just to walk around the town to observe the Medieval experience. In fact, Prague is one of the most Medieval old cities that remains the same despite of its modern side. Try to visit Celetna Street or Na prikope street and just keep walking around the tiny streets. The street food is pretty good but our personal enjoyment from Prague came from the candy stores, yummy!
Besides the old town, you can extend your walks to the baroque streets of Mala Strana on the other side of the river. This street was a hot spot during Renaissance for the Catholic noblemen and merchants while it is still a hot spot with restaurants and bars.
4. Vltava: The river Vlatava divides the town into two, where two sides are connected by various bridges. Obviously, Charles bridge is the most famous one among them, but extending your trip to other bridges gives you the opportunity to watch over the river with the view of Charles Bridge from a distance. We enjoy traveling by foot to catch the hidden gems, take more photos and minimize the travel cost, but keep in mind that you can also take a boat tour along the river that takes about one hour.
5. Prague Castle: Across the river, you can reach the Prague Castle, which has been used by the Czech rulers previously and politicians currently. Entrance to the castle is for free to walk around the tiny streets within the walls, however St. Vitus cathedtral, the Basilica of St George and Golden Lane, where Franz Kafka used to live, can be visited with a ticket. You can purchase these tickets individually or in a combined manner.
6. Petrin Hill: Petrin hill is placed near the castle and offers amazing city view from the top. It is probably one of the greenest spot in the city so having a tour around on a sunday afternoon might give you all the peace you need. From the old town, we took the tramway to reach the hill and walked the hill down to enjoy the view and get less tired of hiking - i think it is a fair cheating :)
Over here, you can have a higher panaromic view by visiting the Petrin Observation tower. You can pay a minimum fee to walk the stairs, or pay more to take the elevator. There is also a mirror maze, which is pretty fun to see hundreds of your reflection in different shapes around you. It takes about 15-20 minutes to finish the maze - including selfies!
7. Jeleni Prikop: A runaway from the city and the touristic crowd is possible in Prague if you lead to Jeleni Prikop, right at the backside of Prague castle. Unlike the Petrin Hill, the view is less spectacular, but is surely less touristic and more local as well!
8. The library in Strahov Monastery: As a book lover, visiting bookshops and libraries gets me every time. That is why, it was inevitable to visit the Strahov monastery once we were around the Prague castle. To be honest, there isn't much to see except two medieval libraries since it was forbidden to enter the rooms and take pictures without paying. Considering that you can get amazing pictures from the door since there is no one inside the room, it's maybe not a horrible decision. Many people come here to visit because it takes less than half an hour to complete the tour and it costs about 2-3 euros for the entrance.
9. Beer culture: As many other countries. people in Czech Republic claim that they have the best beer in the world and it is your job to collect enough samples and decide! Jokes aside, the city has many breweries here and there besides their huge collection of branded beers. Even though light beers are more preferable, you can easily taste dark alternatives too. You don't really need a direction or suggestion for the "best beer in town" but if you reach Prague Beer Museum, you can find a wide tap beer selection at one place to make comparisons.
10. The dancing house: After tasting enough beer, in an average city you might wanna go dancing. However in Prague, you might want to see the dancing house to make a change. Originally, the buildings are called Fred and Ginger but it is known as the dancing house, which I like it more than the former one. The building is used as a gallery where you can find some art exhibitions if you are lucky. If not, you can do your souvenir shopping or have a drink in the terrace to enjoy the view. Even though there is not much to do with it, it is worth to take a look.
