Prague Old Town Highlights Self-Guided Audio Tour With Minorite Friary Entry Ticket Preview

This audio guide will take you on a short walk through the historic centre of Prague, exploring some of its most important landmarks, hidden courtyards and remarkable stories.

When you are ready, start the audio and look up at the tower of the Old Town Hall in front of you.

You are standing in front of one of the most famous landmarks of the Czech Republic and at the same time one of the most remarkable technical creations of medieval Europe. The Prague Astronomical Clock has been a symbol of the Old Town Square for centuries and a place where history, science and legends meet.

In this audio guide you can explore the clock through three short chapters. First, you will learn the basic story of how the clock works. Then we will look at the meaning of its statues, symbols and zodiac signs. Finally, you will discover some of the legends that have surrounded the clock for generations.

When you are ready, start the first chapter and take a closer look at this extraordinary medieval machine.

Take a moment to look around you.

You are standing in Old Town Square, the historic heart of Prague.

In the next audio you will discover how this place grew from a medieval marketplace into one of the most important public spaces in Central Europe.

While standing on Old Town Square, take a moment to look at the large monument in the centre of the square.

This is the Jan Hus Monument, one of the most important national symbols in Czech history.

As you continue across Old Town Square, take a moment to notice the elegant Gothic building in front of you.

This is the House at the Stone Bell, a remarkable palace from the late 13th century and one of the most important secular Gothic buildings in Prague.

Look closely at its façade before starting the audio.

Just a few steps from Old Town Square lies a hidden courtyard that most visitors never notice.

Step through the narrow passage beside the Church of Our Lady before Týn and you will enter Ungelt, one of the oldest commercial centres of medieval Prague.