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Charles Bridge

Dating from the 14th century, * Charles Bridge (Karluv most), Prague's most celebrated structure, links Prague Castle to Star? Mesto. For most of its 600 years, the 1,700-foot-long span has been a pedestrian promenade, though for centuries walkers had to share the concourse with horse-drawn vehicles and trolleys. Today, the bridge is filled with folks walking among artists and busking musicians.

Prague Castle

A castle was built on this site in the 9th century, and a Romanesque palace was erected there in the 12th century. In the 14th century, during the rule of Charles IV,

National Theatre

The theatre is built in neo-renaissance style, decorated with incredible paintings and sculptures which present a great part of Czech jewels. It offers three different genres of art: opera, ballet and plays. On its repertoire there are about 60 performances. The Operas are mainly classical. The most popular are: Dvorak's operas- Jaccobin, Rusalka, Verdi's Rigolleto, Aida or La Traviata, Smetana's compositions and many, many more. Ballets include - Mowghli by Svoboda, Romeo and Julia by Prokofjev, Carmen, Cinderella etc.

National Museum

One of the city's most characteristic sights, this massive Neo-Renaissance construction dating back to the late nineteenth century overlooks the town from the top end of Wenceslas Square. Soviet troops fired on the museum as they occupied Prague in August 1968.