Prague is a continuous discovery for travelers in search of romance, culture, and that suspended air between the Middle Ages and futuristic reality. Towering majestically and proudly above so much wonder is the Prague Castle, a kind of fortified town within which you can admire the St. Vitus Cathedral, the Royal Palace, the St. George’s Convent and the St. George’s Basilica, the Golden Lane, the Daliborka Tower, the Powder Tower, the Belvedere, and all the important artworks of the Prague Castle Gallery. If you want to spend 3 days in Prague without missing any places of interest, it is important to follow a guide. A sort of framework that can guide you through 3 days in Prague without wasting time. Since the city is not very large, visiting Prague in a weekend is another easily achievable goal.
Prague 3-Day Itinerary
The first day in Prague is dedicated to Museums. To visit Prague in three days you need interest and energy because there are many things to see. Among Prague’s museums, the peculiar and unusual ones deserve a special place and the space for a visit. Not all will be universally interesting, but there are certainly some curious ones to discover, for both adults and children. There are particular museums in Prague that do not always end up on the travel itinerary of those arriving in Prague for a weekend or a proper vacation.
These are unusual museums, based on something very specific that, despite their particularity, always tell peculiar aspects of Prague.
Museum of Communism in Prague
The Museum of Communism is located right in the area that connects the old part and the more modern part of Prague. Here you can get a clearer idea of what life in Prague – and partly also in the wider Czechoslovakia – was like during the communist period. Beyond daily life, the harshest aspects are not spared: the repression context is not silenced, nor the imprisonment condition suffered by many people during that time.
Medieval Torture Museum in Prague and Police Museum
Also noteworthy is the Medieval Torture Museum, with its 60 devices, which is not recommended for the easily impressionable. Those who love police series will find the Police Museum interesting: explanations about the history and techniques used by local law enforcement, reconstructions of news events, and even spaces where you can test fingerprint detection or secret agent weapons.
Puppet Museum at the Toy Museum
Of a completely different nature are the Prague museums suitable for children: from the Puppet Museum to the Toy Museum, you can admire rare Bohemian production pieces and more. Both adults and children will also surely find very beautiful the Railway Kingdom, a 2500-square-meter area equipped with a large model railway and functioning trains.
During your three days in Prague there is still room for peculiar and worthy museums to be discovered: perhaps these are exhibitions outside the classic Prague tours, but very suitable for enthusiasts of specific subjects.
For visitors to Prague more interested in culture, the Kafka Museum (dedicated entirely to the most famous Czech author), the Mucha Museum, and the Bedrich Smetana Museum are recommended.
Although the atmosphere changes, continuing to explore Prague’s history linked to totalitarianism and secret police activities, one cannot fail to notice the bell tower of St. Nicholas Church in Mala Strana: because of its characteristics, it was an ideal point for oversight and territorial control. However, here is a museum of quite a different nature: the Bells Museum. The art of creating these ringing objects has a very respectable tradition here, so it deserves homage and is illustrated with dedicated exhibitions.
Whatever you do, a good coffee is always a pleasure to allow yourself, especially inside the Coffee Museum: coffee makers from every style and origin are exhibited; explanations about the roasting phases and production of the fragrant beans, and many curiosities about this beverage.
Your 3-day Prague visit cannot miss the Old Jewish Cemetery, the most characteristic monument of Josefov, that is, the Jewish Quarter. Saved by the Nazis to serve as a symbol of extermination, the end of a people, the cemetery today remains as a memory of the past but also represents a particular visual impact because of the large number of tombstones, very close to each other.
There is plenty of time to stroll around the Old Town, heading first to Old Town Square where you can immediately admire the Church of Our Lady before Týn and the astronomical clock. Another walk – in Prague it is very pleasant to do – and you will find yourself before the Charles Bridge, a Gothic stone structure that connects the Old Town to Mala Strana (Small Quarter).
At this point you can dedicate yourself to the New Town, whose focal point is Wenceslas Square. Born as a commercial area with a more modern impact, it nevertheless lets tourists discover new very beautiful buildings: the Church of the Virgin of the Snows, St. Ignatius Church, the Emauzy Slavic Monastery, the Faust House, the National Theater, and the very peculiar Dancing House (Tancící dum).
There is a lot to see even just during a weekend in Prague: extremely romantic, archaic, and so avant-garde.
The best time to pass through here is undoubtedly at dusk, when the Prague Castle is colored by the sunset and becomes even more fascinating, as indeed the entire panorama enjoyed from the Charles Bridge. Here, on the side, is Kampa Island, worth visiting for its park and the beautiful view of the bridge it offers.
Prague Points of Interest not to be missed: St. Vitus Cathedral, the Royal Palace, the St. George’s Convent and the St. George’s Basilica, the Golden Lane, the Daliborka Tower, the Powder Tower, the Belvedere, and all the important artworks of the Prague Castle Gallery.
