Prague is a continuous discovery for travelers in search of romance, culture, and that atmosphere suspended between the Middle Ages and futuristic modernity. Amid so much wonder stands majestic and proud the Prague Castle, a sort 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 a place of interest, it is important to follow a guide. A kind of script that can guide you for 3 days in Prague without wasting unnecessary time. Since it is not very large, visiting Prague in a weekend is another easily achievable goal.
3-day Prague itinerary
The first day in Prague is dedicated to the Museums. To visit Prague in three days you need interest and energy because there are many things to see. Among the museums in Prague, the peculiar and unusual ones deserve a place of their own and the space for a visit. Not all will be universally interesting but certainly there are curious ones to discover, both for adults and for children. There are particular museums in Prague that do not always end up in the travel itinerary of those who arrive in Prague for a weekend or for a proper holiday.
These are unusual museums, based on something very specific that, despite their specificity, always tell peculiar aspects of Prague.
Communism Museum in Prague
The Communism Museum is located precisely in the area that connects the old part and the more modern part of Prague. Here you can get a more precise idea of what life in Prague was like – and partly also in the wider Czechoslovakia – during the communist period. Besides the everyday life, the harsher aspects are not spared: the context of repression is not silenced nor the imprisonment conditions endured by many people in that era.
Medieval Torture Museum in Prague and Police Museum
Also peculiar is the Medieval Torture Museum, with its 60 devices, which is not recommended for those who are quite impressionable. Those who love police series will find the Police Museum interesting: explanations on the history and techniques used by the local law enforcement, reconstructions of crime 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 museums in Prague suitable for children: from the Puppet Museum to the Toy Museum, rare pieces of Bohemian production and more can be admired. Adults and children, moreover, will surely also find very beautiful the Railway Kingdom, consisting of 2500 square meters equipped with a large model railway, complete with functioning trains.
During your three days in Prague, there is still room for particular Prague museums worthy of discovery: perhaps these are exhibitions outside the classic Prague tours but very suitable for enthusiasts of the specific subject of interest.
Visitors to Prague more interested in culture are recommended the Kafka Museum (entirely dedicated to the most famous Czech author), the Mucha Museum, and the Bedrich Smetana Museum.
While changing atmosphere, continuing to explore the history of Prague linked to totalitarianism and secret police activities, one cannot fail to notice the bell tower of the Church of St. Nicholas in Mala Strana: for its characteristics, it was indeed an ideal point of supervision and territorial control. However, a museum of quite a different nature has arisen here: the Bell Museum. The art of creating these resounding objects has a respected tradition here and therefore must be honored and illustrated with special exhibitions.
Whatever you do, a good coffee is always a pleasure to indulge in, especially inside the Coffee Museum: on display are coffee makers of every shape and origin; explanations about the roasting and production phases of the aromatic beans and many curiosities about this beverage.
During your visit to Prague in 3 days, you cannot miss the Old Jewish Cemetery, the most characteristic monument of Josefov, that is the Jewish Quarter. Saved by the Nazis to become a symbol of extermination, of the end of a people, the cemetery today remains as a memory of the past but also represents a particular spectacle due to the multitude of tombstones, very close to each other.
There is plenty of time to wander 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 take – and you will find yourself before the Charles Bridge, a stone Gothic structure that connects the Old Town to Malá Strana (Lesser Town).
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 allows the tourist to discover many beautiful new buildings: the Church of the Virgin of the Snows, the Church of St. Ignatius, the Emmaus Monastery of the Slavs, the House of Faust, the National Theatre, and the very peculiar Dancing House (Tancící dum).
There is so much to see even just on a weekend in Prague: very 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 enchanting, as is the entire view you enjoy from the Charles Bridge. Here, to the side, is the Kampa Island, worth visiting for its park and the beautiful view of the Bridge it offers.
Places of interest in Prague not to be missed: St. Vitus Cathedral, the Royal Palace, the St. George convent and the St. George basilica, the Golden Lane, the Daliborka Tower, the Powder Tower, the Belvedere and all the important works of art of the Prague Castle Gallery.
