Prague itinerary

1. 1

   Signal Festival - 15 to 18 October 2026

   Signal Festival runs from Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 October 2026, across four evenings, under the theme Dream On! Dreams and Visions. The 2026 edition carries 21 installations, a route through Dejvice added for the first…

   Address

   Signal Space, Old Town Market Hall, Rytirska 404/12, 110 00 Praha 1

   Nearest transit

   Mustek station (Metro lines A and B), 3-min walk

2. 2

   Prague Castle - Gardens in Their Last Month

   Prague Castle is the largest ancient castle complex in the world at around 70,000 square metres, founded in the 9th century and still the official seat of the Czech president. St Vitus Cathedral, St George's Basilica…

   Address

   Prazsky hrad, Hradcanske namesti, 119 08 Praha 1

   Nearest transit

   Prazsky hrad stop, tram 22; Malostranska station (Metro line A)

3. 3

   Petrin Hill - Orchards, a Tower and the Best Climb in Prague

   Petrin Hill rises 327 metres on the left bank and is the largest green space in central Prague, covered in orchards, rose gardens and mature woodland. The Petrin Lookout Tower at the summit was built for the 1891…

   Address

   Petrinske sady, 118 00 Praha 1

   Nearest transit

   Ujezd funicular station, trams 9, 12, 15, 20 and 22

4. 4

   Letna Park - The View Every Prague Photograph Is Taken From

   Letna Park sits on the plateau above the Vltava's north bank and gives the view that appears on most photographs of Prague taken from above: the river with its chain of bridges laid out below, the Old Town behind them…

   Address

   Letenske sady, 170 00 Praha 7

   Nearest transit

   Letenske namesti stop, trams 1, 8, 12, 25 and 26

5. 5

   Charles Bridge - Worth the Early Alarm in October

   Charles Bridge has crossed the Vltava since 1357, when Charles IV laid the foundation stone, and it carried all traffic between the Old Town and Prague Castle for four centuries. It runs 516 metres on 16 arches and…

   Address

   Karluv most, 110 00 Praha 1

   Nearest transit

   Staromestska station (Metro line A), 5-min walk

6. 6

   Vysehrad - The Fortress Most Visitors Skip

   Vysehrad is the fortress on the rock south of the centre, and it is the one major Prague site that visitors routinely miss. The Basilica of St Peter and St Paul with its neo-Gothic twin spires dominates it, and the…

   Address

   V Pevnosti 159/5b, 128 00 Praha 2

   Nearest transit

   Vysehrad station (Metro line C), 10-min walk

From the trip1 travel guide “Prague in October: Weather, Crowds and Cheap Stays” · trip1.com