Strahov Monastery is one of the most visited monuments in Prague. The reason is especially its easy accessibility. It is located in the Strahov courtyard in Prague 1, near Prague Castle. Its name from the past refers most likely to the word fearful or guarded.

The Municipal House is one of the most famous Art Nouveau buildings in the capital of the Czech Republic - Prague. It stands in Náměstí Republiky in Prague 1, Celetná Street. It is located next to the Powder Gate and opposite the House at Hyberns.

The Old Town Square is a historical center of the Old Town of Prague The most important building is the Old Town Hall with an astronomical clock on the side. The Townhall dates back to 1338. built as the first townhall in Bohemia. It is interesting it wasn´t built at once, but firstly an old Gothic house was built at the end of 13th century, the other parts were added and at last the tower was finished in year 1381.

Now we are located in the lower part of Wenceslas Square, which is known for a large number of restaurants and boutiques. There are plenty of clothes shops, shoe shops and souvenir shops. Wenceslas Square is favoured a lot among tourists, mainly because of the historical part, where we will move now. The lower and upper parts of Wenceslas Square are divided by tram tracks.

Petřín is a popular recreation area for tourists who visit Prague and Petřín lookout tower is one of Prague's most famous dominant. Petřín is a hill in the center of Prague and it rises 327 m above the sea level. The hill is mostly covered with romantic parks. The uphill journey to Petřín takes about half an hour on foot. Or you can take a funicular, which has three stops and is 510.4 meters long. Petřín funicular transported nearly 2 million passengers in 2014. It runs daily from 9 am to approximately 23:30, the interval changes from 10 to 20 minutes according to the daily and annual season. Every year, usually in April and September, the service is suspended for several weeks due to regular revisions.

Our journey takes us through the temple of St. Nicholas. It is the most famous baroque temple of Prague, standing together with a former Jesuit professional house in the middle of Lesser Town Square. In 1743, the Gothic parish church stood in its place, next to the Romanesque rotunda of St. Wenceslas, built as a reminder of a miracle that occurred during the post-death transfer of Wenceslas's body from Old Boleslav to Prague Castle, as mentioned by medieval legends.

The monument we are looking at is a medieval astronomical clock called Old Town or Prague Clock. It is placed on the southern wall of the Old Town Hall tower.

An audiofile from HeritageApp Erasmus+ project.

An audiofile from HeritageApp Erasmus+ project.