“What? Not for you?” he paused for a while. “You will die Man”. Standing in the heart of Prague at a cafe serving traditional Czech cuisine with not so traditional Czech name, when I started looking bewildered enough, the man started laughing. Out loud…
Prague is a garden of mirror with no absolute reflection. What you choose to see depends on where you are looking. From being just a settlement in Vyšehrad to one of the most loved cities in Europe, Prague has come a long way. Soaked in history, glowing with charm and jeweled with orange roofs lies the glamour capital of Czech Republic (Czechia). Here castles whisper centuries old folklore. Start walking through the majestic assortments of Cobbled lanes and picturesque medieval bridges over Vltava will welcome you. Nature here is silent. Like a newlywed bride. She speaks through her eyes, with full of warmth in her body. Whether you love nightlife, architecture or are just looking for a super affordable European Gateway, Czech Republic’s most popular city is probably the most interesting and versatile in Europe.
We arrived Prague on a Saturday afternoon from Budapest with just one more day left of our vacation. After spending two sleepy winter days at the capital of Hungary, our expectation sank deep down. But Prague proved us wrong. Very wrong. Starting from the bus ride from Airport till we again came back at the departure gate next day, Prague kept us mesmerized. She casted a spell. A spell that is yet to be broken.
As always, we were in very tight schedule. However, for Prague, our key plan was exploring the city next morning. During planning, we read that Charles bridge at night is a must see experience for Prague so for the evening, we aimed for a leisure walk on the infamous bridge over Vltava and have something for dinner in the town square.
We arrived at Prague around 14:00 on a Saturday afternoon and stayed for almost 30 hours before catching return flight to Amsterdam. We arrived Prague airport from Budapest in a cure small (2X2 seater) Czech airlines flight and took bus and tram (Go To How to reach Prague City Centre from Airport section) to reach our hotel which is only 4 short tram stop from the famous Charles Bridge. While in Prague, we used public transport a lot and it’s so cheap that it’s simply a waste of time trying to walk from one place to another. Of course, if you are in the mood of exploring the city (which I anyway recommend highly), walking is your best bet but you don’t have to walk to save money (not even at midnight. Yes it runs 24 hours)
Prague - Best Things To Do
Ever since I set my foot on Europe, I hear good stories about Prague. Every friend or colleague of mine who has spent at least a night in Prague has a special affection. Whenever they hear Prague, I see a glow in their eyes. That’s why we had to visit this small city in relatively early period of our deputation (Glad that we did that because just one month later, worldwide lockdown started taking place 🙁 ). Coming from the Western part of Europe, Prague was a savior (Yes, I am taking about the Food specially). When we started exploring the city at our own pace, it felt quite amazing to see so much life even quite late at night. Shops, cafes, restaurants, crowds at the famous Astronomical clock gave us a feeling of a South East Asian Weekend Night market.
Here are the top 10 things to do in Prague for you. I will be honest here. We did not have enough time to visit all these places but we have researched enough to give you the necessary information and some practical tips along the way to make the most of your time in Prague.
1. Vyšehrad Castle
If you have heard about Prague, chances are you heard about Prague castle and the Charles bridge. But it would be a shame to forget the root which made Prague today the way it is. Isn’t it? Located at a high rocky mountain overlooking the untamed Vltava river Vyšehrad (It means Upper Castle) was the first settlement of Prague. With a cemetery, two basilica, gorgeous park complex, impressive entrance gate, vineyard and holding probably the best view of Prague, Vyšehrad today remains a little unnoticed by many travelers. I will never say it’s a hidden Gem. It’s very popular for jogging and walking for the locals and of course some tourists are always there but considering its large complex, you would probably not feel the crowd.
If you are unsure why I am putting this spot at the first place, then let me ask you which place would you place on top if you think about Prague? Prague Castle? Strategically, Vyšehrad has a much grand view to offer and you can see the Prague Castle, Vltava and 4 Bridges with Charles Bridge in the middle all in a single frame. Would you place Charles Bridge at top? Yes it’s grand with all the wonderful statues over it but do you know how many of those are original? Do you know to preserve the heritage in a safer place, the original work has been shifted to Vyšehrad? Convinced?
If you have read my other articles (especially about the picture postcard town Hallstatt), you know I hate crowd (probably they’d hate me too :D). Talk about Prague Castle or the Charles bridge and Man! there is so much crowd that it’s literally very hard to spend some quality time with your partner (Forget about the perfect Instagram snap) but Vyšehrad could give you a breathing space.
From wherever you come, you have to enter via either Taborska or Cihelna gate. Once inside, visit the cemetery (which is exceptionally stunning) and then head to twin towers of Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul. Afterwards, take a steep slope through a vineyard from 11th century and make your camera ready because who knows, probably you would the best view of Prague from the top.
From the comfort of home, You can take a free 3D Virtual tour here. Also, for latest entry timing and fee, it’s always better to refer to the official website here.
The location is also quite convenient. If you follow my infographic, the next place in your itinerary would be the Dancing house. To reach there, you just need to ride 3 tram stops from Ostrčilovo náměstí to Karlovo náměstí with a total walking of around 10minutes and you’re there. Want to visit the Charles Bridge? The same tram with 5 more stops would take you there. Prague castle in your mind? Ride one more stop please. But if you take my advice, please have a walk along the river back to the town centre (It takes around 20minutes). The path is absolutely stunning.
2. Dancing House
Inspired by the dance skill of the famous film couple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the project comes to reality from drawing board around 1992-1996 with the name of Fred and Ginger house. It’s a stunning piece of modern architecture in a city full of historical and ancient buildings.
It’s located beside the Vltava on a busy main street and you’ll find many tourists trying out unique poses. It’s pretty fun to join them and let the inner child out of you and try some funky poses in front of the daring curvy building.
The very top floor of Dancing house is open to visitors. It offers a gallery and a restaurant with 360° view of Prague so visit here if you can and spend some quality time. Once you have enough, head over to Jiráskovo náměstí, catch Tram #5 and ride 2 stops for complete unique experience.
3. Head Of Franz Kafka
It doesn’t matter how long you are going to spend in Prague and how much time you have before you leave, you have to come to Vladislavova street to witness the rotating head of Franz Kafka. Period.
Located near the famous Quadro Shopping Centre, this 11 meter high statue is a true architectural wonder of 21st century Prague. It’s a masterpiece by David Cerny where Forty-two moving panels form the face of the great Czech writer Franz Kafka. With built-in motors, These Forty-two layers ensure that the statue is constantly rotating, stopping for only a brief moment to start moving once again. The best part? You don’t have to be an art specialist to appreciate or understand this piece of art.
This ever changing rotating statue is sure to catch visitor’s attention and to be honest, it’s super hypnotizing. It’s so visually pleasing to find that you never see the same thing for too long. And the best part is even if the place becomes flooded with tourists, you will always find a spot to watch the wonder revealing in front of you (Because Kafka never faces the same angle twice 😉 )
If you have time, there are a couple of cafes in the nearby region and of course a good amount of shopping places. And, the Prague old town square with the renowned Astronomical clock is a little more than 600 metre walk from here. So, what are you waiting for?
4. Old Town Square
You probably would not believe your eyes that within 7-8minuts of walk, you have transported from an ultra modern architecture to the main historic square of Prague. With ancient building, magnificent church, the oldest functioning astronomical clock, iconic Charles Bridge and amazing ambience of people watching, this square would be at the very first position of my entire European city squares. Chocolates, Cafes, Restaurants, Bars, Dessert Parlor, Glasswork, Souvenir Shop, Landmarks, Transportation, you name it and it’s there.
For budget travelers, there is a free walking tour everyday starting from Powder tower (Check Google Map for location) and lasts about 3 hours where you will come to know about the history of Prague with most of its iconic sights. If you try to explore on your own, don’t forget the Church of Our Lady before Týn. Amidst the big shots like Prague Castle, Astronomical clock tower and the Charles bridge, this church to my opinion adds a significant medieval feeling to this square.
Even quite late at night, the place is full of life. There are numerous food joints and we tried in one of the Vietnamese restaurant and it was an amazing experience. I would strongly recommend to pay a visit here and use its restroom too (You’ll understand why once you go there). And, of course, it’s very much pocket friendly. The entire Prague is.
Getting lost in the chain of shops selling wide varieties of souvenirs is part of experience. Don’t miss the Blue Prague shop. The choice of chocolate shop is few but in quality, they are quite competitive with the Belgian or Swiss ones. After every minute of walk, you happen to bump on a fancy restaurant. While walking on our first night at Prague, we happen to cross this. Isn’t it witty?
In the surrounding area, there are lots of marvelous looking building and sculptures. At the very tram stop near the Charles Bridge (Václavské náměstí), there is fantastic looking building that would demand you to stop and appreciate its wonder.
5. Astronomical Clock Tower
Weathered the storm of time and war, in the historical centre of Prague, stands tall with all its glory the oldest functioning astronomical clock in the world, Prague Astronomical clock, still, today presents the visitors’ beautiful craftsmanship of the apostles at the doorways above the clock every hour with a piece of accompanying music. Legend says that the clockmaker was made blind in order for him not to replicate this masterpiece. Over a period of time, the clock tower has gone through several sets of installation and restoration and today. The 4 figures you can see around the clock represent vanity, greed, death, and lust. Every hour death (the skeleton) rings the bell and the other figures shake their head to indicate their lack of readiness to move towards the afterlife.
Just opposite to the Prague Astronomical clock, lies the Cafe Mozart. Although named as Cafe, it serves regular dinner at open place overlooking the clock tower. It’s a fantastic place for people watching (I put photos of the food in What to Eat Section) and I think you already can imagine by now how crowded the place becomes during the show time) with a heritage view and amazing food.
We ordered Chicken Schnitzel (Yes I am a die hard fan), baked salmon with sides of Mashed Potato (Check photos), Russian salad and mashed potatoes. The food was terrific. My best in entire Europe to be honest. And, it’s super cheap compared to big European cities. The only downside is that the interference of a lady (A staff from the cafe) took a photo of us and tried to sell it in a printed decorated format. Well, my personal opinion.
It was a cold January night but that didn’t stop us from having some ice creams. From outside of the cafe Mozart, we could already feel the scoops at the other side of the glass calling us like the Sirens singing to the sailors. However, as we were too full already, we decided to go for a single scoop for the night.
The guy at the counter looked super active and friendly. After he finished preparing our first scoop (which I found quite loaded already) Annapurna quickly grabbed that. He was actually waiting to prepare the next one but when I started paying, he seemed little perplexed.
“What? Not for you?” he paused for a while. “You will die Man”. Standing in the heart of Prague at a cafe serving traditional Czech cuisine with not so traditional Czech name, when I started looking bewildered enough, the man started laughing. Out loud.
We shared the laugh, gossiped for a short while and left. Well, after all the reduction rate of portion of the scoop is directly proportional to the time spent in gossip.
6. Charles Bridge
Strolling over the Charles bridge is probably the most popular thing to do in Prague. We visited this bridge twice at Night (between 6PM to 9PM) and twice in daylight (between 10AM to 3PM) and everytime it was jampacked. If you want some personal space, I think it’s better to come before 8AM. Having said that, it does not matter whenever you visit, it’s really a treat to the eyes to see the impressive baroque statues. The most famous figure is the monument to St John of Nepomuk and legend has it that if you rub the bronze plaque, one day you will return to Prague.
At a first glance it might look surprising to find a statue of Jesus in Black but below what you witness was the very first statue called the “Statuary of the St. Cross with Calvary” over a stone bridge which is renowned as one of the most beautiful bridge in Europe. It took a total of 45 odd years to build this bridge over Vltava river of the eastern European town of Prague and the statue dates back to fifteenth century.
With the charm of every old city, there comes a myth. The region of Bohemia is not an exception. Legend says that one fine morning, the Bohemians discovered five stars appearing in the Vltava river at the same spot where the river witnessed the wrath of an enraged king ordering his soldiers to throw a man in chains. John from the town of Nepomuk, the Archbishop of Prague, was the confessor of the second wife of King Wenceslas IV who refused to break his vows to reveal what the Queen had confessed as a result of which had to accept a miserable death. Later, his body was recovered from the Vltava River and buried in St. Vitus’ Cathedral. In 1683, a statue of John Nepomuk was built on the very spot where the king had drowned him and where the locals saw five glittering stars on the water. Although the exhibition of Prague castle tells us a different story (read much realistic), there is no harm sticking to this myth as Bohemians still believe that the Saint is still there, on that very bridge, inside the very statue.
Some say you will get the best view of Prague and its castle from the Charles bridge. I would not say so. The bridge connects the old town and the lesser town. In either side, you have bridge tower and if you climb the old town bridge tower (More on that later), the view is just beautiful. But Charles bridge is surely very happening. You will find street musician showing their talent, artists selling their art, street vendors with unique gift items. But there was a complete nonsense which caught our eye. A person was showcasing a pink pigeon advertising it’s natural and was asking for money in exchange of photo with it but it practically was a pure hoax and I feel pity for the bird.
If you want to take a boat ride, Charles bridge has that to offer you as well. Even in January, we saw quite some tourist boats over Vltava.
We had pretty high expectation for Charles bridge that in night light, its reflection would be quite amazing but to be honest, it let us a little bit down. Nonetheless, the statues on top the bridge at night were heavenly. At first glance, even in packed crowd, it gave us goosebump.
7. John Lennon Wall
If you know John Lennon, chances are you know how his death created a worldwide turmoil among the youth. In Czech, he became a pacifist hero for the youth (First Mozart and then Lennon – yeah the Czech love music). The wall may look like another Graffiti wall but in the history of influence of western pop music at Prague, this wall played a vital role for depicting protest against the ban of pop music. The wall itself was whitewashed several times but it regained its glory. Today, the visitors also can contribute to this wall.
It’s a short deroute after crossing the Charles bridge but it’s definitely worth it.
8. Old and Lesser Town Bridge Towers
When you will be going back to the old town square, you need to cross the Charles bridge again and the tall tower in front of you is the lesser town bridge tower. Some prefer to call it Lesser town Bridge Towers because of the presence of two towers (One smaller and the other much taller) however the taller one which is built as kind of a replica of the Old Town Bridge tower standing at the other end of the Charles bridge. Personally, I felt the view from this side of the bridge is better than the other way round.
The west bank of Vltava is known as the Lesser Town but I don’t know why. Please use the comment box to let me know why it has been named so. This tower forms the entrance of the lesser town (Also known as Lesser quarter) from the Charles bridge. If you are not in a hurry, I would recommend to spend some time walking through this part of Prague. The lantern lit evening streets are sure to offer you an essence of old days Prague. The smaller tower known as Judith’s Tower is connected to the Lesser Town Bridge Tower by a walkway. This tower is the only remaining part of the original Prague crossing, Judith’s Bridge, which was destroyed by floods in 1342, and later replaced by Charles Bridge.
Prague is known for its orange roofs. From Charles bridge, you are sure to admire the colorful cute houses at both banks. But to get the most perfect view, you have to climb any one of the three towers in this area. You can climb the Astronomical clock tower or the lesser town bridge tower or the old town bridge tower. We chose the Old Town Bridge tower. It says there is an entrance free but we were not sure where to pay before entering the tower. After climbing some steps, we discovered the ticket counter. The Tower is open throughout the year (Well Covid-19 was an exception) and to know about the latest ticket price and opening hours, please visit this link. From the entrance to the top, there are 138 steps but it’s fairly easy. If you already read my St Peter’s Basilica blog, then you would know how suffocating stairs could be. Once you reach at the viewing gallery at the top, the view of the city of Prague with all its orange roofs, the Vltava and the bridge is a bliss to the eye.
9. Prague Castle
It might come as a shock but we have not visited the Prague castle. “You’re probably short of time”, maybe you’re thinking but No. Yes, we always plan very tight itineraries but we had enough time to visit Prague castle but after reading many articles and watching multiple videos, we thought it’s not worth to visit and there’s no regret. The first drawback was the crowd. From Charles Bridge, we already understood how busy the castle would be and secondly I would place Vyšehrad over Prague castle.
That being said, I would not discourage you from visiting this textbook of architecture and probably the most visited place in the city. From the official website, you will come to know about its history, opening hours, entrance fee and an interactive castle map. The best part is they offer you a free virtual tour. There are several circuits to be followed once you are inside and if I would have gone there, I would choose Circuit B but I would advise you to check about multiple circuits before and then decide which one suits your taste.
*The above photo is from Times of India (Not clicked by me)
The castle is actually situated at the Lesser town side and the iconic landmark is probably the highest visited attraction of entire Prague. Part of the castle complex is free of cost to explore and there is also a year round guard changing ceremony (official link here) but with all those I would advise you again read well before you visit this overcrowded castle.
10. Petrin Hill & Tower
If you’ve already visited the Eiffel tower then you will find striking similarity in the Petrin lookout tower. In 1889, the Prague tourist club members visited Paris and was utterly impressed by the iron lady. In 1891, it was built as a part of Jubilee Exhibition in 1:1.5 ratio of Eiffel tower. Walk 299 stairs up to the top and on a clear day, you can see almost the entire Bohemia.
Compared to the hustle and bustle of Prague, hillside Petrin has a laidback vibes. The unique part is you can take a funicular from the Lesser town to this place. There are other means of transport like Tram or Taxi and of course trekking but the funicular is definitely steals the show. Even if you are not in a mood to climb till the top of the tower, the hill itself would offer you pleasant enough view of the busy Prague. If you want to know about the spot from the officials, follow this link.
From Airport to Prague City Centre
In Prague, reaching the old town square means you are in the city centre. With its amazing public transport network, it’s a cakewalk to reach any part of Prague from the Airport. For people who are in my website for the first time, I always provide the cheap solution so although getting a taxi is always an option, I would not cover that because I don’t have any experience with it. Having said that, I can assure you Prague Airport has enough facilities to hire a taxi or even pre book it online. But if you really need point to point transfer, I would recommend look for an airport shuttle transfer. You can check this link for details
The Airport is around 17KM from the heart of old town so coming to the centre via public transport takes little more than 50 minutes. Primarily there are two ways by which you can reach the centre. The first and comparatively expensive option is to take the Airport Express. The bus station is at the parking lot right in front of Terminal 1. On January 2020, Tickets cost was 60 CZK for adults and 30 CZK for children. It’s possible to buy tickets at the terminal or directly from the driver. The bus ends at at Prague Main Station and by foot, the centre is around 1.5KM. An important point to note is that this express operates between 5:30 AM to 9 PM. It’s also possible to use this service while coming back to the Airport.
However, an even cheaper solution (And that’s what we did) is to take a bus and tram combination to reach the centre. Come out of Exit D at Terminal 2 and you will find an automated ticket machine for regular public transport. There are 4 choices – You can buy a 30 minutes/90 minutes/ 24 hours/ 72 hours ticket. The same ticket is valid across Bus (Excluding Airport Express), Tram and Subways. For latest price, check out this website. Once you buy your ticket, you will find a machine where you need to validate your ticket. Your time starts as soon as you validate your ticket. So make sure to wait for the bus, once it arrives then you validate and board the bus.
The bus number is 119. It operates daily from 4:20AM till 11:40PM with a frequency of 6-7 minutes. After boarding the bus, it’s a pretty comfortable journey to the town but you need to change either to a tram or a subway. If you prefer subway, you need to get down at Nadrazi Veleslavin (9 stops) and change to Subway line A (Green) and ride 5 stops to Staroměstská. While the subway is much faster (You will reach centre within 40 minutes from Airport), If you choose tram (where total journey time would be around 55 minutes) then you need to get down at Divoká Šárka (8 stops) and change to tram 26 and ride 18 stops to Dlouhá třída. The tram sometimes gets crowded but we didn’t find any difficulty in getting a seat either way.
If you carry bulky luggage or perambulator, it’s pretty convenient to carry those in the bus or tram. The reason we chose not to take the Airport bus is because our accommodation was 4 tram stops away from the old town square so it would have been a long walk for us with luggage and we preferred to drop our luggage first before enjoying the night at Prague.
Where To Stay
We wasted a lot of time trying to choose a decent budget accommodation with private bathroom in the old town where we could cover the spots mostly by foot but after realising how cheap and amazing the public transport network is (I repeat, it runs 24 hours), we decided to add the transport ticket cost with our hotel room and look for a place to stay little outside. Depending on how many days you are planning to stay, you can buy a suitable transport ticket. Then, it literally does not matter where the hell are you staying. Almost everywhere in Prague, you would find some mode of communication to come to the place where all the action is.
We chose to stay at Eurowings Hotel and booked it via booking.com At the time of writing this blog, the hotel was temporarily closed because of Coronavirus. Once everything settles up, I will provide the link right here so that you can directly check out the property. There was a fantastic church just outside our hotel which we did not know until we arrived here. The reception was 24 hours and during check in, the lady provided us pretty useful information about how to use the public transport and reach the centre and other attractions. Some other accommodation I would consider (Private room with Bathroom indeed) are
We took a budget double room with private bathroom and free buffet breakfast. While some may argue about the choice of items in the breakfast, considering we paid only 27€ for a Saturday night stay for two people, it was enough and the quality was fantastic. There was both indoor and outdoor seating but considering the cold outside, we chose to be seated indoor.
The best part about our accommodation is that they offered free luggage storage service after our check out. It was truly a nice gesture and made our Prague experience much more soothing.
What To Buy in Prague
I would shout out for Czech Handmade Glass. Probably you have heard of Murano glasswork of Venezia, Italy but Prague is equally (if not more) promising in producing superb glass work. I would strongly recommend to visit the Blue Praha store in the Old town centre (Website link here). They have a fantastic collection of wide variety of products for every budget.
The next item to come in the list is the Holy Infant figurines. There are lots of choices across multiple souvenir shops and you can pick one according to your taste. It represents the Infant Jesus of Prague holding a globus cruciger which is very significant in the history of Prague. I am not an expert but I never saw this type of infant Jesus figurine anywhere in the World.
And, as I said earlier, the choice of chocolate in Prague is limited but of good quality. The one and only place I would suggest in the old town square is the Chocolada shop located at Husova 8. We went there twice and bought in both the times. There are free samples to test so you can pick one depending on your choice. It’s not a very native thing in Prague but they import finest qualities of chocolate from all over the world and distribute that. You can take a look at their website here
What To Eat in Prague
Cafe Mozart is the place. Try its dinner menu or the special menu or the dessert. Everything is super affordable and provide the highest quality. It’s situated just opposite to the Astronomical Clock Tower of Prague. We tried Chicken Schnitzel, Baked Salmon and multiple scoops of ice cream and was super satisfied. The only con is that they have some photographers who will click a photo of you and try to sell it (framed). Of course, the choice is yours to buy it but we found it little disturbing.
Next day, we tried Vietnamese Food (Unfortunately I forgot to click a picture of the restaurant from outside and cannot recall the name) but the quality and quantity of the food compared to the price point makes it highly recommended. If you are looking for landmark, I remember it was near Hard Rock cafe Prague and Blue Praha souvenir shop.
Useful Practical Tips
Unlike many European cities, Prague has many signboards in English so it’s pretty convenient. However, here are some very useful tips to make your travel plan smoother
- Currency here is CZK but every shop (little or big) accepts Euro. Still I would suggest to exchange your currency into CZK. It’s because souvenir shops or cafe-restaurants don’t offer the best rate. For example when we visited, the rate was 1€ = 26,5CZK but the shops were offering 25 or sometime 22-23.
- Do not exchange money at your home country or at the airport. There are plenty of exchange centre throughout Prague and they offer pretty good rate.
- Don’t force to stay near the Old Town Centre. It’s super crowded and Prague public transport is superb and 24 hours.
- To get a good view of Charles Bridge, come before 8AM. Don’t expect to click perfect crowdless Sunset photos.
- Don’t try to climb all the three towers at the Old Town Square. There is little difference in the view. If you are in doubt, check out some online articles and choose. If you ask me, I would suggest go for the Old Town Bridge Tower.
- Souvenirs here are cheap. So as food, drinks, ice cream and in fact everything. Even if you are a super budget traveler like us, you do not have to choose an accommodation with kitchen here. Spend the time enjoying the lively city. If you need to purchase items in bulk (Maybe there are a lot of people waiting for you back home and you want to gift small souvenir) then Prague is the best place in Europe.
- Don’t go to Prague Castle only for the Hype. Read, research and then decide. For the view, Vysehrad is far better. And, of course there is Petrin hill. You will also explore the pass less travelled and will have a unique story to tell.
- The hourly performance of the Astronomical clock tower attracts a hell lot of visitors. To watch it up, close and personal, come a little early (At least 5 minutes before). The show is exciting but little childish.
- Although bus and Tram runs 24 hours, the metro shuts down at midnight. So plan your journey accordingly.
- I have not experienced it personally but in many restaurants, you will find breads on the table. Note that those are not complementary and whether you eat it or not, you will be charged. So, if you are not in a plan to eat those, ask the waiter to take it away.
- Rumor has it that taxis in Prague generally rip of the visitors so people suggest to use App cabs. We did not take taxi and never felt the need of it but just a piece of information in case you wish to ride one.