Our Prague guide lists 10 places of worship. Most are historic churches in and around the Old Town, and the list also includes the synagogues of the Jewish Quarter and the basilica on the Vyšehrad hill.
In Josefov, the Jewish Quarter brings together synagogues and the Old Jewish Cemetery, managed by the Jewish Museum in Prague. South of the centre, Vyšehrad is a historic fort with the Basilica of Sts Peter and Paul and a cemetery where many notable Czechs are buried.
The Old Town has some of the city's oldest churches. St Martin in the Wall is a Gothic church on Romanesque foundations, built between 1178 and 1187 in what was then the village of Újezd. St Giles is a monumental three-aisled church on the foundations of a Romanesque one, rebuilt several times from the 12th to the 14th century and consecrated on 4 May 1371. On Karlova street, St Clement is a Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic church that serves as the cathedral of its exarchate, and the Church of the Holy Saviour is a Catholic church inside the Klementinum.
The guide also includes the Church of Saint Nicholas, the Mirror Chapel, the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on Karlova and the Church of Saint Francis Seraph. When visiting during services, dress modestly and keep your voice down.
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10 places in our guide
1. Jewish Quarter (Josefov)
Josefov
Synagogues and Old Jewish Cemetery managed by Jewish Museum in Prague.
2. Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad
Historic fort with Basilica of Sts Peter and Paul and cemetery of notable Czechs.
3. Saint Giles
Zlatá
The Church of Saint Giles is a church in Prague, Czech Republic. This monumental three-aisled church was built on the foundations of a Romanesque church. Subsequently, numerous reconstructions took place during the 12th to 14th century. The Church of St. Giles in Prague was consecrated on 4 May 1371.
4. svatý Kliment
Karlova
St. Clement's Cathedral also known as the Church of St. Clement or St. Kliment, is a Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic church located in Prague, Czech Republic, and functions as the cathedral of the Ruthenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Czech Republic.
5. Saint Nicholas
Staroměstské náměstí
The Church of Saint Nicholas is a Baroque church in the Lesser Town of Prague. It was built between 1704 and 1755 on the site where formerly a Gothic church from the 13th century stood, which was also dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It has been described as the greatest example of Prague Baroque.
6. Holy Saviour
Křižovnické náměstí
St. Salvator Church is a Catholic church in the Klementinum in Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic.
7. Saint Martin in the Wall
Prague
The Church of St. Martin in the Wall is a Gothic church with Romanesque grounds, situated in the Old Town of Prague, Czech Republic. It was built between 1178 and 1187 in the village of Újezd, thereafter known as Újezd u svatého Martina.
8. Mirror Chapel
Prague
9. Nanebevzetí Panny Marie
Karlova
10. Saint Francis Seraph
Prague
Questions travellers ask
- What is the oldest church in Prague's Old Town on this list?
- St Martin in the Wall, a Gothic church on Romanesque foundations built between 1178 and 1187 in the former village of Újezd.
- Where are the synagogues in Prague?
- In the Jewish Quarter (Josefov), where the synagogues and the Old Jewish Cemetery are managed by the Jewish Museum in Prague.
- What can you see at Vyšehrad?
- Vyšehrad is a historic fort with the Basilica of Sts Peter and Paul and a cemetery of notable Czechs.
- Is there an Eastern Catholic church in Prague?
- Yes. St Clement on Karlova is a Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic church and the cathedral of the Ruthenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of the Czech Republic.
- When was St Giles consecrated?
- On 4 May 1371, after reconstructions from the 12th to the 14th century on the foundations of a Romanesque church.