St Vitus Cathedral
Guide
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FreeChurchAllow 30–60 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A soaring Gothic cathedral inside the castle walls, with flying buttresses, a gilded tomb of silver and bright stained glass, including a window designed by Alphonse Mucha.
A brief history
Building started in 1344 and only finished in 1929; St Wenceslas, the Czech patron saint, is buried in a chapel lined with semi-precious stones.
Tips
- Best time
- Just after opening
- Cost
- Free to step inside; the full nave on the castle ticket (check)
- Allow
- 30–60 min
- Free days
- The front of the nave is always free
- Hours
- Usually Monday to Saturday 9:00–17:00 (16:00 in winter), Sunday from about 12:00; closed during services (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Hradčany and Malá Strana: The castle on its hill and the baroque Lesser Town below it, with the Lennon Wall and Petřín Hill. Beautiful and quiet at night, but few cheap beds.
- Dress code
- Shoulders and knees covered
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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