Free tour: Prague Castle & Charles bridge Free Tour
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Free tour: Prague Castle & Charles bridge

4.97 (2.213 Reviews) 4.371 Travellers
11Am & 2:30PM

Take our Free tour: across Prague Castle & Charles bridge to discover one of the most important areas of the city. First, we walk across the world-famous Charles Bridge, crossing over to Mala Strana (Lesser Town), the beautiful Baroque quarter. We then visit Prague Castle, the largest castle complex in the world, and see St Vitus Cathedral.</br> </br> During this 3-hour free walking tour, we will cover 2 of Prague’s historical areas. You look out on the entire city from some of the best viewpoints in Prague. All this in one Free Tour – don’t miss out!

Tour Description

Over 600 years ago, a man who became a king had ambitions to reign over the biggest empires in Europe as Emperor. He decided to build a city worthy of being a capital, a city that would be known throughout the world over for centuries to come. This man was Charles IV. The city was Prague.

In our free Castle Tour, we will start our adventure with one of the most magnificent architectural marvels, the Charles Bridge. This landmark has united the two sides of the city since the 14th century and is one of Charles IV’s greatest achievements.

From there, we make our way via tram to Prague Castle, just like the locals! The castle is on a fortified location on a hill – overlooking the entire city for centuries. Once atop, we wander through this district, then through the walls into the castle grounds themselves. It is the largest castle complex in the world. Get ready to roam through picturesque courtyards: learn about legendary figures like Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor, who was at once a madman and great king, and Maria Theresa, a Hapsburg who brought freedom to the women of Bohemia.

We encounter the impressive Cathedral of St Vitus. Discover the thousand-year-long history of the lands where this cathedral sits today, its secrets and stories.

The wealth of history that surrounds the castle is impossible to detail in a short description. The only way to find out more is to join us on our Free Castle Tour!

Accessible by stroller or wheelchair and, of course, the youngest (and furriest) members of the family are welcome too.

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10 out of 10 travellers recommend this tour
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Ahmed
31 Dec 2025
Excellent Guide , Tour , Content and easy going, It helped me big time as the guide gave us 360 view for Prague and even recommended places, A real special thanks to Issac for the tour!
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Zainab
24 Dec 2025
Isaac was a wonderful and informative guide that clearly loves the city and its history.
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Barbara
22 Oct 2025
Excellent tour by Paria. I really enjoyed her energy, knowledge of Prague, and enthusiasm for her tours. I was recommended Verneus Prague free tours by a tour director and I am so glad I took her advice.
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Alison
18 Oct 2025
This was a great way to explore the castle area of Prague and also to see and learn about the bridge. We did the tour on a Saturday in October and the city was very crowded including the areas we visited. At times it was difficult to make our way through the crowds. Alexander was a good guide and he gave us the option of visiting the garden at the Prague Castle or watching the changing of the guard (which our group chose). There's nothing the company or the guide can do about the crowds. I recommend doing the tour early on during your visit to Prague so you can decide which buildings, if any, you want to visit later for interior tours. This tour only takes you outside the buildings which was fine for us. The meeting point was easy to find but there were a lot of free tours meeting there at the same time so you have to ask around to find your correct tour.
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Karen
19 Oct 2025
Paria was a very knowledgeable guide, presenting facts in an interesting fashion. Answered all our questions and provided amazing reccos for food/drink afterwards! Highly recommend!!
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Melanie
10 Oct 2025
De tocht met Paria was onwijs tof. Ze liet mooie plekjes zien, gaf goede tips en bovenal liet ze iedereen onderdeel zijn en had aandacht voor de groep. Hele fijne interactie. Daarnaast kon ze goed improviseren gezien de tram enorme vertraging had helaas. Wij hebben als gezin, met twee kinderen van 4 en 1 enorm genoten! Dank nogmaals
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Muna
09 Oct 2025
Amazing experience and a wonderful guide. Thank you
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Vlatka
10 Oct 2025
I was terribly disappointed. The guide was 10 minutes late and then she told us she was doing the old town and Jewish quarter tour and not the one we had booked! And the. She told us to join another walking tour by another company that had already left and that we should hurry and catch up with them. And we tried, but they took a tram and we didn't manage to get to them. And we had planned our entire day according to the tour we had booked at 2.30. I am terribly disappointed and would definitely NOT recommend this tour. In the end, we did the tour of Prazsky hrad and the cathedral by ourselves... below 1 star
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zehra
01 Oct 2025
Isaac, our tour guide was amazing! Very knowledgeable, friendly, and made the whole experience unforgettable. It was a fantastic tour – highly recommended!
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Boudou
28 Sep 2025
Loved the details on Czech history provided by Paria. It made the visit so much more interesting and valuable
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Martina
12 Sep 2025
Had Aleksander as a tour guide and he was fantastic, even went over the expected time to give us a fully complete tour!
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Sandra
24 Aug 2025
I loved it! I would highly recommend it
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Emily
19 Aug 2025
He was a nice guide. The tour through the castle was nice to see, but I was missing a bit of information to the attractions. Would recommend, if you have already toured the city and habe a few hours left.
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James
11 Jul 2025
Paria was an absolutely amazing tour guide, she made the history of the bridge and the castle come to life. It was very informative and quite entertaining as well. 10/10 would recommend
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Graullera
07 Jul 2025
Isacc was a very passionate tourguide. He told us very interesting Facts and also gave us allot of recommendations. I really enjoyed the tour. Thank you so much!

Meeting Point

Address
Rudolfinum
How to find us
Look for our WHITE and GREEN umbrellas in front of the Rudolfinum building, home of the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before your visit.

No, the Prague Castle complex is a public area available to all for free.
Our tour is a walking tour, but the Castle sits atop a tall hill, for the ease and comfort of all customers we take the tram to the Castle from Mala Strana, this saves us a 20 min climb up the hill.
You can buy a ticket at any metro station in Prague, including Staromestska Metro near our meeting point. You will need a ticket for at least 30 minutes (30 minute tickets cost 30czk). If you will need the ticket for other journeys in Prague, you can get 24h or 72h tickets at the same place. If you have any doubts, please come to the meeting point a few min early and we can help!
Yes, you are welcome to bring your furry friends with you (they even ride for free on the public transport). The only requirement is that they have a muzzle to enter public transport.
Yes, the guides accept all major forms of currencies (EUR, USD, GBP & more). And most guides also have a card reader, in case you don’t have cash.

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