Few places in the world just absolutely wow you like Prague. From the very first moment you see that storybook skyline, you’ll be spellbound. Whether you’re exploring by water, on foot, or from high up above, at every turn, this City of a Hundred Spires will take your breath away. And for the record, it’s (way) more than a hundred: If we’re counting today, between steeples and turrets and towers, more than a thousand spires rise high above the Czech capital.
While there are centuries of history here, and so much to see, Prague is a fairly compact place. I first visited the city on a backpacking trip more than two decades ago, and its romance and friendliness—its cobblestones and soaring buttresses and steaming dumplings and frosty beers—keep bringing me back—more than a dozen times now. If I just had one day (and one night), here’s how I would pack in as much as possible.
