Prague Guide
Prague
Malá Strana
MALÁ STRANA, Prague's picturesque Little Quarter, sits below the castle and is, in many ways, the city's most entrancing area. Its peaceful, often hilly, cobbled backstreets have changed very little since Mozart walked them during his frequent visits to Prague between 1787 and 1791. Despite the quarter's minuscule size – it takes up a mere 600 square metres of land squeezed in between the river and Hradčany – it's easy enough to lose the crowds, many of whom never stray from the well-trodden route that links the Charles Bridge with the castle. Its streets conceal a whole host of quiet terraced gardens, as well as the wooded hill of Petřín, which together provide the perfect inner-city escape. The Church of sv Mikuláš, by far the finest Baroque church in Prague, and the Kampa Museum, with its unrivalled collection of works by František Kupka, are the two major sights.