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The spectacular views of Malá Strana from this series of gardens descending from Prague Castle can’t fail to inspire. This really is the best way to conclude a day of sightseeing at Hradčany (see Prague Castle).

Nazi Reichsprotektor Reinhard “The Hangman” Heydrich’s assassins (see Karlovo náměstí) took refuge in this Eastern Orthodox Cathedral’s crypt. The Gestapo executed the bishop who sheltered them.

Overlooking the small green surrounding the National Museum, this bed-and-breakfast is just a three-minute walk to Wenceslas Square. The homey apartments and rooms are fully furnished down to the pots and pans.

The medieval route from the silver-mining town of Kutná Hora in Bohemia passed down the street known today as Celetná, through Old Town Square and on to Prague Castle. There’s still a lot of traffic on the gently curving street.

This gallery sells replicas of all sorts of 14th- to 17th-century items. You can even watch as they make them, while sipping a drink brought to you by a maid in Baroque costume.

Built in the early 1900s in mock Romanesque fashion, the Ceremonial Hall was home to the Jewish community’s Burial Society. The exhibits inside detail the complex Jewish rituals for preparing the dead for the grave.

Across the street from Franz Kafka’s birthplace, with unobstructed views of St Nicholas and Týn churches, the Black Fox is the only hotel on Old Town Square. There are more graceful places to stay, but few as well situated. Only 12 rooms, so book early.

The bar next to the Church of St James has lost some, but not all, of the seediness that characterized its previous incarnation, where the motto was “the customer is always wrong”. Backpackers still chat to each other up over absinthe, however, and men in the street will offer you hashish on your way in. It may sound unappealing, but it’s a true Prague experience.

For almost all visitors to Prague, this spectacular Gothic bridge, crossing the Vltava from the Old Town to the castle complex, remains their most memorable image of the city, long after they have returned home.

Linking the city across the River Vltava, it can be difficult to appreciate the beautiful carved statues of former citizens, due to the incessant crowds and trinket stalls. But it’s worth the effort.