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The Estates Theatre is well known as the venue where Mozart’s Don Giovanni saw its first performance. It was also the first Czech-language playhouse in what was then a largely German-speaking city. The productions occasionally leave something to be desired, but if you don’t see the Don here, then where?

King Otakar established the royal game park here in the 13th century; it’s been a public garden since 1804 (stromovka means “place of trees”). Stroll, skate or simply enjoy the ancient trees by day and visit the planetarium by night. The fish ponds were a creation of Rudolf II – the emperor drilled a tunnel under Letná to bring in water to supply them.

Charles IV restored Vyšehrad’s fortifications in the 14th century. Catholic crusaders rode through this gate on their way to crush the Táborites in 1434.

Jindřišská and Panská near Wenceslas Square serve as Zurich in this 2002 film adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s novel.

Kafka worked on this novel of social alienation while living in Prague Castle’s Golden Lane.

Lucifer pops up as a cuddly character on houses all over town and in local legend, more a folksy trickster than a sinister prince of darkness. Here, he’ll tempt you to dine at a not completely infernal restaurant.

An expatriate institution, the English-language Globe moved here from its original home in 2000, leaving backpackers with outdated guidebooks stranded in Holešovice. The café is attracting a local following. Chances are the people at the next table are eager to talk to you about their travels, for better or worse.

Castle goldsmiths, such as the ones who worked at this house in the 17th century, paid fees to the city, unlike their colleagues who lived in the castle’s Golden Lane. As such, they were entitled to advertise their wares, as preserved today in this building’s façade.

Another alchemical symbol, the wheel represents a stage in the magnum opus , the process by which lead was purportedly turned into gold. Modern day alchemists – yes, they still exist in some quarters – are more interested in the meditative aspects of the art, however.