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Opening hours

Summer Tourist Season (April 1 till October 31)

  • Prague Castle complex - daily 5.00 - 24.00
  • Premises requiring tickets - daily 9.00 - 18.00

    (St. Vitus Cathedral, Old Royal Palace , exhibition "The Story of Prague Castle", exhibition "The Treasure of St. Vitus Cathedral" /daily 10.00 – 18.00/, St. George's Basilica, Golden Lane with Daliborka Tower, Prague Castle Picture Gallery, Powder Tower, Great South Tower of St. Vitus Cathedral /daily 10.00 – 19.00, last entry 18.30/, Rosenberg Palace).

  • Prague Castle Gardens - open daily:
    • April and October: 10.00 - 18.00
    • May and September: 10.00 - 19.00
    • June and July: 10.00 - 21.00
    • August: 10.00 - 20.00
    • The Garden on the Bastion 5.00 – 24.00
    • The South Gardens will be open this season from June 1 due to technical reasons.

Winter Tourist Season (November 1 till March 31)

  • Prague Castle complex - daily 6.00 - 23.00
  • Premises requiring tickets - daily (except December 24) 9.00 - 16.00

    (St. Vitus Cathedral, Old Royal Palace, exhibition "The Story of Prague Castle", exhibition „The Treasure of St. Vitus Cathedral /daily 10.00 – 18.00/, St. George's Basilica, Convent of St. George - National Gallery /untill February 28/, Golden Lane with Daliborka Tower, Prague Castle Picture Gallery, Powder Tower, Great South Tower of St. Vitus Cathedral /daily 10.00 – 17.00, last entry 16.30/, Rosenberg Palace).

  • Prague Castle Gardens - closed except the Garden on the Bastion 6.00 – 23.00

St. Vitus Cathedral

Last visit 20 minutes before closing time.

March - October

  • Monday - Saturday: 9.00 - 18.00
  • Sunday: 12.00 - 18.00

November - February

  • Monday - Saturday: 9.00 - 16.00
  • Sunday: 12.00 - 16.00

More info about regulations in the Cathedral here

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New exhibition: The Treasury of St. Vitus Cathedral

12/16/2011 - 1/24/2021

New exhibition: The Treasury of St. Vitus Cathedral - 12/16/2011 - 1/24/2021 The largest church treasury in the Czech lands and one of the most extensive in Europe, the Treasury of St. Vitus traces its beginnings back to the early Middle Ages.