Prague Maps Illustrated

These captivating hand-drawn maps are most popular of our range of souvenirs! Children and adults, Czechs and foreigners, keep falling in love with our beautiful maps focusing on one topic each and presenting one-of-a-kind harmony of design and storytelling. Delightful illustrations go beautifully with gripping narration about Prague’s fascinating history, amusing little stories, mysterious legends, hidden secrets, engaging facts, astonishing architecture as well as tens of intriguing details to make your Prague experience both engaging and educational.

Created exclusively for the City of Prague by Alena Ježková and Vojtěch Šeda.

• Sheet dimensions: A2 size (420 x 595 mm, 16.5 x 23.4 in)
• Folded map: A5 size (150 x 210 mm, 5.8 x 8.3 in)
• Made in the Czech Republic

Alena Ježková is an acclaimed Czech writer and publicist who predominantly focuses on Czech history, tales and legends. An author of more than 20 books and a laureate of 20+ literary awards.

Vojtěch Šeda is a notable Czech illustrator with a distinctive art style, and a creator of many history-inspired graphic novels.

Prague The Royal Route

The historical route through Prague centre was established in the 1400s with Powder Gate Tower as a monumental entrance. Through here, coronation processions of Czech kings used to enter the Royal Route leading all the way to the Prague Castle situated on a hill across the river. Would you know which monarch was the first and the last one to pass through? Who was the only woman to sit on the Czech throne? Make your way and find out much more with our Royal Route illustrated map.

Prague Tales and Legends

History of Prague spans a thousand years. Legends and tales are a part of Prague’s undeniably rich history that indeed add to the city’s magic. Do you know where the Devil's Column is? Wonder where a severed hand or a wondrous sword can be found? Explore the Headless Templar, the Waterman, the Fiery Man, or the Hairy Ghost legends with our map of Prague Tales and Legends.

Prague Jewish Quarter

Jewish heritage sites in Prague are visitors’ favourites, associated with a remarkable thousand-year history as well as numerous legends. Learn about Golem, the superhuman moulded from mud of Vltava banks by Rabbi Löw to protect the local Jewish people. Find out what happens, a legend has it, if you place a stone on rabbi’s grave in the Old Jewish Cemetery. Set out to discover secrets of the Jewish Town with our illustrated map!

Prague Architectural

Prague boasts almost all architectural styles, from Romanesque till contemporary. Prague Castle has been a seat of rulers for over a thousand years. There are myriads of interesting, and often funny details in Prague streets, arcades, interiors and on façades to discover. Would you know which square used to be called the Horse Market? Why is there a kingfisher on the Old Town Bridge Tower façade? Explore the fascinating architecture of Prague! 

Literary Prague

Prague is one of 53 UNESCO Cities of Literature, boasting over 200 libraries. It houses the annual Prague Writers’ Festival. Clementinum, the jewel of Baroque libraries, houses a thousand-year-old book. Franz Kafka was born and lived here. Do you know who the only Czech laureate of Nobel Prize for Literature is? Would you like to find the big red heart memorial, a tribute to the playwright-turned-president Václav Havel? Get your Literary Prague Map today!

Musical Prague

Do you know the Prague theatre in which the famous Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart used to conduct his operas? And which British rock band was received at Prague Castle by the President of the Republic? With our illustrated map, you'll discover the birthplace of the opera singer who sang The Bartered Bride in far-flung New York, find out why composer Jaroslav Ježek's room has a blue ceiling, and see a music museum housed in a former church!

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