Free audio walk in Prague
Vltava Stories
- 67 min
- 4.4 km
- 8 stops
- Free
Starts at Charles Bridge
About this walk
Follow the Vltava river from Malá Strana to Smíchov. Cross the iconic Charles Bridge, slip onto Kampa Island, leave a message on the Lennon Wall, and stroll the buzzing Náplavka riverbanks. You'll pass the Dancing House and the grand National Theatre. Two devastating floods, 1890 and 2002, remind you that this river gives and takes. A circled walk with the water always in sight.
The stops
Walk them in order; each story plays when you reach its pin.
- 1Stop 1
Charles Bridge
A medieval king chose the exact moment this bridge was built based on a secret numerical code — and it may have worked.
Read the story - 2Stop 2
The Lennon Wall
For years, the Communist secret police tried to erase this wall every single night, and every single morning they failed.
Read the story - 3Stop 3
The 2002 Prague Flood: Five Centimeters from Catastrophe
The river beside you once swallowed an entire city whole, and the line between survival and total catastrophe was thinner than your thumb.
Read the story - 4Stop 4
Kampa Island
This quiet island in the heart of Prague was literally built from the ashes of disaster.
Read the story - 5Stop 5
The Kobky
These riverside archways once stored blocks of ice, and what happened to them since says everything about how a city reinvents itself.
Read the story - 6Stop 6
The Dancing House
A bomb crater, a president's personal favor, and an architect who almost quit — this building shouldn't exist, but here it stands.
Read the story - 7Stop 7
The National Theatre
This golden building was reduced to ash and rubble just 11 performances after it opened, yet it came back stronger than ever.
Read the story - 8Stop 8
Charles Bridge
This bridge survived wars, sieges, and centuries of floods — until one autumn in 1890 when the river finally won, at least for a moment.
Ready when you are
Walk Vltava Stories with ROODS.
8 stops through Prague, about 67 minutes. Open ROODS in your browser, walk to the first pin and the story plays.
- Stories on a map, with narrated audio
- Walk at your own pace, stop where you like
- Runs in your browser. An app is optional.
