Landmarks · Prague
Golden Lane
A row of doll-sized houses in the castle wall, where Kafka wrote by lamplight.
Opening hours, admission and address
- Address
- Zlatá ulička, Pražský hrad
- Opening hours
- Summer09:00–17:00
- Winter09:00–16:00
- Admission
- Included in the castle circuit ticket during the hours above. Once the little houses shut for the day, the lane itself stays open and free until the castle grounds close — you get the street, the wall walk and no crowd, but the exhibition houses, Kafka's blue one included, are locked.
- Category
- Landmarks
- Official website
- hrad.cz
- Coordinates
50.09206, 14.40427
Where it is
Walk it with the guide
Golden Lane is one of 23 stops on Prague Essentials. The guide adds the story behind it, the detail worth crossing the square for, and the tip that only someone who has stood here would write down.
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