Czech Rep. to Celebrate European Heritage Days With FREE Entry to Museums and Sites

European Heritage Days will be held in the Czech Republic from 12 to 20 September. You will be able to visit hundreds of historical sites for free or for a reduced entrance fee.

Every year, usually during the second weekend of September, the doors of the most interesting monuments, buildings, premises, and areas are opened to the public.

About 400 state-protected buildings have joined the event (the number of participants continues to grow, usually it reaches 1000). The list includes castles, palaces, churches, monasteries, museums, theaters, old houses, gardens, but also industrial buildings: factories, mills, breweries, craft workshops, mines.

The accompanying program features lectures, concerts, competitions, and more. The opening ceremony will take place in Olomouc.

Below is a list of Prague’s monuments that participate at the event.

Old Wastewater Treatment	Praha 6 – Bubeneč	Technical monuments
Czech Police Museum	Praha 2	Sacral architecture – monumental (churches, monasteries…)
“At Jacob´s Ladder” Church – Prague 8	Praha 8	Sacral architecture – monumental (churches, monasteries…)
Brabec villa garden – Prague Troja	Praha – Troja	Historical green vegetation – gardens, parks …
Grab´s Villa – Prague 8	Praha 8	Architectural monuments – urban architecture
Chapel of St Claire – Prague Troja	Praha – Troja	Sacral architecture – small-sized (chapels, wayside shrines, crosses…)
Chapel of St Wenceslas – Prague Troja	Praha – Troja	Sacral architecture – small-sized (chapels, wayside shrines, crosses…)
Church of St Adalbert – Prague 8	Praha 8	Sacral architecture – monumental (churches, monasteries…)
Church of St John the Baptist´s Beheading	Praha 8	Sacral architecture – monumental (churches, monasteries…)
Church of St Wenceslas – Prague 8	Praha 8	Sacral architecture – monumental (churches, monasteries…)
Church of Sts Cyril and Methodius – Prague 8	Praha 8	Sacral architecture – monumental (churches, monasteries…)
Kobylisy Firing Range – Prague 8	Praha 8	Architectural monuments – architectural complements – sculptures, fountains, memorials
Libeň Chateau – Prague 8	Praha 8	Architectural monuments – castles, chateaux, strongholds, palaces
Manorial farmstead	Praha – Troja	Architectural monuments – urban architecture
New Synagogue (Na Palmovce Synagogue)	Praha 8	Sacral architecture – synagogues
New Town Hall – Prague 2	Praha 2	Architectural monuments – urban architecture
Rural Monument Zone – Rybáře village – Prague Troja	Praha – Troja	Architectural monuments – rural architecture
The Salabka Vineyard – Prague Troja	Praha – Troja	Architectural monuments – urban architecture
Troja Brewery	Praha – Troja	Besides this classification – e.g. museum expositions, stud farm, caves,…
Vineyard column – Prague Troja	Praha – Troja	Architectural monuments – architectural complements – sculptures, fountains, memorials