Czechia
7 Best Religious Sites in Czechia
St. Vitus Cathedral leads, and the rest of Czechia's best temples, churches and sacred sites follow, ranked by real visits.
Order reflects review volume from real travelers in Czechia. Refreshed monthly.
St. Vitus Cathedral
Religious site · PragueSt. Vitus Cathedral, located within Prague Castle, is the largest and most important church in the Czech Republic.
Read our full guide →Church of Our Lady before Týn
Religious site · PragueThe Church of Our Lady before Týn is a Gothic church that dominates Prague's Old Town.
Read our full guide →Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague
Religious site · PragueThe Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe and a key historical monument.
Read our full guide →Old New Synagogue
Religious site · PragueThe Old New Synagogue in Prague's Josefov district is Europe's oldest active synagogue, completed in 1270.
Read our full guide →Katedrala sv. Vaclava
Religious site · OlomoucFree entryKatedrala sv. Vaclava (St. Wenceslas Cathedral) is a magnificent Gothic cathedral located on Vaclavske namesti in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Read our full guide →Church of St. Gorazd
Religious site · OlomoucFree entryThe Church of St. Gorazd is a contemporary Orthodox Christian church located on Gorazdovo Square in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Read our full guide →The Church of St. Procopius
Religious site · PragueFree entryThe Church of St. Procopius stands as a prominent landmark in the lively Žižkov neighborhood of Prague.
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Good to know
What is the best-known of the temples, churches and sacred sites in Czechia?
St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague is the most reviewed, with 94,466 traveler reviews and a 4.8 rating. That makes it the safe choice if you are only fitting in one.
Which of Czechia's temples, churches and sacred sites is worth going out of your way for?
Church of Our Lady before Týn in Prague rates highest at 4.5 out of 5 across 2,228 reviews. Smaller crowds than the headline entry usually explain the gap.
Which city in Czechia has the most temples, churches and sacred sites?
Prague, with 5 on this list, ahead of Olomouc on 2. The list spans 2 cities in total, capped at three per city so one big city cannot crowd out the rest of the country.
Are any of these temples, churches and sacred sites free to visit?
Yes, 3: Katedrala sv. Vaclava, Church of St. Gorazd, The Church of St. Procopius. That is based on each place's own visiting information, not an assumption about the category.
How is this list of temples, churches and sacred sites ranked?
By how many travelers reviewed each place, filtered to those rated well enough to be worth your time, drawn from 399 tracked places in Czechia. No one pays to appear on it, and the order is refreshed monthly as new reviews land.
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