Haunted Places in Prague (33)

Explore 33 haunted places in Prague. Read the stories and find your next ghost trip.

• ⛪ Basilica of St James the Greater Prague A withered human arm hangs on a chain inside the door. The Madonna seized the thief by the wrist and would not let go until the axe was fetched.
• 👻 House At the Golden Well (Karlova) Prague Two headless Spaniards walk the house at midnight, and the maid Lubomira still leans out over the well full of gold.
• ⛪ Church of the Assumption and St Charlemagne (Karlov) Prague The master builder made a pact with the devil to make the vault hold. When the scaffolding burned he hanged himself — the vault still stands.
• 🏰 Kokorin Castle Prague At midnight a girl wipes a bloodstain from the wall. The next night it is back — and the Black Huntsman rides out with his hounds. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏰 Krivoklat Castle Prague The white lady in the chapel is said to be Eliska Premyslovna. In the Huderka tower musicians played to drown out the screams below. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Liliova Street Prague Between midnight and one a white horse comes down the lane. On it rides a Templar knight carrying his own head under his arm.
• 🚇 Loretanske Square (Drahomira's Fall) Prague The ground opened and swallowed the princess with carriage and horses. On stormy nights Drahomira drives back up, crying: it will go badly!
• 👻 Okor Castle Prague Juliana was walled into the tower for a love her father forbade. The white figure seen up there is said to be her.
• ⚰️ Olsany Cemeteries Prague Prague's only vampire carries the nickname Dopijec — the Drink-It-Upper. Across fifty hectares of graves he is also called Bloody Knee.
• ⛪ Strahov Monastery and Uvoz Prague A Premonstratensian brother rides at night between Strahov and Nerudova on a white horse. The habit is in order — the head is missing.
• ⛪ Church of St Peter at Porici Prague He called out over the graveyard for anyone willing to play cards. Shadows rose from the graves and sat down around him.
• 🏛️ Ungelt (Tyn Courtyard) Prague A Turkish merchant walks the old customs yard at night. In his hand he carries the head of the girl who did not wait for him.
• 👻 Faust House Prague Through the roof of Prague's Faust House the devil is said to have dragged Doctor Faust to hell – and the hole could never be bricked up.
• ⛪ Convent of St Agnes Prague The murdered nun appears around the convent — bloodied and weeping, or smiling, if the person she meets is unhappily in love.
• 👻 The Devil's Column (Vysehrad) Prague The devil Zardan wagered for a priest's soul, was knocked into the lagoon three times — and smashed the pillar here in fury.
• 🗼 Daliborka Tower Prague Need taught Dalibor the violin, the Czechs say. From the bottom of the prison tower rose the notes that drew crowds to the castle wall.
• 🌲 Divoka Sarka Prague Sarka had herself tied to the tree in the ravine as bait for Ctirad. When the trap sprang shut she threw herself off the cliff.
• ⛪ Emmaus Monastery (Na Slovanech) Prague The devil took a job as monastery cook and served wine instead of water — until the abbot overheard what was being planned in the kitchen.
• 🌉 Charles Bridge Prague Fishermen found the drowned priest because five lights burned around his head in the water. The five stars are still on the bridge's darkest statue.
• 👻 Klementinum Prague The librarian Jan went down during a thunderstorm and never came back up. When rain lashes the windows, his steps are heard beneath the floor.
• 🏰 Konopiste Chateau Prague The robbers tortured the daughter to learn where the gold lay. She died without telling — and still walks as a white lady. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏚️ Libuse's Bath (Vysehrad Rock) Prague Princess Libuse walks the Vysehrad walls as a white lady with a great black dog at her side — guarding the treasure inside the rock.
• ⚰️ Mala Strana Cemetery Prague At midnight on New Year's Eve you can read the bishop's stone book — it holds the names of those who will die that year.
• 👻 Platnerska Street (the Iron Man) Prague The Iron Man, Jachym Berka, walks here once a century, looking for a pure soul who can lift the curse he laid on himself.
• 🗼 Sitkov Water Tower Prague By the old Sitkov mills the hastrman sat on the stones watching the boats pass. That stretch of current took a swimmer a year.
• 🏛️ Old-New Synagogue (Staronova synagoga) Prague Rabbi Loew shaped the Golem from Vltava clay and laid him in the attic. Then the stairs were removed — and no one has brought him down.
• ⚰️ Old Jewish Cemetery (Stary zidovsky hrbitov) Prague Rabbi Loew dreamt of dead children dancing between the stones in white shirts — then went out at night to take the plague's list of names from them.
• ⛪ Tetin Prague Candles lit themselves over Ludmila's grave and a fragrance rose from the earth — so strong that her killer's patron built a church over it.
• 👻 House At the Three Little Violins Prague At full moon skeletons play violin in the old workshop house — and some swear it is Paganini himself holding the bow.
• 🌲 Vitkov Hill Prague Zizka ordered his skin stretched over a drum. The sound of it alone was to turn the enemy ranks and send them running.
• 🌲 Certovka Canal (Kampa) Prague The water sprite Kabourek sat in the corner of the pubs and paid for his beer with fresh fish. Wet footprints on the floor gave him away.
• ⛪ Prague Loreto Prague The widow had paid for a peal for every child the plague took. When she died with no coin left, the bells began to ring by themselves.
• 🚇 Old Town Square, Prague Prague Each year on the night of the execution's anniversary, the 27 beheaded Bohemian lords are said to return to inspect the Astronomical Clock.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Prague?

Haunted Places lists 33 haunted locations in Prague, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Prague?

Among the most notable in Prague: Basilica of St James the Greater, House At the Golden Well (Karlova) and Church of the Assumption and St Charlemagne (Karlov).

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Prague?

Yes — 3 of the haunted places in Prague are hotels or inns you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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