Strahov Monastery, Prague

The walk is an uphill journey on cobblestone streets with amazing views, cute shops, restaurants and souvenirs and you get to come across some breathtaking architecture and views of the city on the walk up. The library is one of the top five most beautiful libraries in the world. They have bibles written by hand before the printing press reached Europe. Very Cool to see in person.

Uphill walk, reserving a tour recommended. When we were there, all the globes were unfortunately lined up so it was difficult to see them all. The lady in the gift shop was very friendly. She had a stamp for visitors to mark their cards. I asked if she would stamp my journal. She just handed me the inkpad and the stamps and told me to go ahead. Great experience. Do visit the art gallery. Many rooms, great art, quiet, might not be the best place for small children. Pictures below.

In terms of the monastery itself there are several cathedrals that are free to enter in Prague that are just as nice and you are able to walk more inside and are not restricted to just looking in through a few meters past the opening entrance such as here. You need to pay for a pretty expensive ticket I think like €13 each to see the gallery/library. The gallery has some cool chalices/staffs and older paintings, but the library although it looks very nice you are again restricted from only seeing at the entrance and not able to explore inside. If you have seen the Trinity College library in Dublin you would not find this impressive. I think if you pay more money you can get a tour where you can actually walk inside. And you have to pay more money for photos as well. There is a really cool observation tower and nice views nearby the monastery though so I do recommend walking by this area but unless you have unlimited money to spend I don’t think it’s worth the entrance fee at this monastery to be honest based on what you can see for free elsewhere in the city.

Nice walk up with beautiful view of Prague. The are apple trees along the way with fruits when we visited. The monastery has a good collection of exhibits, libraries, and baroque church. We enjoyed our visit.

It is indeed beautifull, but very crowded and actually you don't get to see inside the library only if you have a reservation and a guide. We only payed the tickets and did not had acces in the library. We have seen it from outside the door, it was majestic either way. A place you will want to visit.