Prague Castle - Basilica of St. George

Svatojiřské náměstí, Praha 1

Churches

Address:	Svatojiřské náměstí, Praha 1
Capacity:	180
Winter heating:	No
Wheelchair access:	Yes
Reviews:	(61)

Classical concerts in St. George Basilica at Prague Castle are not to be missed

Founded in 920, St. George Basilica is the oldest preserved church within the Prague Castle. Come to a chamber classical music concert combining pleasure of beautiful music with special atmosphere of Romanesque architecture - pure and meditative.Classical concert in St. George Basilica can be also a part of your Prague Castle visit. Today´s appearance of the Basilica dates from the 12th century, the Baroque facade was built in the 17th century.

It is one of the most beautiful Romanesque monuments in the Czech Republic and a place of great importance – the Basilica served as a burial ground to the royal Premyslid family. The Romanesque interior of the Basilica with preserved original frescoes and captivating atmosphere frequently hosts classical music concerts.

Important:

Beware of the random security check within the Prague Castle area. We recommend arriving a bit early.

How to get there:

Accessibility by Prague public transport:
metro A (green line) - Malostranská station
tram 2, 12, 15, 18, 20, 22, 23 - Malostranská stop or
tram 22, 23 - Pražský hrad stop
Nearest car parking:
Malostranské náměstí

Overall rating:

Susi B. | July 31, 2024 | 19:30 (Wed)

Pavla T. | March 18, 2024 | 17:21 (Mon)

Martina H. | February 26, 2024 | 16:50 (Mon)

Katja G. | January 04, 2024 | 23:19 (Thu)

It was very cold. But I understand, old churches don’t have central heating! Still, it was a little uncomfortable sitting for an hour in the cold. The music was beautiful though👍

Anna Ž. | December 28, 2023 | 09:18 (Thu)

Pavla H. | December 27, 2023 | 21:58 (Wed)

Nádherné prostředí románské basiliky.

Nina K. | August 12, 2020 | 09:36 (Wed)

Leanne M. | March 08, 2020 | 08:54 (Sun)

Beautiful venue but temperature v uncomfortable

William S. | January 26, 2020 | 14:24 (Sun)

Although the venue is beautiful you could not see the performers well which lessened the experience.

Andrew D. | January 06, 2020 | 21:04 (Mon)

Beautiful inside; first time I had been in there. Sound was as good as you could probably get for a building such as that.

Felipe A. | January 03, 2020 | 18:51 (Fri)

Cold, but the enviroment it was good for enjoy the concert in a better way.

Anton A. | January 03, 2020 | 14:13 (Fri)

Chapple looks like in restoration and we sat on wooden benches. The temperature inside was couple degrees more than outside. A little bit cold.

Jeremy C. | January 03, 2020 | 06:28 (Fri)

Gold.

Marcela J. | December 29, 2019 | 07:52 (Sun)

Cherry Y. | December 28, 2019 | 11:51 (Sat)

A very special place. Perfect to create the amazing sound of this performance.

John W. | December 22, 2019 | 10:06 (Sun)

The Basilica is a great venue but we were seated in 3rd row and we could not see the players. This was the only reason we didn’t rate the concert as excellent.

Ivana S. | December 22, 2019 | 08:37 (Sun)

Jerry R. | December 18, 2019 | 07:32 (Wed)

See above

Sharon J. | December 10, 2019 | 10:27 (Tue)

THis is a chapel and thats what we expected.

Alastair T. | December 09, 2019 | 16:37 (Mon)

Very, very cold in the church despite being well prepared and wrapped up warm. Beautiful venue - would have been even better if lighting a bit lower and some real candlelight. Cushions on chairs a great bonus.

Blair D. | December 09, 2019 | 10:27 (Mon)

Joanna L. | December 08, 2019 | 20:56 (Sun)

The only thing that spoilt this, was the very rude man checking tickets at the entrance.

Maria Fernanda P. | October 22, 2019 | 21:25 (Tue)

Edel H. | September 09, 2019 | 08:35 (Mon)

A perfect venue for this event... the best!

Claudine H. | August 27, 2019 | 19:41 (Tue)

sue H. | August 25, 2019 | 09:37 (Sun)

Dawn E. | August 09, 2019 | 10:06 (Fri)

Too hot with no air ventiliation. A fan was needed to create air movement.

Didier B. | August 06, 2019 | 15:57 (Tue)

Liezel M. | July 11, 2019 | 18:15 (Thu)

The church is very beautiful, just a pity the staff were rude.

Lennaert V. | July 08, 2019 | 20:12 (Mon)

Oldest Roman Church in Prague. What must I say...

HELENE T. | April 20, 2019 | 08:11 (Sat)

KAM HON K. | April 18, 2019 | 01:12 (Thu)

Perfect sound effect.

Minh Le Duy C. | March 20, 2019 | 11:29 (Wed)

It's too cold to sit in the venue for an hour. I wish there was some heating device to keep the audience warm.

Takahiro K. | March 06, 2019 | 12:49 (Wed)

Gabor T. | March 01, 2019 | 22:49 (Fri)

The church is beautiful inside, and the acoustics is good. But the 'orchestra' is far from audience. Thus who buys more expensive ticket for the front part, does it almost in vain, no significant difference. In the church it was much colder than outside, even being in winter coat it was difficult to pay full attention to music. Maybe in summer the air is pleasant inside, but at winter time this place is not suitable for concert.

Valérie B. | February 28, 2019 | 14:33 (Thu)

Très belle basilique,mais pas du tout adaptée au niveau température pour les artistes obligés d'être emmitouflės et pour les spectateurs qui ont gardé leurs gants ,nous avons tous eu très froid,

Lada V. | February 04, 2019 | 10:08 (Mon)

Lee H. | January 09, 2019 | 16:26 (Wed)

One of the most beautiful venues I have had the pleasure to attend.

Emanuele B. | January 04, 2019 | 00:01 (Fri)

Beautiful church. However, it would have been difficult to stay longer than the time allotted for the concert, as it was as cold as outside minus the wind chill...!

Sandrine C. | December 28, 2018 | 09:33 (Fri)

FROID

Clare R. | December 20, 2018 | 10:00 (Thu)

Anthony G. | December 18, 2018 | 12:35 (Tue)

Very cold and uncomfortable

Ana A. | December 11, 2018 | 09:03 (Tue)

Susanne E. | October 29, 2018 | 09:46 (Mon)

Excellent was the athmosphere in the wonderful church of St. George!!!

Michael M. | October 17, 2018 | 22:53 (Wed)

Lovely!

Michael R. | September 12, 2018 | 21:20 (Wed)

Ross B. | September 07, 2018 | 23:39 (Fri)

Jane C. | August 16, 2018 | 20:38 (Thu)

The one negative is that the audience cannot see the performers. While the acoustics were excellent, which is most important, a bit more interaction - even visual- between the musicians and audience would make this venue superb.

David C. | June 16, 2018 | 00:22 (Sat)

We liked the ambiance of the church. Wish the performers were a little closer so we could watch them play.

ALAN C. | June 12, 2018 | 22:39 (Tue)

Rita B. | February 06, 2018 | 21:56 (Tue)

Ad above.

Jamie P. | December 27, 2017 | 13:15 (Wed)

The church was beautiful. It was extremely cold and we weren't allowed inside until right before the performance even though we were given instructions to get there early.

Craig B. | December 19, 2017 | 21:35 (Tue)

Such a privilege to be able to listen to the concert at the venue. The acoustics were absolutely stunning and made the event.

Josephine Ann I. | December 09, 2017 | 07:31 (Sat)

They ran out of blankets. The lady on the front door was crabby.

Frank S. | December 04, 2017 | 19:34 (Mon)

Malcolm D. | September 27, 2017 | 18:47 (Wed)

Judith M. | September 26, 2017 | 14:23 (Tue)

Beautiful place

Jenn K. | August 02, 2017 | 20:29 (Wed)

Thousand year old church!

Ján V. | July 05, 2017 | 16:36 (Wed)

David V. | July 03, 2017 | 16:34 (Mon)

Unique location

Richard P. | June 25, 2017 | 16:46 (Sun)

It's a nice venue with good acoustics, but when you cannot really see the orchestra, there is too much of a disconnect. This could have been helped, with an introduction or addressing of the audience, but this did not happen.