Prague Castle Unlocked (+audio‪)‬

You've seen Prague Castle on every postcard. But do you know what you're actually looking at?

Most visitors walk through in two hours, snap a few photos and leave. And honestly — that's not their fault. The castle covers seven hectares. It holds a Gothic cathedral that took nearly 600 years to finish, a palace where knights once rode horses indoors, a Romanesque basilica older than most European capitals, and a tiny cobbled lane where Franz Kafka once spent a winter writing. Without a guide that actually tells you the stories, it's just beautiful stone.

That's why I built this.


Did you know that…?

🏰 Prague Castle holds a Guinness World Record as the largest inhabited castle complex on Earth — bigger than Windsor, bigger than the Vatican?

👑 The Czech Crown Jewels are locked behind a door with seven separate locks — and can only be opened when all seven keyholders are present at the same time, including the President of the Republic?

🎭 The Vladislav Hall — where Czech presidents are elected today — once hosted jousting tournaments on horseback, and later a luxury goods market run by Emperor Rudolf II?

✍️ Franz Kafka spent an entire winter writing in a house on Golden Lane the size of a garden shed?

💀 A stone skeleton stands in the crypt of St. George's Basilica — and the legend of who it belongs to has been told in Prague for centuries?


What's inside?

🎧 Full audio commentary — just put in your earphones and let the castle speak to you. No squinting at a screen, no stopping to read.

📸 More than 120 exclusive photographs — including places most tourists never reach: the cathedral triforium, the royal crypt, views from the southern tower.

👑 Profiles of the rulers, saints, builders and artists who shaped this place — from Charles IV and Rudolf II to the master builders who spent their entire lives working on a single cathedral.

🏰 A complete guide to the four highlights of the complex — St. Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, St. George's Basilica and the charming Golden Lane.

📖 The stories behind the art, the architecture and the people — every detail becomes something you'll actually remember.

📱 Elegant design optimised for your smartphone — comfortable to use as you walk.


Just listen. Look up. Take it all in.

That's the whole idea. While the audio guide does the talking, you can actually look at what's in front of you — the soaring cathedral vaults, the medieval frescoes, the crooked little houses of Golden Lane — instead of staring at your phone.

Audio commentary is available in the Mateo Guides GOLD and BLUE editions.


Prague Castle is one of the great wonders of Europe. This is your key to it. ❗️

Download Prague Castle Unlocked and experience it the way it deserves.


Lubor Matěj, Mateo Guides


Also explore our other guides in the Mateo Guides series, including our latest release — a guide to the locations that captivated Dan Brown when writing his bestseller The Secret of Secrets.