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Basilica of St. George

Svatojiřské náměstí, Praha 1

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Address:	Svatojiřské náměstí, Praha 1
Capacity:	180
Winter heating:	No
Wheelchair access:	Yes
Reviews:	(33)

Classical concerts in St. George Basilica from the 10th century 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:

We recommend to arrive 40 minutes before the concert because of the security check within the Prague Castle area!

How to get there:

Walking distance from Via Musica shop on Old Town Square:
60 min, we suggest to use public transport
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:

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

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

Lennaert van Veen | July 08, 2019 | 20:12 (Mon)

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

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

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

Perfect sound effect.

Minh Le Duy Cao | 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 Kubo | March 06, 2019 | 12:49 (Wed)

Gabor Tokes | 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 BRARD | 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 Voráčová | February 04, 2019 | 10:08 (Mon)

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

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

Emanuele Barbarossa | 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 COUPPÉ | December 28, 2018 | 09:33 (Fri)

FROID

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

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

Very cold and uncomfortable

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

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

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

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

Lovely!

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

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

Jane Crowley | 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 Crawford | 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 CHAN | June 12, 2018 | 22:39 (Tue)

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

Ad above.

Jamie Penn | 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 Brown | 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 Irving | December 09, 2017 | 07:31 (Sat)

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

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

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

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

Beautiful place

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

Thousand year old church!

Ján Válek | July 05, 2017 | 16:36 (Wed)

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

Unique location

Richard Pheasant | 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.

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