7 days in Jena & Prague Itinerary

Jena is a German university city and the second largest city in Thuringia. For photos, reviews, where to stay, and tourist information, read Jena day trip website.

Rostock to Jena is an approximately 4-hour car ride. You can also take a train; or take a bus. Expect a daytime high around 27°C in August, and nighttime lows around 15°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 2nd (Fri) so you can drive to Prague.

Prague lures millions of tourists each year with its World Heritage-listed medieval city center--a labyrinth of narrow lanes, bridges, cathedrals, and palaces overlooked by a thousand-year-old castle.

On the 3rd (Sat), wander the streets of Lesser Town, snap pictures at Charles Bridge, then take some stellar pictures from Prague Astronomical Clock, and finally step into the grandiose world of Prague Castle.

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Drive from Jena to Prague in 3.5 hours. In September, daytime highs in Prague are 22°C, while nighttime lows are 12°C. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 4th (Sun) so you can go by car to Jena.

On the 5th (Mon), take in the views from Uberdachte Holzbrucke uber die Ilm, then walk around Park an der Ilm, then examine the collection at Stadtkirche Sankt Michael, and finally explore the different monuments and memorials at Grave of Ernst Abbe. Get ready for a full day of sightseeing on the next day: learn more about the world around you at Phyletisches Museum, then contemplate the long history of Schillers Wohnhaus, and then pause for some serene contemplation at Stadtkirche St. Peter and Paul - Herderkirche.

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Traveling by car from Prague to Jena takes 3.5 hours. Cap off your sightseeing on the 6th (Tue) early enough to go by car back home.