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Mozart and Prague

Mozart was much more appreciated in Prague than in Vienna and his home town of Salzburg, and he visited Prague many times. On his first visit in January 1787, he was the guest of Count Thun and stayed at his palace in Malá Strana, at Thunovská 14, Prague 1, today the British Embassy. A rumor tells about a meeting between Mozart and Casanova in the Bretfeld Palace at Nerudova 33, Prague 1, during the same month. On his first visit, Mozart also stayed at the House at the Golden Angel at Celetná 29 in the Old Town.

Mozart spent most of his second stay in Prague from September to November 1787 in the Villa Bertramka, which at that time was out in the countryside and now is part of the Smíchov district and is located at Mozartova 2 in Prague 5. Unfortunately, the original villa was destroyed in a fire but the house now serves as a museum dedicated to Mozart where you can see some of his original notes and the piano he played while in Prague. Concerts are held in the garden in the summer. For convenience, Mozart stayed at the House at the Three Golden Lions near the Theatre of the Estates at Uhelný trh 1 during the premiere of Don Giovanni on October 29th, 1787.