P R A G U E
Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí): the most crowded place in Prague, many historical events /demonstrations happened here, named after the patron of Bohemia
- it´s 1 km long boulevard, on top is statue of St. Wenceslas and building of Czech National Museum (before Museum there is memorial of Jan Palach)
- if you like to eat something sweet, go to the cake shop Světozor (in the middle of Wenceslas Square, Vodičkova street)
Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí)
- Old Town Hall + Prague Orloj (astronomical clock – it announces every hour so you have to wait here!! 9:00, 10:00, 11:00… – 23:00 and it´s better to come 10 minutes earlier because there is usually lot of people AND be very careful about pickpockets while you will be watching Orloj)
- you have to eat “trdelník” original Czech pastry, here is the link to the only place where they make it with ice cream, its now very popular : http://goodfood-karlova.cz/
Jewish Quarter Josefov
- Jewish sinagogues and Old Jewish Cemetery
- tours are quite expensive so if you are not really interested I recommend you to visit only Old New Synagogue (200,-CZK /person = 7,50 EUR)
- http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/en/info/visit/
- you can also see a little of Old Jewish Cemetery from 17. Listopadu street for free
- from Jewish Quarter Josefov you can also climb to Letná Park, there is a metronome and nice view of Prague
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Metronome
- close to Letná, there are lots of hipser bistros
- hot dogs and mini burgers : http://www.mrhotdog.cz/
- try “vepřo knedlo do ruky” https://www.facebook.com/Bistro8/?ref=ts&fref=ts
- I wasn´t yet here but I know from many friends its good https://www.facebook.com/Farmletna
Charles Bridge (Karlův most)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bridge
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_statues_on_Charles_Bridge
- on the left side of the river /bridge there is Malá Strana district
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%A1_Strana
- you can also visit St. Nicholas Church
- on the right side of the river /bridge when you walk up the river there is the most wonderful view of Prague Castle (tram station Karlovy Lázně), you can also walk to National Theatre and visit Café Slavia (historical meeting point of Prague intellectuals and dissident community)
- up to National Theatre is Dancing House /Fred and Ginger (Tančící dům) – rare modern art building in Prague
Prague Castle (Pražský hrad)
- the largest ancient castle in the world, nowadays residence of the president
- there are many buildings you can visit but I think circuit B is the best (250,-CZK /person = 9 EUR) because of St. Vitus Cathedral (Katedrála sv. Víta) and Golden Lane (Zlatá ulička)
- pay also attention to the Changing of the Guard (every hour 7:00 – 18:00, at 12:00 with fanfare and flag ceremony) in the first courtyard
If you have more time you can also visit :
Petřín = the hill covered with parks,
- Petřín Lookout Tower (Petřínská rozhledna): small Eiffel Tower, opening hours in summer 10:00 – 22:00 (120,-CZK /person = 4,50 EUR)
- you can also visit Mirror Maze (zrcadlové bludiště): 75,-CZK /person = 3 EUR
- Hunger Wall
- Memorial to the Victims of Communism
Vyšehrad = historical fort, the most genius loci place in Prague with a lovely view over the city walls
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vy%C5%A1ehrad
- http://www.praha-vysehrad.cz/History
- Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul – opening hours 10:30 – 17:30 (50,-CZK /person = 2 EUR)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_St_Peter_and_St_Paul
- pay attention to updated restriction on visiting hours
- Vyšehrad Cemetery
- Rotunde of St. Martin
Prague ZOO : fourth best ZOO in the world
- opening hours of ZOO 9:00 – 21:00, 200,-CZK /person = 7,50 EUR
- http://www.zoopraha.cz/en
- you have to take bus n´112 from Nádraží Holešovice (metro and tram station)
- when you will go to Troja district, you can also visit Troja Palace – it takes 5 minutes by walking from the ZOO
- the interiors are not probably opened to the public but you can enter to the garden
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troja_Palace
- http://www.trojachateau.com/
Náměstí Míru (Peace Square)
- dominated by Church of St. Ludmila, see also Vinohrady Theatre building
- if you are hungry, you can try Dish burgers : http://www.dish.cz/
- or try Belgian restaurant : http://www.bruxx.cz/en
Historical art nouveau station building of Prague main railway station (Praha hlavní nádraží) /otherwise the railway station is very dirty
Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
- national memorial to the heroes of the Heydrich terror (WW2)
- opening hours: Tuesday – Saturday 9:00 – 17:00 (75,-CZK /person = 3 EUR)
- http://www.pamatnik-heydrichiady.cz/default.asp?sid=0&lang=EN&id=0&act=0
Žižkov Television Tower (Žižkovská věž)
- opened 8:00 – 24:00 (180,-CZK /person = 6,50 EUR)
- http://towerpark.cz/en/zizkov-tower+1
- you can also visit Oblaca café, bar or restaurant (I think the entry to tower is for free then but the restaurant is quite expensive, the café is OK)
National Monument in Vítkov
- opening hours: Thursday – Sunday 10:00 – 18:00 (120,-CZK /person = 4,50 EUR)
- http://www.nm.cz/Hlavni-strana/Visit-Us/National-Memorial-on-the-Vitkov-Hill.html
Museums :
National Gallery in Prague
- there are more galleries but the main is at Veletržní Palác building
- opening hours Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 – 18:00
- till December 2016 I recommend you Alfons Mucha exhibition: The Slav Epic (180,-CZK /person = 6,50 EUR or 240,-CZK /person = 9 EUR in combination with permanent exhibition)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_in_Prague
- http://www.ngprague.cz/en/exposition-detail/alfons-mucha-the-slav-epic/
DOX – contemporary art
National Technical Museum
Practical informations :
Exchange
- 1 EUR ≈ 27,00 CZK
- best exchanges: counter in Komerční banka (KB)
- or http://www.exchange.cz/contact.php (Kaprova street next to Old Town Square)
Transport
- ticket for 30 minutes (24 CZK) or 90 minutes (32 CZK) , 24 hours (110 CZK) or 72 hours (310 CZK)
- never go without ticket!!
- timetable : http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/praha/spojeni/
- best taxi: http://www.ticktack.cz/en
Food and drinks
- standard price for main course: 150 CZK (6 EUR), beer (0,5 l) usually costs 40 CZK (1,5 EUR)
- traditional Czech dish: dumplings and meat – you can taste it with marinated sirloin (svíčková), goulash (guláš) or roast pork with dumplings and cabbage (vepřo – knedlo – zelo), if you don´t eat meat you can try potato pancake (bramborák), fried cheese with french fries or potatoes (smažený sýr) or marinated cheese (nakládaný hermelín)
- Other restaurants
- http://cafesavoy.ambi.cz/en/#index (First Czechoslovakian Republic atmosphere, for students quite expensive)
- http://cestr.ambi.cz/en/?land_off=1 (meat)
- http://www.cafepalanda.cz/en/ (burgers)
- http://lacasablu.cz/kontakt/?lang=es (Spanish – Mexican cuisine)
- http://www.hombredelmundo.cz/uvodni_stranka_en.html (Mexican restaurant)
- http://www.makakiko.cz/cz_running.php (sushi all you can eat) – situated in Palladium shopping centre, last floor
“Náplavka”
- very favourite place where to drink a beer in summer
- at Rašínovo nábřeží
- http://www.bajkazyl.cz/?page_id=11
- every Saturday (08:00 – 14:00) there is farmers´market
- in street Na Hrobci, there are some good places to eat /drink too
- beer, wine, tapas and best carrot cake ever : http://www.cafeterapie.cz/#!/kontakt
- French wine : http://www.pasapas.cz/kontakt.html
- home made ice-cream : http://www.purogelato.cz/kontakt/
Night life
- http://www.karlovylazne.cz/en/ (as tourist you probably have to try this club)
- the most popular (and expensive) nightclubs are in Dlouhá street and nearby
- http://alohapraha.cz/en/ (relatively normal bar)
- http://www.chapeaurouge.cz/en/ (its mentioned in lot of tourist guides, there are 3 stages with different music styles, live concerts)
- http://www.roxy.cz/cz/o-klubu (live concerts)
- http://www.kozicka.cz/ (full of sportmen and girls looking for rich future husbands)
- http://www.jamesdean.cz/en (similar as Kozička, good burgers)
- http://www.bombay-bar.cz/en/ (tourists, disco, fun)
- http://www.lacasaargentina.cz/?lang=en (latin music)
- some wine bar
Emergency numbers
- European universal emergency number 112
- Police 158
- Medical service 155
e-mail : a.zasterova@seznam.cz
