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Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic, the 'City of a Hundred Spires' is actually made up of four towns. Explore the Castle district with its Castle, St. Vitus' Cathedral and many other historical sights. Visit St. Nicholas' Church in the relaxed Lesser Town, then cross Charles Bridge to the Old Town. This is a maze of cobbled streets leading to the Old Town Square, with the unique Astronomical Clock at its centre. The New Town, over 600 years old, has lively Wenceslas Square and the National Museum.


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Camp site Prague

  
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Car Rental Prague

  Sixt   -    
Pick-Up Station / Return Station : Prague Airport, Prague Downtown and more in the rest of the Republic.

  Holiday Autos   -    
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

Hotels in Prague

  Hotels in Prague   -   Hotel Guide Prague
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels. Booking is a dedicated hotel and accommodation reservation web site.

  Prague30.com   -    
Prague Cheap Hotels, Hostels, Apartments and B&B's.

  City Hotels Direct    -   Prague Hotels

    -   Hotels in Prague

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 easyJet holidays   -   Prague City Breaks
Prague is one of Europe's foremost tourist destinations with a fascinating history and magnificent architecture.

Thomas Cook    -   Prague

Jet2Holidays

   -   Create your perfect trip to Prague
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Travel Guides Prague / Guide book

  Dorling Kindersley   -     

  DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Prague   -   Craig Turp - 1405346094
DK Eyewitness Prague travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions this charming city has on offer. Packed with photographs, illustrations and maps of Prague the guide includes in-depth coverage of Prague's unforgettable sights from Prague Castle and St Vitus' Catherdral to the Jewish Quarter, unearthing the best of the city's stunning architecture, phenomenal musuems, churches, synagogues, palaces, gardens and majestic art in between. You'll find 3D aerial views of Prague's most interesting districts, cutaways and floorplans of all the major sites, and detailed listings of the best hotels and restaurants in Prague for all budgets. The guide includes four 'Great Days Out' and extensive practical information including insider tips on shopping, entertainment and what to eat and drink. You'll find detailed background on everything from the statues on the Charles Bridge, to the inner workings of the astronomical clock in the Old Town Square and four guided walks of varied character. Whether you're taking in the café culture or riding the funicular railway to beautiful Petrín park the DK Eyewitness Guide Prague is indispensable. Don't miss a thing on your holiday with the DK Eyewitness Guide Prague
Hardcover: 272 pages; Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (14 Jan 2010); ISBN-10: 1405346094; ISBN-13: 978-1405346092.

  Prague (Lonely Planet City Guide) - 1741796687
Neil Wilson 
Paperback: 284 pages; Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 9th edition edition (19 Nov 2010); ISBN-10: 1741796687; ISBN-13: 978-1741796681.

  DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Prague - 1405333537
Theodore Schwinke 
Paperback: 160 pages; Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (2 Mar 2009); ISBN-10: 1405333537; ISBN-13: 978-1405333535.

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Transport / How do I travel to Prague

  Prague Airport

  

KLM UK   -   City Breaks Prague

  Ebookers   -    
Book cheap flights to Prague at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Airline Tickets Prague / Bargain Flights
Cheap flight tickets Prague.


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  Prague Tourist Information Service

  City of Prague

  Praha   -   Information server city of Prague

  Charles Bridge and Bridge Towers
  Clam-Gallas-Palast -.
  Infant Jesus of Prague   -   Church of our Lady of Victory
  Jewish Town
  Kampa
  Lesser Town and St. Nicholas Cathedral
  Loreta and Strahov
  Municipal House Prague
  National Theater
  Old Town Bridge Tower
One of the most beautiful Gothic towers in Europe. The tower contains copies of the enthroned figures of Charles IV and Wenceslas IV. Over the archway is a row of carved emblems of territories belonging to Charles's Empire
  Old Town Square & Old Town Hall with Astronomical Clock
  Petrin View Tower
  Powder Town
  Prague Castle   -   see Office of the Czech President
The Old Royal Palace, the St. Vitus' Cathedral - the historical part (the choir, crypt and tower), the basilica of St. George, the Mihulka ramparts, the Golden Lane are part of sighseeing tour of the Prague Castle.
Some rooms in Prague Castle are used as exhibition or concert halls. They are open only on these occasions, after the purchase of a special ticket. This applies to: the Imperial Stable, the Theresian Wing of the Old Royal Palace, the Supreme Burgrave's House, the Royal Summer Palace, the Ball Game Hall in the Royal Garden, the Riding School of Prague Castle
  Vysehrad
  Wenceslas Square and National Museum

  Prague Post Online
The Prague Post is the Czech Republic's most popular and widely circulated English-language weekly newspaper. With news, business, and cultural features, together with a highly popular calendar guide, Night&Day, The Post provides its readers with a thorough and thoughtful overview of current events in the Czech Republic and neighboring states

  Hasek, Jaroslav
Jaroslav Hašek [ * 24. April 1883 in Prag; † 3. Januar 1923 in Lipnice ] war ein tschechischer Schriftsteller, der vor allem durch die Schaffung der literarischen Figur des "braven Soldates Schwejk" berühmt wurde.
  Kafka, Franz [ Prager Deutsche Literatur ]
Schriftsteller. Geboren 3. Juli 1883 in Prag, gestorben 3. Juni 1924 in Kierling bei Wien.
  Kisch, Egon Erwin   -   Biography Egon Erwin Kisch, 1885-1948, writer
  Nemcova, Bozena
  Neruda, Jan [ Wikipedia ]
Jan Neruda [ * 9. July 1834 in Prag, † 22. August 1891 in Prague ]. Czech journalist, Poet and writer.

Cuisine

Prague is predominantly the city of pubs and beer, although it also features hundreds of winerooms and a variety of restaurants. The two most famous pubs are Pivovar U Fleků, the world's oldest operating brew pub dating back to 1499, and U Kalicha, known to beer and humour lovers as the favourite hangout of the literary character Good Soldier Švejk.

  Prague Welcome   -   Restaurants
As in any other European capital in Prague there is a wide choice of restaurants, cafés, bars, taverns and pubs with international cuisine, with different kinds of national cuisine, as well as restaurants specialized in fish, venison, vegetarian, kosher dishes, etc.

  Prague Restaurant Guide
A selection of restaurants all over Prague that are worth your visit because of their delicious food and friendly service.

History of Prague

  Prague's history   -   Wikipedia
Founded in the latter part of the 9th century, Prague soon became the seat of the kings of Bohemia, some of whom later reigned also as emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. The city flourished during the 14th century reign of Charles IV, who ordered the building of the New City, the Charles Bridge, Saint Vitus Cathedral, the oldest gothic cathedral in central Europe and actually inside the Castle, and the Charles University, the oldest university in central Europe north of the Alps. Prague was then the third-largest city in Europe...

Prague in Black and Gold: The History of a City   -   by Peter Demetz
A history of Prague and its people, aimed at both travellers and students. Demetz uncovers the stories behind events such as the Velvet Revolution and the devastation of the Thirty Years War, and personalities such as Kafka, Mozart and Dvorak. Originally published in 1997 by Allen Lane.
Paperback 432 pages (August 27, 1998); Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

  Narodni Muzeum   -   National Museum
The National Museum, a scientific institution intended to systematically establish, prepare and publicly exhibit natural scientific and historical collections.
  Prague   -   historical monuments with different styles
Styles in Prague: Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo, Classicism and Empire, 19th century, 20th century (modern)

Music, Arts & Culture, Events

There are hundreds of concert halls, galleries, cinemas and music clubs in the city.

  Culture in Prague

  Municipal Library of Prague
  National Theater in Prague   -   Narodni Divaldo
One of the Czech cultural institutions with a rich artistic tradition created and kept alive by foremost

  Time Out Prague    -   going out in Prague

  Praguewelcome.cz   -   see event guide Pargue


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