Prague City Guide Travel Directory Index
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Occasionally heavy spring rains can cause flooding in this delightful city/ Its architecture is outstanding and it bars clubs and restaurants are usually very fairly priced. It is a city that has something for everyone irrespective of their age. Definitely a ‘must do’ in Europe.
Accommodation Guide For Prague A look at the accommodation available including hotels hostels apartments and campsites in Prague much of which frankly ‘shames’ some of the accommodation in other western European cities in price and standards.In Prague some of the apartments represent exceptional value more
Airport Guide Prague The Prague airport guide gives you all the Information you need about the city’s only airport which may in part account for it’s exceptional; efficiency – it is also with out a doubt, also one of the safest airports in Europe to take off from with first class security. more
Apartments in Prague Offering All Round Quality Prague has a large stock of apartment accommodation which can be rented on a short or long term basis. Though it is difficult to single out one company these apartments from our experience are worthy of consideration due to their high standards, their prime central locations and the level of their service. more
Clubbing Guide For Prague The Prague Clubbing guide with club reviews includes gay and lesbian clubs illustrates that this city is the one of best clubbing cities in Europe. Admission / door prices are a fraction of the price they are in western Europe drink prices in Prague clubs are substantially cheaper than most European capital cities/ Prague is one of the few places where you do not have to go to a bar before out clubbing. Between them Prague clubs offer a wide range of music and some do it extremely professionally and very seriously respect! more
Shortly afterwards the first fortified settlement was built on the top of the hill – this was later to become Prague Castle/ In 1170 the first bridge across the River Vltava was built which was itself replaced in 1348. by the Charles Bridge. Prague continued to prosper and under Hapsburg rule it became wealthy. In 1689 it was severely damaged by fire and had to be rebuilt.The rebuilding lasted into the 18th century. Many of these buildings are still standing
This city because of it’s outstanding architecture was allegedly spared from a fate of destruction by Hitler during WW2. At the height of the ‘cold war’ in 1968 a liberal communist government challenged the authority of post war communism dictatorship by USSR and the city was again occupied by soviet forces – something many will not forget. more
Jan Palach – Life Death & Funeral An account of the life of a Czech student who was so traumatized by the Soviet occupation in 1968 that as a protest he set light to himself in Wenceslas Square. more
The city’s leading attractions featured on this page are all worth a second glance and viewing them won’t cost anything. The page also summarises some of the other main attractions in Prague which are worth visiting – especially if the weather is not clever. Where admission charges are applicable they are not expensive and compared with cities like London and Paris they are ridiculously cheap more
Weather Guide For Prague – Surprisingly this city does not often have the really bad weather associated with much of Eastern Europe. Occasionally though heavy spring rains can cause flooding in the centre of the city/ but as a rule the summers are relatively dry Snow surprisingly is not that common but after Christmas it can be very very cold with severe frost night and day and sometimes usually after Christmas very foggy. more
Other Sources of information on Prague
Prague Information Service: http://www.pis.cz
Prague Tourist board: http://www.prague-info.cz
