10 quintessential Prague experiences

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Prague’s lively coffee culture offers an essential introduction to the city’s culture © Sean Gallup / Getty Images

Most people start their visit to the Czech Republic in Prague , the cradle of Czech culture and one of Europe’s most intriguing capitals.

Famous for its Gothic architecture and its incredible castle complex, Prague is also a vibrant city with beer gardens, modern as well as traditional cafes, and a developing foodie scene. Start planning your trip with this guide to the very best things to do.

1. Recharge at a traditional coffeehouse

Prague has become a haven for specialty coffee lovers . Slow drip, nitro brew, Chemex: coffee fans have all bases covered. The popular Vinohrady district contains the highest concentration of contemporary cafes, though it’s easy to find good coffee all over the city. 

Yet you may be more interested in experiencing the charm of days gone by at one of Prague’s more traditional coffeehouses.  Grand Cafe Orient  is located in a stunning Cubist building near the Old Town Square, while  Café Imperial  brings you back to a more elegant era.

Planning tip:  Want to enjoy some live music with your brew? Head to  Kavárna Slavia , once a popular hangout of the late Czech president Václav Havel, where a professional pianist plays live every evening from 5pm.

Cubist House of the Black Madonna, Prague, Czech Republic

2. Admire historic architecture

Baroque structures abound in Prague, especially in the Lesser Quarter area. St Nicolas Church is a fine example: with rich frescoes decorating its walls and its large green dome, this cathedral represents one of the grandest Baroque displays found in Central Europe.

The era of Cubism may have been short-lived, but Prague found a special affinity for the style. The angled lines of Prague Cubism can be studied at the House of the Black Madonna in the Old Town, which houses a small  Museum of Czech Cubism , as well as the Cubist-inflected Grand Cafe Orient.

People enjoying the sunset over a city with a river running through the center of it

3. Unwind in one of Prague’s lush parks and hiking spots

Prague is home to many green spaces , with plenty of shaded resting areas. Beer gardens are also a big draw, especially in the heat of summer. Hilly parks such as the one in  Letná or  Riegrovy Sady  offer views out over the city. 

If you crave a wilder nature escape, Prague has some fantastic hiking opportunities just a stone’s throw away from the city center. One of the most popular hiking getaways for Prague locals is the Prokopské údolí valley , featuring winding trails through forests and meadows.  Divoká Šárka is another great – and wilder – area, with creeks and marshes to explore.

 traditional Czech lager beer served in the Dva Kohouti taproom, Prague, Czech Republic

4. Indulge in hearty Czech cuisine

By hearty, we mean Czech classics such as svíčková (sirloin beef and bread dumplings generously topped with a creamy sauce), vepřo knedlo zelo (roasted pork with sauerkraut and bread dumplings), fried cheese, and a few widely adopted staples from neighboring countries, like goulash and schnitzel. You can enjoy such traditional fare a local chain of pubs called  Lokál , whose dishes are prepared so well that they’d please even the most finicky Czech elders. Don’t forget to wash it all down with a crisp beer to aid your digestion, like a Pilsner Urquell, a Prague-brewed Staropramen or a malty dark Velkopopovický kozel.

Local tip:  Smaller breweries have taken Prague by storm, too. A local favorite, the  Dva Kohouti (Two Roosters) mini-brewery is located in the industrial-turned-hipster neighborhood of Karlín .

A couple sites by the Vltava River with the Charles Bridge in the background, Prague, Czech Republic

5. Cross the enchanting Charles Bridge

Whether you visit alone in the early-morning mist or shoulder your way through the afternoon throngs, crossing Charles Bridge is a quintessential Prague experience. Constructed in 1357, the picturesque span connects the medieval  Old Town and the Lesser Quarter, at the foot of Prague Castle. (Local legend says eggs were used to create the mortar for its construction, and have held its 16 elegant arches together for 500-plus years.) Climbing the bridge tower on the Old Town side provides a bird’s-eye view of this intricate bridge, with the castle above.

Prazska Náplavka riverside district, Prague, Czech Republic

6. Chill by the river at Náplavka

On sunny afternoons, you’ll find many Czechs relaxing in the Náplavka riverbank area. Both day and night , it’s lined with barges selling refreshments, from classic sausages to beers and cocktails. At sunset, it’s an especially gorgeous spot to settle in. If you want to do it in the Czech style, take a bottle of wine, a couple of fellow travelers and a blanket to sit on. Dangle your feet over the water watching the swans and ducks float by. 

Planning tip:  Visit on Saturdays to enjoy the farmers market , with its organic produce, fresh bakery items and live music.

The ramparts of Vyšehrad fort, Prague, Czech Republic

7. Behold Vyšehrad, the first seat of Czech royalty

Icons of the Prague skyline, the two neo-Gothic spires of the Basilica of Sts Peter and Paul are perched atop the Vyšehrad hill. The historic fort of  Vyšehrad was built during the 10th century, and became the seat of the first Czech ruler, King Vratislav II of the Přemyslid dynasty, a century later.

A walk through the adjacent grandiose  cemetery  will take you past the final resting place of many famous Czechs, such as the composers Bedřich Smetana and Antonín Dvořák, as well as the renowned writers Karel Čapek and Jan Neruda.

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8. Watch the Astronomical Clock 

A mechanical masterpiece that dates tot he Middle Ages, the  Astronomical Clock is the world’s oldest functioning one. At the top of every hour, 12 mechanical apostles parade between small doorways above the face of the clock. Crowds of visitors start to gather hourly to watch as the playful spectacle unfolds.

Local tip: Pickpockets are known to take advantage of people’s focus being on the clock, so be mindful of your belongings during the hourly display.

The funicular up Petřín hill, with the skyline in the background, Prague, Czech Republic

9. Ride the funicular to Petřín

An Eiffel Tower lookalike, the  Petřín observation tower  stands atop Petřín hill. If you fancy a workout, you’ll enjoy the walk up, stopping at plenty of spots to admire beautiful city views. The other, softer option is to ride a small funicular to the top. As it’s part of the Prague transportation system, you can use the same tickets for the funicular as you do for the trams and the metro. 

Planning tip:  Once you’ve reached the top of the hill, climbing the actual Petřín tower can be quite vertigo-inducing. If you’re up for the challenge, you’ll be rewarded by marvelous views.

Tourists look at the historic houses along Golden Lane, Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic

10. Explore Prague Castle

More than 1000 years of history lives within the walls of Prague’s hilltop castle , a complex of churches, towers, halls and palaces that is almost like a small city in its own right. This UNESCO World Heritage–listed site is the cultural and historical heart of the country – both as a repository for national treasures and the backdrop for many significant historic events, including the coronations of the kings of Bohemia and the election of Václav Havel as president in 1989. The jewel in the crown, St Vitus Cathedral , is a magnificent example of Gothic architecture.

Planning tip:  Also make time to wander the charming (if touristy)  Golden Lane . This antique path is lined by small, colorful houses, originally constructed as residences for the castle guards. Later it accommodated local goldsmiths, hence its name today.

This article was first published March 2020 and updated February 2024

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“The newly created Roadmap is our strategic concept for the next several years”

The City’s leaders, together with the Prague City Tourism co. and in cooperation with the Prague City Hall Institute of Planning and Development, have drawn up a Business Roadmap for tourist visits to the Capital City of Prague. Its purpose is to balance the economic benefits of tourism with the strategic interest of the city and its residents. It thus sets up a new, comprehensive and sustainable approach to tourism issues in the capital. The Roadmap was unanimously approved by Prague elected representatives on Thursday, October 15, 2020.

“The newly created Roadmap is our strategic concept for the next several years, to maximize the positives of tourism and minimize the negatives associated with it. We are not only addressing tourism itself but reflecting the needs and interests of the city and its residents. We want to bring tourism to a new level for a sophisticated clientele, looking for local ambience, and seeking original, authentic and local products and services, spending more per capita,” says Hana Třeštíková , Councillor for Culture and Tourism, adding: “I think we will all gladly see Prague off the list of top destinations for cheap alcotourism.”

The Roadmap is in response to problems typified by the chronically congested city centre, which has trouble coping with the negative effects of overtourism and touristification, whereby the day-to-day facilities for residents are squeezed out and replaced with functions and services targeted solely at tourists. The new Roadmap aims to change that. It is designed for the benefit and better quality of life of Praguers emphasizes the distinctive cultural heritage and uniqueness that Prague has to offer and seeks to create conditions for tourist growth as part of the city’s sustainable development.

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The Roadmap will be implemented through an action plan drawn up annually by Prague City Tourism. The action plan will set out concrete steps for each area, in consultation with the councillors concerned. The implementation of the Roadmap will require involvement by all the relevant stakeholders, such as Prague City Hall, the City Districts, key organizations and institutions at city and government level, local residents, as well as the business and non-profit sectors.

The new strategy is preparing for times ahead, as tourists once again begin returning to Prague. Thanks to its provisions, the City will improve communication with its residents, increase the proportion of domestic versus international tourists and ensure commensurate sustainable tourism. The Coronavirus crisis has shown that this is the right direction for tourism in Prague, experts agree. The importance and need for the Roadmap is borne out by the fact that its adoption last Thursday at the Prague City Hall meeting was unanimously approved by all present representatives.

The City is already implementing the first steps of the strategy, hand-in-hand with Prague City Tourism. This includes, e.g. creating new tourist routes outside the city centre. Work is also underway on sustainable tourism branding and greening the city’s supply chain. Also in preparation is a toolkit for smart tourism, namely an app to gather data on tourist preferences, making it viable to set up further follow-up services. This is also linked to the challenge of making the capital a barrier-free, fully accessible city.

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“This is the first comprehensive Strategic Roadmap for the Destination Management of the city. Among other things, in the future we want to promote tourism outside the high season and to target visitor groups coming to Prague for reasons other than a quick snapshot on Charles Bridge or wild partying,” concludes František Cipro .

According to František Cipro, Chairman of the Prague City Tourism Board of Directors, the aim is also to improve communication toward tourists, to better inform them about Prague’s rules and regulations, and how to conduct themselves. Prague seeks to do this, for example, by developing night-life zones in non-residential areas, to minimize disturbance. Another aim is to create the kind of tourist proposition that will bring visitors back to the capital repeatedly.

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Prague Gets a Reset and the Emphasis Is Local

Public spaces, provocative exhibitions, new restaurants and unexpected neighborhoods offer visitors a deeper look into Czech culture.

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By Evan Rail

Prague was justifiably popular with visitors before the pandemic, but life here often felt slightly out of whack before 2020. As a small counterbalance to an immense tragedy, the pandemic offered the city a chance for a much-needed reset. Residents had time to rediscover sites and neighborhoods that they’d long since abandoned to tourists. The sudden lack of foreign guests forced restaurant owners to refocus on customers who actually live here. Historic attractions underwent renovations. And new projects that went ahead with openings in 2020 and 2021 have made the city even more fun than before.

As a result, Prague now feels like a place with less touristic gimcrackery and more local flavor. It also has a younger vibe than many visitors might expect, explains Jan Valenta, who blogs about local restaurants and offers food tours through his company, Taste of Prague .

“The biggest difference, I think, between a Western country like the U.S. and a post-communist country like us is the distribution of wealth among generations,” Mr. Valenta said. “The older generation here doesn’t have the money to spend in these restaurants that young people go to.”

Mr. Valenta, 44, notes that he defines young “very generously.” But by any definition, the city sports more youthful vibrancy than in previous years, which might account for the newfound popularity of public spaces, including the embankments along the Vltava River, as well as islands and parks.

“There’s more of a sense of community than there used to be five years ago,” Mr. Valenta said. “People are more willing to meet and spend time together outside. That’s a very new development, I think, and it’s great.”

Some of those new spaces include Čapadlo , a scenic but overlooked spot on the Old Town embankment that debuted as an open-air concert venue and multipurpose hangout in mid-2021. Even attractions with a bit of history, like the popular promenade on the Rašín embankment known as Náplavka, gained new features during the pandemic, including new cafes and pop-up bars in the former ice-storage vaults in the retaining wall along the riverside walkway.

A renewed culture

On the arts and culture front, the biggest debut took place in February, when the Kunsthalle Praha exhibition space opened in a former electrical substation near the foot of the castle steps. Both the National Museum and the State Opera re-emerged after their own renovations in 2020, while Salm Palace, an important National Gallery exhibition space at Prague Castle, reopened after reconstruction earlier this year; the current exhibition, Zenga — Japanese Zen Paintings from the Kaeru-An Collection , runs through October. Next up: Clam-Gallas Palace , a Baroque masterpiece across from the main public library in Old Town, which should reopen after a complete renovation later in 2022.

Less highbrow, but more immediate in terms of local memory: Retro Muzeum , an exhibition of everyday items from Czechoslovakia’s Normalization Era of the 1970s and 1980s, which opened inside Old Town’s Kotva department store earlier this year (adults, 220 koruny, or about $10). The commie-kitsch collection of clothing, furniture, interior design, packaging and collectibles fits perfectly with the setting, a renovated but still bizarre Brutalist building from 1975.

Barbecue, beer and bakeries

Most of the big new draws are in the world of food — and many are away from the central districts of Old Town and Malá Strana. That might sound daunting, but Prague’s metro and extensive tram network make crosstown travel easy, as Melissa Joulwan, a Prague resident and co-host of the Strong Sense of Place literary travel podcast, often tells visitors.

“People who are not used to public transportation might not understand that it’s so easy to get around, and places that might seem far away are really not far away at all,” she says. “It’s so much fun to look at the architecture in other neighborhoods — there’s always something beautiful or interesting to see.”

With a 72-hour ticket that costs 330 koruny, or a 30-minute ticket for 30 koruny, it’s easy to reach up-and-coming neighborhoods like Holešovice, where Big Smokers started serving its spot-on, Austin, Texas-style barbecue to a relaxed crowd at the end of 2019 (the Big Taste platter serves four kinds of smoked meat and four sides, enough for three diners, for 765 koruny), not far from a popular smashburger takeout window that opened under an unprintable name in 2021. Take another metro and in a few minutes you can check out the new arrivals in the once run-down Smíchov district, like the globe-spanning food court Manifesto Market. Its stylish Anděl branch opened in September 2021, shortly before it shuttered its original location near the Florenc metro station; highlights include tacos, Italian seafood sandwiches and Brazilian barbecue. Just around the corner is another 2021 arrival, Bon Ramen , the third outpost of a local micro-chain.

Even neighborhoods with an already enviable list of restaurants got some fun new arrivals. The Karlín district was already cool half a decade ago, but with the arrival of casual dining spots like 2021’s home-cooking-inspired Kro Bistro & Bar , serving rotisserie chicken, roasted cauliflower and housemade kimchi, it has only gotten cooler. The extensive development projects transforming the nearby embankment are ongoing, but they already host a handful of new cafes, bars and restaurants, like Ye’s Kafe Wine — a day cafe with great vino, housemade lemonades, creative brunch dishes, cakes and easy-sipping cocktails.

One trend runs citywide: better bakeries and pastry shops. With the 2020 opening of its newest, sixth branch in Smíchov, it’s easy to find an Antonínovo Pekařství (or Antonin’s Bakery) in Prague, even if the name isn’t easy to pronounce; an espresso with a poppyseed-covered loupák roll or a gingerbread-like perník makes an ideal midafternoon pick-me-up.

There are now three branches of the Icelandic-owned Artic Bakehouse — a source for super-flaky almond croissants and Iceland’s cardamom-scented kleina pastries — including a Smíchov branch that opened in 2021. And you’ll find Cronut-style “crobliha” pastries, a cross between a Czech kobliha pastry and a French croissant (around 110 koruny), across the city at the four branches of Oh Deer Bakery , three of which opened in 2020 or later. More traditional sweets, including the small pies sometimes called kolache in English, can be found in the Vinohrady district at Kus Koláče, which launched in mid-2020 to rave reviews.

Because of social distancing and other public health restrictions, Prague’s famed drinking culture saw less growth than in previous eras. That said, a handful of important watering holes have opened, including this year’s grand reopening of the vintage-1912 American Bar inside the landmark Obecní Dům, or Municipal House, on Republic Square, after a long closure. Other new arrivals include Pult , a specialty beer bar focusing on expertly tapped, foam-capped Czech lagers, and Oh My Yalta , a cocktail bar run in partnership with the cult Czech distiller Martin Žufánek , maker of great absinthes, unusual fruit distillates and a treasured local gin known as OMG.

Where to lay your head

The recent cancellation of virtually all coronavirus restrictions and a severe, resident-pleasing reduction in short-term apartment rentals have only heightened the sense of a city in full bloom.

While a few hotels did close for good during the lockdown, they were outweighed by several beautiful new arrivals, like 2021’s Hotel Cube , a contemporary boutique hotel housed in a former cinema from the 1920s (in August, doubles start around 149 euros, or about $157). Famous for Viennese coffee and gourmet groceries, Austria’s Julius Meinl group opened its first Prague hotel, the Julius , this summer; many of the 168 rooms and suites have full kitchens or kitchenettes (in August, doubles start around 145 euros). On that same New Town square, Senovážné Náměstí, the Hyatt’s new Andaz Prague opened its 176 luxuriously appointed rooms earlier this year; the landmark neoclassical building, Cukrovarnický Palác, which the hotel translates as Sugar Palace, dates from 1916 (in August, doubles start around 342 euros).

That seems like enough to justify a visit. But to sweeten the deal, the city just launched a new tourist card, Prague Visitor Pass (1,800 koruny for a 48-hour version). In addition to unlimited travel on public transportation, it offers free entry to dozens of museums, galleries, gardens, towers and historic sites.

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The construction of Lažanský Palace was completed on the corner of today’s Národní Avenue and Smetana Embankment 160 years ago. The ground floor is home to Prague’s iconic Café Slavia, whose guests have included the cream of world culture, such as Kafka and Rilke.

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Prague is taking its place among the great cities that are mindful of people with disabilities. Prague City Tourism has launched a website to assist present and prospective visitors to Prague who have mobility issues. In ‘Accessible Prague’ visitors will find useful and practical information about getting around the city, accommodation, accessible sights, tourist services, convenient shopping centres as well as cultural institutions that have adapted their premises for the needs of visitors with physical or sensory difficulties.

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During a recent convening hosted by The Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard and City Possible , Jana Adamcova, a board member at Prague City Tourism, outlined the city’s approach to revitalizing tourism that was negatively impacted by the pandemic. 

Tourism in the Czech Republic is heavily concentrated in the nation’s capital, which devastated Prague’s local economy. As a result, city officials had to work quickly to create programs that drove tourism revenue to the city and simultaneously addressed legacy problems created by over-tourism. 

We’ll outline how Adamcova leveraged unique data solutions to evaluate the efficacy of their efforts and inform future decision making, resulting in a more sustainable tourism model. 

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Prague  

The Czech Republic is a popular travel destination in Europe, with an average of 20 million people visiting each year and nearly eight million people traveling to Prague. Before COVID, Prague was one of the world’s most heavily-visited metropolises, ranking sixth in terms of the number of arrivals among European capitals. Overtourism declined during the pandemic, but at the same time, one of the systemic problems of tourism in Prague has become more apparent, namely the strong dependence on foreign clients (the ratio of foreign and domestic visitors has long been at 85% x 15%). This ratio of domestic tourism is one of the lowest amongst popular European destinations. Other cities -such as Paris, that has a history of attracting around 49% domestic tourists each year- have numbers of domestic and foreign tourists much more balanced.

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In 2020 compared to 2019, Prague saw a: 

  • 72.9% overall decline in tourists 
  • 41% decline in domestic visitors
  • 78.6% decline in international visitors
  • 82 billion CZK loss in tourism revenue (down 77% from 2019)
  • 56,000 full-time jobs lost in the tourism sector (down 74% from 2019)

These insights don’t reflect Prague’s long history of over-tourism. Over-tourism occurs when a travel destination has a regular influx of visitors and is overcrowded, putting a strain on its infrastructure and resources. The load on the metropolis was high: the density of tourism (the share of overnight stays of tourists per square kilometre) was one of the highest in Europe and there was a concentration of tourists in a much smaller area than in other European capitals such as London, Berlin, and Paris. While the pandemic reduced the number of people who came to Prague, it highlighted legacy challenges that stemmed from the long history of the city’s over-tourism. 

City officials looked to improve:

  • Lack of city branding and underdevelopment of city image
  • Low satisfaction of tourists with the quality of services offered – such as the approach of the staff of Prague’s monuments, hotels, restaurants, and other services to clients, long queues in front of main Prague´s attraction, activities of non-certified guides, low hospitality satisfaction, etc.
  • Low amount of cultivated products and services offered – e.g. merchandising made in China referring to Russian motifs, and activities of non-certified guides.

Leveraging Mastercard Tourism Insights , Adamcova was able to determine that visitors had a low amount of satisfaction regarding the variety of services being offered by the city. With fewer tourists in the city, there was more pressure to improve the quality of attractions being provided and an enhanced focus on customer service and improving consumer choice. 

Development of Tourism Data Collection Tool   

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To inform future tourism strategies with data, Prague developed VISITIS, a software program for dynamic tourism management. VISITIS is a smart visitor tool created to collect, analyze, and evaluate data in the tourism sector. The program stemmed from the limitations of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which prohibited leaders from popular European cities from accessing information on where and how often people visit travel destinations.  

With this tool, other cities can participate and share data in order to increase understanding of tourists’ behavior in the destination and to further coordinate the process of dynamic management of the tourism flow. At this time, all of the cities in the Czech Republic have access to VISITIS at no charge. The primary goal of having a bigger data collection tool is to develop new products and services that serve tourists, city residents, and the local community, while also ensuring that negative impact of tourism- such as overcrowding in the city center – is minimized. Smart tools and innovations should serve people, creating a seamless travel experience. 

Creating Added Value for Tourists With “At Home in Prague” 

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One of the most successful initiatives implemented by Prague in 2020 was “At Home in Prague.” As discussed in a previous blog article , this program provided hotel guests with free admission to participating city attractions. “At Home in Prague” was extended to this summer as it boosted Prague’s economy by over 200 million CZK in 2020. 

City officials leveraged tourism data insights to understand the impact of the program on the city’s tourism sector. With this tool, they were able to analyze the following items:

  • Which hotels were most popular and average length of stay
  • Which attractions were visited and how often
  • The zoo, Prague castle, and Petřín lookout tower were the most popular attractions

In 2020, 434 hotels participated, 60 attractions were visited, and almost 74,000 visitors utilized the program. The chamber of commerce, hotels, attractions, and restaurants were able to work closely together to analyze the data and leverage learnings to adjust the program for future initiatives. 

Long Term Initiatives Focused on Cultural Sustainability

With many popular city attractions remaining unoccupied due to the pandemic, Adamcova and other city officials focused on cultivating local cultural initiatives that highlighted the unique Czech heritage. The city wanted to highlight the free and creative lifestyle that Prague embodies by showcasing creators and their unique products to cultivate a sense of community that also brings added value to those visiting the city. 

Long Term Initiatives Focused on Cultural Sustainability

Collaborating with local artists and artisans, the city created high-quality souvenirs for tourists to purchase. They also developed new printed materials in conjunction with local illustrators to pass out to children visiting the city. These strategies developed a unique brand and story for the city to tell while giving local creators an avenue to advertise their work. 

The Future of Tourism in Prague  

As people begin traveling both domestically and internationally again, it is vital for cities to implement a new standard for health and hygiene throughout the city. Leveraging data solutions, Prague is able to evaluate how each of its initiatives is performing and use those insights to improve or expand programs to further develop interest from travelers. 

In the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing more insights from experts from the virtual convening. We hope to bring innovative solutions and strategies to cities around the globe. 

If you missed the event, you can watch the replay of the event on the City Innovators website. To learn more about how cities are leveraging data insights to build a more inclusive and sustainable tourism economy, contact Rita Okcuoglu, Director of City Possible Partnerships, at [email protected] or visit www.citypossible.com .

Co-authored by Dr. David Ricketts, Innovation Fellow, the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard and Jana Adamcová, Board Member, Prague City Tourism

The partnership between City Possible and the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard aims to bring innovative solutions and strategies to cities around the globe. Check City Possible for upcoming events

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Prague Travel Guide for 2020, Explore Prague in less than $50 per day

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February 26, 2024

PRAGUE TRAVEL GUIDE 2020 

Are you looking for a budget guide? Here is my Prague Travel Guide 2020 for those who are adventurous want to backpack through Europe. The moment you step a foot in Prague, you just know you have stepped inside a fairytale. The city has no hint of pretention and is raw beauty. The narrow, winding streets, the history, and the preserved antiquity define Prague. To say that the city like this one is rare around the world won’t be an overstatement. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations for a reason. A mix of modern architecture and the remnants of the old town are enough to make you walk and walk till you get lost.

Now that I am done with the poetical representation of this majestic city, let’s get to business. It is quite clear that Prague – the capital of the Czech Republic is full of history, food, fun and all of that too at a reasonable price. However, I want to warn you that with the rise in tourism, the prices have started to hike up. Before they went out of the budget, now is the time you start planning your trip to Prague. If not for the price, go for the sake of the happening nightlife.

I know I have you intrigued enough, so you might have started to ponder over going to Prague for your next vacation. Worry not, because I have prepared an entire Travel Guide to help you. What’s more, is this guide is for all those people who are planning a budgeted trip.

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EVERYTHING YOU’LL FIND IN THIS PRAGUE TRAVEL GUIDE 2020

  • Duration for Your Prague Trip
  • Typical Budget Required
  • The Good, The Bad & The In-betweens
  • Where to Stay?
  • How to Go Around?
  • What To Eat & Drink?
  • Some Additional Tips

DURATION FOR YOUR PRAGUE TRIP in 2020

Backpacking Guide Prague 2020

The charm of the many European cities is that they can be easily covered within a few days. And like all the other cities, Prague only requires you to take three or four days to get an in-depth experience. However, if you are short on time, you can easily see all the city highlights and touristy places within two days. In case, you do have a few extra days on hand, some magical, less-known places can be covered through one-day trips.

Coming to when is the ideal time to visit Prague, it generally gets hot around the summers. From May to September, the average temperature is around 70, so I expect you wouldn’t want to be boiled on your vacation. One thing you should know is, regardless of the weather, the tourists are at their peak in June till August months, so you should plan your trip either early May or late September. You won’t run into hordes of tourists and the weather will be pleasant as well.

Do keep in your mind that just like the summers, winters are harsh in the city as well. But Christmas is also one of the best times in Prague because the entire city lights up in the mood of celebration and who wouldn’t love that?

TYPICAL BUDGET REQUIRED for a budget trip to Prague

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Coming to the actual budget you should have with you; I suggest you have anything from $25 to $50 per day if you are on a backpacker’s budget. Keep in mind you can easily spend much more than this and might be able to swing by a few dollars less than this one, but this is seemingly an ideal budget to be on the safe side.

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THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE IN-BETWEEN – Prague 2020

No place in the world is perfect and I want you all to visit the place with the full knowledge of what you should and should not expect whenever you are planning the trip. You will easily find people going gaga over Prague, but that does not mean the city does not have its drawbacks.

Let’s take a look at them now:

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What You’ll Like About Prague while you are traveling through Europe

Beer – I have already told you, if you need some good quality beer in astonishing rates, Prague is your place to go. A very few people know, before visiting Prague, that the pilsner beer was invented in the Czech Republic. This is the reason, it can be found in abundance, so why not you treat yourself with it? Want to know a fun fact? Czech people drink the most beer per person across the world. So, I am sure, there is something special about it. Don’t forget to try and find out yourself.

Architecture – Goes without saying that strolling across Prague will be an absolute delight. It still has the old-world charm, because most of the city has architecture dating back to hundreds of years. You completely feel transported to some other land and that is something not to be missed.

Nightlife – Took a trip to Prague to get out of your monotonous, boring life? Well, you are in for a treat. Prague has the best nightlife in Europe and I am sure, you will dance the night away without even knowing.

Food – Czech food is a treat for the belly. You might end up with a few extra pounds, but lots and lots of meat and potatoes in every food are sumptuous.

What You Might Not Like About Prague while backpacking

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Scammers & Pickpockets – You must be extra vigilant in Prague. Put your Sherlock hat on, when in the city because Prague is famous for taxi drivers who scam people. Just make sure you are using legal taxis, owned by the government. The solution here is to let your hotel or hostel call in a cab for you and check the meter when you pay, though some have crooked meters that still overcharge. Moreover, be aware of the pickpockets, as they are the master of their trade and you wouldn’t even know how they took the money out from your bag.

Overcrowded – Even if you are going in less-crowded months, Prague will always have tourists. You might get disappointed with the sight of the city center, filled with tourists from all over the world. I recommend you do not allow the crowd to shatter your motivation and get as much out of Prague as you can.

Cheap, but not so! – While Prague is cheap when compared to Western Europe, it isn’t as cheap as the Eastern counterpart. The prices are rapidly rising, so they might not be as high right now, but you can expect them to shoot up shortly. Don’t worry, you can still find cheap hostels and food.

WHERE TO STAY?

One of the things I love about Prague is its abundance of decent and affordable hostels. You should at least have a budget of $9 – $25 for one night per person. In this budget, you will get a decent place to crash. I suggest you keep in mind that many hostels raise their prices during the holiday season or over the weekends, so plan accordingly. You will be able to find several hostels to choose from at the Hostel World. Another tip: there are some hostels in Prague that have a reputation of being ‘party hostels’, so make sure you read the reviews thoroughly before making the booking. In case you do not want to opt for a hostel, a private room will cost you anything between $40 – $70.

If you ask me, I prefer booking before time and I use the Hostel world for my bookings. I have already mentioned the best 6 websites for travel and you could go there and check it out as well. For the Prague Travel guide 2020, I would say that the Pro trip is to stay near the old town because all the activities are in the old town so if you get a room in the old town, you would save the bus or train fare.

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HOW TO GO AROUND?

Most of the European cities are compact, hence you do not have to look around for transportation a lot. You will find yourself walking to most of the places, so use public transportation if and when the need be. The city has a good network of subways, trams and, buses. They are super affordable. Make sure you check you validate your ticket before getting on to the ride because the police in the plainclothes check the tickets often.

You will have to buy the same ticket for the above-mentioned forms of transportation. The charges from a 30-minute ticket are $1 , a 90-minute ticket costs $1.35 , a 24-hour pass is for 4.65 and finally, a three-day pass will be for 13.20. You can get the ticket for a bus plus subway to and from the airport for $2.76 . On the other hand, a private taxi will be $22 and above.

But again, the old town is not that big so one could easily explore it on foot. I have traveled every inch of Prague (old town) on foot and loved exploring the town. Prague is one of my favorites in Europe. I have been to Prague thrice and will definitely visit it again.

WHAT TO EAT AND DRINK?

Prague has a lot of students, which means you get a lot of eateries for cheap. So, if you are a broke traveler, this is one less thing to worry about. Most of the Prague restaurants have a discounted lunch menu on weekdays between 11 am to 2 pm. Pro tip: The menu is always in Czech, so make sure you ask the staff for the “Denni menu, prosim.”

The beer gardens have a lot of options, Letna Park offers good food with great views. As for the beers, there are a great number of bars dedicated to the student population only, so you get a half-liter glass of beer for only $1 – $2 .

There are a lot of Turkish food shops which are pretty cheap so once you could easily get food from there or ideally if you are on a budget, you should get stuff from the superstore and cook it in Hostel. You need $15 to $25 for good meals depending upon your choices in Prague.

NIGHTLIFE in Prague

Prague Night Life

is one of the bests in the world and it is famous to attract a lot of people who are the lives of the parties, especially students. The city has dive bars, beer gardens, pubs, and the kind of nightclubs you will have never been to before.

The alcohol beverages are reasonable as well, so you won’t be breaking the bank to have a nice glass of beer or wine.

SOME ADDITIONAL TIPS

Here are some additional tips for Prague Travel guide 2020

  • Try to avoid getting a taxi on the street as they might scam you. It is better to call an Uber or Lift Go in advance
  • Prague is generally safe, but make sure you keep your belongings super safe and close to you at all times, as one can never be sure about pickpockets that lurk around
  • Wenceslas Square is popular, but it isn’t a place you would want to stay after night because of strip clubs, prostitute and pimps. It isn’t unsafe, but you would have to be cautious due to these activities in the area, as they might make you uncomfortable
  • If you are going to Prague and not going to an Opera, you might be making the wrong choice. So, consider spending money on it, if you have. These were the major things I think you must know about Prague and keep in mind before you plan your vacation. Now that you have your basics covered, why don’t you start booking your flights after reading the amazing Prague Travel Guide 2020

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Overtourism in Europe's historic cities sparks backlash

Angry protests from residents in popular areas force city hall officials to take action

A cross Europe, historic cities are buckling. Mass tourism, encouraged by cash-hungry councils after the 2008 crash and fuelled by the explosion of cheap flights and online room rentals, has become a monster. The backlash, however, has begun.

In the past decade, the number of low-cost airline seats available each year in Europe has risen by more than 10% annually, more than doubling to more than 500m.

Meanwhile Airbnb, the biggest but far from only holiday lettings platform, has reported triple-digit growth in several European cities over the past five years, driving 10 of them to ask the EU for help . The cities have between 10,000 and 60,000 listings each.

The net result is that over the course of a year, popular short-break destinations such as Barcelona and Amsterdam are hosting 20 or more visitors for each inhabitant, prompting angry protests from locals and forcing city halls to take action.

It is not always evident, however, what that action should be – or if it will work. The trade-off between the revenues and jobs generated through tourism and quality of life is a tricky one. So the idea is not discouragement but management, say city halls.

Overtourism in the historic centre of Amsterdam had gone beyond the already extreme nuisance of drunken visitors vomiting nightly on 17th-century doorsteps and urinating copiously in canals, according to city hall.

With more than 19 million tourists in 2018 thronging a warren of narrow streets and alleyways that are home to 850,000 people, it was getting dangerous. “At times there was a real safety concern,” said Vera Al, of the finance and economic affairs department.

The most crowded parts of the city – the red light district and the main nightlife areas of Rembrandtplein and Leidseplein – were becoming unliveable; in the old centre shops selling wooden tulips, vacuum-packed cheese or cannabis seeds were replacing chemists, greengrocers and hairdressers. Doctors could no longer find surgery space.

More than 60,000 jobs in Amsterdam are directly linked to tourism and visitors to the city spend more than €6bn (£5bn) annually.

But over the past two years, the council has adopted tough measures. Tour coaches have mostly been banished to the outskirts and new shops catering solely to tourists have been outlawed by rewritten zoning regulations.

There will be no new hotels once developers have exhausted existing licenses. Pending a possible outright ban in some neighbourhoods, Airbnb-style lets must sleep no more than four and cannot be let for more than 30 days a year.

A tourist tax has been launched: €3 per person per night, on top of a 7% levy on each hotel room (10% on accommodation booked person-to-person online). “Tourists increase the cost of policing and cleaning the public space,” said Al, who works with deputy mayor Victor Everhardt. “We say it’s only fair they should contribute to them.”

Some of the worst excesses, such as beer bikes – a pedal-powered mobile bar groups of drinkers – have been outlawed in the city centre. Tours of the red light district’s windows, running once every couple of minutes, are to be banned from 1 April, when all guided tours of the old centre will also require permits.

The new mayor, Femke Halsema, has even tabled four possible options for the historic sex workers’ district, known as De Wallen. These include relocating all or part of it to other parts of the city, which would be a big call, politically, for part of the fabric of old Amsterdam.

Somewhat less controversially, city hall has run several successful tourist awareness campaigns, including plastering large posters portraying residentson city centre doors, each bearing the slogan “We live here.”

The concerted drive involves the mayor and all eight deputies. “It crosses all departments,” Al said. “None of it is rocket science, and we hope that taken together these measures will add up.”

Nationally, said Elsje van Vuuren of the Dutch tourist board NBTC, the strategy is about dispersing visitors to lesser-known but equally attractive towns . The board has stopped promoting the Netherlands as a destination and aims instead to better manage the flow.

Amsterdam has no illusions, however, that its programme will reduce the number of tourists visiting the city – or even significantly slow a rate of growth due to bring 40 million visitors a year to the Netherlands by 2030.

“The focus is really about restoring liveability for all those who have been affected,” said Al. “It’s about making residents feel at home again. They shouldn’t feel like strangers in their own city. We believe a city is first for living in. Only second for visiting.”

About 30 million people will visit Barcelona this year, a seemingly unstoppable tide, which has prompted exasperated residents to resort to ill-concealed irony.

“Don’t tell anyone you have been on holiday to Barcelona,” reads one leaflet recently handed out to tourists. “They will steal the city from us, and it will stop being attractive to you and liveable for us.”

Visitors ride bikes in Barcelona

The city’s response is improved management. Its Plan 2020 initiative aims to change “from managing tourism in the city, to managing the tourist city” – although Xavier Marcé, the councillor responsible, insists residents take priority.

“I’m not interested in managing a tourist city,” he said. Dispersal is the answer, Marcé believes: the problem is not so much that Barcelona has sold itself but that it’s sold itself badly. Aware the sector brings in about €10bn a year, he said: “We don’t want more tourists but that doesn’t mean we want fewer.”

As the city’s well-known sites, such as the Sagrada Familia, la Rambla and Park Güell are over-subscribed, the idea is to divert people to other areas and activities. The city is in talks with booking.com and others to devise an alternative visitor’s package.

Barcelona has also declared a moratorium on new hotels in its most touristed areas, pushing visitors to the periphery (although as Pere Mariné of the 120-member Federation of Barcelona Residents’ Associations noted, where people sleep “doesn’t make much difference. They all want to go to the Sagrada Familia.”)

Despite trying hard, the city seems unable to control the rise of Airbnb and others. According to a Vic University study, Barcelona has the highest density of tourist apartments in Europe: 12 for every 1,000 residents, compared with 10 in Rome and seven in London.

For residents, this has translated into a 50% rent increase over the past five years. A 24-year-old earning an average wage now faces a monthly rent equal to 114% of their salary. As a result, about 80% of 16- to 30-year-olds still live with their parents.

The battle to reduce the number of available beds will not affect the millions of daytrippers. As many as 20,000 a day disembark from cruise ships to head for the sites but spend little ashore. More arrive by coach, clogging up and polluting the city.

Marcé plans to force coaches to park on Barcelona’s perimeter and their passengers to use the already saturated public transport network; extra buses will be financed by a new Barcelona tourist tax, he says.

While residents are fed up with mass tourism, Mariné says there is no real popular movement for change, partly because tourists mean jobs. A demo with the slogan “Barcelona is not for sale” drew 2,000 people: “That’s not going to change anything.”

Ultimately, the city’s powers are limited and the Catalan regional government tends to share the hospitality industry’s view that more is better. As tour operators survey the growing Asian market, millions more are due to discover Barcelona’s not-so-secret treasures. Stephen Burgen

Sick of the sight of tourists picnicking on the steps of Renaissance monuments, the mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, announced in 2017 that he would douse the surfaces with water to keep people at bay.

The hosepipe ploy never became permanent, only being used a couple of times on the steps of key monuments, such as the Basilica of Santa Croce, the burial place of Michelangelo, and the Chiesa di Santo Spirito. But the message resonated.

“There does seem to have been a rise in awareness and sensitivity among visitors,” said Cecilia Del Re, Florence’s councillor for tourism and the environment. “We did a lot of campaigning, telling people not to throw their rubbish on the street and to respect the city, and this is showing some results.”

Hefty fines for people caught scrawling their name on the Ponte Vecchio or peeing in the street in the historic centre, a Unesco world heritage site, have also improved decorum.

The Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence.

Attracting 14 million tourists a year, Florence is Italy’s most-visited city after Venice and Rome. Boasting a huge and rich variety of the world’s heritage and surrounded by Tuscany’s rolling hills, the city’s popularity is easy to understand.

But as with Venice and Rome, the growth in tourism has seen residents driven out of town by the rising cost of living and arrival of Airbnb: according to a Siena university study, one in five properties in the historic centre is advertised as a short-term let.

Some measures, however, seem to be paying off. “One of the main issues is that everyone is so focused on the historic centre, which is only a 5km sq area in a city of 105km sq,” said Del Re. “So we are heavily promoting areas outside of the centre.

“We are also close to launching an app that will direct people to other sites if, for example, the Uffizi Gallery is too crowded.” The city is also working with lesser known, but equally beautiful, towns in Tuscany, such as Arezzo, to promote them.

City leaders are against imposing daily limits on the numbers who can enter the centre, but have increased tenfold the cost of taking tour buses that bring people to the city for a couple of hours. They are also promoting “congress tourism”, where people visit the city for a conference or business meeting and stay for a few days.

Meanwhile, Florence authorities have converted some public property into social housing to motivate young people to move in. “We want to re-incentivise people to live in the historic centre,” said Del Re. Angela Guiffrida

The crowds surging into Prague’s majestic Old Town Square to witness last year’s seasonal illumination of Christmas lights were so vast that ambulance crews and squads of police officers were needed in case things got out of hand.

The packed scene and cosmopolitan nature of the gathered multitudes seemed to attest to a marketing triumph that had assisted the Czech capital’s arrival as a first-rank global tourist draw.

Yet the vast number of foreign visitors crammed into the modestly sized square crystallised what has become one of Prague authorities’ biggest headaches, prompting a major rethink of its tourism strategy that may eventually include a crackdown on short-term lettings.

The sheer numbers drawn by the beautiful but relatively small medieval old town – encompassing Prague castle, the 600-year-old Charles bridge and a maze of ancient cobbled streets – has put a strain on resources and quality of life that many long-established residents find intolerable.

A rising exodus of native residents and the growth of often tacky tourist shops at the expense of those catering for locals finally forced the authorities to act.

The first step is a major publicity campaign to encourage visitors to explore greater Prague, a city of 1.4 million residents, beyond the limited quarter on either bank of the River Vltava, where the majority of its most storied buildings, as well as touristy restaurants and pubs, are located.

“Too many people are coming just for a very small number of purposes, of buildings,” said Pavel Čižinský, the former mayor of the Prague 1 municipality, which includes the historic old town district. “To disperse the tourists more, I think it is necessary to involve more those who are running the tourist industry.

“The guides must say to their groups, do you want to go through these crowds where everything is twice as expensive, or do you want to go and see something which is maybe half a kilometre from Charles bridge, but which is also nice.”

The local tourist authority has published brochures called Prague Walks promoting the attractions of other neighbourhoods of historic interest, including Vinohrady, Karlín, Holešovice and Žižkov. For the strategy to work, however, strategists need to succeed in a far trickier goal: persuading visitors to come back for another look.

“We are trying to inspire repeated visits to Prague, and to motivate visitors to stay longer,” said Barbora Hrubá, spokesperson for Prague city tourism authority. “So far 70% of visitors to Prague are here for the first time. It’s understandable that the likelihood that they will leave the city centre is limited.”

Compounding the rising volume of visitors has been the growth of alcohol-fuelled tourism spurred by the Czech Republic’s deserved reputation as home to some of the world’s best, and cheapest, beer.

Lucrative organised pub crawls and stag nights have become the bane of many locals’ lives, with high noise levels and rowdy behaviour commonplace in a city centre residential area that is home to about 25,000 Praguers. Robert Tait

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After the pandemic, Czechs form the largest group of visitors to Prague. Trailing behind them are tourists from Germany and the United States.

Prague, 9 November 2022 - After the pandemic, more and more tourists from the Czech Republic are coming to Prague. According to data from the Czech Statistical Office, 397,265 people arrived in the metropolis during the summer holiday months and September, and their number increased by a full 32% compared to the summer of 2019. Almost 1,447,067 foreign tourists arrived. The largest group consisted of tourists from Germany. In the summer period, there was a further increase in the number of tourists from the United States, which proportionally returned to pre-pandemic numbers. The Prague Visitor Pass tourist card, which has been bought by several thousand Czech and foreign guests, is also supporting new arrivals.

According to statistical data from the Czech Statistical Office, a total of 1,844,332 tourists traveled to Prague during the summer season (July-September), most often they were tourists from the Czech Republic (397,265), Germany (256,427), the United States (119,279), Poland (105,579), Slovakia (100,444), and Great Britain (71,311). Compared to 2021, this is a 77% increase, but compared to pre-pandemic 2019, this represents only 80% of visitor numbers. Tourists from the United Sates are returning to Prague, but travelers from Southeast Asia are still in small numbers, specifically 32,883 of them arrived in the summer season, which is 86% less than in the same period in 2019. 

“More domestic visitors and tourists are spreading outside the busiest places in the center. Despite COVID-19, together with Prague City Tourism we are succeeding to fulfill the new strategy and are gradually cultivating tourism in the capital,” says Hana Třeštíková, Prague Councilor for Culture and Tourism. 

Representatives of Prague City Tourism perceive the current increasing trend in the ratio of domestic tourists to foreign tourists as being very positively. Before the pandemic, domestic guests made up only 15% of the total number of tourists, and Prague lagged behind other European capitals in this regard, which proved to be very problematic during the pandemic, when domestic tourism was crucial for the city. According to the available data, in neighboring Vienna, for example, domestic tourists made up more than 21% of the total number, and in Warsaw they made up more than 60%. Currently, the share of domestic tourism in Prague is 21.5%. 

“We are very happy that we are succeeding in arousing the interest of domestic tourists in visiting Prague. Our long-term campaign “ At Home in Prague” has undoubtedly worked and continues to motivate domestic guests to visit Prague through various benefit packages and combined discounts. We are also registering an increased interest in the Prague Visitor Pass tourist card, which provides tourists with an overview of all services and benefits in one place and without worries,” says František Cipro, Chairman of the Board of Prague City Tourism. According to Mr. Cipro, the Czech clientele is very valuable and important for the city, because this type of traveler has local knowledge and therefore contributes to the development of local culture. 

Prague City Tourism supported domestic and inbound tourism with strong marketing, especially with the Stay in Prague digital campaign and the domestic tourism campaign At Home in Prague. The campaign aimed at foreign guests has had excellent results on the Polish, Italian, and German markets and has proven to attract tourists from these countries to the metropolis. The above-mentioned Prague Visitor Pass also serves as a great benefit to visitors. Also, according to data available from Mastercard, thanks to it, tourists frequently visit other parts of Prague in addition to the historic center.

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The number of international arrivals at accommodation establishments in Prague, Czechia, kept increasing up until 2019 when it reached almost 6.8 million. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the following travel restrictions, the number of arrivals dropped in 2020 to 1.45 million. The situation did not improve the following year as the number of visitors staying at accommodation establishments in Prague further decreased. In 2023, the figure increased to 5.85 million international visitors, yet it was still lower than before the pandemic.

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Prague is the beautiful capital of the Czech Republic. Well-known by the name of “the City of Hundred Spires” The city is home to Vltava River. Adorned with a perfect blend of historic and modern, the city is an ideal destination for travelers. The architectural glory boosts tourism in Prague . The city received a total tourist footfall of 7,652,865 in 2017. Prague tourism industry is growing day by day with the development of the city and its nearby areas. Being the capital and the largest city in the Czech Republic, Prague is becoming one of the major tourist attractions in Europe . Trips to Prague are being planned by tourists in order to get a glimpse of the city’s culture and architecture. Prague city boasts of having the best view of River Vltava. There are around thirty bridges and footbridges over the river in Prague, which offers breath-taking views of the Prague skyline and the waters beneath.  

One can definitely take a complete travel package to Prague in order to see some of the best places in the city. Prague tourism has gained a lot of popularity over the last few years mainly because of the beauty and architectural designs of the place. Also, Prague in Czech Republic can be one of the cheapest cities to visit in Europe as compared to other cities like Zurich, Frankfurt, London, and others. A visit to Prague is a must if one wants to enjoy the scenic beauty in peace with their loved ones.

Being a beautiful Golden city of Europe, Prague offers a number of things to do and places to visit. One of the major attractions of Prague is the St. Vitus Cathedral, which holds great importance in the history of Prague as well as in the lives of people of the Prague city. The Cathedral is located on a hillside and gives the whole view of the city. Another place that holds great importance in Prague is the Charles Bridge, which is built across the River Vltava and has beautiful statues on both sides.   

Famous Food in Prague

There must be a special mention of the food in Prague which is not only very tasty but equally unique. One can spot many fine-dining restaurants. Prague, Europe is the largest consumer of beer in the world, therefore, one must try the different varieties of beer available in the place. Listed below are some of the local dishes that one can savor in Prague.

Koleno: This dish has pork marinated in beer. It is served with bread on the side. It is quite an amazing dish and will surely tickle one’s taste buds.

Kulajda: Kulajda is a mushroom & potato soup and is one of the most easily available dishes in Prague.

Smažený sýr: Another unique dish that can be found in Prague is Smažený sýr, which is fried cheese. It is often served with sauce and french fries.

Guláš: This dish lures the hearts of many. It is beef goulash with dumplings. It has chunks of delicious beef. It is one of the most sought-after dishes in Prague.

Kremrole: If you are on a lookout for cream-stuffed puff pastry, then Kremrole is your dish to savor in Prague. It is available in such variety that one can easily fall in love with it.

Chlebí?ky : Chlebí?ky is a perfect way to snack in Prague. They are open-faced mini sandwiches that are served in different variants.

Places to Stay in Prague

Prague offers you a plethora of places where you can stay to turn your trip in a dreamlike vacation. Best of all, one can easily find places as per one’s budget. Listed below are some of the areas that one can stay in Prague.

Old Town: Ideal place for first-time visitors

New Town: Perfect place for a budget stay

Zizkov: An abode for night owls and party lovers

Vinohrady: A hub for art deco buildings

Mala Strana: A hillside wonderland for families

Nightlife Places in Prague

There are many nightclubs and bars that are open all night for the people to have the best time of their lives. Dlouhá Street in the Old Town Square is the place to be to enjoy the lively nightlife in Prague. However, there is much more to explore in Prague during the night than just bars and pubs. Listed below are popular nightlife activities:

Night tour of Prague Castle

Vltava River Cruise

Enjoy the panoramic views of Prague from Petrin Tower

Night tours of Prague Zoo

Party in bars and pubs

Mozart Concert with fine dining

Shopping in Prague

Markets in Old Town , Nové Mesto, and Malá Strana areas are popular to bargain for antiques or rare books. Shopping in Prague can also be an exhilarating experience with a number of products to buy from some of the best shopping centers in normal street markets. Havelská Street is popular for stalls selling wooden toys, artworks, marionettes, and other things that depict the history of Prague . Some of the must-buy things in Prague are given as follows:

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Bohemia glassware

Bohemia Garnet Jewelry

Marionettes

Wooden toys

Becherovka herbal liqueur

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Prague Astronomical Clock was first installed in 1410. It is also known as Prague Orloj Astronomical Clock. Travelers can find the Prague Astronomical Wall Clock fixed on the southern side of the Old Town Hall, which is near Old Town Square. To house the clock’s mechanical parts, a stone chamber was also built near it. It m...

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St. Vitus Cathedral In Prague

St. Vitus Cathedral Prague , the seat of Archbishop of Prague, is a cathedral of Saint Adalbert, Saint Wenceslaus, and Saint Vitus. The St. Vitus Cathedral interior is heavily influenced by Gothic architecture with a renaissance and baroque touch as well. The construction of the church took longer than expected; there were s...

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National Museum In Prague

The National Museum Prague in 1818 with a focus on natural sciences. Later, in between the years of 1830 and 1840, the museum also started collecting historical objects. The museum was then seen as a center for Czech nationalism. It took almost an entire century to balance out the historical artifacts with the science ones....

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Many times, Prague can become a bit dull as most of the tourist spots are historical buildings. But fret not; Prague Zoo is to the rescue. It is the place to go to spruce up the trip especially for children. Built in 1931, the Prague Zoo was built to help students and scholars gain advanced knowledge in wildlife and zoology...

Dancing House In Prague

Dancing House Prague was designed in 1992 and completed in 1996. It was designed by an architect called “Frank Gehry”. Representing the US bombing on Prague in 1945, the Dancing House holds a lot of historical significance. The plot remained vacant till the area was cleared in 1960. Frank Gehry originally named the house “F...

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Jewish Museum In Prague

Housing one of the largest collections of Judaica in the world, Jewish Museum in Prague is extremely popular. The Jewish Museum stands as testament and reminder of the atrocities committed on the Jewish community during the Second World War. It was on the suggestion of a Jewish employee that the building was used to store t...

John Lennon Memorial Wall In Prague

John Lennon Wall Prague represents a symbol of peace and love. Earlier, the wall was a plain wall, but during the 1980s, artists started creating graffiti inspired by John Lennon and writing lyrics of various Beatles’ songs. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta owns the John Lennon Wall Prague and still allows the artists ...

Strahov Library In Prague

The Strahov Library is situated in the Strahov Monastery . The monastery was built after Jindrich Zdik visited the holy land and wanted to found a monastery. The monastery was first made of wood and later replaced with stone structures before being renewed after a fire in 1258 heavily damaged the monastery.

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Traveling by air is the best solution to how to reach Prague from India. One can take a flight from any of the major cities of India like New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, etc. A one side flight to Prague may cost around 20,000 rupees, and take almost 16 hours to reach the destination, but it can be the cheapest way to get to Prague from India. The Vaclav Havel Airport is the international airport of Prague which is well connected to the other parts of Europe as well; however, tourists from the East may find many connecting flights to the place. The Prague airport to city distance is about 18 km, and there are many ways to travel from airport to city Prague, including the buses and metros. Bus No. 17 runs from airport to Nove Butovice and takes around 45 minutes to reach the place. It is the cheapest way to reach the city from the airport.

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What to buy in Prague?

The best thing to buy in Prague can be a beer bottle as there are around 150 varieties of it available in the city. Apart from this, one can look for souvenirs in the shops on the Charles Bridge , and buy organic products or wooden toys.

Is Prague safe to visit?

Yes, Prague is a very safe city. However, pick pocketing in crowded areas can be an issue amongst the tourists.

How can one travel within Prague?

The metro and the bus services are pretty good in Prague.

What to pack for a trip to Prague?

In winter, it is recommended to take heavy woolens. On the other hand, in summers, a light jacket is fine.

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