The Rough Guide to Prague (Travel Guide eBook)

Marc Di Duca

Description

Discover Prague with the most knowledgeable and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to explore the hidden gems of the Old Town, sightsee by tram or simply enjoy the best beer in the world, The Rough Guide to Prague will show you ideal places to sleep, eat, drink, relax and shop along the way.
Inside The Rough Guide to Prague
- Independent, trusted reviews written in Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty and insight, to help you get the most out of your visit, with options to suit every budget.
- Full-colour maps throughout - navigate the winding cobbled streets of the Old Town as well as the metro, tram and bus systems without needing to get online.
- Stunning, inspirational images
- Itineraries - carefully planned, themed routes to help you organize your trip and see the very best of the city.
- Detailed coverage - whether negotiating the twisting lanes of the centre or on a day-trip to the magnificent Karlštejn Castle, this travel guide has in-depth practical advice for every step of the way. Areas covered: Hradcany, Malá Strana, Staré Mesto, Josefov, Nové Mesto, Vyšehrad and the eastern suburbs, Holešovice and the western suburbs, day-trips to Melník, Terezín and Kutná Hora, Konopište chateau, Karlštejn Castle and Lidice. Attractions include: Wenceslas Square, astronomical clock, Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, Old Town Square) Obecní Dum, Trade Fair Palace, UPM, Petrín.
- Listings - a rundown of the best accommodation (from budget to luxury), cafés and restaurants, pubs and bars, plus clubs and live music, the arts, shopping and sports.
- Basics - essential pre-departure practical information including getting there, local transport, a new city tours section, the media, festivals, entry requirements, public holidays and more.
- Background information - a Contexts chapter devoted to history, Prague personalities, and books, plus a handy language section and glossary.
Make the Most of Your Time on Earth with the Rough Guide to Prague

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 04 janvier 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 4
• EAN13: 9780241343920
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 23 Mo

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Wenceslas Square
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INSIDE THIS BOOK START YOUR JOURNEY WITH ROUGH GUIDES
INTRODUCTION What to see, what not to miss, itineraries and more – everything
you need to get started
BASICS Pre-departure practical information
THE CITY Comprehensive, neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guide to the city,
with full-colour maps featuring all the listings
DAY-TRIPS Great places to visit within a day of Prague
LISTINGS Where to sleep, eat, drink and shop, plus the best theatres, concert halls,
clubs and cinemas
CONTEXTS Prague’s history, famous personalities, recommended books and a TRUSTED TRAVEL GUIDES Since 1982, our books have helped over 40 million
useful section on the Czech language travellers explore the world with accurate, honest and informed travel writing.
MAP SECTION Detailed city plans for easy navigation
We’ve fagged up our favourite places – a perfectly sited hotel, an atmospheric café, a special
restaurant – throughout the Guide with the symbol★
Prague chapters
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stadiums
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POCKET ROUGH GUIDES “Things Not To Miss” section, essential itineraries and
Pražský hrad a unique pull-out map featuring every sight and listing in the guide. Hip, handy
(Prague Castle)1 and perfect for short trips and weekend breaks.
JOSEFOV Florenc
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nádraží4 stationMALÁ STRANA 3 (train station)
STARÉ MĚSTO
Praha hlavní nádraží2Petřín
(Prague main
train station)
Strahov Národní divadlo 5
stadium (National Theatre)
Národní muzeum
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This tenth edition published January 2018

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PRAGUE
This tenth edition updated by
Marc Di DucaINTRODUCTION 3
Contents
INTRODUCTION 4
What to see6 Things not to miss 10
When to go9Itineraries 16
BASICS18
Getting there19 The media25
Arrival21Festivals 26
City transport 22 Travel essentials27
THE GUIDE 32
1 Hradčany 32 5 Nové Město 100
2 Malá Strana 54 6 Vyšehrad and the eastern suburbs 123
3 Staré Město 68 7 Holešovice and the west 135
4 Josefov 90 8 Day-trips from Prague 151
LISTINGS 164
9Accommodation164 13 The arts 198
10Cafés and restaurants 174 14 Shopping 205
11Pubs and bars186 15 Sports 211
12Clubs and live music193
CONTEXTS215
History216Czech 248
Prague personalities 242Glossary254
Books 244
SMALL PRINT & INDEX 255
CITY PLAN 266
OPPOSITE CHARLES BRIDGE PREVIOUS PAGE MALOSTRANSKÁ METRO STATION4 INTRODUCTION
Introduction to
Prague
With almost a thousand years of architecture virtually untouched by natural
disaster or war, few other cities anywhere in Europe truly compare to Prague.
Straddling the slow-moving River Vltava, with a steep wooded hill to one
side, the city retains much of its medieval layout and the street facades
remain smothered in a rich mantle of Baroque, Rococo and Art Nouveau,
most of which successfully escaped the vanities and excesses of
twentiethcentury development.
For forty years the city lay hidden behind the Iron Curtain, seldom visited by
Westerners and preserved in the formaldehyde of Communist inertia. All that changed
with the end of totalitarian rule in 1989, and now Prague is one of the most popular
city-break destinations in Europe, with a highly developed tourist industry and a list of
attractions many other places in Central and Eastern Europe can only envy from afar.
Its emergence as one of Europe’s leading cities has come as a surprise to some – but not
the Czechs themselves. After all, Prague was at the forefront of the European
avantgarde for much of the twentieth century, boasting a Cubist movement second only to
the one in Paris and, between the wars, a modernist architectural fowering to rival
Germany’s Bauhaus.
Today Prague is back at the heart of Europe, where it has always felt it belonged – no
longer an Eastern Bloc city but a cultured Western-leaning metropolis. It is more than a
quarter of a century since the fall of Communism, and an entire generation has grown
up feeling very much part of a wider, united continent. Te Czech capital has changed in
recent years, and mostly for the better – boasting more restaurants, new hotels and
improved roads – but with the Czech koruna riding (too) high and prices rising across
the board, it is no longer the budget destination it once was. Te new-millennium stag
and hen parties may have largely moved on to pastures new – to the relief of many – but
one thing you can be sure of is that the beer is still cheaper, and better, in this beautiful
old city than anywhere else in Europe.
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