Prague Things to Do : Tours, Top Attractions & Local Recommendations

May 8, 2012

The Insider’s Guide to Prague

Prague’s beauty inspires a whole list of pet names for the city: The Golden City; The Pearl of Cities; A Symphony of Stone, and The City of a Hundred Spires to name just a few. Prague’s medieval buildings and cobblestone lanes, which look to be straight out of a fairy tale, have remained virtually unchanged for centuries, making it one of Europe’s most beautiful cities.

Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic

April 11, 2012

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Literary Prague

The Czech Republic’s magical capital city has a small but vibrant English-language literary scene. If you’re planning on visiting the City of a Hundred Spires and you have an interest in poetry and prose, the following recommendations should help you tap into the best that Prague has to offer.

March 14, 2012

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5 Insider Tips to Visiting Prague

Prague is one of the most rewarding cities in Europe, possessed as it is of glorious architecture dating to the 10th century that escaped both world wars without experiencing significant bombing. The following advice should clue the uninitiated into what the city’s considerable population of expats already knows.

February 15, 2012

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5 Must-See Prague Attractions

In many ways, Prague is the perfect city break option. It is crammed full of so much gorgeous architecture – from many eras – that most other cities should be insanely jealous. You walk around the streets cooing at buildings, most of which have been lovingly preserved and repainted. There’s also a remarkable number of museums, many of which have such narrow subject fields that they’re worthy of visiting for quirk value alone. If you’re interested in particular historic figures, there are museums devoted solely to Leonardo da Vinci, Johannes Kepler and Franz Kafka, while other highlights to browse through include medieval torture instruments, chocolate, toys, marionettes and ghosts.

January 18, 2012

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Sports in the Czech Republic

Tops of buildings in Old Town Square, Prague.

Like most nations, the Czech Republic loves sports. And like the rest of Europe, and most of the world, in fact, they love soccer (football in Europe). While the national team didn’t make it into this last World Cup, taking in games for free in Prague’s Old Town Square – where tournament games are broadcast on a giant screen and expatriates gather to cheer on their respective nationalities – is a positively riotous affair.

December 21, 2011

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Movie Night in Prague

The inside of the Lucerna Theater – photo courtesy of Eugenijus Barzdzius via Flickr

Prague is an excellent city for spending an affordable evening taking in the proverbial (and literal) dinner and a movie. The city has a profusion of reasonably priced eateries located near (or on the way to) technologically advanced and/or exceedingly atmospheric cinemas. The following combos come highly recommended.