”Mother Prague has clutches” Franz Kafka wrote nearly one hundred years ago. And it is just as true today. Anyone who has once wandered around the cobbled streets and Gothic alleyways and seen the moon hover behind the towers and pinnacles of Europe’s most beautiful capital will come back.

After the ’Velvet Revolution’ in 1989, Prague has been an international metropolis with all the...

The Old Town market place with its pastel-coloured baroque houses and cathedral is one of Europe’s...

This art nouveau palace was erected after the right-wing revolution which during the second half of...

One of the oldest synagogues in Europe. This is where Rabbi Löw, who created Golem, the clay figure...

The whole of Prague Castle, the area which lies on a hill overlooking the city, is a must for the...

It was built in 1357 by Charles IV and up to the 19th century it remained the only bridge...

This handsome functional building from the 1920’s is where trade fairs used to be held until 1951....

On the Prague restaurant scene many international cuisines have been introduced, but the Central...

The luxury restaurant Alchymist provides a kitsch variant of Prague’s history. Blood-red curtains,...

The best Czech food in Old Town. Thick soups, grilled meat and fish (between 100-350kč) are topped...

Cantina serves very good Mexican food at reasonable prices (chicken fajita for 210kč) and stocks a...

An example of a cuisine that is a little more ”nouveau czeque”. Classic dishes with a twist – such...

A chef from the Sarah Bernhardt restaurant at Hotel Paris opens his own restaurant in Vinohrady....

”Little Buddha” is Prague’s best value restaurant, particularly bearing in mind its situation just...

Prague has always been a good town for cafés. Around the turn of the last century this meant large...

Of all Prague’s old, traditional cafés, Slavia is the most well-known. This is where members of the...

Franz Kafka’s and Albert Einstein’s favourite café also housed Prague’s first billiard hall.

On the heavily tree-lined Prague Street stands the city’s cosiest café – a Prague café with a...

Prague has a lively nightlife and anyone who wants to, can dance at the night clubs until dawn....

The night club, restaurant and cocktail bar known as Radost (joy) FX flies in internationally...

A Prague institution in Žižkov, the part of town known as Prague’s Bronx. The brightly coloured...

Prague is rightly famous for its jazz, and offers bands which play everything from bebop to big...

A cosy Czech beer hall with a history going back to the 1800’s when it served as a meeting place...

In an elegant, traditional basement lies this bar which has been picked as one of the world’s best...

If you want to shop for uniquely Czech products in Prague you should visit the small boutiques...

Most hotels in Prague have been advertising their room prices in Euros since joining the EU.

This is where visiting dignitaries and international rock stars stay. Besides its luxury standard...

This neo-Gothic building with its distinct art nouveau features was built in 1904 and is one of...

This hotel with turn-of-the-century décor lies in Vyšehrad, two underground stations from the city...

On an attractive back lane in Vinohrady lies this unpretentious small hotel offering both...

Ruzyne Airport lies 20 kilometres to the northwest of the city centre. Taxis charge a fixed price...

The underground, buses and railway operates daily from 4am to 12.15am (night service every 30...

For foreigners a taxi journey in Prague often turns out to be an expensive treat. If you want to...

The Main Post Office is located at Jindřišká 14, Praha 1 and is open every day between 02.00-24.00.

A pharmacy which is available around the clock can be found by calling: +420 224 946 982.

If you a need dentist in an emergency, call +420 224 94 69 81

Country code: +420 Area code: there is none; it is already included in every local telephone...

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