Value added tax
by Honeysuckle_de
A lot of european tourists don't realize that they can get the VAT (22 %) back when they travel back to the European Union. If you shop for more than 1.000 crowns at any shop they can give you a tax-free voucher.
Important: You have to get it stamped by a someone from customs when you are at the border! You can then get the money back either right at the border or have it send to you by bank-transfer. Getting all that money back :-)
Tourist Information building
by Imbi
When you go to Vaclavske Nam, you will find so many beautiful things which make Prague wonderful, even the Tourist Information building in Vaclavske Nam is so beautiful that I had to stop and took a photo of it.
You can get all the information from here about travel, accommodation, theatre tickets etc etc.
WHERE TO STAY IN PRAGUE - Praha 1 & 2
by karaboo
Prague 1: Prague 1 includes the central business district and the main historical areas of Mala Strana and Stare Mesto. The selection of shops, pubs and theatres is excellent, and the district is served by all three metro lines and many of the main tram routes. Residential accommodation includes property in a range of different styles from baroque villas to post-modernist penthouses. Space is expensive and difficult to find, however. The historical areas, particularly Mala Strana, are amongst the most sought-after in the whole city. A little further out of the historical centre lies Nove Mesto (New Town), built by King Charles IV. in the 14th century. Here is for example the famous Wenceslas Square with the National Museum. This area is actually more convenient for public transport. Overall, the rents are comparable to those of other European capitals.
Prague 2: Prague 2 is a good quality residential area not far from the centre. Vinohrady in particular has always been the residential area and is also today very popular: this area has relatively good air quality because of its altitude. Except of the main thoroughfares, which are quite noisy, the side streets are surprisingly quiet. Most of Vinohrady is located about fifteen minutes' walk from the city centre. The district includes two very pleasant parks (Riegrovy Sady, Havlickovy Sady) and the botanical gardens a little further south. Public transport is good, and includes both tram lines and the metro station Namesti Miru (on the A line) and I.P. Pavlova (on the B line).
Don't get lost!
by xxgirasolexx
Don't lose your way in the mirror labyrinth! This is a maze created of trick mirrors to distort your body in all sorts of ways. There is also Petrin Lookout Tower which seems almost like the Eiffel Tower of Paris.
Palais Sternberk / National Picture Gallery
by german_eagle
The National Gallery, hosted in Sternberk Palace, is the most important picture gallery in the Czech Republic. Works of famous painters are to find here, but I personally was not very thrilled. I found the condition that the building is in quite depressing and I also thought I had seen more beautiful pictures before, and quite often.
It's IMO not a highlight of Prague, but if you're interested in works of old masters, then go and have a look.
Opening hours: Tue - Sun 10 am - 6 pm
Admission fee was quite steep for what they show, don't exactly recall how much.
Location is on Hradcany square, at the end of a small alley left of the Archbishop's Palace.