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Prague Castle   Prague

Prague Castle, Prague

 41 Reviews  The Schwarzenberg Palace is a 16th century renaissance structure housing a museum with baroque bohemian art. The exterior is a painted façade with etched sgraffito patterns to simulate cut stone. The... 

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Castles   Brno

Castles, Brno

 5 Reviews  I place this picture here so that you got the impression how much energy you need to spare to get to the Spilberk Castle from the centre of the town. In front there is the Faculty of Medicine and when... 

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Charles Bridge   Prague

Charles Bridge, Prague

 61 Reviews  This may be stating the obvious, but if you visit the bridge in the middle of the day, you'll be sharing its beauty with lots of other people. The bridge is less crowded & just as beautiful after dark... 

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Beer & Breweries   Brno

Beer & Breweries, Brno

 2 Reviews  After the Cathedral and the bones in the crypt, and Spilberk Castle, you must visit the Cerna Hora pub a stone's throw from the railway station and try the beers! Cerna Hora itself is to the north of... 

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Old-Town Square   Prague

Old-Town Square, Prague

 44 Reviews  Prague has one of the most beautiful town squares in all of Europe. The Old Town Square or Staromestské nám is simply gorgeous and is the cities main draw. In fact I hate to say this but I felt that... 

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Churches & Monasteries   Brno

Churches & Monasteries, Brno

 5 Reviews  The Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul is located in the center of Brno on the top of Petrov hill. People say that it is located on the presumed site of the former Brno castle. Originally, the church has... 

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Old-Town Hall & Astronomical Clock   Prague

Old-Town Hall & Astronomical Clock, Prague

 36 Reviews  One of the main attraction of the old town is this clock. It is composed by an astronomical dial, representing the position of the sun and the moon in the sky; by a calendar dial; added in 1870 and by... 

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Tourist info   Brno

Tourist info, Brno

 3 Reviews  Man has lived in the Brno basin since prehistoric times, and there was a settlement on the site of today's city at the time of the Great Moravian Empire. In around 1000 a settlement was established on... 

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Wenceslas Square   Prague

Wenceslas Square, Prague

 16 Reviews  To the side of the National Museum is the old Czech federal parliament building which at the moment houses Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, they broadcast into the Middle East and Afghanistan and... 

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Square's & Markets   Brno

Square's & Markets, Brno

 3 Reviews  A very nice historical building of the Faculty of Medicine (Masaryk University) is on this square opposite the Faculty of Music. You cant see the nice part of the building because I took the photo... 

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St. Vitus Cathedral   Prague

St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague

 25 Reviews  It is the most beautiful cathedral in the Czech republic. It means a lot for Czechs and for our history. The first stone put czech king Charles IV. in 1344 and the main architect was Matyas from... 

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Jewish Cemetery   Prague

Jewish Cemetery, Prague

 8 Reviews  The Jewish Museum is actually collections of museums and monuments dedicated to inhabitants of Pragues old Jewish Quarter. They include the famed Jewish Cementery, several centuries old synagogues and... 

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National Theatre   Prague

National Theatre, Prague

 4 Reviews  A neo-renassance building erected in 1868-1881 as a result of a vast national collection. Reopened in 1883 after a fire. The outside and inside decoration was completed by the artists of the National... 

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Taxi Drivers   Prague

Taxi Drivers, Prague

 6 Reviews  Not favorite at all!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hi, I'm natrive Czech and still have to write this. I would recommend you not to use SEDOP taxi company in Prague. Most of their drivers charge much more and even if... 

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Krizik's fountain   Prague

Krizik's fountain, Prague

 2 Reviews  If the thought of water jets and lasers spraying and pulsing to music intrigues you, have a look at this summertime attraction. As music blares, water spurts from dozens of jets scattered around a... 

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Useful phone numbers

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The most common European emergency number 112 (following Directive 2002/22/EC: Universal Service Directive) and also standard on GSM mobile phones. 112 is used in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom in addition to their other emergency numbers.Here are some useful phone numbers that you might need while in Czech Republic:Police: 158Ambulance: 155Fire: 150Municipal police: 156

Outside Prague - do not miss

by svobodva

I suppose you will pass Ostrava, one of the biggest towns, former centre of heavy industry. It is said to have changed very much, so maybe you would find nice places there. Another big town in Moravia - definitely worth seeing is Olomouc (historical sights). Of course on the way from Moravia to Prague, there are many places where you could enjoy a break - Hradec Kralove, Pardubice, Podebrady... Usually accommodation and services outside Prague are much cheaper.Enjoy your visit of the Czech Rep.--- Eva

Avoiding Prague

by Drugness

Thanks for the reply.I've been to Prague before so thats why i'm leaving it off the itinerary this time.Any thoughts on the other places? I've read that an evening would be enough in Telc. What do you think?I'm just keen to get from one to the other by train if possible. Is this possible with Karlovy Vary? Would i be better off maybe going to Dresden and then going from there to KV? Then on to Cesky Krumlov... and then east. Sounds like a good plan actually :)

Get out of Prague to Cesky Krumlov

by laughingnomad

I definitely recommend getting out of Prague to get some peace in this medieval town. Cesky Krumlov is in the mountains in southwest Czech Republic where my husband and I spent a couple days in a lovely pension owned by a charming old German man and his wife who served us breakfast in their backyard each morning. Unfortunately I didn't record the name of the pension but I suspect it is in the Lonely Planet travel book because we always carry LP when traveling. Cesky was hosting a three day Czech jazz festival at the time we went and I suspect there is always something going on. Cesky is very small and It is lovely to just wander the cobbled streets and look out over the countryside. Small medieval town with cobbled streets.

Telephone numbers

by swetluska

International dialling code for CZ is +420 (or 00 420). This must be dialed always when calling from abroad or when calling from non-czech mobile.All national numbers have 9 digits. Your friend's nr. is 123 456 789. When calling from czech mobile or phone, you dial 123 456 789. When calling from another mobile or from abroad, you dial +420 123 456 789 or 00 420 123 456 789). We have 3 mobile operators in CZ: Vodafone, O2 and T-mobile. You can buy pre-paid SIM cards from all of those three.Public phone-boxes are also available. Some of them take coins, some of them pre-paid cards (these are most common. Cards you can buy in every post and most news-stands) and some of them both.

Czech climate and weather

by swetluska

The climate differs among the various regions of CZ, depending on the height above sea level. Various height levels of the sun during the year cause the changing of the seasons, differentiated from each other mainly by the development of temperatures. Beginning of the year is characterized by a cold winter, usually with lots of snow, especially in moutains. Temperature is below zerro. After this comes spring, often with short rains, followed by a warm summer with temperatures around 25-30 degrees. Autumn is chilly, with quite warm September and foggy and rainy November.Weather forecast

The Land of Kings and Queens

by mbsimjam

In this country, sometimes it seems like you can't go 20 KM without running into anther castle, whether it be fully restored, or the ruins of a castle that ruled over the land in or even before the dark ages. If you have the chance and are on the road around the country, or staying somewhere near a castle, go check it out. The more you go to the better you understand the country and how it was built...because communism is only a one blade of grass in the field that is the history of this nation. Some of the more interesting or important castles would include:Karlstejn, Sternberk, Krivoklat, Hluboka, Cervena Lhota, Konopiste, Cesky Krumlov, Zvikov

Take a Walk Around Telc's Ponds

by Paul2001

After visiting the stunning historical town square in Telc, you should consider taking a walk around the three ponds that surround the Rennaisance town centre. These ponds are called Ulicky Pond, Staromestsky Pond and Stepnicky Pond. There are walks around each pond. You can get a map at the tourist office which will chart out the walks and give you explanations about the sites you can visit along the way. Along each route there are ancient churches, which I found to be closed to visitors, and beautiful views of Telc and the Chateau. Not many tourists take these walks, but I found them both relaxing and enjoyable. Interesting enough I probably would not have taken them had it not been a Monday when I visited Telc. The chateau, which I visited the next day, was closed and I had extra time on my hands.

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Guard Change Ceremony

by Tanechka

The guard changing ceremony is helding daily in Prajsky Grad from 5 a.m. till 23 p.m. Only in the afternoon this ceremony goes in a solemn way, when it is accompanied with the orchestra and has the president?s flag transmission. Crowds of people stay on Gradchanskaya square to follow how the guard change will happen near the main gate. History of the guard goes to 1918 when it was put to protect president Masaric and was abolished only during years of II World War. At the days I saw this ceremony the uniform of the guard was made under the drawings of Vatslav Gavel?s friend ? famous painter Teodor Pishtek. For those who wonder how this ceremony goes , you can visit site : www.iacp.dvo.ru/lab_11/oxxo/Velichko/praga05/slides/mov00989.html

The Town Square in Telc

by Paul2001

Telc's town square is one of the most splendid in Central Europe. So highly thought of, that it has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The brightly painted Renaissance era facades are certainly some of the most photographed buildings in the Czech Republic. These facades are actually the product of the town's misfortune. Telc dates from the 14th century when it was a feudal town with a castle surrounded by three ponds. It 1530 the town suffered a horrible fire and the town had to be rebuilt. The governor of Morovia arranged to have Italian masons travel to the town, hence the highly decorative style. As the economic fortunes of the town declined, there was little new building and Telc's town square remains pretty much as it did in the 16th century.

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Q:  Recently on a travelers documentry they shot a lot of footage of the town square and I noted many tables with large umbrella,s... 

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A: Likely just the restaurant using outdoor sidewalk space during the summer months. I remember having a nice meal at one of these places in Kutna Hora, as well as many... 

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