If you are planning to come to Prague with children there are many places which allow them to enjoy the great architecture or just walking in the Old Prague Town just as much as yourselves. The Czech attitude to kids is generally very positive, here are some tips.

- Rent a rowing boat on the Vltava River
- Stromovka Park and ZOO
- Petrin Hill (have a picnic lunch, enjoy the wonderful views, Mirror Maze , botanic gardens and see mini Eiffel tower)
- See some children's theatre (Puppet Show)
- Museum of miniature (displaying miracles of miniatures)
- Toy Museum
- National Technical Museum (old trains, planes .. )
- Prague Planetarium
- Prague Parks
- Movies / Cinema
- Sea World
- Detsky Ostrov (enclosed playground on a small island just off the Malá Strana side of the Vltava River)

Puppet Show Tip: There is a puppet theatre that has daily shows for children but all performances are in Czech - Puppet Theatre Jiskra, Klapkova 26, Prague 8 (take tram number 10, 14, 17, 24, or 5 and get off at Ke Stírce). There is also the famous Spejbl and Hurvínek Theatre (Divadlo Spejbla a Hurvínka) - see more at www.spejbl-hurvinek.cz

Other Recommended Theatres are:
Don Giovanni Marionette Opera
Kinsky Palace, Old Town, t. 224 216 365
National Marionette Theatre
Žatecká 1, Josefov t. 224 901 448

Go a pedal boating Tip: The Vltava River is the perfect place to spend an hour or two pedals boating with kids, if the weather is nice. We had a great time, pedalling under each bridge, and exploring the river. You can rent pedal boats at the Charles Bridge, Manesuv Bridge and Zoffin Island (on the Old Town side, also called Slovansky Island).

Vystaviste Exhibition Grounds
The widespread Exhibition Grounds have a traditional fun-fair, the Seaworld aquarium, a swimming pool and a planetarium that presents several shows daily. Location: Výstaviště, Holešovice, Praha 7, phone: 220 103 111

Prague Zoo
The Prague Zoo is located in the picturesque environment of the Troja basin. Its diverse terrain makes it possible to walk through both shady groves and open, grassy plains. There are an ever-growing number of exhibition lots that blend with the natural landscape. To make your trip to the zoo more pleasant, a popular series of informative feedings and training exercises has been prepared for weekends, along with many other interesting programmes. Not forget to mention that Zoo was renovated since the floods of 2002.

Open daily March 9.00-17.00, April + May + September + November 9.00-18.00, June + July + August 9.00-19.00, November, December, January, February 9.00-16.00

Location: U Trojskeho zamku 3/120, Prague 7,
Tel.: +420 296 112 111
www.zoopraha.cz