Funicular Railway to Petrin Hill is located just next to the tram stop Ujezd (trams 12, 22, 23) in Lesser Town. Railway runs daily from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. (11:20 p.m. from November to March) in 10-15 min. intervals and is operated by the public transport company. Funicular stopping …
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Prague Zoo
For nature and animals lovers, Prague Zoo is the perfect place to visit. The zoo is open all year round and 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 …
Read More »Kafka’s Prague
Even if you have never heard about Franz Kafka and have never read one of his books (novels The Trial, America and The Castle have been translated into several languages), you will surely notice his presence while visiting Prague. T-shirts, posters and mugs carrying the writer’s image are available at …
Read More »Toy Museum
Close to Golden Lane (at the courtyard of Burgrave’s House) is this nice little place with lots of antique trains, teddy bears and dolls, complete with English-language signs on most of them. There are not many things children are allowed to touch, but there are plenty of mysterious mechanical objects, such …
Read More »Lennon Wall
The Lennon Wall was an ordinary wall in Prague, but since John Lennon’s death Prague’s youth have covered it with John Lennon inspired graffiti and Beatles lyrics. From famous quotes like “give peace a chance” through to personal sentiments from the individuals living through this period, the wall was a …
Read More »Wallenstein Palace Gardens
Albrecht von Wallenstein, onetime owner of the house and gardens, began a meteoric military career in 1622 when the Austrian emperor Ferdinand II retained him to save the empire from the Swedes and Protestants during the Thirty Years’ War. Wallenstein, wealthy by marriage, offered to raise 20,000 men at his …
Read More »Lucerna Passage
This extensive, somewhat gloomy, Art Nouveau labyrinth under Lucerna Palace from 1920 is bordered by Wenceslas Square, Stepanska, V Jame and Vodickova. There are numerous shops, restaurants and a music club, as well as an upside-down copy of the famous St Wenceslas statue, by artist David Cerny, dangling outside Lucerna …
Read More »Prague Television Tower – Zizkov Tower
The Zizkov Television Tower is the new landmark of Prague, it was built between 1985 and 1992 and looms above the skyline of Prague on top of a hill in the district of Zizkov, from which it takes its name. The structure is of a very unconventional design: it consists …
Read More »Prague Castle Tickets
Ticket prices Admission Fee to Historical Premises of Prague Castle Entry to castle courtyards, gardens and to the nave of Cathedral of St Vitus is free. There are four types of tickets. Most expensive one is for 350 CZK (adult) or 520 CZK (family) allowing you see everything or just …
Read More »The Thun-Hohenstein Palace
This palace was built in 1721-26 by Giovanni Santini, originally for the Kolowrat family. Matthias Bernard Braun placed two gigantic eagles beside the entrance, symbols of the Kolowrat family. Above the entrance he put statues representing Jupiter and Junona. The staircase inside the palace was rebuilt in 1871 by Josef …
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