A typical Prague flat that is currently being offered for sale is located in a sparsely-populated area or a residential area on the outskirts of Prague, and is located 17 minutes by car from the centre and 33 minutes by public transport from the centre. The closest greenery is located …
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Prague’s Astronomical Clock will vanish from the Old Town Square at the beginning of 2018 for half a year, because of repairs
Prague’s astronomical clock will be functioning on Monday for the last time before its planned repair. The clock will be disassembled at around nine. “After the clock stops, we’ll need to mark each piece, write everything down and start the disassembly process. The clock is a very delicate machine, so …
Read More »Prague is fighting against unfavorable currency exchange offices. A police officer warns tourists about one of them
Taxis and exchange offices. Two services foreigners only rarely find kind words about after they return from a holiday in Prague. But while taxis are ripping customers off illegally, the exchange offices are offering unfavorable exchange rates or a high fee totally legally. On Wednesday, two Prague female police officers …
Read More »Prague gas lamps are lightened up by the probably tallest lamplighter in the world
Even though the lamplighter profession doesn’t exist anymore, we can still find some enthusiasts of gas lighting. In Prague, there lives probably the tallest lamplighter in the world. At 4 pm during the advent time, Jan Žákovec appears at Charles Bridge and then lights up the lamps the manually. Stature …
Read More »Young Czechs are moving to surroundings of the big cities
The ratio of yound people in the Czech population continuously declines. In 2001 the people, who were 29 years old and younger, account for 39,1 per cent of the population. 15 years later the ratio is only 31,6 percent. This corresponds to the loss of the number of citizens aged …
Read More »Underground station Nádraží Veleslavín will get escalators worth of 33 milion
In 2015, the new underground station Nadraží Veleslavín was opened, from where the passengers can get by bus to Václav Havel Airport. Opening was connected with huge surprise, as no exit had escalator. People had to carry heavy luggage to the stairs. Even porters didn’t solve the problem. Finally, the …
Read More »The Cheapest Tourist Metropolis in Europe? Yes, That Is Prague
Do you find Prague extremely overpriced? That is not the case. Prague is still one of the cheapest European metropolises in the tourist charts. When a Czech person goes for a walk around the Charles Bridge or the Old Town Square, he usually rolls his eyes at the prices, which …
Read More »People Keep Getting Lost in Prague and Brno
Foreigner, don’t come to Prague and Brno without a map and a guide book! Almost thirty years from the collapse of the border between the West and the East, directional signs are still mostly in Czech. Brno plans on changing that by the end of the year, Prague will hopefully …
Read More »Prague Will Test Electric Buses Charged by Trolley Lines; the Winter Will Put Them to the Test
Trolleys will return to Prague in their modern version, at least temporarily. As part of the testing of electric buses, the Public Transit Company wants to try charging them through trolley lines during operation, which could extend their operation time. A kilometer of trolley lines will be built in the …
Read More »Prague Limits Segway Use in the Streets Again; the Ban Spreads East
Tourists will not be allowed to roam even more streets of Prague on Segways. The council approved the expansion of the Segway-free zone on the east all the way up to Prague 10. The whole of Prague 2 will also be included. So far, Segways were not allowed in the …
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