Trip IdeasFodor's Prague, 3rd Edition
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About This Book
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Prague!
•Updated frequently, Fodor’s Prague provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s Prague features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor's Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Prague.
•Experience Prague like a local! Fodor’s Prague includes choices for every traveler, from strolling past the cottages of Golden Lane and watching a black light theater performance to take the waters at a famous spa town, and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Prague!
•Updated frequently, Fodor’s Prague provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s Prague features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor's Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Prague.
•Experience Prague like a local! Fodor’s Prague includes choices for every traveler, from strolling past the cottages of Golden Lane and watching a black light theater performance to take the waters at a famous spa town, and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
About This Book ............ 6
When to Go ............ 7
What’s Where ............ 10
Quintessential Prague ............ 14
If You Like ............ 16
Great Itineraries ............ 18
On the Calendar ............ 20
Chapter 1: Exploring Prague ............ 25
Staré Mesto (Old Town) ............ 27
Josefov (Jewish Quarter) ............ 38
Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter) ............ 41
Hradcany (Castle Area) ............ 50
Pražský Hrad (Prague Castle) ............ 53
Nové Mesto (New Town) & Vyšehrad ............ 61
Vinohrady ............ 67
Letná & Holešovice ............ 69
Troja ............ 70
Žižkov ............ 71
Chapter 2: Where to Eat ............ 73
Best Bets for Prague Dining ............ 76
Staré Mesto (Old Town) ............ 77
Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter) ............ 86
Hradcany ............ 88
Nové Mesto (New Town) & Vyšehrad ............ 89
Vinohrady ............ 92
Dejvice ............ 94
Žižkov ............ 94
Cafés ............ 95
Chapter 3: Where to Stay ............ 97
Best Bets for Prague Lodging ............ 99
Staré Mesto (Old Town) ............ 100
Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter) ............ 108
Hradcany ............ 111
Nové Mesto (New Town) ............ 112
Vinohrady ............ 116
Smíchov ............ 117
Žižkov ............ 118
Eastern Suburbs ............ 119
Western Suburbs ............ 120
Chapter 4: Nightlife & the Arts ............ 121
Nightlife ............ 123
Late-Night Bites ............ 135
Performing Arts ............ 136
Chapter 5: Shopping ............ 151
Major Shopping Districts ............ 153
Street Markets ............ 153
Specialty Stores ............ 158
Shopping Malls ............ 171
Department Stores ............ 172
Chapter 6: Day Trips from Prague ............ 173
Kutná Hora ............ 175
Karlštejn ............ 181
Krivoklát ............ 183
Ceský Šternberk ............ 185
Konopište ............ 187
Lidice ............ 188
Terezín ............ 190
Melník ............ 193
Orlík ............ 194
Chapter 7: Southern Bohemia ............ 219
Ceský Krumlov ............ 199
Tábor ............ 206
Písek ............ 208
Trebon ............ 210
Jindrichuv Hradec ............ 212
Hluboká nad Vltavou ............ 215
Ceské Budejovice ............ 215
Chapter 8: Western Bohemia ............ 219
Karlovy Vary ............ 222
Cheb ............ 230
Františkovy Lázne ............ 233
Mariánské Lázne ............ 235
Plzen ............ 239
Chapter 9: Moravia ............ 245
Trebíc............ 247
Telc ............ 249
Mikulov ............ 251
Valtice ............ 253
Brno ............ 254
Kromeríž ............ 263
Moravský Kras ............ 264
Olomouc ............ 266
Understanding Prague ............ 271
A Short History of the Czech Republic ............ 272
The Czechs & Their Beer ............ 277
Books & Movies ............ 279
Czech Vocabulary ............ 282
Prague Essentials ............ 287
Getting Started ............ 288
Booking Your Trip ............ 291
Transportation ............ 297
On The Ground ............ 302
Index ............ 315
About Our Writers ............ 320
Maps
Prague Overview ............ 8—9
Czech Republic ............ 13
What to See in Central Prague ............ 28—29
Prague Castle (Pražský hrad) ............ 54
Where to Eat in Central Prague ............ 80—81
Where to Stay in Central Prague ............ 102—103
Prague Nightlife ............ 124—125
Prague Performing Arts ............ 138—139
Prague Shopping ............ 154—155
Day Trips from Prague ............ 177
Kutná Hora ............ 178
Southern Bohemia ............ 199
Ceský Krumlov ............ 202
Western Bohemia ............ 221
Karlovy Vary ............ 224
Moravia ............ 247
Brno ............ 256
When to Go ............ 7
What’s Where ............ 10
Quintessential Prague ............ 14
If You Like ............ 16
Great Itineraries ............ 18
On the Calendar ............ 20
Chapter 1: Exploring Prague ............ 25
Staré Mesto (Old Town) ............ 27
Josefov (Jewish Quarter) ............ 38
Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter) ............ 41
Hradcany (Castle Area) ............ 50
Pražský Hrad (Prague Castle) ............ 53
Nové Mesto (New Town) & Vyšehrad ............ 61
Vinohrady ............ 67
Letná & Holešovice ............ 69
Troja ............ 70
Žižkov ............ 71
Chapter 2: Where to Eat ............ 73
Best Bets for Prague Dining ............ 76
Staré Mesto (Old Town) ............ 77
Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter) ............ 86
Hradcany ............ 88
Nové Mesto (New Town) & Vyšehrad ............ 89
Vinohrady ............ 92
Dejvice ............ 94
Žižkov ............ 94
Cafés ............ 95
Chapter 3: Where to Stay ............ 97
Best Bets for Prague Lodging ............ 99
Staré Mesto (Old Town) ............ 100
Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter) ............ 108
Hradcany ............ 111
Nové Mesto (New Town) ............ 112
Vinohrady ............ 116
Smíchov ............ 117
Žižkov ............ 118
Eastern Suburbs ............ 119
Western Suburbs ............ 120
Chapter 4: Nightlife & the Arts ............ 121
Nightlife ............ 123
Late-Night Bites ............ 135
Performing Arts ............ 136
Chapter 5: Shopping ............ 151
Major Shopping Districts ............ 153
Street Markets ............ 153
Specialty Stores ............ 158
Shopping Malls ............ 171
Department Stores ............ 172
Chapter 6: Day Trips from Prague ............ 173
Kutná Hora ............ 175
Karlštejn ............ 181
Krivoklát ............ 183
Ceský Šternberk ............ 185
Konopište ............ 187
Lidice ............ 188
Terezín ............ 190
Melník ............ 193
Orlík ............ 194
Chapter 7: Southern Bohemia ............ 219
Ceský Krumlov ............ 199
Tábor ............ 206
Písek ............ 208
Trebon ............ 210
Jindrichuv Hradec ............ 212
Hluboká nad Vltavou ............ 215
Ceské Budejovice ............ 215
Chapter 8: Western Bohemia ............ 219
Karlovy Vary ............ 222
Cheb ............ 230
Františkovy Lázne ............ 233
Mariánské Lázne ............ 235
Plzen ............ 239
Chapter 9: Moravia ............ 245
Trebíc............ 247
Telc ............ 249
Mikulov ............ 251
Valtice ............ 253
Brno ............ 254
Kromeríž ............ 263
Moravský Kras ............ 264
Olomouc ............ 266
Understanding Prague ............ 271
A Short History of the Czech Republic ............ 272
The Czechs & Their Beer ............ 277
Books & Movies ............ 279
Czech Vocabulary ............ 282
Prague Essentials ............ 287
Getting Started ............ 288
Booking Your Trip ............ 291
Transportation ............ 297
On The Ground ............ 302
Index ............ 315
About Our Writers ............ 320
Maps
Prague Overview ............ 8—9
Czech Republic ............ 13
What to See in Central Prague ............ 28—29
Prague Castle (Pražský hrad) ............ 54
Where to Eat in Central Prague ............ 80—81
Where to Stay in Central Prague ............ 102—103
Prague Nightlife ............ 124—125
Prague Performing Arts ............ 138—139
Prague Shopping ............ 154—155
Day Trips from Prague ............ 177
Kutná Hora ............ 178
Southern Bohemia ............ 199
Ceský Krumlov ............ 202
Western Bohemia ............ 221
Karlovy Vary ............ 224
Moravia ............ 247
Brno ............ 256
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