Prague Travel Guide

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Full of fairy-tale vistas, Prague is beautiful in a way that makes even the most jaded traveler stop and snap pictures. The city is physically divided in two by the Vltava River (also sometimes known by its German name, the Moldau), which runs from south to north with a single sharp turn to the east. Originally, Prague was composed of five independent towns: Hradcany (the Castle Area), Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter), Staré Mesto (Old Town), Nové Mesto (New Town), and Josefov (Jewish Quarter), and these areas still make up the heart of Prague—what you think of when picturing its famed winding cobblestone streets and squares.

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Prague Hotels

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Prague Restaurants

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  • Prague & the Best of the Czech Republic Today

    "Golden Prague," "The City of a Hundred Spires," "The Heart of Europe": Prague goes by many names. But for its 1.2 million residents, the Czech... Read more

  • Top Attractions

    The nation's most-visited site draws more than 1.3 million people per year (even Barack Obama dropped by in 2010), and Czech history has been... Read more

  • Prague Itineraries

    Even jet lag can't dampen the allure of Prazský Hrad, so it is a perfect place to hit on your first day in the city. The castle's ancient... Read more

  • Prague Like a Local

    With Prague so full of foreign visitors, it can be a little hard to uncover what life for residents is like. So put the sightseeing on hold for... Read more

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    Mozart is a civic obsession, so you can't leave Prague without hearing his music. The obvious choice is to attend an opera at the opulent Estates... Read more

  • A Walk through Old Town's Greatest Hits

    There's a reason Old Town is congested with people practically every day of the week—it's stuffed with A-list attractions, surrounded with... Read more

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