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Lonely Planet: The worlds leading travel guide publisher
Lonely Planet Prague & the Czech Republic is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Count statues on Charles Bridge, marvel at the Renaissance splendour of bohemian town Cesky Krumlov or explore Pragues Old Town; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Prague & the Czech Republic and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planets Prague & the Czech RepublicTravel Guide:
- Full-colour maps and images throughout
- Highlightsand itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
- Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
- Essential infoat your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
- Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
- Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, art, architecture, beer culture
- Free, convenient pull-outPrague map (included in print version), plus over 30 colour maps
- Covers Prague, Bohemia, Moravia and more
The Perfect Choice:Lonely Planet Prague & the Czech Republic, our most comprehensive guide to Prague & the Czech Republic, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled.
Looking for just the highlights of Prague? Check out Lonely Planets Pocket Prague, a handy-sized guide focused on the cant-miss sights for a quick trip.
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Prague & the Czech Republic
Since the fall of communism in 1989, the Czech Republic and its capital in particular has evolved into one of Europes most popular travel destinations.
Everyone who visits the Czech Republic starts with Prague, the cradle of Czech culture and one of Europes most fascinating cities. Prague offers a near-intact medieval core of Gothic architecture that can transport you back 500 years the 14th-century Charles Bridge, connecting two historic neighbourhoods across the Vltava River, with the castle ramparts and the spires of St Vitus Cathedral rising above, is one of the classic sights of world travel. But the city is not just about history; its a vital urban centre with a rich array of cultural offerings, and a newly emerging foodie scene.
The Czech Republic's location at the heart of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire has seen a long history of raiding tribes, conquering armies and triumphant dynasties. This turbulent past has left a legacy of hundreds of castles and chateaux everywhere you look there seems to be a many-turreted fortress perched above a town, or a romantic summer palace lazing peacefully amid manicured parkland. The number and variety of Czech castles is simply awe-inspiring everything from grim Gothic ruins clinging to a dizzy pinnacle of rock, to majestic, baroque mansions filled with the finest furniture that Europes artisans could provide.
The Czech Republic may be a modern, forward-thinking nation riding into the future on the back of the EU and NATO, but it is also a country rich in tradition. This is most apparent in South Bohemia and Moravia, where a still-thriving folk culture sparks into life during the summer festival season. During this time, communities from esk Krumlov to Tel to Mikulov don traditional garb, pick up their musical instruments and wine glasses and sing and dance themselves silly, animating ancient traditions in one of the best examples of living history in the Czech Republic.
The best beer in the world just got better. Since the invention of Pilsner Urquell in 1842, the Czechs have been famous for producing some of the world's finest brews. But the internationally famous brand names Urquell, Staropramen and Budvar have been equalled, and even surpassed, by a bunch of regional Czech beers and microbreweries that are catering to a renewed interest in traditional brewing. Never before have Czech pubs offered such a wide range of ales names you'll now have to get your head around include Kout na umav, Svijansk Ryt and Velkopopovick Kozel.
By Neil Wilson, Writer
Well, there's the beer. Not only did the Czechs invent the best beer in the world, they've been reinventing it over the last decade with a wave of innovative new microbreweries. And the history. If you want to learn about European history, you'll find it all here compressed into an easily digested package from Good King Wenceslas and the Defenestration of Prague to the Habsburg empire, two world wars, the Cold War and the Velvet Revolution. Then there's cubist architecture, weird art and the Czechs' deliciously dark sense of humour. And did I mention the beer?
Whether you visit alone in the early morning mist or shoulder your way through the afternoon crowds, crossing is the quintessential Prague experience. Built in 1357, its 16 elegant arches withstood wheeled traffic for 500-odd years thanks, legend claims, to eggs mixed into the mortar until it was made pedestrian-only after WWII. By day, the famous baroque statues stare down with stony indifference on a fascinating parade of buskers, jazz bands and postcard sellers; at dawn, they regain something of the mystery and magic their creators sought to capture.
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