Prague & the Czech Republic Travel Guide

Prague's maze of cobbled lanes and hidden courtyards, always beckoning you to explore a little further, is a paradise for the aimless wanderer. Just a few blocks away from the Old Town Square you can stumble across ancient chapels, unexpected gardens, cute cafes and old-fashioned bars with hardly a tourist in sight. One of the great joys of the city is its potential for exploration neighbourhoods such as Vinohrady and Bubene can reward the urban adventurer with countless memorable scenes, from the setting sun glinting off church domes, to the strains of Dvok wafting from an open window.

By Neil Wilson

How can you not love a city that has a pub with vinyl cushions on the wall above the gents' urinal, so you can rest your head while you 'go'? Where you can order a beer without speaking, simply by placing a beer mat on the table? And where the beer is probably the best in the world? But it's not just exquisite ale and a wonderfully relaxed drinking culture that keep bringing me back to Prague there's wit and weirdness in equal measure: a public fountain where two figures pee in a puddle, spelling out literary quotations; a 1950s nuclear bunker hidden beneath a city-centre hotel; and a cubist lamp post. Quirky doesn't even begin to describe it.