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Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic
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Prague (Czech: Praha) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. The city's historic buildings and narrow, winding streets are testament to its centuries-old role as capital of the historic region of Bohemia. Prague lies on the banks of the beautiful, meandering Vltava River that reflects the city's golden spires and 9th century castle that dominates the skyline.
Old Town (Staré Město) – The nucleus of the right bank, the oldest part of Prague. Jewish Town (Josefov) – A small enclave within Old Town, the old Jewish ghetto.
Castle (Hradčany) – The immediate area around Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral. Lesser Town (Malá strana) – The part of the historical centre between the castle and the river, and the site of most governmental authorities, including the Czech Parliament.
Nové Město – The district adjacent to Old Town, established in the 14th century. Vyšehrad – The site of the old Vyšehrad castle south of the medieval Prague.
The remainder of the east side of the Vltava River beside the Old Town and New Town districts. Most of the sites listed therein are in the cadastral district of Žižkov, which roughly corresponds to Praha 3.
The remainder of the west side of the Vltava river beside the Lesser Town and Castle districts.
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The official city pass providing free public transport, a free ticket to ride on the vintage tram line 42 as well as free entry to various city attractions.
An unofficial pass available for 1, 2 or 3 days. Includes a bus city tour and a river cruise. Free entry to Prague Castle – St.Vitus Cathedral, Royal Palace, Golden Lane, St.George's Basilica. Free entry to Jewish Museum – synagogues and famous Old Jewish Cemetery (6 sites). In total, free entry to 50 attractions and discounts on over 30 attractions. Free guidebook with information about the attractions in 7 languages.
An unofficial pass providing free entry to various attractions in Prague within a 30 days period, various 25% discounts, sightseeing tours. Prague Castle – Old Royal Palace with Vladislav Hall, St. George‘s Basilica, Golden Lane with Daliborka Tower, St. Vitus Cathedral. The ticket is valid for 2 days from first entry. Jewish Museum in Prague – Maisel Synagogue, Spanish Synagogue, Pinkas Synagogue, Old Jewish Cemetery, Klausen Synagogue, Ceremonial Hall. The ticket is valid for 7 days from first entry.
If you are an art lover and you are staying in Prague for a longer time, a dárková vstupenka (gift ticket) for National Gallery may save you money. The ticket is valid for a year and is valid in all exhibitions (both permanent and non-permanent) of National Gallery. Number of visits is not limited. A gift ticket for one person costs 650 Kč, for two persons 1000 Kč. For 240 Kč you can have one-person ticket valid for two days in all "Old Art" exhibitions of National Gallery (Šternberk Palace, Schwarzenberg Palace, St. Anežka Convent), basic entry for these three galleries bought separately would cost you.
The most famous classical music festival in the Czech republic.
A weekend in October, during which many historic buildings are lighted by spectacular video-mappings and many light-and-sound installations are set up at different places in the city centre, Vinohrady and Karlín.
The 1-hour cruise includes a visit of Prague Venice river canal as well as wine tasting of local wines.
Pražská paroplavba
Offer one hour cruises, as well as cruises to the Zoo and full day cruises to Slapy water dam. If you have the time for a 3-hour dinner cruise, you will certainly enjoy viewing the city from the river, while savouring a great dinner.
Offers a wide range of regular and private cruises.
Combines cruising and jazz concerts.
The city's leading soccer team is SK Slavia Praha. They play in the First League, the top tier, and often qualify for European tournaments. They play at the 21,000 capacity Fortuna Arena, which is also the usual venue for international matches; it's 5 km southeast of the old city centre. The city's other First League sides are AC Sparta Prague (at Generali Arena, 1 km north of the centre) and Bohemians at Ďolíček stadium in Vršovice district. FK Dukla Prague (at Stadion Juliska in the northern suburb of Dejvice) play in the National League, the second tier.
With We Bike Prague team you can easily discover the city of Prague and the area around. Very good quality bike to rent for you self guided trip in the city and multidays trip through the countryside. We Bike Prague is also specialized in long distance bike trip. Good bikes, panniers and maps can be rented for your cycling holiday in the Czech Republic.
BIKO offers mountain bike, road bike and outdoor activities off the beaten track in Prague and in the Czech Republic. From easy to advanced. High end bike rental: touring bikes, hardtail and full suspension MTB, road bikes, e-MTB.
A free offer for the visitors of Prague: the Prague Tours Centre is offering free connection and charge up of your electric bikes and Segway PT. While connected, the devices are guarded by a supervisor and, in the meantime, you can take walk around Prague, visit a museum or your preferred restaurant. In the Prague Tours Centre the tourists have a possibility of depositing their bikes together with baggage which they do not want to carry or leave in the streets. The Prague Tours Centre also offers facilities for washing your bike or borrowing a complete bike repair kit for free.
Running Tours Prague
Activity for those into running who want to explore the city and stay fit. It shows runners of all abilities around the city's musts while on the run. A traveling runner introduces the best of the Prague to their running shoes and feels just like a local runner. It usually takes 50–120 mins and 7–13 km. Your running in Prague is 100 percent customizable as to date, time, pace and distance.
By train
Prague is well connected to the European EC train network. However, there is no Czech high speed rail. Usually the average speed is about 70 km/h, while the maximum train speed is 120–160 km/h.
By bus
Other, less frequently used bus stations are at Dejvická, Černý most, Zličín, Nádraží Holešovice and Roztyly.
By car
Prague has highway connections from five major directions. Unfortunately, the highway network in the Czech Republic is quite incomplete and some underused motorways are in poor condition.
On foot
Prague is renowned as a very walkable city.
By public transport
The public transport around Prague consists of three metro lines (, , ), over twenty tram lines (numbered 1–31 & 91–99 for night trams), trolleybuses (numbered 51–59), buses (3-digit numbers),…
By funicular
Every 10 minutes a funicular will resume running to the top of Petřín Hill on September 22, 2026. The funicular has three stops, one at the foot of the hill, one halfway and one at the top.
By taxi
There's little reason to use taxis for sightseeing – public transportation is often a better option.
By boat
You can travel down the famous Vltava River, which inspired writers and composers such as Smetana and Dvořák.
By bicycle
Prague is not a very bike-friendly city. Despite numerous bike paths and bike lanes, they start and end randomly without continuity, requiring you to enter general traffic with cars.
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