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Day-by-day itineraries, what to eat, how the city actually works, and the places within a train ride that are worth the day.
1968 and 1989: Two Prague Springs
Eight months of reform ended by tanks, twenty years of enforced apathy, and eleven days in November that ended the whole thing without a shot fired.
Beer in Prague, and How to Order It
Czechs drink more beer per head than anyone on earth, the pilsner style was invented ninety kilometres away, and there is a right and a wrong way to ask for one.
Day Trips from Prague
A bone chapel, a spa town of colonnades, a castle Charles IV built to hold the crown jewels, and the ghetto the Nazis showed to the Red Cross. All within two hours.
Eating in Prague
Czech food is heavy, meat-forward and much better than its reputation when it is cooked properly. The problem is that most visitors only eat it where it is not.
How to Get Around Prague
One of the best public transport systems in Europe, three metro lines, trams that run all night, and a ticket you must validate before you board or the fine is instant.
How Much Does Prague Cost?
Cheap by western European standards and getting less so, with a two-tier pricing problem in the centre and one currency trick that catches almost everybody.
Prague Airport to the City
Seventeen kilometres, no rail link, and a public bus that costs about a euro and takes half an hour. There is very little reason to pay for anything else.
Two Days in Prague
The centre is small and the crowds are large, so the whole trick is timing. Here is a weekend arranged around being early rather than being fast.
Where to Stay in Prague
Staying in the Old Town puts you in the middle of the crowd rather than the city. Fifteen minutes out is cheaper, quieter and considerably more interesting.