![]() ![]() On May 14, it will be 700 years since the birth of Charles IV, father of the country.Ĭurrency is the Czech crown but Euros are accepted. If near the opera house, eat at Cestr, which specialises in meat. Francouzska ( is in the Municipal House building and is an East European Art Deco meets Art Nouveau confection. Ask to see the wine cellars.įood is top-notch French. Top of anyone's list should be cosy and romantic U Maliru ( in Maltezske Square. There are 155 churches in Prague but they are vastly outnumbered by bars and restaurants. ![]() The theatre will close in July for two years of renovation ( There are also regular concerts at venues all over the city, particularly in the spectacular Mirror Chapel ( DINNER IS SERVED Expect to pay no more than £20-£30 to be in the stalls. Sip rather than down it in one.Ī night at the State National Opera is a joy -and a steal. Opt for local wines (surprisingly good dry rieslings) and pop into the tiny absinthe bar called Residence U Tri Bubnu. Even if you don't normally drink beer, you should here The Pilsner Urquell somehow tastes different, stronger, fresher - and certainly cheaper.īefore dinner, drop in at Tretter's, a contemporary bar near Old Town Square. But everything is back where it belongs, including two Canelettos of 18th century London and some astonishing original scores and manuscripts of Beethoven and Mozart.įor sure. Hardly, but make a point of spending a good hour at the mesmerising Lobkowicz Palace ( This privately owned palace tells the story of one of the richest families in the country, which twice had all its treasures confiscated. Pay to enter the Church of St Nicholas, a riot of High Baroque, where Mozart played the organ in 1787, and then keep going up the hill to Prague Castle and St Vitus Cathedral. Over the Charles Bridge and you're into the Mala Strana. Then take in the haunting Jewish District, the Municipal House and some of the tiny narrow streets that make you lose all sense of direction. Old Town Square (with its famous astronomical clock) is where you should start, admiring the Gothic spires of the Church of Our Lady and the rococo Goltz-Kinsky Palace (where Kafka studied). She's 86, and has lived through much of the country's extraordinary history. Ask Kirker Holidays (details below) if you can have Rosa. You must hire a guide who speaks good English. Service is impeccable and its Italian/Japanese restaurant, CottoCrudo, is one of the best in town. ![]() There are plenty of cheaper options than the Four Seasons ( but none is in a better position.īook a room with a view of Prague Castle and - below it - the haunting Charles Bridge, with its statues of 30 saints spanning the River Vltava. ![]()
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