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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Prague","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"A city that survived two world wars almost intact, with a castle complex bigger than any other on earth, an astronomical clock from 1410 and beer cheaper than water.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1303834","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1410 | The astronomical clock, still running\r\n70,000m\u00b2 | Prague Castle, the largest complex anywhere\r\n\u20ac2 | A half litre of beer, away from the centre","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A thousand years of architecture, barely bombed","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Prague came through the twentieth century with its centre largely intact, which is why you can walk from Romanesque cellars through Gothic, Renaissance, baroque, art nouveau and cubist buildings in half an hour. It is the only city with a genuine cubist architectural quarter.\r\n\r\nThe castle is the largest ancient castle complex in the world at seven hectares, and it is a working seat of government rather than a museum.\r\n\r\nThe volume of visitors is the trade-off. The Old Town Square and Charles Bridge are close to unwalkable from mid-morning, and the centre has a thriving industry of currency exchange scams, taxi overcharging and inflated bar bills.\r\n\r\nThe fix is straightforward: be at the bridge at seven, drink in \u017di\u017ekov or Vinohrady rather than the square, and use the trams.\r\n\r\nThree or four days.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | Bus 119 to metro, about \u20ac1.50 total, 35 minutes\r\nGetting around | Metro, trams and buses on one ticket. 24 hours about \u20ac5.50\r\nCurrency | Czech koruna, not the euro. Around 25 to the euro\r\nExchange | Never change money on the street. Use a bank or a reputable office\r\nBeer | Cheaper than water in many pubs, and that is not a figure of speech\r\nTap water | Safe to drink","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The centre is walkable and crowded. The residential districts are ten minutes away by tram and half the price.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Old Town | First-timers | Star\u00e9 M\u011bsto: the square, the clock, the bridge and the crowds. Central, expensive and noisy at night. | 50.0870 | 14.4210 | Old Town Square | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/czech-republic\/prague\/d\/old-town-square\/\nJosefov | History and quiet | The former Jewish quarter between the square and the river, with the synagogues and cemetery, and calmer streets. | 50.0900 | 14.4180 | Josefov | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/czech-republic\/prague\/d\/josefov\/\nMal\u00e1 Strana | Atmosphere | Below the castle across the river: baroque palaces, gardens, steep lanes and the prettiest streets in the city. | 50.0880 | 14.4040 | Prague Castle | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/czech-republic\/prague\/d\/prague-castle\/\nVinohrady | Food and living well | East of the centre: tree-lined streets, the best restaurants and bars, and a ten-minute tram in. | 50.0760 | 14.4450 |  | \n\u017di\u017ekov | Nightlife and value | The old working-class district with more pubs per head than anywhere in the country, and the cheapest beds. | 50.0870 | 14.4500 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Prague","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Cross Charles Bridge at seven in the morning. It is the difference between a medieval bridge lined with baroque statues and a market stall crush, and it costs nothing but an alarm.\r\n\r\nPrague Castle is a complex rather than a building \u2014 St Vitus Cathedral, the old royal palace, the Golden Lane \u2014 and the grounds are free to walk with tickets for the interiors from about \u20ac10. Go in the late afternoon when the tour groups have gone.\r\n\r\nThe astronomical clock in the Old Town Square has run since 1410 and does its apostle procession hourly. It is brief and anticlimactic, and the tower above it has the best view of the square.\r\n\r\nVy\u0161ehrad, the other castle on a cliff south of the centre, is free, quiet, and has the cemetery where Dvo\u0159\u00e1k and Mucha are buried.\r\n\r\nThe Museum of Communism and the Cold War bunker tours cover the forty years the guidebooks skim.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Charles Bridge at 07:00 | Free, and a completely different bridge\r\nPrague Castle | Grounds free, interiors from about \u20ac10. Late afternoon\r\nVy\u0161ehrad | The other castle. Free, quiet, with the national cemetery\r\nThe clock | Runs since 1410. The show is brief; the tower view is the point","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Prague","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Prague","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Charles Bridge, the Old Town Square and the castle grounds are all free, and all better early or late.\r\n\r\nVy\u0161ehrad is free entirely, including the ramparts and the cemetery.\r\n\r\nPet\u0159\u00edn hill has gardens, a mirror maze and a small Eiffel Tower \u2014 the funicular costs a transport ticket and the walk up is free, with the best view over the city.\r\n\r\nThe Lennon Wall, the Kampa island park and the Vltava embankments cost nothing, and the N\u00e1plavka riverside farmers' market on Saturdays is free to wander.\r\n\r\nLetn\u00e1 park above the river has the beer garden with the view that locals actually use.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Vy\u0161ehrad | Free castle, ramparts and the national cemetery\r\nPet\u0159\u00edn hill | Walk up for free. The best view in the city\r\nLetn\u00e1 beer garden | Where locals drink, above the river\r\nN\u00e1plavka market | Saturdays on the embankment","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Prague","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Prague","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Czech beer is the point and it is taken seriously. A half litre of Pilsner Urquell or Kozel is \u20ac1.80 to \u20ac2.50 in a neighbourhood pub and \u20ac4 to \u20ac6 on the Old Town Square. Tank beer, unpasteurised and delivered by tanker, is worth seeking out.\r\n\r\nFood is heavy and good: sv\u00ed\u010dkov\u00e1, beef in cream sauce with dumplings; goulash; roast pork with sauerkraut. A pub main is \u20ac7 to \u20ac12 outside the centre.\r\n\r\nTrdeln\u00edk, the sugared chimney cake sold everywhere in the old town, is not Czech and locals find its ubiquity funny.\r\n\r\nLunch menus at \u20ac5 to \u20ac8 are how the country eats on weekdays, and Vinohrady and Karl\u00edn have the modern restaurant scene.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Beer | \u20ac1.80\u20132.50 in a neighbourhood pub, \u20ac4\u20136 on the square\r\nTank beer | Unpasteurised, delivered by tanker. Worth finding\r\nWeekday lunch menus | \u20ac5\u20138, and how the country eats\r\nTrdeln\u00edk | Not Czech. Locals find the tourist obsession funny","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Prague","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Prague","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"\u017di\u017ekov claims more pubs per head than anywhere in the country and is the place to test it \u2014 scruffy, cheap and entirely local. Vinohrady has the better cocktail bars and a large expat and gay scene.\r\n\r\nThe centre has the stag-party economy, and the strip clubs, Thai massage fronts and promoters on Wenceslas Square are part of it. Bars there charge several times the normal price.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac1.80 to \u20ac2.50 in a normal pub. If you are paying \u20ac6, you are in a tourist bar.\r\n\r\nBeer gardens \u2014 Letn\u00e1, Riegrovy sady \u2014 are the summer institution, with plastic cups, a view and no pretension.\r\n\r\nClubs run late and Cross Club in Hole\u0161ovice, built entirely from welded scrap, is worth seeing whatever is playing.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"\u017di\u017ekov | More pubs per head than anywhere in the country\r\nBeer gardens | Letn\u00e1 and Riegrovy sady, all summer\r\nAvoid the centre | Tourist bars charge three times the normal price\r\nCross Club | Built from welded scrap. Worth seeing regardless","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Prague","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Prague","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The transport is excellent and cheap: metro, trams and buses on one ticket, with 30 minutes about \u20ac1.20, 24 hours \u20ac5.50 and 72 hours \u20ac13. Validate on first use \u2014 inspectors are plain-clothed and the fine is around \u20ac40.\r\n\r\nTram 22 runs from the centre up past the castle and is the sightseeing route at a normal fare.\r\n\r\nFrom the airport, bus 119 connects to metro line A for about \u20ac1.50 total in 35 minutes.\r\n\r\nTaxis have a long history of overcharging; use Bolt or Uber, both of which work well.\r\n\r\nTrains reach Vienna in four hours, Berlin in four and Brno in two and a half, all cheaply and comfortably.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"24-hour ticket | About \u20ac5.50 for everything\r\nValidate on first use | Plain-clothed inspectors, fines around \u20ac40\r\nTram 22 | The sightseeing route, at a normal fare\r\nUse Bolt or Uber | Street taxis have a long overcharging history","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Prague","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Prague costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Cheap if you leave the centre and expensive if you do not. Dorms are \u20ac15 to \u20ac35, a pub meal \u20ac7 to \u20ac12, and a beer \u20ac1.80 to \u20ac2.50 in a normal pub.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac40 to \u20ac70.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the koruna, not the euro, at roughly 25 to one. Never change money on the street \u2014 the exchange scam is the city's oldest, with people offering good rates and handing over obsolete Belarusian or Hungarian notes. Use a bank or a well-reviewed exchange office and always ask for the exact amount you will receive before handing anything over.\r\n\r\nPaying by card is normal everywhere.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac15\u201335\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac40\u201370\r\nNever change on the street | The oldest scam here, and still running\r\nAsk the exact amount first | Before handing over any cash at an exchange","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Prague","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Prague","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Prague is a very safe city for violent crime and a busy one for scams.\r\n\r\nThe main ones: street currency exchange, taxi overcharging, bars on Wenceslas Square with unlisted prices, and restaurants near the square adding service and cover charges without saying so. Ask prices before ordering, check bills, and never change money with someone who approaches you.\r\n\r\nPickpocketing is common on tram 22, the metro at M\u016fstek and in the Charles Bridge crush.\r\n\r\nCobbles across the old town are polished and slippery in rain, and the hill up to the castle is steeper than it looks.\r\n\r\nBeer here is strong and served in half litres. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Street exchange scam | Never. They hand over worthless foreign notes\r\nCheck bar prices first | Wenceslas Square bars charge whatever they like\r\nPickpockets | Tram 22, M\u016fstek metro and Charles Bridge\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Prague","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Prague","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"A bone church, a spa town and a castle, all within two hours.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Kutn\u00e1 Hora | 1 hour | Train, about \u20ac7 each way | A silver-mining town with a cathedral and the Sedlec ossuary, decorated with the bones of around 40,000 people. |  | 1303835\n\u010cesk\u00fd Krumlov | 3 hours | Bus, about \u20ac10 | A medieval town in a river bend with a castle above it. Long as a day trip, and much better overnight. |  | 1303832\nKarl\u0161tejn | 45 minutes | Train, about \u20ac4 | A Gothic castle built by Charles IV to hold the crown jewels, on a hill above a village. |  | 1303836","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Prague","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"May, June and September. December has the markets and the cold.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Prague is continental and properly cold in winter, with January and February often below freezing all day, and the beer gardens are the whole point of summer.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 2 | 2 | Cold and grey. Cheapest month, and the city is quiet\r\nFebruary | 4 | 2 | Still cold. Good for museums and pubs\r\nMarch | 9 | 3 | Thawing. Crowds have not started\r\nApril | 15 | 4 | Good. Blossom in the gardens, manageable numbers\r\nMay | 20 | 5 | The best month. Warm, long evenings, beer gardens open\r\nJune | 23 | 5 | Excellent, and busy. Long light until ten\r\nJuly | 25 | 4 | Hot and full. The centre is at its worst\r\nAugust | 25 | 4 | Peak crowds. Locals leave for the countryside\r\nSeptember | 20 | 5 | Superb. Warm, and the crowds thin from mid-month\r\nOctober | 14 | 4 | Autumn in the parks, and good value\r\nNovember | 7 | 2 | Grey and cold. Markets open at the end\r\nDecember | 3 | 5 | Christmas markets in the squares. Beautiful, busy and cold","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Christmas markets in the Old Town Square, and a classical festival in spring.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Prague","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/czech-republic\/prague\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Christmas markets | Late November to early January | Old Town and Wenceslas Squares | Wooden stalls, mulled wine and a tree in the main square. Beautiful, extremely busy and genuinely cold. |  | \nPrague Spring | May and June | Various venues | A classical music festival running since 1946, opening on the anniversary of Smetana's death. |  | \nBeer garden season | May to September | Letn\u00e1, Riegrovy sady | When the city drinks outside, which is most of what summer is for here. |  | \nEaster markets | March or April | Old Town Square | Painted eggs, whips made of willow, and a tradition that takes explaining. |  | \nSignal Festival | October | Citywide | Light installations projected onto the city's buildings over four nights, free. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Prices are in koruna on the ground, at roughly 25 to the euro. Transport assumes the \u20ac5.50 day ticket.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 28 | 24 | 6 | 18\r\nComfortable | 55 | 48 | 10 | 35","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Prague","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"One of the biggest hostel scenes in Europe, spread from the old town out to \u017di\u017ekov and Hole\u0161ovice. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Prague","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/czech-republic\/prague\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Prague travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How do I avoid the crowds? | Timing. Charles Bridge at seven in the morning is a different bridge, the castle is quiet after four when the tour groups leave, and Vy\u0161ehrad \u2014 the other castle \u2014 is free and almost empty all day. Drink in \u017di\u017ekov or Vinohrady rather than the Old Town Square.\r\nIs the money-changing scam still a thing? | Yes, and it is the city's oldest. Never change money with anyone who approaches you on the street \u2014 they hand over obsolete Belarusian or Hungarian notes. Use a bank or a well-reviewed exchange office, and always ask for the exact amount you will receive before handing anything over.\r\nWhy is beer cheaper than water? | Because it genuinely often is, in ordinary pubs. A half litre of Pilsner Urquell is \u20ac1.80 to \u20ac2.50 in a neighbourhood pub, and bottled water can cost more. On the Old Town Square the same beer is \u20ac4 to \u20ac6.\r\nIs the astronomical clock worth waiting for? | The hourly apostle procession lasts about 45 seconds and most people find it underwhelming. The clock itself, running since 1410, is remarkable, and the tower above the square has the best view in the old town.\r\nHow many days do you need? | Three or four. Two covers the castle, the bridge and the old town; a third and fourth get you Vy\u0161ehrad, the communist-era sites, the beer gardens and a day trip to Kutn\u00e1 Hora.\r\nDo they use the euro? | No. The Czech koruna, at roughly 25 to the euro. Cards are accepted almost everywhere, which avoids the exchange question entirely.\r\nWhen should I visit? | May, June or September. 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