Prague, straddling the Vltava River, is the capital of the Czech Republic. Pargue, the former capital of Czechoslovakia, is the largest city of the Czech Republic situated in the western part of the country, on both banks of the Vltava River in central Bohemia.
Prague, also known as Praha, Prag, Czech capital, has earned several beautiful epithets and nicknames because of its beauty. Prague, commonly dubbed as the “city of a hundred spires”, “the golden city”, “the Left Bank of the Nineties”, the “mother of cities”, “the heart of Europe”, is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
One of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, Prague is the city in Europe that never sleeps. The city is famous for its vibrant nightlife. The home to several luxury hotels, delicious restaurants, vibrant bars, pubs, clubs, and discos - the city of Prague is popular destinations for stag parties, stag nights, and stag weekends.
Prague attracts volumes of tourists every year. The city’s beautful old buildings, murals, and the most pristine architectures ranging from Art Nouveau to Baroque, Renaissance, Cubist, Gothic, Neo-Classical And Ultra-Modern, give come-hither calls to travelers from all over the globe.
The major tourist attractions of Prague include Old Town, Lesser Quarter, Prague Castle with its St. Vitus Cathedral (the largest Cathedral in the world), The Charles Bridge, The Lennon Wall, Old Town Square and the Astronomical Clock, Josefov, Wenceslas Square, National Museum, Vyšehrad castle, Pet?ínská rozhledna (an observation tower, which is nearly a 1:5 copy of Eiffel Tower), Žižkov Television Tower with observation deck, Žižkov cemetery, The Metronome, The Dancing Building (Fred and Ginger), various places connected to Franz Kafka and Jaroslav Hašek. The historic center of Prague is the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Facts about Prague:
- Area: 496 km²
- Population: 1,3 million
- Currency: Koruna (Kc) or Crown = 100 haler. Notes are in denominations of Kc5000, 2000, 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50 and 20. Coins are in denominations of Kc50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1, and 50, 20 and 10 hellers.
- Language: Czech
- Ethnicity: Czech with minorities of Slovaks, Poles, Germans, Romanies (also known as Gypsies) and Hungarians.
- Religion: Roman Catholic (39.2%), Protestant (4.6%), Orthodox (3%), and other (13.4%)
Climate:
Prague experiences warm and fairly dry spring; hot, sunny and wet summer; cool & wet autumn; and icy cold snowy winter.
Traveling To Prague:
The Czech Republic allows the U.S. and Singaporean citizens to stay for up to 30 days without a visa. The citizens of the European Union, Switzerland, and New Zealand can stay in the Czech Republic for 3 months without a visa. The citizens of Canada, Ireland, and U.K. can stay for 6 months without a visa, but the other nationalities require a visa.
Ruzyn? International Airport, which is the hub of the flag carrier, CSA Czech Airlines, serves the city of Prague. The city has several cheap flights operated by easyJet, Ryanair and BMIbaby from UK, by SmartWings from Continental Europe, Turkey and Dublin, by SkyEurope from assorted destinations and by Sterling from Scandinavia.
The Public transport infrastructure in the city includes three metro lines, trams, buses, taxis and a funicular to Pet?ín.