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Prague Tourist Information

Most Czechs want to ban smoking in all restaurants

December 3, 2009

Over a half of Czechs wish an absolute ban on smoking in restaurants, according to a poll conducted by students of the Medical Faculty of Prague’s Charles University.
 
The students were also assessing the negative impact of passive smoking, especially on blood vessels, of the restaurant personnel, which was proved in 23 out of 25 [...]

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High expectations for new Czech film 3 Seasons in Hell

November 27, 2009

Just a few days after the Czech film Protektor took a prize at a festival in Denver, another ambitious project is just entering the cinemas across the country. The film 3 sezóny v pekle or 3 Seasons in Heli is a debut by Tomáš Mašín. A Czech, Slovak and German co-production has already received praise [...]

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What do Czechs mean about audiobooks

November 16, 2009

The audiobook is enjoying record popularity around Europe at the moment - sales are thought to be rising by 15% on average each year. The growth of the medium might be slightly slower in the Czech Republic, but both publishers and booksellers there are getting in on the action.
One famous name that you’ll find on [...]

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Czechs celebrate the arrival of new St. Martin’s vintage

November 12, 2009

One of the better-known saints of the Catholic church, St. Martin is honored on November 11th in the Czech Republic with the Feast of St. Martin, a meal of duck, dumplings and red cabbage. The feast is accompanied with St. Martin’s wine, a popular wine that arrives at wine stores on that day.
St Martin’s [...]

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Large open-air exhibition in Prague

November 3, 2009

Descending the historic Old Castle Stairs on the way from Prague Castle to the left bank of the Vltava River, an unusual structure will catch your eye in the middle of a small park between the river and a busy road.
 
The five-and-a-half-metre tall wooden watchtower looks strangely out of place among the 19th-century urban [...]

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Prague third on pick pocketing list

October 22, 2009

 

A popular website for global tourist information, TripAdvisor.com, recently released its top 10 list of cities all around the globe most besieged by pick pocketing.
 

After Barcelona and Rome, Prague takes the third position. Number four has Madrid and five is for Paris.

Six of Prague’s top 10 most popular attractions fit the description of [...]

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Prague opens Moods Boutique Hotel

October 14, 2009

Althought the recession, that causes that beds in hotels all over Prague lie empty, Nah-Dja Tien has decided to do the unthinkable - he’s opening another hotel named Moods Boutique Hotel. It is scheduled to open this December in Prague 1.
With funding from Greek investors, Tien helped establish The Icon hotel, which he opened right [...]

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Czech universities will be reduced

September 25, 2009

The number of students at Czech universities will start decreasing as from 2012. This will also contribute to a reduction of the number of universities which is at present excessive. The reduction would mainly afflict private universities.
Last year, the Czech Institute for Information in Education registered 26 public and 45 private universities operating in the [...]

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Is Prague Crowded During Christmas?

September 26, 2008

It is that time of year again. I am already starting to get questions about Prague during Christmas and New Year. The question most asked “is Prague crowded at Christmas?”
Yes and no.
Prague is not as crowded as it is during the summer, but in the main areas around the Old Town Square where [...]

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4 Days in Prague

May 19, 2008

Most tourist heading to the Czech Republic go to Prague, in fact Prague has 90% of all the visitors to the Czech Republic. This causes Prague to be fairly crowded during the peak seasons of Christmas, Easter, and the three summer months; additionally it has pushed up the prices of visiting this beautiful city
What [...]

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