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The Top 5 Reasons to

Visit Prague

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Prague is a 3-D architecture textbook. Romanesque chapels and cellars, Gothic cathedrals, Baroque palaces and
gardens, worldly Art Nouveau buildings, and unique Cubist
architecture make it a place with no parallel in the world. You
don't have to be an expert on individual artistic styles in order to
appreciate the diversity of the city's architecture. The Rotunda of
St. Martin, the Cathedral of Our Lady before Týn, the Wallenstein
Palace and the Municipal House will be forever etched into your
memory. Frank Gehry's Dancing Building has become an icon of
modern architecture in Prague, as have new buildings in the Karlín
neighborhood and the new National Technical Library in Dejvice.

Those in the know say the best
beer in Prague (although this
point is always argued hotly)
is poured at Zlý casy in the Nusle
ˇ
district. Its 24 taps pour beers from
small and medium-sized breweries
both from the Czech Republic and
abroad. Who can resist? You can
enjoy a great selection of draught
beers and pick up bottled delicacies
from around the world. Also very
popular is the Lokál chain of restaurants, where in addition to great
Pilsner, you can enjoy traditional
Czech cuisine. For sheer atmosphere,
check out some classic pubs where
seemingly time stands still, such as
U Jelínk, with over a century of tradition. The pub U Pinkas˚ also has its
u
place on the Prague beer map, as do
an increasingly significant number of
small breweries.

Musically Prague can satisfy both classical music listeners
and as fans of rock, pop and every other genre. While you
can get your fill of classical music in the Rudolfinum, the
Municipal House, or one of the churches in Prague, no fan of
dance music should miss a visit to Prague's renowned music clubs.
Among the obligatory stopping points are the Roxy, Akropolis,
Cross Club or the multimedia space MeetFactory. A popular tourist
destination is the four-storey club Karlovy Laznˇ , where each
e
floor is dedicated to a different musical genre. Every summer,
Prague's islands and parks come alive with the multi-genre music
festival United Islands.

Few cities can claim to have
such a picturesque river as the
Vltava. In Prague alone, it's
spanned by over 30 bridges and footbridges, its water gently laps the edges
of 10 islands, and each day dozens of
steamers, rowboats and pedal boats
glide through its waters. It's the soul of
the city, and is perfectly complemented
by the medieval Charles Bridge with its
Baroque statues. And just as Charles
Bridge is an inseparable part of the
Prague Castle panorama, the silhouette
of the railway bridge is linked with the
view of Vyšehrad. The Vltava embankment is quite a popular part of Prague
community life. Farmers' and flea markets are held here, and in the summer,
people stroll, dance, take part in sports,
and organize exhibitions, while in the
winter, one of the boats anchored here
is turned into a sauna.

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Prague also has celebrated cafés which
people visit out of respect for the classical café tradition, the famous people
who used to frequent them, or for their great
coffee-but rarely all three. Forget the hustle
and bustle of the city when you sit at Café Slavia;
experience a nearly Parisian atmosphere at Café
Louvre; and the Grand Café Orient will win you
over with its exceptional Cubist interiors and
furniture. Praguers like having breakfast in the
posh Café Savoy or Café Imperial. On the rise are
also modern cafés. Café Lounge will amaze you
not only with its first-class cappuccino, but also
its homemade cakes and desserts, all in the spirit
of the noble First Republic. Kavárna Pražírna
offers specialty coffee from small farms. They
buy the beans themselves, test and roast them,
and if you like, you can take a pack of fragrant
fresh coffee back home with you.

Information provided by Prague City Tourism,
www.prague.eu.

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