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Konopiste Chateau
Konopiste Chateau Built in the 13th century, the Konopiště Chateau was originally built in the Early Gothic era on the model of a French castellum near Prague. Renaissance and Baroque reconstruction changed the castle into a grand stately home. At the end of the 19th century Konopiště Chateau was
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Nizbor Glass Factory
Nizbor Glass Factory Located less than an hour outside of Prague, the Nizbor Glass Factory is home to Rückl Crystal. This factory carries on the tradition of making high quality Czech glass and crystal, originally known as Bohemian crystal. All stages of production are carried out here, including
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Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad)
Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) Karlovy Vary (also known as Carlsbad) is a charming spa town located about two hours west of Prague and full of Art Nouveau buildings and wealthy Russian tourists. Legend has it that Charles IV discovered the spring while out hunting with his dogs and founded the town, henc
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Lesser Quarter (Mala Strana)
Lesser Quarter (Mala Strana) Malá Strana is the area that meanders down from the Castle Hill to the Vltava River. A literal translation of its name would be Small Side but its most often called the Lesser Side. Unfair? Well, while it might not have the grandeur of the Old Town across the river, ma
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Prague Jewish Quarter (Josefov)
Prague Jewish Quarter (Josefov) A visit to Josefov will show you what remains of the old Jewish Quarter of Prague. Although much of it has been destroyed and built over by modern buildings, you can still get a feel for its past and visit the synagogues and cemetery overseen by the Jewish Museum. T
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Cesky Krumlov
Cesky Krumlov One of the first sites in the Czech Republic to be listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the medieval town of Cesky Krumlov makes a popular day trip from Prague, located around 3 hours south of the capital. The town’s eponymous castle is the centerpiece of its historic center, a
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St Nicholas Cathedral
St Nicholas Cathedral St Nicholas Cathedral is the most famous Baroque church in Prague. Along with the former Jesuit college, it is situated in the center of the city’s Lesser Town Square. A 13th century Gothic parish church stood at the site until the current cathedral took its place in the mid-
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New Town (Nove Mesto)
New Town (Nove Mesto) Twice as large as the Old Town area, Prague’s New Town (Nove Mesto) is sprawled across one of the banks of the Vltava River. Despite its name, the New Town was founded by Charles IV back in 1348 following his coronation under the Holy Roman Empire. It was later redeveloped du
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Old Town (Stare Mesto)
Old Town (Stare Mesto) The center of ancient Prague, the Old Town (Stare Mesto) makes a popular starting point for walking tours of the city, sprawled along the eastern banks of the Vltava River and connected to the Lesser Town by the grand Charles Bridge. A key part of the UNESCO World Heritage c
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Karlstejn Castle
Karlstejn Castle The Gothic Karlstejn Castle sits high atop a hill, looming over the village of the same name 18 miles southwest of Prague. Charles IV, King of Bohemia, founded the castle in 1348 as a kind of safe for the Imperial Regalia and for his personal collection of crown jewels and holy re
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Prague State Opera
Prague State Opera A short walk from the New Town’s central Wenceslas Square, the grand Prague State Opera house is one of the city’s most exquisite buildings, undergoing several name changes over the years. Originally built as the German Theater, the ornate Neo-Rococo structure was designed by Vi
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Petrin Tower
Petrin Tower Petrin Tower is a TV tower that looks like a mini Eiffel Tower located on Petrin Hill in Prague. It was built in 1891 for the Jubilee Exhibition. The tower is 200 feet tall, but because Petrin Hill is 1,043 feet high, the top of the tower is about the same height as the top of the rea
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Charles Bridge (Karluv Most)
Charles Bridge (Karluv Most) Even when its groaning under the weight of sketch artists, jazz musicians, trinkets and tourists, theres no resisting the charm of the Charles Bridge (Karlův most in Czech). Its 500 meters (1,640 feet) link the Old Town with Castle Hill and provide some of the best vie
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Prague Castle (Prazsky hrad)
Prague Castle (Prazsky hrad) What is called Prague Castle (or Pražský hrad) is actually a huge complex containing museums, churches, palaces, and gardens. The immense Gothic cathedral of St. Vitus is dominant on the skyline. The Castle complex, high on its hill above Charles Bridge and the Vltava
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Prague Old Town Square (Staromestske Namesti)
Prague Old Town Square (Staromestske Namesti) The Old Town Square (or Staroměstské náměstí) is quintessential Prague, and the star of most of the photos you would have seen of the city. Coming out onto the huge square after negotiating the dim mazes of the Old Towns lanes, youll pinch yourself - i
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Terezín Concentration Camp (Theresienstadt)
Terezín Concentration Camp (Theresienstadt) Terezín started life as a fortress town, built to protect Bohemia from Prussian attacks. But its more familiar in the public imagination as Theresienstadt, the so-called Paradise Camp used by the Nazis as a transit camp during WWII. It was at the Terezín
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Astronomical Tower
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Adria Palace
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Convent of St Ursula
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Chapel of the Holy Cross
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