Weekends in Prague

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With ancient churches and mediaeval cobbled lanes, Prague is perhaps the fastest rising destination in Europe, and with good reason. As well as being able to visit the famous Wenceslas Square, Charles Bridge and the Vltava River you will find numerous bars and cafes ranging from traditional beer halls to modern cool designer restaurants.

Package breaks:

  • Lastminute.com -last minute weekend city breaks from only £99.
  • Odopo -online travel service representing nine leading airlines and offering flights and hotel bookings.
  • Superbreak-Prague hotels and short breaks.
  • Thomson -city breaks to 80 destinations worldwide in Europe and beyond -travelling by Eurostar, air, or self drive.

Flights:

  • Air France -flights to Prague from London Heathrow.
  • British Airways -flights to Porto from Belfast, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle, Southampton, Gatwick, Heathrow and many other departure airports.
  • BMI Baby -flights from Birmingham , Cardiff , Durham Tees, Manchester , Nottingham to Prague.
  • Czech Airlines -to Prague from London, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh.
  • Easyjet -Newcastle, East Midlands, Bristol, Stansted and Gatwick to Prague.
  • KLM Royal Dutch Airlines -flights to Prague from Heathrow and other cities in the UK.
  • Thomson Flights -low cost airline flying out of Doncaster Sheffield to Prague.

Transport:

Road:
  • Automobile Association | RAC-European breakdown cover, travel insurance and advice.
  • Auto Europe -Auto Europe offers car hire from 4,000 locations worldwide.
  • Easycar.com -budget car hire from the operators of Easyjet.
  • Holiday Autos -part of LastMinute.com, holiday autos is the world's largest online car rental broker with fully inclusive car rental in over 4000 locations UK and worldwide.
Trains:
  • DP Prague -operators for two thousand metro trains, trams and buses in Prague daily.
  • Ceské dráhy -Czech Railways.

Sightseeing, events, tours and information:

Note, many of these sites are in Czech, but you can generally find an English version by clicking on the Union Jack:
  • Bohemia Events -specialists in arranging marriage ceremonies in Prague.
  • Castles of the Czech Republic -details of 50 Czech castles, including the one in Prague.
  • Czech National Museum -somewhat dryly presented website for this national resource.
  • Czech Tourism -the official travel site of Czech tourism.
  • CZeCOT -tourism in the Czech Republic -sights, restaurants, spa resorts, transport.
  • FOLKLORNÍ -information on folklore events in the Czech Republic.
  • Infant Jesus of Prague - official website for the Church of the Holy Infant of Prague.
  • Jewish Museum -established in 1906,  the original aim of the museum was to preserve valuable artefacts from the Prague synagogues that had been demolished during the reconstruction of the Jewish Town at the beginning of the 20th century.
  • Lucerna Palace - unique early 20thC cultural centre with stores, restaurants, movie theatre, and concert hall.
  • Magic Lantern -the "magic" of the Laterna magika theatre lies in its inseparable connestion of film or projected image and live action on the stage, through which the creative process itself originates.
  • My Czech Republic -a good general guide to the country.
  • Pavillion -shopping centre in an historic market hall.
  • Prague Experience -tourist information and travel guide -restaurants, entertainments and sightseeing.
  • Prague Honeymoon | Prague Weddings -for those who wish to get married or honeymoon in this beautiful city.
  • Prague Information Service -tourist information and guides.
  • Prague National Theatre -for opera, drama and ballet.
  • Prague Pubs -a selected database and guide to the pubs of the old city.
  • Prague.cz -useful information about the city.
  • Radio Prague -news, business, sports, culture and much more.
  • SK Slavia -official site of the football club
  • turistik.cz -general tourist information on the Czech Republic.
  • Wine of the Czech Republic -official web page of Moravian and Czech wine .
  • Zlate Casy -cafe, restaurant and music bar in the centre of Prague and in Prague castle.
See also:
  • Cesky Krumlov -not part of Prague, but this stunning mediaeval town in the south west is worth a look.
  • Spindleruv Mlyn -information about the most popular and the most visited Czech mountain resort.

Hotels, Bed & Breakfast:

Crowne Plaza Hotels - Prague - Click here
Crowne Plaza Hotels - Prague
Inter-Continental - Intercontinental Praha - Click here
Inter-Continental - Intercontinental Praha
  • Accommodation Line -specialise in hotel reservations in the major European cities and beyond -hotels range from budget and small family run accomodation to world-class five star hotels.
  • all-hotels -online booking in over 60,000 hotels across 9,600 locations worldwide searchable by town, city or country.
  • Alpharooms -offer a variety of hotels in Prague, as well as information on dining out and shopping.
  • British Airways Holidays - Prague Hotels -
  • Expedia -hotels in Prague-
  • hotelbookingsystems.com -
  • Josef -near the old Jewish Quarter, Josefov -the two buildings of Hotel Josef - Pink and Orange Houses - are a relaxing counterpoint to Prague's active, urban lifestyle. Designed by Eva Jiricna around a peaceful landscaped courtyard, the hotel offers the visitor a choice of immaculate modern rooms at the heart of the city.
  • Pariz -This beautiful hotel boasts an excellent location in the very heart of Prague next to the Municipal House and Powder Tower, within walking distance of the shopping and business centres, and close to the main attractions and outstanding historical sights.
  • Priceline.co.uk -name Your Own Price on hotel accommodation in over 1,400 cities worldwide.

Hostels and budget accommodation:

Holiday cottages and Apartments

  • Diamond apartment -Jewish Prague, Prague 1 - Josefov, Old town. Luxury air-conditioned apartment in Prague city center with Jacuzzi bathtub, 1 bedroom, fully equipped kitchen and TV with satellite channels.
  • Residence Select ,PRAAG 2 -small stylish residence opened in 2000.
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