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    Insight Guides Pocket Salzburg (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Pocket Salzburg (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Pocket Salzburg (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Insight Guides Pocket Salzburg (Travel Guide eBook)

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    Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package.

    Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring Prague
    Covers Top Ten Attractions, including the St Vitus Cathedral, Jewish Quarter and Sternberg Palace, plus suggestions for a Perfect Day in Prague, including museums, churches, Baroque gardens and dining options
    Offers an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
    Contains an invaluable pull-out map, and essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
    Includes an innovative extra that's unique in the market - all Insight Pocket Guides come with a free eBook
    Inspirational colour photography throughout
    Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience

    About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateApr 1, 2018
    ISBN9781789190007
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      Insight Guides Pocket Salzburg (Travel Guide eBook) - Insight Guides

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Prague, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Prague, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in Prague are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Prague. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Insight Guides

      Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

      Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

      © 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      Prague’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Top Attraction #2

      Top Attraction #3

      Top Attraction #4

      Top Attraction #5

      Top Attraction #6

      Top Attraction #7

      Top Attraction #8

      Top Attraction #9

      Top Attraction #10

      A Perfect Day in Prague

      Introduction

      City of one hundred spires

      Art, culture and leisure

      The modern city

      A Brief History

      Beginnings

      A saintly pioneer

      The Wenceslas dynasty

      Charles the Great

      Religious strife

      The first defenestration

      Arrival of the Habsburgs

      National awakening

      The 20th century

      World War II and after

      The Czech Republic

      Historical Landmarks

      Where To Go

      Hradčany (The Castle District)

      Hradčany Square

      Prague Castle

      St Vitus Cathedral

      The Royal Palace

      St George’s Basilica

      The Eastern Sector of the Castle

      The Loreto

      Strahov Monastery

      Malá Strana

      Lesser Quarter Square

      Kampa Island and Petfiín Hill

      Charles Bridge

      Staré Město (Old Town)

      Old Town Square

      Around Old Town Square

      The Jewish Quarter

      On the banks of the Vltava

      East of Old Town Square

      Nové Město (The New Town)

      Wenceslas Square

      The National Theatre and vicinity

      Architecture old and new

      Outlying areas

      Vyšehrad

      National Technical Museum

      The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

      The Exhibition Ground and Stromovka Park

      Mozart Museum

      Letná Park

      Troja Palace

      Bubeneč and Střešovice

      Vinohrady and Žižkov

      Excursions

      Karlštejn

      Křívoklát

      Lidice

      Nelahozeves

      Mělník

      Terezín and Litoměřice

      Kolín

      Kutná Hora

      Průhonice

      Konopiště

      Český Šternberk

      What To Do

      Entertainment

      Music and theatre

      Nightlife

      Shopping

      Where to shop

      What to buy

      Sports and activities

      Children’s Prague

      Calendar of events

      Eating Out

      Where to eat

      Breakfast

      Czech cuisine

      Vegetarian cooking

      Snacks

      Drinks

      Reading the Menu

      To help you order

      menu reader

      Restaurants

      Old Town and New Town

      Castle and Lesser Quarter

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodation

      Airport

      B

      Bicycle rental

      Budgeting for your trip

      C

      Camping

      Car hire

      Climate

      Clothing

      Crime and safety

      D

      Driving

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies and consulates

      Emergencies

      G

      Getting there

      Guides and tours

      H

      Health and medical care

      L

      Language

      LGBTQ travellers

      M

      Maps

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening times

      P

      Police

      Post offices

      Public Holidays

      R

      Religion

      T

      Telephones

      Time zones

      Tipping

      Toilets

      Tourist information

      Transport

      V

      Visas and entry requirements

      W

      Websites and Internet access

      Y

      Youth hostels

      Recommended Hotels

      Old Town and New Town

      Castle district and Lesser Quarter

      further afield

      Prague’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      iStock

      Astronomical Clock.

      Its fascinating rituals celebrate the passing of time. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #2

      iStock

      Wenceslas Square.

      Dominated by the iconic statue of the saint. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #3

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      St Vitus Cathedral.

      Prepare to be dazzled by its awe-inspiring facade. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #4

      Getty Images

      Sternberg Palace.

      Houses a fine collection of European Masters. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #5

      Národní divadlo

      National Theatre.

      The home of the National Opera and Ballet. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #6

      Apa Publications

      Loreto.

      Fine frescoes adorn one of Bohemia’s most important centres of pilgrimage. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #7

      Apa Publications

      Jewish Quarter.

      Monuments remember a vanished community. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #8

      iStock

      Charles Bridge.

      A Gothic masterpiece, lined with beautiful sculptures, atmospheric at any time of day. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #9

      iStock

      Our Lady before Ty´n.

      The church’s Gothic spires soar into the sky. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #10

      iStock

      Old Royal Palace.

      The spectacular dimensions of Vladislav Hall seem out of this world. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect Day in Prague

      9.00am

      Breakfast

      If you have skipped breakfast at your hotel grab some coffee and something to eat at the charming Cukrkávalimonáda café (Lázeňská 7) in the Lesser Quarter.

      10.00am

      St Nicholas

      Just around the corner, on Malostranské Square, is the Church of St Nicholas, a Lesser Quarter landmark. This has one of the finest Baroque interiors in the city, glittering with gold leaf after renovation.

      11.00am

      Viewpoint

      From Malostranské Square make your way up the steep street of Nerudova, lined with historic buildings, and climb up the steep ramp of Ke Hradu to Hradčany Square. From here there is a wonderful view across the city’s domes and spires.

      12 noon

      Nový Svět and lunch

      Close to Hradčany Square is the delightful street of Nový Svět (‘New World’). In one of the beautiful old houses is the restaurant U Zlaté Hrušky (‘The Golden Pear’), a good place to try classic Czech cuisine.

      2.00pm

      Castle tour

      After lunch head back to Hradčany Square and enter the castle gate. Spend the afternoon visiting St Vitus Cathedral, peeping into the beautifully-decorated Wenceslas Chapel, and the historic rooms of the Old Palace and the splendid medieval Vladislav Hall.

      4.00pm

      Formal gardens

      After visiting the palace continue on through the castle to the formal Baroque gardens that cascade down the hill below Prague Castle. These are a delightful way of returning to the Lesser Quarter and they will bring you out onto Valdštejnské Square.

      5.00pm

      Charles Bridge

      Walk along Tomašská back to Malostranské Square where Mostecká will take you down to the Charles Bridge. Enjoy the late afternoon views along the river and of the castle hill. Back in the Lesser Quarter you can have a pre-dinner drink with more riverside views at Hergetova Cihelná (Cihelná 2b).

      7.00pm

      Dinner options

      When it comes to dinner there are a number of excellent options close by. The romantic Pálffy Palác (Valdštejnská 14) is lovely for a dinner for two, or if you are in search of good local dishes try either U Patrona (Dražického náměstí 4) or U Modré kachničky (Nebovidská 6).

      9.30pm

      On the town

      Experience the magic of the Old Town at night by crossing the illuminated Charles Bridge and continuing along Karlova to the Old Town Square. Round off the evening with a cocktail – along Pařížská you will find the Cloud 9 (Pobřežní 1), Bugsy’s (Pařížská 10), Ocean Drive (V Kolkovně 7) and Tretter’s (V Kolkovně 3).

      Introduction

      Located in the heart of Europe – perhaps a little further north and west than most people think – Prague (Praha in Czech) is set on the banks of the Vltava River (a tributary of the Elbe). The site was chosen both for its strategic advantages and for its beauty, and the heart of the old city nestles in a bowl formed by rolling hills.

      ‘Five towns’

      Prague used to be known as the ‘five towns’,

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