Prague
Why treating Czechia as one uniform country misses the shift from Bohemia to Moravia, including where beer gives way to wine and how the regions differ.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingPrague's Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square Christmas markets run 28 November 2026 to 6 January 2027; neighbourhood markets start earlier and end on 24 December.
Official sources checked 2026-10-23Prague Castle has closed all visitor buildings on 24 December for three years running, and the Jewish Museum shuts at 14:00. Fireworks are banned all year in Prague 1.
Official sources checked 2026-10-23ETIAS will cost EUR 20 and cover 30 European countries, but no start date has been set beyond an expected late-2026 window. Here is what to do, and not do, right now.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingOne CZK 600 ticket (400 students, 200 ages 7–15) covers the open synagogues, the Old-New Synagogue and the Old Jewish Cemetery for 3 days. Closed Saturdays.
Official sources checked 2026-10-19Lobkowicz Palace at Prague Castle costs CZK 380 (310 reduced, 910 family) with the audio guide included. It needs its own ticket. Hours, concerts, access.
Official sources checked 2026-10-29National Museum Prague: 360 CZK adult, 260 CZK reduced, free under 15 with an adult. Open daily 10:00–18:00; free entry on 1 November and 6 December 2026.
Official sources checked 2026-10-24Old Town Hall tower tickets cost CZK 350 at the desk (450 online), plus CZK 100 for the optional lift. Open 9:00–20:00 April–December; apostles 9:00–23:00 hourly.
Official sources checked 2026-10-19Why Prague's outer districts look nothing like the historic centre, what a panelák housing estate is, and how the metro network reveals the socialist-era city.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingPetřín funicular reopened 22 September 2026: 100 CZK a ride, free with 24/72-hour PID tickets, 7:00–22:15. Lookout tower 250 CZK, lift +150 CZK, half price in the first hour.
Official sources checked 2026-10-19Prague Castle's main circuit costs CZK 450 (300 reduced, 950 family) and is the only way into St Vitus. Grounds are free 6:00–22:00; buildings close 17:00 or 16:00.
Official sources checked 2026-10-19Prague Zoo costs 330 CZK at the gate or 300 CZK as an e-ticket for adults. It opens daily, 9:00–16:00 from 25 October; take bus 112 from Nádraží Holešovice (metro C).
Official sources checked 2026-10-25What the astronomical dial, the walk of the apostles and the calendar plate on the Prague Orloj actually show, so the clock stops being just a photo stop.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingStrahov Library costs 220 CZK for adults and opens daily 9:00–17:00, last entry 16:30. A standard ticket shows both baroque halls from the doorway, not inside.
Official sources checked 2026-10-25Vyšehrad's grounds are free all year. The casemates and Gorlice tour costs 170 CZK, the basilica 130 CZK and the Gunpowder House exhibition 190 CZK. Metro C Vyšehrad.
Official sources checked 2026-10-29How Prague's Old Town, Lesser Town and Castle district avoided the wartime destruction seen elsewhere, and how to read the city's layered architecture on foot.
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