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Prague & Cities
52 articles9 guides · 43 explainersUpdated 13 Oct 2026
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Prague transport tickets: what to buy and how to validate
The metro has no turnstiles, which is not the same as no inspectors. Which ticket fits your trip, where to buy it and the validation mistakes that cost people.
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Prague Zoo: history, the hillside layout and how to visit in a day
Opened in 1931 on a hillside above the Vltava, Prague Zoo is a conservation centre for Przewalski's horse. How to see it in a day, and how to get there.
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Prague's cemeteries and monuments: who protects the city's memory
A plague cemetery of 1680, a national pantheon at Vyšehrad and one of Europe's oldest Jewish burial grounds. How graves and statues become protected heritage.
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Prague's floods: what 2002 broke, what 2013 proved
In 2002 the Vltava swamped the metro and the zoo. In 2013 the city largely stayed dry. What changed, and how flood warnings work.
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Prague's hospitals: which one treats what, and whom to call first
The city has no single 'main' hospital but a ring of university hospitals, each with its own strengths. How the network works and how emergencies are routed.
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Prague's markets: farmers' stalls, tourist stalls and the market hall
A 13th-century market square, interwar market halls and weekly farmers' stalls coexist. How to tell the useful markets from the souvenir ones.
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Prague's metro is a triangle: three lines, three interchanges
Learn where A, B and C cross and the whole map reads itself. The network's logic, its 1974 to 1985 history and what is known about the planned line D.
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Prague's museums and galleries: who runs what, and how to plan a visit
Tickets, closing days and combined passes all depend on which body owns the building. A planner for the national, city and private museums in Prague.
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Prague's New Town: the 1348 planned district that is now the centre
Charles IV drew a city of broad streets and giant squares in 1348. Why 'new' means almost 700 years old, and how Wenceslas Square fits into the plan.
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Prague's Old Town: why the medieval street plan still rules
The streets bend because they follow old trade routes, not a drawing board. How Staré Město grew, what its ground floor hides and how to read the map.
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Prague's parks, from royal game reserve to hillside orchard
Stromovka was a hunting ground, Petřín a vineyard, Letná a drill field. Where the city's main green spaces came from, and how to use each one.
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Prague's theatres and concert halls, from Mozart to the National
A theatre burned weeks after opening in 1881 and was rebuilt by public donation. The landmarks of Prague's stages and how to book a seat.
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Prague's trams since 1875: why they, not the metro, carry daily life
Horse-drawn in 1875, electric from 1891, and never torn up. How the tram network works, how to read its numbers and how to ride one without a fine.
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Prague's UNESCO listing: what it protects and what it leaves to the city
Prague's historic centre has been on the World Heritage List since 1992, yet UNESCO has no inspectors on the street. Czech law and the city do the protecting.
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Prosek, Černý Most and Prague's panel estates: living on the edge
Seen from the metro, they look identical. How Prague's prefab estates came about, how they are being renovated and what a flat there means in practice.
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Smíchov: from brewery and wagon works to Prague's left-bank hub
A brewery, a railway and a wagon works built Smíchov. Now an interchange at Anděl feeds shopping malls and glass towers. What the district offers residents.
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Stodůlky and Prague 13: life in the Southwest City on metro line B
A district built around the metro on former village fields: panel blocks, parks, big shops and a direct line to the centre. What Stodůlky offers and lacks.
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The Czech Philharmonic: the Rudolfinum, the sound and how to get a seat
Dvořák conducted its first concert in 1896. Today the orchestra plays in the Rudolfinum, beside the Vltava, and visitors can buy seats directly.
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The Prague Lítačka card: what it is, who needs one and how to use it
A season ticket only works once it is tied to a person. The PID card and app behind Prague's passes, concessions and children's free travel.
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The Vltava and its bridges: how Prague learned to cross its river
A flood in 1342 took out the city's only stone bridge and a king replaced it. How the crossings multiplied, and which ones you will actually use.
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Václav Havel's Prague: a walking route through the places of his life
From a family palace on Wenceslas Square to a castle he opened to the public, the playwright-president left traces across the city. A walking route.
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Vinohrady: Prague's tenement belt, its parks and why it is popular
Built on royal vineyards and filled with 1890s apartment blocks, Vinohrady is where many newcomers land. What the buildings, trams and parks are like.
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Vršovice: the residential district Prague's football fans call home
Behind Vinohrady lies a grid of tenements, a Cuban-named square and two football clubs. What makes Vršovice quietly liveable, and what it lacks.
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What the city itself runs: Prague's libraries, galleries and archives
Beyond the national institutions, Prague funds its own library network, gallery, museum and orchestra. A guide to the city-run cultural layer and how to use it.