Old Prague is most beautiful at night, when the buildings are bathed in countless lights and the narrow streets beckon to who knows where. A night walk across the Old Town Square to the Charles Bridge, where you can see the Prague Castle, is something that every visitor to Prague must experience.
At that time, most tourists are sleeping, and some young visitors to Prague wander among the nightclubs. During the day, it's worth a detour to the Strahovski Stadium, which hosts the Spartakiad every two years (with 100,000 athletes and 250,000 spectators). There are currently 12 football fields in the stadium, where Sparta also trains. From the Strahovski Stadium, you can go further up Pet??hill and across the student settlement and parks to the observation tower, where you can enjoy a panoramic view of Prague. From Pet??ina, the path leads you to the Hradčani castle complex.
FOR UNDER THE TEETH
You will not go hungry in the Czech Republic. The Czechs are known for their "knedliks", a kind of boiled bread, which is usually served with goulash or a special lung sauce. The Slovenian stomach has no problems digesting this kind of food, but if you are not too enthusiastic about trying new specialties, you should rather order "fried ermelin", a kind of fried cheese. Be sure to cover everything with beer. A distinctive sign of restaurants with a better offer is a pleasant atmosphere, where they serve you wine rather than beer. You can find them south of the center, in the vicinity of the National Theatre. True gourmets will have to find one of the foreign cuisines. Czech wines cannot compete with wines from countries with a warmer climate, but they are still worth trying. If you haven't tried a Czech drop at lunch, you will in the evening in many wine shops around the city.
WHERE TO GET CZECH BEER?
There are about 20 large breweries and probably hundreds of small ones. Find out which beer is on tap by looking at the sign above the pub. But you should try Pilsner, Budwar, Krušovice beer, ... The most famous Prague brewery is Staropramen - they serve you beer in their Potrefená Husa, after our Zadeta gos pubs, which have imaginative and tastefully decorated interiors.
AROUND
Rainy afternoons in Prague are spent in numerous cafes, which give the city center a special charm. The most pleasant ones are around the National Theatre. They are frequented by a variety of guests, from students to yuppies, and although they act as if they are always full, there is always another corner for a smaller group. Lovers of shopping will certainly be delighted by the news that things are mostly cheaper than here, and the choice is very wide, similar to other European cities. Larger shopping centers are real cities in miniature with all the associated infrastructure – multiplex cinemas and even churches. So the path under your feet to the metro stations AndÄ?l and Flora, where there are most shopping centers. In the early evening, life moves back to the center. Apart from classic multiplexes, there are a large number of old, smaller art cinemas in Prague that specialize in old and new classics. They are equipped with cafes, where you can meet Czech artists, who will have to be pointed out to you. You can take a beer from the bar to the show, and the atmosphere is almost romantic. The films are in the original languages with Czech subtitles, but they can be annoying from time to time, because you wonder about the meaning of words you know from Slovenian - in short, fun.
IT CAN'T GO WITHOUT FUN
In Prague, they have clubs with music for practically all tastes. Roxy NOD is well known to Slovenian fans of electronic music. In a big, dark, well-ventilated, crazy party". Guests come from all over, and Mondays are free entry. You can meet several tourists on a night walk from the club Double Trouble, La Fabrique, Nebe, to the "final two stations" Solid uncertainty or Bombay. We recommend visiting the clubs in this order, as they are five to ten minutes' walk from each other. You can dance to electronic rhythms in top clubs such as Duplex, Radost FX, Deminka, and to slightly different rhythms in the hippie Cross. Dance nights are organized in Lucerne, where people come to African evenings even in winter in palm fronds, and Kotva (terrace above the shopping center of the same name on Namesta Republiky) hosts lovers of Latin rhythms. Finally, let's mention Karlov lazne - the largest dance club in Central Europe. Although you may want to avoid it, we recommend it as a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
THE DAY AFTER AN ALL NIGHT PARTY
You shouldn't be at a loss for where to invite any new friends you met last night in Prague. We recommend a visit to the gallery in the Šternber Palace in the castle or a visit to the National Gallery. You can also see one of the photo exhibitions in the cafes, the exhibition in the Karolinum and the Old Town Hall, where the best photographers who work for World Press Photo and National Geographic also exhibit from time to time. For sports fans, the right choice might be a football match (Sparta and Slavia, tickets cost a maximum of 150 Czech crowns) or a hockey match in the impressive Sazka Arena. Nature lovers will be able to walk through the parks of Výstavištä?, K??ižíkova fountain, botanical or very interesting zoo.
