Holešovice: a District with the Stamp of the Industrial
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Prague City Tourism Get To Know: Tastes of the Season Autumn Wine Festivals and is here to help you! Autumn is, arguably, Czech chefs’ favourite St Martin’s Day Celebrations: season. From mushrooms and autumn fruits Střelecký island Wine Festival Information about Prague • maps and information brochures for to venison and St Martin’s goose, the autumn g Sept. 8-9 q Střelecký Island, Prague 1 – Old Town free • Prague Card • tickets for cultural and sport events • city Holešovice: menu showcases some incredible flavours. Vinohrady Wine Festival tours • accommodation • public transportation tickets • souve- While dedicated foodies head towards one of g Sept. 15-16 q Jiřího z Poděbrad Square, nirs from Prague • guide services Prague’s Michelin-starred restaurants (Alcron, Prague 3 – Vinohrady articles other …and La Degustation Bohême Bourgeoise, Field), for Season the of Tastes Tourist information and visitor centres can be found in St. Clara Wine Festival Holešovice the rest of us there are numerous other places g q A District with the Stamp Sept. 16-17 Prague Botanical Gardens, Trojská 196, know: to Get downtown Prague and at the international airport: throughout the city that offer excellent, and rea- Prague 7 – Troja events of Calender Old Town Hall sonably priced, seasonal cuisine. Prague Castle Wine Festival Old Town Square 1, Prague 1 daily 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Guide Office Mon – Fri 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Sat+Sun Restaurants aren’t the only places to sample the tastes of g Sept. 16-17 q Prague Castle Gardens, Prague 1 – Hradčany Inside: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. of the Industrial the season – Praguers and visitors alike enjoy visiting the Grébovka Wine Festival Na Můstku city’s farmers’ markets, which are held every Saturday (weather g Sept. 22-23 q Havlíček Gardens (Grébovka), Rytiřska 12, Prague 1 daily 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. permitting) in most every Prague district. One doesn’t come here just to shop, however, but also to sample freshly prepared Prague 2 – Vinohrady Wenceslas Square food and drink. If autumn is still relatively warm, come here for Goose and Cider Festival corner of Štěpanska St., Prague 1 daily 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. breakfast – which can easily be stretched into lunch, followed g q Václav Havel Airport Prague by a walk through the neighbourhood. You’ll find inspiration in Oct. 14 Hořejší emb., Prague 5 – Smíchov Terminal 1 (arrival hall) daily 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. our brochures Five Prague Walks 1 and 2. St Martin’s Wine and Goose Festival Terminal 2 daily 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. g q Themed food festivals are as just as popular – for a selection of Nov. 11 Jiřího z Poděbrad Square, Prague 3 – Vinohrady autumn events, see the reverse of this flyer. Old Town Hall Tower St Martin’s Festivities and a Roasted Goose g Nov. 11 q Rašínovo emb., Prague 2 – New Town While the Old Town Hall’s interiors, the astronomical clock and Wine festivals are another popular autumn feature. Wine is cer- the twelve apostles will remain available for viewing as usual, tainly nothing new in Prague, as the roots of Prague’s viniculture Letná Goose and St Martin’s Wine Tasting the popular tower with the panoramic gallery is closed. To com- were planted as far back as the 10th century (St Wenceslas g Nov. 11 q National Agricultural Museum, Kostelní 44, pensate visitors for the unavailable view, tickets to the Old Town himself supposedly established the vineyards at Prague Castle). Prague 7 – Holešovice Hall are valid for access to the tower of the New Town Hall in It was the Emperor Charles IV (1316–1378) who literally sur- Karlovo náměstí / Charles Square. rounded Prague with vineyards. Today, his city is repaying the debt to him (and to wine) by not only bringing the former vine- www.prague.eu yards back to life but also through the recent flourishing of local wine gastronomy and trade. At the beginning of the wine harvest season, don’t miss the seasonal specialty – burčák, which is partially-fermented, Inspiration sweet grape juice (whose not-all-that-low alcohol content can sometimes be discerned only the morning after). In late autumn, Places St Martin’s wine, the first wine made from the autumn harvest Events (the local answer to Beaujolais Nouveau), begins appearing on IN PRAGUE Holešovice Town Brewery menus. It’s traditionally served as an accompaniment to roast goose, cabbage, and potato pancakes on November 11, the saint’s feast day. Try it as part of a special St Martin’s restaurant menu, or head to Prague’s embankment for a proper feast. AUTUMN Holešovice is a diverse district stretching along Holešovice has many other attractions as well. Along with MOST Karlín, it’s one of the only historical Prague districts that has BARIKÁDNÍKŮ the left bank of the Vltava to Letná Hill and is TROJSKÝ successfully combined old architecture with entirely new con- MOST one of the most exciting areas of Prague today. struction. In a similar fashion, local traditions mingle with the Grébovka It was formerly a centre of manufacturing and dynamism of young creative types, many of whom live and work EŽÍ NÁBŘ trade: the city slaughterhouses and market here. In addition to the largest marketplace in Prague, you’ll find HOLEŠOVICKÉ operated here in the early 20th century (the a number of great gastronomic spots here, from cafés and pubs to informal bistros to the popular restaurant and club SaSaZu. market still exists today), as were steam mills, In short, Holešovice is a lively district where one could never get ÉHO NSK Artěl, U Lužického semináře 7, Prague 1 – Lesser Town VRBE a brewery, various factories, and a busy cargo bored. What more could you ask for? Ě NÁDRAŽÍ T ARTĚL Concept Store, Platnéřská 7, Prague 1 – Š HOLEŠOVICE I port. Nowadays, however, the majority of these V Autumn Holidays If you’d like to explore Holešovice in more detail, we recommend A Old Town industrial buildings no longer serve their origi- ST the walk in our new brochure Five Prague Walks 2. Pick up Ý Egermann, U Daliborky 30/31, Prague 1 - Hradčany V DOX Autumn is a time when several holidays are celebrated in the Prague City Tourism Maps a free copy at our information and visitor centres, download it U Erpet Bohemia Crystal, Old Town Square 27, Prague 1 - Czech Republic. On these days, monuments and attractions nal purpose; many have been reconstructed or from the web w www.prague.eu or order a copy from our e-shop U URANIE are open to the public as usual; some government buildings adapted and have found second lives as apart- Old Town and Guides will make you (eshop.prague.eu). hold special hours for public viewing (see www.prague.eu for ment buildings, office complexes, studios for Galerie Glassimo, Elišky Krásnohorské 3, Prague 1 – details), while banks and smaller shops are closed. You might PRAGUE EXHIBITION New Town feel at home in Prague. young artists, designers, and architects, or cul- GROUNDS encounter public gatherings, ceremonies and possibly peace- Lasvit, Komunardů 32, Prague 7 - Holešovice ful demonstrations. tural institutions. Recommended Businesses U PRŮHONU Material, Týn 1, Prague 1 - Old Town A visit to Holešovice is mandatory for anyone interested in mod- Moser, Na Příkopě 12, Prague 1 - New Town g 28 September – Czech Statehood Day / St. Wenceslas Day ern and contemporary art – two major cultural institutions make STROMOVKA Moser, Old Town Square 15, Prague 1 - Old Town Coffee and a Little Something: ARGENTINSKÁ BUBENSKÁ This holiday of fairly recent vintage commemorates the death their home here. The functionalist Trade Fair Palace from 1928, LIBEŇSKÝ Preciosa, Rytířská 29, Prague 1 - Old Town Café Jedna q Dukelských hrdinů 47 (Fair Trade Palace) of Prince Wenceslas I of the Přemyslid dynasty, who was mur- praised by the likes of Le Corbusier, is the home of the National DĚLNICKÁ MOST Qubus+Bomma, Rámová 3, Prague 1 - Old Town dered by his brother Boleslav on 28 September AD 935. Despite Located within the National Gallery building, this café has its Gallery’s modern and contemporary art collections. Here you’ll D ST.VOL Art Gallery Shop, Valentinská 11, Prague 1 - U his short rule, Wenceslas managed to spread Christianity find masterpieces by some of the most famous artists of the own cultural events programme. Refreshments and gourmet K VELETRŽNÍ Old Town E coffee from mamacoffee are served. L TUSAROVA throughout the early Czech state; his martyr’s death made him 20th-century avant-garde, including Picasso, Braque, Gauguin, S Swarovski, Celetná 7, Prague 1 - Old Town TRADE FAIR PALACE K a venerated figure with the aura of protector and patron of the Ý Van Gogh, and others. The building itself is worth seeing, espe- q C Kavárna Liberál Heřmanova 6 H Czech Lands. His equestrian statue presides over Wenceslas JATEČNÍ A cially the monumental interior built around a central atrium, with H V Square. A unique space combining both a café and a pub that holds R VCO ©Artěl Concept Store, Plátnéřská St., Prague D JANKO KOMUNARDŮ the individual floors resembling the decks of an ocean liner. PRAGUE MARKET PLACE KOMUNARDŮ I VLTAVSKÁ occasional exhibitions and readings. Calm, quiet, and a relaxed N Ů g 2 8 October – Foundation of the Independent atmosphere reign here. Czechoslovak State (1918) Alza Café q Jateční 33, Hall No. 8 Czech Glass EŽÍ The independent Czechoslovak state was declared on A training espresso bar for Doubleshot roasters. Point of inter- ÁBŘ STROSSMAYEROVO BUBENSKÉ N 28 October 1918 as one of the successor states to the est: the café is located smack in the middle of a huge electron- NÁMĚSTÍ The Czech Republic is widely considered Lasvit and Brokis are two modern companies that help boost disintegrated Austro-Hungarian monarchy.