Prague City Tourism Get to Know: We Love Water! Other Water Sports is here to help you! Summer is the ideal time to travel, and for those A multitude of sports, leisure, and cultural events take place at Information about Prague • maps and information brochures for the Žluté lázně complex in Podolí. There is a pool for kids and whose travels include a stop in Prague, there adults can swim in the Vltava. Here you can also rent traditional free • Prague Card • tickets for cultural and sport events • city are many ways to spice up the usual sightseeing tours • accommodation • public transportation tickets • souve‑ canoes, paddle boats and rowboats, water skis, and paddle‑ nirs from Prague • guide services Letná: Historical, with time on the water or other activities typical boards. Across the river on the Imperial Meadow (Císařské for this time of the year. Prague offers plenty louce) island at Waterman’s Paradise (Vodácký Ráj), you can Tourist information centres can be found in downtown of spots for open -air swimming and for water rent boats, rafts, and other boating equipment. If you’d like to Prague and at the international airport: sports, from canoeing, rafting, and kayaking, try water slalom, you’ll have to head a bit further upstream to Water! Love We Yet Hipster Troja – World and Czech Cup races in water slalom take place Letná know: to Get Old Town Hall as well as old -fashioned rowboats. There’s also in the specially designed canal there, and amateur enthusiasts Garden Sculpture Old Town Square 1, Prague 1 daily 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. a wide variety of non -traditional water activities can try it out between April and October under the supervision events of Calender Guide Offi ce Mon – Fri 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Sat+Sun such as paddleboarding, wakeboarding, and of a professional. 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. water zorbing. Below we present you some tips Na Můstku on places to go in Prague to enjoy some time on Inside: Rytiřska 12, Prague 1 daily 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. or near the water. Sightseeing Cruises Wenceslas Square corner of Štěpanska St., Prague 1 daily 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sightseeing cruises offer unforgettable views of Prague’s his‑ torical centre and memorable experiences. The late afternoon Václav Havel Airport Prague Out For A Walk and evening sailings are highly recommended. Those feeling Terminal 1 (arrival hall) daily 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. romantic will enjoy a sightseeing trip in a Venetian gondola or Terminal 2 daily 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. In Prague, you can take a stroll near the water right in the centre a historical salon boat from Prague Venice (Pražské Benátky). of the city, and it’s quite diffi cult to say for sure which side of Prague Boats and Parníky Praha offer guided cruises on the Old Town Hall Tower the Vltava offers a better view. From the left bank, you can see Vltava with live music and dining. For those who’d like to see While the Town Hall’s interiors, the astronomical clock and the the Rudolfi num, the National Theatre, Vyšehrad, and the Cubist more than just the city centre, the Prague Steamboat Company twelve apostles will remain available for viewing as usual, the buildings in Podolí; from the right bank, you’ll see Prague Castle, offers excursions on a historical paddle steamboat or a modern popular tower with the panoramic gallery will be closed from the the Lesser Town, and Smíchov. air ‑conditioned boat to the zoo, to Slapy Dam, or to Mělník. middle of May until late autumn 2017. To compensate visitors for the unavailable view, tickets to the Old Town Hall will be valid for If you’d like to make your walk even more interesting with access to the tower of the New Town Hall in Karlovo náměstí / another activity or a snack, head for any of Prague’s quays. Charles Square. They’re popular promenades that become epicentres for cul‑ Rowboat and Paddleboat Rentals tural life, leisure time activities, farmers’ markets, and various Experience the river up close and personal on a paddle boat or www.prague.eu food festivals during the summer months. The most famous of rowboat, a refreshing alternative way to spend your free time in these is the Rašín Embankment, while on the opposite side of Prague during the summer. the river, the Smíchov Embankment offers an outdoor cinema during the summer. S.P. L.A.V. and Slovanka Boat Rentals on Slavonic Island both rent rowboats and punts, and the latter also offers the option Inspiration You can also check out one of Prague’s many islands. Culture to explore Prague at night in a boat by the light of a kerosene Places hounds head for Slavonic Island (Slovanský ostrov), anchored lantern. Boat Rental (Půjčovna lodiček) on the Smetana by the Žofín Building, while children love Sharpshooter’s Island Events Embankment offers similar “means of transport.” If you’d like (Střelecký ostrov) and the big playground located there. PRAGUE to rent a motorboat or a special “grill raft”, head for their branch PRAGUE There’s a playground on Kampa Island as well and you can located on the Smíchov riverside on Strakonická Street. Beer garden stop here for a picnic and then take a stroll around the nearby next to the Letenský zámeček. SUMMER IN SUMMER Sculpture Garden IN SUMMER New on Prague’s Cultural Map The unmissable hill between Holešovice and its biggest attractions include amazing historical automobiles Hradčany remains one of the largest unde- and airplanes, but even cooler are the ore and coal mines in the STROMOVKA To talk about the Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia as some‑ museum’s underground spaces – accessible only by booking in NAD KRÁLO veloped spaces in the centre of Prague and is VSKOU thing new might seem rather paradoxical or even presumptu‑ advance. For those who seeking more experiential or interactive OBOROU partly covered by one of the city’s largest parks. exhibitions, we recommend visiting the National Agriculture ous. After all, the convent is one of the oldest Gothic buildings Á K IC Museum next door, where you can learn more about hunting, N in Prague. Its history stretches as far back as the fi rst half of the But today’s Letná offers more than just a pleas- J KAMENICKÁ O O R th fi shing, and agricultural technology. This summer, they’re open‑ T 13 century, when it was founded by Wenceslas I at the behest V S ant walk through urban greenery. The district E ing a “picnic café” for the fi rst time on the museum’s grassy N of his sister (later canonized as St Agnes) who entered the con‑ ŠMERALOVA E ČECHOVA C has its own distinct character, a place through JANA ZAJÍCE VELETRŽNÍ roof. K vent shortly thereafter and headed the religious community until Á which history literally walked and left a number HRDINŮ DUKELSKÝCH her death. Heading through the park towards the east, you enjoy more KORUNOVAČNÍ of interesting traces behind. It’s also one of the breathtaking views of Prague, as well as the gorgeous glass Prague City Tourism Maps Today the convent is a part of the National Gallery, housing the fastest developing neighbourhoods in Prague, HEŘMANOVA VEVERKOVA curves of the Expo 58 Pavilion. The pavilion was built to repre‑ GENERALI ARENA FRANTIŠKA KŘÍŽKA MILADY HORÁK and Guides will make you permanent exhibition Medieval Art in the Czech Lands and with a plethora of cosy cafés, distinctive shops, sent Czechoslovakia at the Expo 58 World’s Fair in Brussels in SPARTA PRAHA OVÉ Central Europe 1200‑1500, featuring over 200 objects, including and other spots worth visiting. Over the past 1958, where it won many awards including the Grand Prix; today NAD ŠTOLOU feel at home in Prague. paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts, mapping the transfor‑ decade, “bohemians” and other artistically- it’s the seat of an advertising agency. And right from here, you VÉ mation of medieval fi ne art over the course of three centuries. can plan your excursions to other parts of Prague. RÁKO DY HO The most signifi cant items and national cultural treasures on -minded people have settled in amongst the MILA LETOHRADSKÁ STROSSMAYEROVO display include works by the Master of the Vyšší Brod long -term residents, adding a healthy dose of NÁMĚSTÍ Altarpiece, Master Theodoric, the Master of the Třeboň hipster charm and creativity to the neighbour- Recommended Businesses NATIONAL TECHNICAL MUSEUM Altarpiece, and the Master of the Litoměřice Altarpiece. NATIONAL AGRICULTURE hood’s atmosphere. MUSEUM Coffee and a Little Something KOSTELNÍ LETNÁ CHATEAU Prague Ferries To get to Letná, head from the Royal Summer Palace through Cukrárna Alchymista Jana Zajíce 7 LETENSKÉ SADY Čertovka. It is probably the most popular of Prague’s islands. the Chotek Gardens (Chotkovy sady), cross the bridge over the Alchymista’s quiet garden with a little pond is perfect for a rest Prague ferries offer the most enjoyable way to get from the left road, and you’re in Letná. stop after a long walk. The stylish retro café ‑patisserie is If you’re longing for a bit more peace and quiet, head for the bor‑ E bank to the right bank of the Vltava. They take regular public ROŠ connected to the adjacent Scarabeus Gallery and the Coffee A JA der of Vinohrady, Nusle, and New Town, where the Botič creek The tiny yet signifi cant Hanavský Pavilion catches the eye when ITÁN .