Guide to Prague, Czech Republic

The first written record of Prague goes back to the 10th Century, when at the edge of the known world an amazed Jewish merchant found a large city built of stone. Czech legends say that Prague had been founded two hundred years earlier by Princess Libuse. Being endowed with the gift of foreseeing the future, she chose the most magical place to settle, prophesying its eternal fame. Afterwards, Prague charmed General Waldstein, Albert Einstein, Andre Breton, Mozart (who conducted Don Giovanni for the first time here) and the Rolling Stones. Prague now has more than one million inhabitants, and has become a major tourist destination and an important European cultural and business centre. Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is a cosmopolitan city. Its specific historical heritage has been forged as a blend of Czech, German and Jewish cultural influences.

The city is warm and welcoming. It radiates the strong Bohemian spirit of a life spent drinking beer in pubs, eating mighty portions of delightful pork and chatting. Try it out! In Prague, one can stay for several weeks and there will still be many great places to discover.