Travel to Prague

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PRIMARY SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Prague Home Page

Searchable database. Excellent source

In addition to the obvious, you can also search to find about: Society, Health, Research Institutes, Colleges, Government Institutions, High Schools, Libraries etc.

Another excellent searchable database

FAQ about Prague - lot of answers

Tourist information about Prague -you will learn everything you need to know for your trip to Prague

Interactive map - look up the streets

Prague transportation - info about metro, buses, etc. Prague subway system and schedule

Prague weather report

Bookstores that carry English books: Big Ben Bookshop, Rybna 2, Praha 1, tel (02) 232-8249, fax (02) 232-5460. The Globe, Janovskeho 14, Praha 7, tel/fax (02) 6671-2610. U Knihomola, Manesova 79, Praha 2, tel (02) 627-7767, fax (02) 627-7769

ACCOMMODATION

Hotels - database of dozens of hotels from

Excellent information about more than two dozen of Prague HOTELS - year 1995

(AD Summer 1996) Hotel Facility at the Outskirts of Prague starting at $25/night. 14 miles NE from Prague. Single rooms up to 2-room apartments. Also a business center. Contact Ms. Lydia Svobodova at svobod@cmc.cz

RESTAURANTS

List of about 30 restaurants. Phones, opening hours, price ranges

List of about 100 restaurants all over Prague

Restaurants serving vegetarian meals

Cellar "BRANIK"

OTHER SITES

Travel Agencies, Travel Agencies

Real Estate Agencies

Virtual Shopping Stores

Transportation related

Church services in Prague - incl. addresses and phone numbers

Interactive map of Prague

Rulers of Prague in history (shortened list):

10th century: St. Wenceslas

13th century: Premysl Otakar II

14th century: Charles IV

14-15th century: Wenceslas IV

16th century: Ferdinand I

16-17th century: Rudolph II

17th century: Leopold I

18th century: Josef II and Maria Theresa

19-20th century: Franz Josef I

----Presidents of Czechoslovakia:

1918-1935: T.G. Masaryk

1935-1938 and 1945-1948: Edvard Benes

1968-1975: Ludvik Svoboda

1975-1990: Gustav Husák

---President of the Czech Republic:

Václav Havel

Did you know ...

... that Prague, like the Eternal City (Rome) is encircled by seven hills?

... that you can find the following wildlife species on the Vltava river: Mallard, Pochard, Coot, Tufted Duck, Cormorant, Black-Headed Gull, Grass Snake?

... that you can find the following wildlife species on Petrin Hill and Stromovka Park: Woodpigeon, Green Woodpecker, Tawny Owl, Sparrowhawk, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Noctule Bat, Spotted Flycatcher, Red Squirrel, Jay, Redpoll, Collared Dove, Gray-Headed Woodpecker, Icterus, Blackcap, Marsh Warbler, Tree Creeper, Blackbird, Robin, Toad, Wild Rabbit?

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