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Did you know that although the Czech Republic is a Euro country, the currency not the Euro but the Czech Crown? Beware that some Money Exchange Offices are a rip off. Fortunately, there are some Exchange Bureaux that can be trusted. Is it true that the film Amadeus was shot in Prague and that alchemists who lived in the Golden Lane near Prague Castle tried to transform base metals into gold? (Almost) all your question will be answered in the information section of Prague-Now.
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Historic Bus K along lesser-known highlights in Prague
Public transport fans can indulge themselves in Prague and take a ride on the historic bus K. The route passes lesser-known highlights and shows a different aspect of the city. The route comprises the Dejvice district of Prague 6 and partly follows the route of the...
Diaphragm Arch Interesting Architecture in Mala Strana
You have probably never heard of a diaphragm arch. Yet you have seen such arches many times on your wanderings in Prague. The Czech translation is prampouch and you occasionally come across this word in an article about Prague on the internet or in a guide book under...
Dablacov Tram Loop and the Tatra T3 Tram
Attention tram enthousiasts and public transport fans! You can now have a beer in a nostalgic Tatra T3 tram permanently parked at the Dlabačov tram loop. There are six fixed tables and tram seats inside the tram and extra chairs and tables on the platforms next to the...
Holocaust Monument Gate of No Return and Bubny Train Station
Brana nenavratna (Gate of no Return) is a work of art created by the Czech sculptor Aleš Veselý (1935-2015). This memorial stands in front of the former Bubny train station in the Holešovice district of Prague and was a departure point for transports during the...
The Person behind the voice announcing tram stops
A jingle and the name of the tram stop. This is familiar to all who travel on public transport in Prague. It is a real voice of a real person, not a robot, not a translation computer. When you travel a lot by tram, the voice has become your 'friend'. But who is hiding...
Maly Berlin and the Brown House, functionalist apartment building
The Brown House, Hnědý dům, in Malý Berlín in the Holesovice district of Prague is an apartment building is a textbook example of functionalist architecture where the shape and appearance of a building are determined by the function of the edifice. The complex, built...
Kolbenova, Emil Kolben and Pragovka Art Centre
Kolbenova is one of the stations on metro line B. Few people, and even fewer tourists, get off here. But if you like industrial heritage and dilapidated factories, Kolbenova is the perfect neighbourhood to look around. For how long is unknown because the city of...
Lidice Massacre, a Memorial Park and a Rebuilt Village
On 10 June 1942, the village of Lidice was wiped off the map in retaliation for the murder of SS Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich. The Nazis turned their fury on this village because the villagers were suspected of hiding resistance fighters who had participated in...
Operation Anthropoid Mural as a Comic Strip
Operation Anthropoid, code name for the plan to assassinate SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, is depicted as a comic strip on a wall in the Liben district. Operation Anthropoid refers to the assassination attack on Reinhard Heydrich, Reich Protector of the...
Find out how it is to be homeless in Prague
It is freezing cold in Prague today. Yet all the windows in the tram are open. Passengers hold scarves or handkerchiefs against their noses. This can only mean one thing: a homeless person has just stepped on board. Nobody does anything, nobody says anything, because...
Funicular railway, best way to get to the top of Petrin Hill
Funicular railway is a fun way to get to the top of Petrin Hill. This cable car starts at the Ujzed tram Stop, on Ujzed Street in Malá Strana and slowly climbs up to the top of the hill. Halfway the up-train and the down-train meet at the Nebozizek stop. You can get...
Jews in Prague: a short journey through history
Prague's Jewish quarter, Josefov, is sandwiched between the Vltava River and the Staré Mesto district. Six synagogues and the old Jewish cemetery are the tourist highlights of this part of the city. Prayer services are held in the Old New, the High, the Jerusalem and...
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