Will Tizard

See the best of Prague with this streamlined walking guide, complete with 12 step-by-step itineraries and maps, to help you explore the city like a pro and navigate like a local. Created in a handy, take-along format, this guide is written by a seasoned travel writer to help conjure the spirit of the place in elegant text enhanced by National Geographic's famous eye for good pictures. Including must-do neighborhood itineraries, insider tips on how to visit recommended sights, and indispensable information for the most enjoyable adventure imaginable, Walking Prague is full of information about the city and its people.

The Best of the City

National Geographic Walking Prague

This hip, candid guide brings you the lowdown on nightlife in Prague--from the performing arts to pool halls, from dance clubs to the best jazz and blues, from cigar bars and microbreweries to adult entertainment.

Frommer's by Night - Prague

As the newest member of the EU, the Czech Republic formally sheds its East Bloc past - but that development only formalizes what's been a rollercoaster of change since the Velvet Revolution in 1989. Written and researched by Prague residents, the Time Out guide leads you to medieval Old Town's new design bars, to the crusty Zizkov district's classic pubs, to the romantic restaurants of Mala Strana and the hippest of clubs in the reclaimed industrial quarter of Holesovice. The poet president Vaclav Havel may have stepped down and returned to scribbling but the opening up of Bohemia is still gaining momentum every year. A mad community of expats call Prague home, having been attracted, like so many newly minted Bohemians down through the centuries, by the city's affordable lifestyle, gorgeously spooky architecture, and reputation for decadence. Meanwhile the Old European side of Mozart's adopted home beckons with improbably grandiose opera houses, Vienna-style coffee houses, and fairy-tale palaces that serve as gallery space - like as not, for the latest modern art experiments.

Time Out Prague

Wayne Curtis

Marie Morris

Herbert B. Livesey

The perennially popular guide is a big seller in all four seasons. Completely rewritten last year, it's packed with candid reviews of the best country inns and restaurants, antique stores, skiing, hiking, biking, and outdoor adventures. Frommer's takes readers off the beaten track to discover the best small towns and outdoor pleasures New England has to offer.

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