Welcome To Prague Autumn 2014

Autumn 2014

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CONTENTS • Autumn 2014 Tourist Information

Pages 8, 30–37, 50, 60–61

8–10: CzechTourism – Events Calendar • 30–37: To the Czech Republic for wine • 50: 10x Briefly about Prague • 59: Tourist Information Centres; Prague Sight-seeing Tours; Excursions; Guides; Public Holidays • 60–61: Prague Castle Information

Prague Directory

Pages 73, 76–86

73: Entertainment • 76: Embassies • 77: Health Care • 78: Tram, Taxi, Bus, Train • 80: Car Break-down?, Rent-a-Car • 82: Airplaine • 83: Accommodation and Travel Agencies • 86: Good Food, Good Drink

Mini-guide Culture

Pages 38–47 Pages 62, 64, 65–68, 70, 72, 74–75

62, 63: Cultural and Sport Events • 64: Advance Booking, Theatres • 65–68: Prague Cultural Events Programme • 70: Museums • 72: Concert Halls • 74–75: Galleries and Exhibitions

We recommend – the Best of Culture, Some Best Buys P. 12–23, 24–29 12–13: Prague Towers • 14: Langweil’s Model of Prague; Ctěnice Chateau • 15–17: Year of Czech Music 2014 • 18: Prague Castle – Treasures of Ancient China; The Hitched Beauty • 19: Kampa Museum – Jiří Kolář • 20–21: National Gallery – Benedictins in the Heart of Europe 80–1300; French Arts Collection • 22: National Theatre • 23: City Gallery Prague, Chateau Troja – Czech Art-Nouveau Sculptures • 24: Some best buys • 25: Sweet moments with a chocolate fairy • 28: Glass inspiration for your senses

Discover the beauty of the Czech Republic Page 92 93: One-day trips • 95: The Terezín Memorial • 96–97: Enjoy Brno – the Moravian Metropolis; Leoš Janáček – a giant of Czech music • 98–99: How does Pilsen attract tourists? • 100–101: Pardubice Region • 102–103: The City of Pardubice • 104–105: Pardubice Racecourse • 106: Karlovy Vary Region • 107: Jan Becher Museum • 108: UNESCO Czech Heritage

Maps 48: Prague Castle • 49: How to reach Prague Castle; Promenade at Prague Castle • 53–56: City map • 57–58: Subway and Tram Routes Scheme Cover photo: Czechtourism – Old Town Square – Church of Our Lady before Týn

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The date of issue: 25. 8. 2014, IČO: 257 28 601, INDEX ISSN 47 745MK ČR E 13231 The date of next issue: 25. 11. 2014

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DEAR VISITORS, I would like to invite you to three events in the Czech Republic initiated by the CzechTourism agency. The spa town Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) hosts from 9 to 11 October the Tourfilm International tourism films festival. The oldest film festival of its kind will award the best spots, films, internet presentations, and other multi-media products that help to improve the tourist industry.

This year, the festival focuses on the Arabian pearl: Morocco. Film projections and conferences will be complemented with competitions, where the participants can win a vacation in this exotic destination. The admission to the festival is free for all. During your autumn stay in the famous spa town, the festival offers a pleasant way to learn about the architectural, film and photographic aspects of traveling.

You will undoubtedly be attracted by light art in the streets of Český Krumlov and Prague in September and October.

The Czech the Light project will irradiate the streets and UNESCO landmarks with light installations, video mapping on iconic objects, and “light-painting” workshops open to all visitors. In the fall, the best in design will be on display in Prague, in Mladá Boleslav, and Brno.

The Meet Czech Design event will impress the lovers of graphic design and Škoda cars, and the fashion enthusiasts will meet at the Prague Fashion Week.

You can find other events that can improve your stay in the Czech Republic on the following pages.

We wish you a lot of fun in the Czech Republic.

Rostislav Vondruška Managing Director of CzechTourism

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LIST OF INTERESTING EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER THROUGH NOVEMBER 2014 AUTUMN PORCELAIN FESTIVAL 5–7 September 2014, Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) At the beginning of September you can combine your visit to the Carlsbad healing springs with the traditional Porcelain Festival. It takes place at Grandhotel Pupp for the nineteenth time this year, and includes sales and exhibition of products from porcelain manufactures Thun 1794, Epiag Lofida Chodov, Czech Porcelain Dubí, Rudolf Kämpf, as well as the Moser glass factory.

Among other things, the exhibition offers new products that are yet to be introduced to the market. This traditional festival will be accompanied by folklore ensembles performances, and a special program for children.

CZECH THE LIGHT 5–6 September in Český Krumlov, 16–19 October 2014 in Prague Light art is to light up the autumn days in Český Krumlov and Prague, as part of the Czech the Light cultural events series. City streets and UNESCO landmarks will be animated with light installations, video mapping of iconic objects, and “light painting” workshops. On 5–6 September in Český Krumlov, you can to see the “Uranium Figure” light sculpture, and an interactive bulb cloud that will amuse both children and adults. The festival will include other installations and events like the season’s last performance of the revolving theater. Prague is to be the last city visited by CZECH THE LIGHT this year, hosting the 2nd edition of the SIGNAL FESTIVAL on 16 to 19 October. The Czech metropolis invites leading Czech and foreign artists, who will present their light projects. You may also look forward to special cycling rides, and specially illuminated concerts.

DVOŘÁK’S PRAGUE 8–22 September 2014, Prague Many world orchestras and soloists will be rendering homage to Antonín Dvořák, one of the most significant Czech artists, at the 6th edition of the Dvořák’s Prague Festival. Its greatest attraction will be a concert of the renowned P. I. Tchaikovsky Grand Symphonic Orchestra. You can also look forward to other foreign artists from Poland, Germany and Israel. The festival attracts young listeners with its street art campaign called “Classic is fun”, and has also prepared a special family day for children. The Dvořák’s Prague festival concerts will take place at Rudolphinum, the Prague Cross-Roads hall, the St. Vitus cathedral, and in the concert hall of the Prague Conservatory.

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RUNNING TO THE CASTLE 27 September in Kunětická Hora, and 11 October 2014 in Loket The Running to the Castle autumn event is an excellent combination of sports, culture, and fun for the whole family. The five-set series takes place at the fabulous Kunětická hora castle, on 27 SepLoket tember, and moves on to the Loket castle near Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), on 11 October. Athletes can choose between a short or a long run, or try out Nordic walking. After the race, the whole family can take the “Secret of the Castle” quiz to discover various mysteries, and may also win a prize. The smallest visitors can take a fairytale trip, visit a theater or take part in a competition. The starting fee also covers admission to the castles that hide many points of interest. For example, at the Loket castle you can admire remnants of a meteorite from 1400, while Kunětická hora will attract you with its archaeological exhibition and ancient cellars.

MEET CZECH DESIGN 8 September – 12 October 2014, Mladá Boleslav, Brno, and Prague After the summer break you can see the best of Czech Design at the Meet Czech Design project. The design events series will resume on 12–14 September in Mladá Boleslav, where the Škoda factory has been making cars for more than 100 years. Its history will be presented in the newly renovated museum, where you can join guided tours and see the exhibits from vintage cars to the latest models. The project stops in Brno with the “Mosaic of Graphic Design”, which from 2 to 5 October will offer the best of the 26th International Biennale of Graphic Design.

Together with the international presentation and competition, five other exhibitions and several programs will take place as part of the Meet Czech Design project. The longest part of the Meet Czech Design is “Web of Design”, in Prague, starting on 8 September through 19 October. It also includes “Designblok”, one of the most prestigious events of its kind in Central Europe. The Prague part of Meet Czech Design also includes the Fashion Week, presenting fashion from all over the world, while architecture and urbanism enthusiasts will undoubtedly enjoy the Architecture Week international festival, which presents both domestic and international art of architectonics.

TOURFILM INTERNATIONAL TOURISM FILMS FESTIVAL 9–11 October 2014, Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) This year, the oldest international festival of tourism films enters its 47th edition in Karlovy Vary, and focuses thematically on the Arabian pearl: Morocco. It will award the best spots, films, internet presentations, and other multi-media products that help to improve the tourist industry. The festival is admission free and includes the Tour Region Film 9

national overview and the Tourmap international cartographic show. In the rooms of the Thermal spa hotel you will have the chance to see, among other things, a featurelength documentary about the world famous traveler tandem Hanzelka & Zikmund. A wide selection of conferences will speak, for example, about the perception of sex across the continents, and one of the most renowned Czech singers will speak about life in the desert. Visitors can also look forward to special thematic Morocco presentations, including dance performances, and a competition for visitors, who can win a non-traditional vacation in the desert.

JANÁČEK BRNO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 21–29 November 2014, Brno The Moravian metropolis commemorates the world-famous composer Leoš Janáček with an international music festival for the 4th time. This year’s celebrations are more festive, as this renowned opera composer was born 160 years ago. As a symbolic present, his favorite compositions will be performed – the 1st Piano Concerto by Bela Bartok, and Luise by Carpentiere. But you can also look forward to Janáček’s operas The Macropulos Affair, The Excursions of Mr. Brouček, and The Cunning Little Vixen. The festival will also feature numerous theatrical performances, workshops, film projections, exhibitions, and creative competitions.

THE EVENTS COMMEMORATING THE BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ 28–30 November 2014, Slavkov u Brna Every year at the turn of November and December, people commemorate the most famous of Napoleon’s battles, in the vicinity of the Moravian village Slavkov u Brna. The battle took place there on 2 December 1805, when the outnumbered French Emperor defeated its adversaries thanks to his brilliant tactics. The heavy fighting of the French, Polish, Austrian, and Russian armies will be reenacted by more than 900 men in uniforms of the era near the village of Tvarožná. In Slavkov u Brna you will see an evening parade with fireworks, and Napoleon himself will take you on a tour through the local château. The commemorative events will include displays of military camps, concerts, and an arts-andcraft Advent fair.

ANDY WARHOL – I’M OK EXHIBITION in progress until 31 December 2014, Prague Till the end of this year you can learn about the works of the world-famous pop-art icon at the “U bílého nosorožce” (At the White Rhino) palace in Prague.

There you can find the “Andy Warhol – I’m OK” exhibition featuring the legendary works of the famous artist, such as Mao, Marilyn Monroe, and the Campbell’s Soup. Visitors can also see a collection of 40 LP covers designed by Warhol. If you want to try the technique that the artist used, you can find the Factory style silk-screen printing shop there, too.

For more tips for your holiday visit

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THE CITY OF PRAGUE MUSEUM Na Poříčí 52, Prague 8 – Florenc, Tel.: +420 224 816 772 www.muzeumprahy.cz Open: Tue–Sun 9 a.m.–6 p.m., every last Wednesday of the month 9 a.m.–8 p.m.

The City of Prague Museum was founded in 1881; its current building was constructed between 1896 and 1898. The museum collects, preserves, and presents collections documenting the history of Prague. Its permanent exhibitions include: Prague in Prehistory, Mediaeval Prague, Prague at the end of the Middle Ages and start of Modern Times, Baroque Prague, and Langweil’s Model of Prague from 1826–1837.

The City of Prague Museum invites you to visit Prague Towers ➀ Lesser Town Bridge Tower Charles Bridge, Prague 1 – Lesser Town Open: November – February open daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m., March open daily 10 a.m.–8 p.m., April – September open daily 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

The higher of the two bridge towers, whose construction dates back to 1464, is a rare defensive, showcase landmark from Prague’s post-Hussite era; it is the youngest part of the Charles Bridge, and the entrance gate to the Lesser Bank (also known as Small Side) of Prague. ➁ Old Town Bridge Tower Charles Bridge, Prague 1 – Old Town Open: November – February open daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m., March open daily 10 a.m.–8 p.m., April – September open daily 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

This tower is one of the most impressive Gothic constructions in Prague and Europe. The construction of the extensive stone tower and Charles Bridge was launched in 1357 on the order of Charles IV, the Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia. ➂ Powder Tower Nám. Republiky 5, Prague 1 – Old Town Open: November – February open daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m., March open daily 10 a.m.–8 p.m., April – September open daily 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

One of the most significant medieval Prague landmarks; the famous Royal Path, followed by coronation processions of Czech kings, started here and led to Prague Castle.

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➃ Town Belfry by St. Nicholas’ Church Malostranské nám. 556/29, Prague 1 – Lesser Town Open: November – February open daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m., March open daily 10 a.m.–8 p.m., April – September open daily 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

This baroque belfry, finished in 1755, served as a fire watch tower and the site of the city’s night bellman. The tower was designed by one of the most significant baroque architects, K. I. Diezenhofer, and finished by Anselmo Lurago. ➄ Petřín Observation Tower Petřín Hill park, Prague 1 Open: November – February open daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m., March open daily 10 a.m.–8 p.m., April – September open daily 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

If you climb the some 300 stairs to the observation gallery of this watch tower you can enjoy one of the most beautiful views of Prague. This structure, inspired by the Eiffel Tower, is unique evidence of the technical and construction skills of our forefathers from the late 19th century. ➅ Petřín Mirror Maze Petřín Hill park, Prague 1 Open: November – February open daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m., March open daily 10 a.m.–8 p.m., April – September open daily 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

This is a unique structure, an exhibition pavilion from the famous “Jubilee Exhibition 1881,” inspired by the shape of a former Gothic gate in Vyšehrad. The maze consists of 35 regular and 15 warped mirrors.

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The City of Prague Museum invites you to visit: LANGWEIL’S MODEL OF PRAGUE from 1826–1837, is a unique, and the most attractive, exhibit in the City of Prague Museum. It is a unique document of the likeness of the Old Town, Malá Strana and the Prague Castle before the redevelopment of Prague at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. It was hand-made of cardboard for 11 years by an employee of the Prague University Library, Antonín Langweil (1791–1837), who dedicated to his unusual hobby all his leisure time and financial resources. He died unrecognized, in poverty. It is now that we are able to appreciate the significance of the model, as both an excellent document, and an unusual piece of artwork. On around 20 square meters, the historical center of Prague is depicted in the shape it had some 180 years ago.More than 2,000 colored buildings are made in a scale of 1:480, with all details. For many buildings that no longer exist Langweil’s model is the only evidence of their likeness. A demanding and unique project of digitization of the model was finished in February 2009, so Prague is the only city in the world that offers a 3D virtual model of the city to such extent and detail. The digitization also makes it possible to visit a 3D cinema projection during which you can see historical Prague at the beginning of the 19th century.

Reservations at: Tel.: +420 221 709 674, e-mail: 3Dkino@muzeumprahy.cz Open: Tue–Sun 9 a.m.–6 p.m., every last Wednesday of the month 9 a.m.–8 p.m. www.muzeumprahy.cz CTĚNICE CHATEAU COMPLEX is an ideal destination for those who have been longing to leave the famous landmarks in the busy center of Prague, and prefer the quiet of the country. In half an hour by subway and bus, you can stroll through a beautiful park surrounding a chateau, reconstructed in its contemporary likeness in 2008. This former medieval Gothic stronghold has over the centuries changed owners, and shape – from Renaissance, through baroque, to classicist. The chateau has a set of farm buildings: a sheepcote, a granary, a catchpole’s house, and a riding hall.

The complex houses a riding association, that offers horseback rides in the riding hall and in the vicinity of the chateau. The chateau garden nursery, whose history dates back to the 16th century, presents the traditional gardening trade in a unique historical environment.

Flower lovers can admire the garden, which boasts a unique collection of perennials. Inside the chateau you can find preserved fragments of Gothic, Renaissance, and baroque murals. The complex are used by the City of Prague Museum for presentations of its rich collection funds.

Exhibitions: Crafts in Guilts • History of Ctěnice Domain • Confectioners and Confectionaires (from 21. 9. 2014) There you can also find a hotel with 26 rooms, a restaurant, and a café.

Public transportation: Metro C – Letňany, bus 185 and/or 302 – Ctěnice Open: Chateau complex – Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (IV–X); Tue–Fri 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Sat, Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (XI–III) Chateau park: 8 a.m.–10 p.m. (IV–X); 8 a.m.–6 p.m. (XI–III) Zámek Ctěnice, Bohdanečská 259/1, 190 17 Prague 9 – Vinoř e-mail: ctenice@muzeumprahy.cz; www.muzeumprahy.cz 14

The Year of Czech Music in the finals After a lot of very interesting and unique projects, the Year of Czech Music 2014 is coming to an end. In the last quarter of the year Prague will host a number of events. In October, besides reprising the performances of the works of B. Smetana, A. Dvořák a L. Janáček, the National Theatre has prepared a performance at the Theatre of the Estates of the Franco-Czech co-production of L’Olimpiade, an opera by the early classicist composer Josef Mysliveček (1737–1781), as well as the première of The Fall of Arkun, by Zdeněk Fibich, an opera that was last performed in its entirety in the 1930s. 12 December will be the day of the world première of New Country, by Alois Hába, which deals with the socio-political topic of Soviet collectivisation.

The Czech Philharmonic will be making an important contribution to the Year of Czech Music already with the opening concerts of the new season – 2–3 October – L’Olympiade, an opera by J. Mysliveček where they will perform Asrael,

by Josef Suk, and Fifteen Prints after Dürer’s Apocalypse, by the contemporary composer Luboš Fišer, with Jiří Bělohlávek as conductor. Other concerts that are worth mentioning are the performance of Bohuslav Martinů’s chamber opera What Men Live By (H336) and Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances, which will take place on 17 December under the baton of Jiří Bělohlávek.

The Czech Philharmonic with Jiří Bělohlávek has also become a residential orchestra of the festival Dvořák’s Prague, which will be held on 8–22 September, mostly at the Rudolfinum. The great variety of forms of Dvořák’s Collection I will offer performances of all of Dvořák’s symphonies with odd Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle numbers, as well as instrumental concerts with young interpreters – a violin concert with Josef Špaček on 8 September, a piano concert with the young Niu Niu, on 12 September. Also worth mentioning is the short but important Rudolf Firkušný Piano Festival, where, on 15 Novermber, the Berliner Philharmoniker will perform conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, artistic patron of the Year of Czech Music. The multigenerational dance performance to the music of B Martinů’s Bouquet of Flowers on 14–16 September will present an interesting format in a very untraditional venue – the Malá Strana cementery, one of Prague’s heritage protected sites, and usually not open to the public.

Folklore lovers can attend the concert of songwriter Jaroslav Hutka on 2 October at the Museum of Music in Karmelitská. He will perform songs from the collection of František Sušil (1804–1868) that includes 2400 Moravian folk songs. Those interested in good Brass Band music can also go to Vejvoda’s Zbraslav, on 29–29 September. And the interesting exhibition Vivat Musica! can be visited at Veletržní Palace until 2 November.

The Year of Czech Music will officially close on 17 December with a Gala Concert of the Year of Czech Music at O2 Arena, with Ramón Vargas, Eva Urbanová, Ana María Martínez and Adam Plachetka performing arias of Czech operas. The second part of the concert will bring together members of professional Czech orchestras who, under the conduction of Jakub Hrůša, will perform Antonín Dvořák’s 9th Symphony “From the New World”.

Needless to say, there will be many more events during the last quarter of the year, not only in Prague but in many other places in the Czech Republic and abroad.

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Selected events of the Year of Czech Music 2014 NATIONAL THEATER – www.narodni-divadlo.cz 3, 11 and 16 October – J. Mysliveček: L’Olimpiade Director: U. Hermann. Conductor: V. Luks 9, 10 and 20 October – Z. Fibich: The Fall of Arkun, premiere. Director: J. Heřman 15 November, 7 December – Leoš Janáček: The Little Cunning Vixen. Director: O. Havelka 21 and 28 November – Leoš Janáček: Jenufa Director: J. Nekvasil 12 December – A. Hába: The New Earth, world premiere Director: M. Bambušek CZECH PHILHARMONIC – www.ceskafilharmonie.cz 2 and 3 October at Rudolphinum Opening concerts of the season, Music by L. Fišer and J. Suk Conductor: J. Bělohlávek 17, 18 and 19 December at Rudolphinum Bohuslav Martinů: What Men Live By, concert opera performance, Czech premiere. Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dances Conductor: J. Bělohlávek PRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – FOK – www.fok.cz 27 and 28 October at the Municipal House Concert for the Republic – Bedřich Smetana: My Country Conductor: J. Kučera DVOŘÁK’S PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL, 8 – 22 September – www.dvorakovapraha.cz Residential orchestra Czech Philharmonic, conducted by J. Bělohlávek 7 September in Zlonice – Festival Overture – an authentic performance of the 1st Symphony by A. Dvořák, Musica Florea Conductor: M. Štryncl 8, 12, 14 and 16 September – The Dvořák’s Collection I – odd-numbered symphonies, Violin and Piano Concertos RUDOLF FIRKUŠNÝ INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL, 15 – 16 November – www.firkusny.cz Organized by the Prague Spring International Music Festival 15 November at the Municipal House Bohuslav Martinů: Inkantace, Berliner Philharmoniker, piano: I. Kahánek. Conductor: Sir S. Rattle 16 November at Rudolphinum – Music by Leoš Janáček and Bedřich Smetana. Piano: J. Čechová VEJVODA ZBRASLAV BRASS MUSIC FESTIVAL, 14 – 16 September – www.orfea.cz THE MUSICAL BRIDGE PRAGUE – DRESDEN FESTIVAL 6 December at the Břevnov Monastery – Music by J. D. Zelenka, performed by Collegium 1704. Conductor: V. Luks SITE SPECIFIC 14 – 16 September at Malostranský cemetery Bohuslav Martinů: Bouquet of Flowers – Intergenerational Dialogue. Choreographer: E. Blažíčková 20 September – dress rehearsal, 21 September – Czech premiere, 29 December – reprise at Bunkr Parukářka, Žižkov Andrew Yin Svoboda: Martin Středa, mono-drama, Opera Povera. Director: Rocc http://www.yearofczechmusic.cz/projekty?idak=2903 12 December – Motion Scores, premiere at the Ponec Theater Choreography of foreign artists to Czech music http://www.proart-festival.cz 17 December at O2 Arena, GALA CONCERT OF THE YEAR OF CZECH MUSIC – www.galakoncert.cz Official closing concert of the Year of Czech Music Arias from operas of B. Smetana and A. Dvořák A. Dvořák: The 9th Symphony. Soloists: A. M. Martinez, E. Urbanová, R. Vargas, and A. Plachetka. Conductor: J. Hrůša More info at: www.yearofczechmusic.cz

Czech Ballet Symphony

Josef Špaček

Zlonice

Ivo Kahánek

Eva Urbanová

Prague Castle TREASURES OF ANCIENT CHINA Exhibition of ancient chinese art Imperial Stables of Prague Castle 8 August – 9 November 2014 The exhibition Treasures of Ancient China presents, more than 90 exhibits which show us five thousand years of Chinese history, from the Neolithic to the last ruling dynasty. The exhibits are borrowed from outstanding museums in China. The exhibition is divided in three parts. The first part shows us the beginning of Chinese civilization and formation the states. The second part takes care of the cultural boom in the 10th century AD. The most important exhibits in this part are two soldiers from the famous Terracotta Army of the first emperor from the Cchin dynasty. In the last part we can see exhibits from approximately five hundred years of the last two dynasties, for example Buddhist art, clothing and, especially, gorgeous porcelain.

Daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Entrance-fee: Full: 120 CZK / Reduced: 60 CZK Family: 240 CZK • School groups: 20 CZK (per www.kulturanahrade.cz person)

THE HITCHED BEAUTY – PRAGUE CASTLE RIDING HALL TO BE A COACH SALON Prague Castle Riding Hall 20 August – 19 October 2014 For the summer season, the Prague Castle administration has prepared the Hitched Beauty: Coaches, Sledges, and Chairs of the 18th–20th Centuries, an exhibition dedicated to historical means of transportation from Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia. Along with luxurious coaches, various types of sledges and chairs on display document the technical and artistic skills of our forefathers from the 18th to the 20th century.

The horse harnesses and liveries of the servants that complement the picture of the beauty of the historical teams won’t go unnoticed, either. Historical toys of the period open a view into the world of children.

Visitors at the Riding Hall will see, for example, the coach of the first Czechoslovak President, T. G. Masaryk, the golden coach of the Bishops of Olomouc, the gun carriage used for burials of Czech presidents, and numerous other exhibits prepared for lovers of long gone times, technologies, and arts.

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Jiří Kolář 25 September 2014 – 18 January 2015 Musem Kampa This year, Museum Kampa celebrates the centenary of the birth of Jiří Kolář with a big retrospective exhibition of this renown Czech artist and poet. Jiří Kolář is one of the most prominent artistic figures of the second half of last century, who is also respected abroad. Museum Kampa is the owner of more than 250 of his best works, which have been exhibited in a retrospective at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, and were acquired by Mrs Meda Mládková for her collection. A major retrospective monograph on Jiří Kolář will be published together with the exhibition.

Jiří Kolář (1914–2002) was Czech poet and artist known worldwide thanks to his collages and experimental art. During WW2 he founded Skupina 42, together with J. Chalupecký, though not as an artist, but as a poet. He was sent to prison between 1952 and 1953 for criticising Communism in the collection Prometheus Liver. In 1964, he became a member of the group of artists Křižovatka. In 1977, he signed the Charter 77 a declaration of a civic group criticising politics and the state power in Singing Lichtenstein, 1970, Prollage Czechoslovakia. Later, in 1979, he and his wife Běla Kolářová not allowed to return to Czechoslovakia from their studies in West Berlin, and they lived in Paris from 1980. They both returned to the Czech Republic in 1997.

The artistic works of Jiří Kolář also influenced his literary creations.

He turned to experimenting with different forms of collage, creating completThe Shoe, 1965 ely new techniques. When he was Collageobject asked why he left classical poetry, he said that poetry was not able to convey what he wanted to express, and that’s why he expressed himself through collages. He had his first exhibition in Prague in 1962. After very interesting works that were right on the border between poetry and visual arts, Kolář began to produce only visual works. He experimented with existing collage techniques, but gradually started to develop new ones – confrontage, froissage, rollage, etc. The most important of them consists on sticking three-dimensional objects – usually ordinary things of daily use. He collected these collage techniques in a book called Dictionary of Methods. Jiří Kolář gained international recognition, mainly thanks to his works in visual arts, very quickly after his first exhibition in Prague. Today, Jiří Kolář is one of the most famous and celebrated Czech artists in the world.

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National Gallery in Prague THE BENEDICTINES IN THE HEART OF EUROPE 800–1300 “OPEN THE GATES OF PARADISE” Wallenstein Riding Hall, Klementinum Gallery 7 November 2014 – 15 March 2015 In cooperation with the National Library of the Czech Republic, the National Museum, the Prague Castle Administration and the Metropolitan St. Vitus Chapter, the National Gallery in Prague organises a grand international exhibition at the turn of 2014 and 2015. The exhibition is to present the highest spiritual and artistic culture of the Benedictine order in Central Europe in the early Middle Ages. It also emphasizes the history of the Central European states and the irreplaceable role of the Benedictines during that era. The St. Benedictine Order (Ordo Sancti Benedicti in Latin, OSB) is the oldest existing monastic order in Western Christianity. It follows the Rule of St. Benedict of Nursia from the early 6th century, written for the community of monks in Monte Cassino. The St. Benedict Rule gradually spread throughout Europe, reaching the Czech lands in the th Lectionary of St. Gill’s Monastery in Braunschweig 10 century. This text significantly influenced the history, culture, and spirituality of the Christian West. The slogan “Ora et labora” – “Pray and work” became the motto of the order.

The exhibition displays more than 250 exhibits that span various fields: architecture, sculpture, book illustrations, and – above all – goldsmiths’ and other craftsmen works borrowed from major collections and religious institutions from six Central-European countries and Switzerland. The curators of the exhibition are Vít Vlnas and Jan Klípa, from the National Gallery in Prague. The international professional level of cooperation includes institutions such as the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museum in Mannheim, the Museum Vonderau in Fulda, Benediktinerstift St. Paul in Lavanttal, the Central European University in Budapest, and the University in Wroclaw.

Visitors to the Benedictines in the Heart of Europe 800–1300 “Open the Gates of Paradise” exhibition will have the chance to learn about the spiritual and material culture of the Benedictine monasteries in the early and high Middle Ages. “The emergence and shaping of the Medieval states in Central Europe at the turn of the first and second millennia is a fascinating theme. Even more, this process relates to the conflict between paganism and Christianity, with the victorious accession of the new universal religion. The monks and nuns of the St. Benedict Order were significant carriers of the Christian culture. St. Benedict left behind a great work of civilization and artistic riches, carried on for the centuries to come”, comments prof. Vít Vlnas on the concept of the exhibition, and adds: “In times of unrest, it is good to return back to and commemorate the roots. This is how the concept of this exhibition was conceived.”

The exhibition is structured in a manner that evokes an ideal concept of a Benedictine monastery, known from the famous project preserved in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It takes visitors to the Benedictine temple with a monk choir and crypt, then through the cloister, prelature, and the chapter hall. It opens both private and technical parts of the monastery, such as the refectory, dormitory, and infirmary. The exhibited items relate to the presented rooms and their function. The selection of the borrowed artworks respects the history of the incursion of the Benedictine order in Central Europe, from the time of the founding generation, through the development of important Benedictine centers, to the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, when the Benedictines decline from the leading position among the newly established orders. The third line followed by the exhibition is dedicated to the presentation of rich Roman arts. Most of the exhibits from the Czech, Polish, and Hungarian 20

early medieval states are presented in the context of top-class artworks from the German, Austrian, and Swiss milieu. The transposition of the artistic patterns and forms was often mediated through the close ties of the Central-European Benedictine monasteries with their parent communities in the West.

One of the most precious exhibits is the Vyšehrad Codex, the most famous illuminated manuscript from the Roman period on Czech soil. Its original will be exhibited by the National Library for the first time ever. Also for the first time, you will have the chance to see in Prague the reliquary cross of the Hungarian Queen Adelheid, donated to the St. Blise monastery in Bavaria in 1080, kept today in the St. Paul monastery in Lavanttal. The exhibition in the Vallenstein Riding Hall will be supplemented with an exhibition in the Klementinum Gallery in the National Library of the Czech Republic. A special web site has been prepared for the Benedictines in the Heart of Europe 800–1300 “Open the Gates of Paradise” exhibition at www.vystava-benediktini.cz.

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THE 90th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE 19th AND 20th CENTURY FRENCH ARTS COLLECTION Veletržní Palace In progress until 31 December 2014 The founding of the French arts collection of the National Gallery in Prague was based on an idea to present the developing metamorphoses of the French arts from the romanticism of the 19th century, to the artists who opened the path for the 20th century arts. It is defined by the compactness of thought, chamberness, representativeness, and the extraordinary quality of the works. It is also a historical document on the shaping of the French-Czech cultural relationship.

The founding of the French Arts collection is tied with the development of modern Czech art, and its interest in what was going on in the Parisian art world. It was the Mánes Creative Artists Fellowship in Prague who brought the learning about the French visual arts. In 1902, it organized two funPaul Gauguin, Bon jour, Monsieur Gauguin damental exhibitions: one dedicated to the sculptor August Rodin, and the other titled Modern French Painting. It presented the Art of Impressionists and Post-Impressionists in 1907, and it acquired the painting Bathing by André Derain (1908) from The Independents (Les Indépendants) exhibition in 1910.

1923 was a decisive year. The Czechoslovak Republic purchased a significant set of pictures, sculptures, drawings and graphics from the French Arts of the 19th and 20th Centuries extensive exhibition. The protector of this fundamental event was President T. G. Masaryk.

Leading Czech art personalities such as the critic and historian V. V. Štěch, the renowned collector and historian Vincenc Kramář, the painter Emil Filla, and others were commissioned to extend the original collection. They selected other significant works in Paris, in the galleries and collections of Ambrois Vollard, Paul Rosenberg, Paul Cassiere, Daniel-Henry Kahnwiler, Walter Halvorsen, and others. In the 1930s the collection was enriched through the government acquisition of some works by Pierre Bonnard, Marc Chagall, Maurice Utrillo, and the cornerstone work by Paul Gauguin: Bonjour, Monsieur Gauguin (1889). After WW II the acquisition activities were limited, but still, some significant works by Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, and Henri Laurens were successfully acquired. The National Gallery collection was significantly enriched in 1960 with part of the famous collection of Vincenc Kramář, especially works from the cubist period of Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and André Derain. Another great acquisition was the painting Steamboat L’Hirondelle on the Seine (1901) by Paul Signac, purchased by the Czech government in 2009. The collection commemorates its 90th anniversary this year.

Address: Veletržní palace, Dukelských hrdinů 47, Prague 7 Opening hours: Open daily, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., closed on Mondays Transportation: Trams 1, 5, and 26 – Strossmayerovo náměstí, trams 1, 12, 17, and 24 – Veletržní palác, Metro C – Vltavská 21

National Theatre SALOME Richard Strauss State Opera Prag Premiered on 23 and 26 October 2014 Director: Marius Treliński Musical director: Heiko Mathias Förster According to the gospels of Mathew and Mark, the Judean princess Salome danced for her step-father Herod, and as a reward she asked for the head of John the Baptist on a silver platter. The story became a popular theme with painters (Leonardo da Vinci, Tizian, Rubens), writers (Heine, Flaubert), and composers (Massenet). However, the most famous are the drama by Irish playwright Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), and the opera

by Richard Strauss (1864–1949). The exalted work full of sensuality received stormy ovations during its premiere on 9 December 1905, in Dresden. In the following two years the work was premiered in another 50 opera houses. There were exceptions, too: Gustav Mahler called Salome a work of a genius, but he was not allowed to stage the work in the Court Opera in Vienna; the licencers banned the work for its “perversity”. Lord Chamberlain enforced a ban in London, and the Metropolitan Opera premiered the work on 22 January 1907, but the public scandal was so great that the work was removed from the repertory. The new staging in Prague is directed by the remarkable Polish film and theater director Mariusz Treliński, whose favorite stage designer is the Slovak artist Boris Kudlička.

THE FALL OF ARKUN Zdeněk Fibich, director: Jiří Heřman Premiered on 9 and 10 October 2014 Along with their famous lyric, comic, and realistic aspects, Czech opera works have also monumental and tragic versions. One of them brings the last scenic work composed by Zdeněk Fibich in 1900, consisting of a Helga prologue, and the three-act opera Dragun. In a moving manner, the personal stories of unmatched love Arkun and wild passion mix with the history of the fall of the barbarian cult of the Baltic Slavs, under the incursion of the Christian missions. The plot of the work and its grandiose characters share common similarities with the works by Richard Wagner, i. e. the symbolic clash of antagonistic dramatic powers and human types is more important than the historical and religions circumstances of the story. This is most apparent with the pageant Dragon mercilessly following the vision of his own power and thus preparing his own fall.

This work composed by one of the most significant Czech romantic composers, is brought for the first time in 80 years to the stage of the National Theater on the occasion of the Year of Czech Music. The Fall of Arkun also brings back to the National Theater Opera two creators of exceptional operatic experiences from the past: the conductor John Fiore, and the director Jiří Heřman.

The performance is a contribution to the Year of the Czech Music 2014 program. www.narodni-divadlo.cz

City Gallery Prague Chateu Troja, U Trojského zámku 4/1, 170 00 Prague 7 www.ghmp.cz 1 April – 2 November 2014 • Open: Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Fri 1 p.m.–6 p.m.

PASSION, DREAM, AND IDEAL / CZECH ART-NOUVEAU SCULPTURES The complemented exhibition of Czech sculptures in the Troja chateau presents a cross-section of works of the leading personalities of the Czech Art-Nouveau sculpture, displaying the period at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, when modern forms gradually emerged from the classicist and neo-renaissance styles. This “fight” for a new expression was started by Josef Václav Myslbek (1848–1922) who, instead of leaning towards historicism, sought comparison within the French context. He founded a sculpture class at the Prague Academy of Arts in 1896. For his graduates, it was crucial to present themselves at the annual exhibitions of the Unity of Beautiful Arts in Rudolphinum, in Prague.

They had the chance to compare themselves with foreign giants of the period, such as Auguste Rodin and the Belgian sculptor Constantin Meunier. Both these artists significantly influenced the views of the young Czech artists. Together with young Czech sculptors, the Rudoplninum exhbition also presented the German speaking peers from the Academy. They usually exhibited at the section of the German Creative Artists Association in Bohemia, together with Franz Metzner, a native from Všeruby near Pilsen, who worked mostly in Berlin.

Berlin, together with Vienna, Munich, and Paris was an important center where many young artists headed for experience. Each of them took a different path, but the sculptures created during their studies and shortly afterwards related in both genre and style.

The exhibition offers a cross-section of works of leading sculptors of the turn of the century, from the traditional sculpting concept of Myslbek, to naturalistic tendencies and the period’s parallel impressionistic concept of shape.

The exhibition at the Troja chateau showcases the diversity of style of the artistic forms in sculpture of around 1900, while presenting the famous sculptors side by side with forgotten ones.

PRAGUE FIGURATIVE PORCELAIN AND ITS DESIGNER ERNST POPP FROM THE CITY GALLERY PRAGUE COLLECTIONS 1 April – 2 November 2014 The City Gallery Prague keeps in its collection a special set of Prague porcelain. A great part of it consists of figural sculptures; a selected part of the collection is presented at the exhibition in the Troja chateau, at the City Gallery Prague. The exhibition presents examples of figural works by Ernst Popp from the Prague porcelain manufacture, deposited in the collections of the Museum of The Capital City Prague. The factory established in 1791 produced stoneware and, in 1837, started to produce porcelain. It tried to win the market through its high quality production, while focusing on figurative porcelain. In order to obtain the best production of porcelain sculptures, it hired the designer, and sculptor, Ernst Popp, in 1845. Popp created numerous excellent figures, busts, and other works, perfectly designed and full of life. Thanks to his work, the Prague porcelain manufacture belonged to the European elite. The most frequent motifs in the Prague porcelain manufacture portfolio were rococo sculptures of amorous couples, children, Cupids, and figures of the speech of flowers.

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Name Quarter • Street/Square ▼ GOL DSM IT H’S, J E WEL LERY Boucheron boutique 1 • Křižovnická 3 Cartier 1 • Pařížská 2 Diamonds & Pearls 1 • Týnská 21 Frey Wille 1 • Havířská 3 Golden & Silver 1 • Pařížská 5 Granát 1 • Dlouhá 28–30 1 • Panská 1 1 • Na Příkopě 23 Halada 1 • Pařížská 7 1 • Na Příkopě 16 Christian Dior 1 • Pařížská 4 Pandora Jewelery 1 • Na Příkopě 13 Studio Šperk 1 • Dlouhá 19 J. Drahoňovský Swarovski 1 • Pařížská 16 1 • Malé náměstí 1 1 • Celetná 11 ▼ PHI LAT E LY • NUMISMATIC SHOPS Dům filatelie 1 • Klimentská 6 Jiří Vandas 1 • Na Příkopě 25 ▼ FA SHIO N Hugo Boss 1 • Pařížská 6 Gianni Versace 1 • U Prašné brány 3 Alfred Dunhill 1 • Pařížská 14 Christian Dior 1 • Pařížská 4 Louis Vuitton 1 • Pařížská 13

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▼ GLASS, PORCEL AIN AND CERAMICS Rott Crystal 1 • Malé náměstí 3 Moser 1 • Na Příkopě 12 1 • Staroměstské n. 603/15 Sale of products, brands Moser, Meissen, Herend and Bernardaud ▼ MUSICAL INST RUMENTS Daniel Berdych 1 • Nekázanka 20 (Violin Maker) Hudební nástroje 1 • Jungmannovo náměstí 17 1 • Saská 3 ▼ SHEET MUSIC Talacko Music 1 • Rybná 29 Kanzelsberger 1 • Václavské náměstí 42 (The House of Books)

Studio Hana Havelková if… Ivana Follová designer’s shop Jozef Sloboda – boutique

Name Quarter • Street/Square Martina Nevařilová Boutique-Showroom 1 • E. Krásnohorské 4/11 Boutique Navarila 1 • Haštalská 8

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▼ SHOPPING CENTRES Arkády Pankrác 4 • Na Pankráci 1727/86 Underground line C, stop Pankrác Debenhams 1 • Václavské nám. 21 Underground line A, stop Můstek or Muzeum Dětský dům 1 • Na Příkopě 15 Underground line A, stop Můstek Fénix Galerie 9 • Freyova 945/33 Underground line B, stop Vysočanská Galerie Florentinum 1 • Na Florenci Underground line B, stop Náměstí Republiky Metropole Zličín 5 • Řevnická 121/1 Underground line B, stop Zličín Nový Smíchov 5 • Plzeňská 233/8 Underground line B, stop Anděl

Choco-story (see p. 25, 27)

Name Quarter • Street/Square ▼ CD RECORDS • CASSETTES Bontonland Megastore 1 • Václavské nám. 1 Musicland (Palladium) 1 • nám. Republiky ▼ FISHERMEN AND HUNTER I TEM S Kajman 1 • Petrské náměstí 1 Arms and Ammo 1 • Opletalova 37 ▼ CHOCOLATE PARADI SE Viva Praha 1 • Celetná 10 (see p. 26)

Shops are mostly open from 9 a.m. till 7 p.m. On Saturdays generally till 1 p.m. In the centre of the town, the shops are usually open on Sundays too.

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Underground line A, stop Malostranská Pasáž Myslbek 1 • Na Příkopě 19-21 Underground line A, stop Můstek ▼ M ARKETS River Town Prague 7 • Bubenské nábřeží 306 Fruits, vegetables Underground line C, stop Vltavská (cca 300 m) Havelské tržiště 1 • Havelská Fruits, vegetables, small ceramic items, rustical products ▼ BOOKSHOPS Kanzelsberger 1 • Václavské nám. 42 (Palladium) 1 • nám. Republiky Neoluxor 1 • Václavské nám. 41 Knihkupectví Fišer 1 • Kaprova 10

Underground B, stop Národní třída Obchodní dům Kotva 1 • náměstí Republiky 8 Underground line B, stop náměstí Republiky Palác Flora 3 • Vinohradská 151 Underground line A, stop Flora Palladium 1 • náměstí Republiky (see p. 2) Underground line B, stop náměstí Republiky Pilsner Urquell Gallery – Experience Shop 1 • U Lužického semináře 11

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Sweet moments with a chocolate fairy In 2008, Viva Praha – The Finest Belgian Chocolate Company – opened a store in the very center of Prague that offers the best Belgian chocolate. The store is located on Celetná Street, close to Old Town Square, and focuses on the sale of hand-made Belgian chocolate manufactured by the best chocolatiers from the world’s chocolate capital – the Belgian city of Brugge. The freshness of chocolate is critical; in the Viva store you will find supreme chocolate, imported regularly at short intervals directly from the artisan manufacturers.

The exclusive suppliers include Chocolate Line, Pol Depla, Kathy, Chocoholic, Centho, and Valentino.

Along with classical chocolate products such as pralines, chocolate characters, and bars, at the Viva store you can also purchase novelties from the world of chocolate, for example chocolates with high content of antioxidants, organic chocolate, and/or pralines with unusual flavors and combinations. If you don’t like chocolate you can enjoy excellent nougat, marzipan, and home-made fudge. The selection is supplemented by a “fastfood corner,” which offers treats like genuine Belgian wafers, fresh fruit dipped in chocolate, and the genuine hot chocolate that has won several prizes.

The store also produces a sugar confection known as “Rock Candy.” There are special work desks directly in the store so you can follow the production that dates back more than 370 years.

The store is combined with the Choco-Story Museum of chocolate that is part of the world museum network with branches in Brugge, Paris, and newly in Mexico. In the museum, you can immerse yourself in the 3000-year history of chocolate. You can learn about where it was discovered and who was the first to use it, who brought it to Europe, how it spread, and how it is made today.

You will find out that chocolate is beneficial to your health, and you might recall good old times spent over a collection of chocolate wraps. In the showroom you will see how the chocolatiers make pralines, and taste them immediately.

At 10 Celetna Street you can enter the fabulous world of chocolate and candy and feel it with all your senses.

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VIVA Prague brings the best of Belgian Chocolate from the heart of the chocolate world – the city of Brugge.

Great choice, Belgian wafers, live demonstrations of praline manufacturing

Open daily 10:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m.

Celetná 10 Prague 1

www.vivapraha.cz

Our chocolate fairy invites you to discover the more than 3,000 year history of chocolate.

Open daily 10 a.m.–7 p.m.

In summer season 10 a.m.–9 p.m.

Celetná 10, Prague 1

www.choco-story-praha.cz

Glass inspiration for your senses Czech glass is a traditional, sought-after product all over the world. Its high quality stems from a rich and centuries-long glasswork tradition, which in North Bohemia dates back to the 13th century. This is the home of CRYSTALEX, the largest and most famous Czech manufacturer of stemware, and one of the leading glass manufacturers in Europe, too. Its portfolio includes numerous stemware sets, decanters, vases, and many decorative items. Most of the CRYSTALEX products that bear the “Bohemia Crystal” trade mark are exported to more than 60 countries all over the world.

The most famous traditional sets are Angela and Claudia. The Angela set is characteristic with its modern elegance combined with classical elements. The Claudia set is inseparably linked to the CRYSTALEX name. It has been manufactured since 1974, and leads sales to the present. So far, more than 150 million sets have been made, Angela set and it is obvious that this number is to grow. The glassworks pay great attention to the development of new products. In cooperation with leading Czech designers, numerous interesting new sets that can satisfy a wide range of customers have been included in the portfolio, such as Diana, Lara, Natalie, Maxima, Vintage, Vicenza, Bastia, Barline, Ideal, and Gina, to name at least some. These sets are classical and modern, older and designed just recently. However, all of them are successful.

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CRYSTALEX is extremely successful with its decorative items – the list of decorating techniques includes paint decoration (an old, recently revived technique), painting, silk-screen printing, labelling, sanding, spraying, and, of course, combinations of Sandra set those.

Creativity, high quality, modern technology, and a satisfied customer, these are the principal items in the strategy of CRYSTALEX, this exclusive owner of the world famous Bohemia Crystal trade mark, and a burgeoning successor to Czech glasswork traditions.

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Wine Festivities On the viticulture map of the world the Czech Republic doesn’t cover a very large area. However, it boasts high-quality local wines the unique products of our wine producers. Numerous awards from competitions around the globe have confirmed the high quality of their work. The annual wine festivities and – above all – the vintage festivals represent ideal occasions for comparing various wine styles, meeting local wine producers, and strolling through the vineyards. These festivals are accompanied the obligatory wine tastings, historical parades, fairs, local culinary specialities, and cultural programs. There is a saying that good wine is best enjoyed in good company.

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To the Czech Republic for wine

For quite some time, the Czech Republic has been a place of majestic historical landmarks and beautiful countryside.

But the Czech wines is also one of the reasons that have the country a popular destination.

Now in the Czech Republic, grapes are grown on some 18,000 hectares. In respect to the dimension of vineyards, it is impossible to expand production indefinitely.

This is why Moravian and Bohemian vintners aim – above all – at high quality in their wines. And they are doing the right thing, it is evident from the more frequent success at major international competitions.

Most of the vineyards lie in South Moravia, in four viniculture sub-districts: Znojmo, Mikulov, Velké Pavlovice, and Moravian Slovakia. In Bohemia you can find two sub-districts: Mělník and Litoměřice. The six wine-growing sub-areas in Moravia and Bohemia spread across a countryside where you can see at first glance that its life is dedicated to viniculture and grape-vines. Whether you are charmed by endless vineyards, little rural wine cellars, mysterious monastery cellars, or wine cellar lanes, will learn about the centuries-long viniculture tradition at every step.

Above all, South Moravia is the votive land of wine. The vineyards’ ridges shape the landscape, be it around Pálava or Znojmo. The traditional colour of Velké Pavlovice and Moravian Slovakia is unthinkable without picturesque wine cellars – often creating entire villages – where each cellar houses wine that reflects the character of the human being that created it. In the Znojmo region you can also visit numerous sights that relate to viniculture: the painted wine cellar in Šatov, Šobes – one of the most beautiful Moravian vineyards that can be found – in the Podyjí National Park, and the others. The Pálava hills dominate the Mikulov sub-district. The Velké Pavlovice wine sub-district is situated in the central part of the wine-growing district of Moravia. The fertile plains stretching from Brno toward Břeclav are among the warmest locations in the Czech Republic. Thanks to the ideal location and favourable climate and soil, grapes were grown here as early as in the Great-Moravian period (9th century AD). Today this area produces the best red wines in the Czech Republic.

The Moravian-Slovakian sub-district constitutes the easternmost wine-growing promontory of Moravia. The palette of local wines is as bountiful the Moravian-Slovakian folklore, folk songs, dances, and crafts. In the open-air museum in Strážnice you can discover a unique set of viniculture structures, while in Mutěnice there is an extensive colony of wine cellars whose entrances are decorated with folk paintings with colourful Moravian-Slovakian ornaments. Don’t miss out the tours of historical wine cellars in Petrov – Plže.

Vineyards and great wines can also be found in Bohemia, both on the steep slopes along the river Labe, on the scenic landscape surrounding Karlštejn Castle and right in the capital, Prague.

Attentive visitors can discover vineyards in Prague’s Troja and Vinohrady, and even in the very heart of the former Lands of the Czech Crown, Prague Castle. There they can find the charming ambience of the St. Wenceslas Vineyard.

However, wine is to be enjoyed, first and foremost. This is why we would like to invite all visitors to the Czech Republic not to miss such experience.

More information on:

www.wineofczechrepublic.cz

Wine Festivities Mikulov – a city with the flavour of the south

Mikulov, a picturesque historical city that lies in the centre of the sun-drenched region of South Moravia, surrounded by vineyards. The city, which prides sitself on its many landmarks, is a city with the flavour of the south. The centre of the Mikulov viticulture subdistrict, which, with its considerable 3,000 hectares, is the largest in the Czech Republic, lies next to the border with Austria, approximately 50 kilometers from the Moravian metropolis of Brno.

The Mikulov area is dominated by the Protected Landscape Area and Pálava Biosphere Reserve. The fertile vineyards at the foot of Pálava produce grapes of outstanding quality. The Pavlov Highlands with their white limestone cliffs, flowering rocky steppes, castle ruins, and wine cellars in neighbouring townships, is one of the most significant and most visited places in the Czech Republic.

Mikulov offers its visitors a wide range of historical landmarks – a castle standing striking rocky cliff, a historical square with renesaissance houses, Dietrichstein Vault, Goat Redoubt, and Sacred Hill with Stations of the Cross and others. But history is not the only thing Mikulov offers. In Mikulov, the second weekend in September there is a traditional celebration of wine, and this year The Pálava Vintage takes place from 12 to 14 September. Older generations find entertainment in the centre with folk ensembles, cymbals, and brass music, while young people wait for evening concerts featuring artists.

The majority of Mikulov events are, of course, closely associated with a symbol of South Moravian autumn – burčák (young, half-fermented wine, delicious but deceptively dangerous) – which no vintage festival visitor can avoid.

Don’t miss this unique experience; it will gratify all of your senses!

E-mail: tic@mikulov.cz www.mikulov.cz www. palavskevinobrani.cz

Wine Festivities Valtice – the capital of wine Valtice, located in in the southernomost tip of the Czech Republic, is one of the few towns in the country that gets more than 2,000 hours of sunshine a year. And that is not the only reason why its relationship with the cultivation of grapevines is so close, with a tradition of more than a thousand years.

Vineyards have been a permanent feature of the landscape since the arrival of the Slavs in the 5th century. After a castle was built around 1055, Valtice became a strategic point, leading to the development and prosperity of the local vineyards. The local ruling dynasties – Seefeld and Liechtenstein – would later expand Valtice’s viticulture. As the seat of one of the wealthiest families in Central Europe, Valtice was for a long time the economic and administrative centre of a region lying on both sides of the Czech-Austrian border. The Liechtensteins, who held that estate until 1945, made the biggest contribution to the development of Valtice’s viticulture. Not only they expanded their estate and vineyeards, but also, supported everything that led to new initiatives like founding a viticultural school or developing wine exhibitions. With the construction of the unique landscaping Lednice-Valtice area, the Liechtensteins surpassed their Central European importance, including this micro-region into the UNESCO list of world heritage sites.

Valtice is the home of several viticultural institutions like the National Wine Centre, The Wine Academy, the Middle Wine School, Wine Salon – the permanent wine tasting exhibition of the Top 100 Czech wines – which can be visited at the Valtice château. After opening in 2008, the labyrinth of historical wine cellars – Valtické Podzemí (Valtice’s underground) – became a popular attraction for tourists. This, together with dozens of wine cellars for tourists, and many wine events, has made Valtice the Czech wine capital. In recent years, Valtice has become a popular tourist destination, not only because of its wines, but also thanks to the inimitable Lednice-Valtice area, the fame of the local restaurants and its accommodation capacity.

The biggest and oldest wine event is the Valtice Vintage, which this year takes place on 3–4 October.

Its concept of the most folkloric vintage festival in Moravia contributes to the preservation of the cultural heritage of the region, and the Lednice-Valtice area as a UNESCO cultural and natural heritage site, as well as showcasing the popular cultural traditions of the South Moravian wine-making regions. The parade of traditional costumed groups, horses, carriages, floats adorned with vintage symbolism, together with the unique atmosphere created by lots of beautiful costumes and wine captivate you. Come and see it with your own two eyes.

More information at www.valtice.eu

Wine Festivities An invitation to Velké Pavlovice – to the region of sun and wine We would like to invite you to Velké Pavlovice, in the very heart of the beautiful region of South Moravia; close to vineyards that for generations have received care, sacrifice, love and strength, each of them producing drops of good wine. You will be attracted not only to the vineyards, but also to the wine cellars and their delicious wines, as well as the rich folkloric traditions and the beautiful landscape that offers visitors its hospitality. Come wandering with us for an exceptional experience.

This wine-growing town, located about 40 km south of Brno, offers many attractive tourist destinations in its vicinity. The beauty and diversity of the countryside is a gift of its location, at the feet of the Kyjovské Hills. The warm and flat South Moravian countryside starts right here in the green-blue waves of the wine trails – one of the reasons why the region of Velké Pavlovice and the surrounding villages is also known as the Blue Mountains.

The most prominent landmark of this region is the Slunečná watchtower. In a region of wine and apricots, the Zastavení walking trail hikers and cyclists a relaxed way to get to know the area.

The wine alley Pod Starou Horou presents an interesting, non-traditional concept in the spirit of modern architecture. The wine guest-house André in an integral part of Šlechtitelská stanice vinařská. The cellars of the local winemakers, or the František Lotrinský Wine Cellars offer an experience soaked in wine. Thanks to its traditions, costumes, dances and music, the folkloric culture of this region has been the object of increasing tourist interest. During summer, this town becomes a venue for many cultural, folkloric, tourist and wine-related events.

Apricots are the “orange treasure” of South Moravia, and during the harvest and MERUŇKOBRANÍ celebrations, the fragrance of this fruit covers the whole region, which also offers a wide variety of apricot delicacies. The local cuisine is a reflection of the region’s lifestyle. This is how South Moravia presents all its diversity, flavours, fragrances and scenic beauty.

KROJOVANÉ HODY (the Traditional Costumed Feast) is the town’s most important folkloric festivities of the year. The celebrations begin on the Sunday nearest to the holiday of the Virgin Mary – the first Sunday after 15 August. In September the town becomes the venue for the traditional wine festival VELKÉ PAVLOVICE VINTAGE, together with the blessing of the harvest and the traditional folk ritual ZARÁŽENÍ HORY (Locking the Hills).

Pay us a visit, you will be welcomed. You will find more information and good tips on the official websites www.velke-pavlovice.cz, www.velkopavlovicko.cz www.modrehory.cz, www.vinozvelkychpavlovic.cz

Wine Festivities The Moravian-Slovakian festival of wine and open landmarks The 12th edition of the Wine and Open Landmark Festival takes place traditionally on the second weekend of September, 13–14 September 2014, in Uherské Hradiště – the heart of Moravian Slovakia, a well of delicious wine, folklore, traditions, craftsmanship, joy, and good people.

Moravian Slovakia is an attractive tourist destination in the south-eastern part of the Czech Republic, holder of the EDEN (European Destinatios of ExcelleNce) title since 2012. In a region where the river Morava slowly flows endowing it with riches and sparks of life, it is a unique event that combines the flavor of Moravian wines, culinary treats, temperamental folklore traditions, colorful costumes, excellent musicians and dancers, and a spontaneous atmosphere. The festival is not just a folklore festival, but also a representative of the cultures of more than 60 cities and communities from the Moravian-Slovakia region.

The city of Uherské Hradiště opens its arms and its historical landmarks for thousands of visitors. You will have a rare chance to see places otherwise strictly closed to the public during the year – The city squares, streets, houses and their court-

yards, wine cellars, and boats on the Morava river come alive with a colorful cultural program that will delight both wine and folklore lovers, and children alike.

Detailed program at:

www.slavnostivinauh.cz

Wine Festivities Prague Castle Vintage Winegrowing at the Prague Castle has a tradition that dates back to more than millennium.

The current tradition was renewed in the 1920s by the architect Josip Plečnik, during the works that modified the Castle as the seat for the first Czechoslovak President, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. Plečnik projected a vineyard on the southern slopes, below the Na Valech garden. It was renovated in 2003, and newly planted with Hybernial, a variety that is a resistant hybrid of American and European vines. Another vineyard was founded in the upper part of the Jelení příkop (Stag Moat). Along the path toward the Masaryk’s View, 60 vines of must varieties were planted. The newest one, the St. Wenceslas vineyard, was renewed in 2008. When the first grapes were harvested in 2006, the Prague Castle Administration came up with the idea to organize the first modern “Prague Castle Vintage”, introducing visitors to the local wine growing tradition. During two days, the vineyards and the gardens of the Prague Castle will be open to visitors, who can taste grape juice freshly pressed with a replica of a historical press, as well as a great selection of Czech wines and – above all – fresh fermenting young wine – “burčák”. Live music together with medieval fencing duels and performances of Moravian folklore and dulcimer ensembles will liven up the atmosphere of the vintage festival. The vintage has become a part of the life of Prague Castle. This, the 9th edition brings once again plenty of experiences for all visitors. www.hrad.cz 20–21 September 2014, The Royal Garden – Prague Castle

Vinohrady Vintage You have a unique chance for wine tasting on Friday 12 and Saturaday 13 September in the Jiřího z Poděbrad Square in Vinohrady. This part of Prague got its name (Vinohrady = Vineyards) from vineyards that spread in this area since the Middle Ages. Good wine lovers will gather there for the 18th edition of the Vinohrady Vintage. They will taste wines from three dozen smaller wine producers from Moravia and Bohemia, and 10 kinds of the popular young wine – burčák.

There will be wines that have won medals at a prestigious wine competition in San Francisco, and wines from the “Winery of 2013”.

Like every year, the wine stands will surround the Church of the Sacred Heart, designed by the Slovenian architect Josip Plečnik, and built in this square in Vinohrady between 1928 and 1935. The church has been nominated for the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List.

The September wine festival in Prague – Vinohrady is organized by the Municipal Authority of Prague 3. According to Mayor Vladislava Hujová “Vinohrady vintage is not just wine tasting. Visitors can also enjoy a rich cultural program on both days”.

Besides popular folk and rock bands, the program includes traditional dulcimer bands, and dance ensembles. The wine stands open at noon. The cultural program starts on Friday and on Saturday at 2 p.m. Evening concerts start at 8 p.m. • Free admission.

Public transportation: Uderground line A and tram 11 – stop JIŘÍHO Z PODĚBRAD

Wine Festivities Karlštejn Vintage We invite your to the 18th Karlštejn Vintage on 27 and 28 September 2014.

Take a trip with us to the Middle Ages, to the times of the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia, Charles IV, who is to visit his Karlštejn castle with his wife Elisabeth of Pomerania and the Imperial court to open the traditional Karlštejn vintage. The historical train with medieval knights, pipers, jugglers, magicians, will proceed from the vineyards to the castle both on Saturday and Sunday at 1,30 p.m., and will also present medieval fashion and dances. The path to the castle will be trimmed with stands displaying historical crafts. Visitors will have the chance to taste wine from the Karlštejn vineyards founded by the “Father of the Land” Charles IV. The organizers have also prepared culinary treats, royal jousting, performances of fakirs, a flair parade and a fire show on Saturday night.

The evening of Saturday will close with a performance of the “Night at Karlštejn” drama on the left banks of the river Berounka. You can travel to Karlštejn with a historical train with a steam engine from the Prague-Smíchov railway station. (see p. 94) Admission: Sat + Sun CZK 200, Sun CZK 100 Children under 15, and visitors in historical costumes free.

For more info, please visit: www.hrad-karlstejn.cz We are looking forward to your visit.

Mělník Vintage Come and see the ancient city of Mělník and join its vintage with its 100 years’ tradition. Growing vine in the region started more than 1000 years ago, and relates to the origins of Christianity. It is tied to the life of the Czech saints Ludmila of Bohemia and Wenceslas. The vintage takes place on St. Wenceslas day, on the 28 September.

However, the boom of the local wine district took place during the reign of Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia Charles IV, of the Luxembourg dynasty. At that time, the slopes were planted with burgundy vine, and the technique of producing wine was significantly improved.

The parade of the Charles IV is the culmination of the vintage, which offers a three-day colorful program: music and theatrical performances, street theater, and a jugglers’ show.

The vintage is a great occasion for sightseeing in the city, the Mělník château, with its wine cellars from the 14th century, the city undergrounds with a medieval well, the church prospect tower, and the local Viticulture Museum.

Mělník is famous for good wine and its location on the confluence of the two largest Czech rivers: Vltava and Elbe. You can also visit it on a boat trip or take a helicopter flight.

Tourist Information Center Legionářů 51 276 01 Mělník Tel./fax: +420 315 627 503

infocentrum@mekuc.cz www.melnik.cz www.vinobranimelnik.cz

MINI-GUIDE PRAGUE – UNESCO HERITAGE The historical core of the capital of the Czech Republic was declared a Prague Monument Reserve in 1992 and is listed in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage register. Over 60 information signs mark the perimeter of the reserve taking the form of 30x70 cm format D43 traffic signs with a UNESCO sign and the label “Prague Monument Reserve – UNESCO”.

Prague Castle (Pražský hrad) St. George Convent The St. George Convent was established in 973 by Prince Boleslav and his sister Mlada for the Benedictine order. It was dissolved in 1782, and reconstructed and newly opened in 1976. Open daily: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (IV–X), 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (XI–III) St. Vitus Cathedral This Gothic Cathedral, which was built over nearly six centuries, was finally completed in

The site of the castle was established in the 9th century, and in the 12th century the Romanesque palace was built. In the 14th century, under the reign of Charles IV, it was rebuilt in the Gothic style, and the last reconstruction of the Royal Palace was carried out under the rule of the Jagellons at the end of the 15th century, At that time (1497 to 1500) the famous Vladislav Hall was built in the late Gothic style by Benedikt Rejt. The castle was enlarged in the 16th century following the great fire in 1541. The Spanish Hall in the new part of the castle was built under the rule of Rudolf II. After World War I, the interior and gardens of the castle were redesigned by the architect J. Plečnik. The castle is the seat of the president of the republic and the historical and political centre of the city and the state. The changing of the guards takes place at Prague Castle every hour on the hour from 5:00 a.m. to midnight (April to October), from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (November to March), and the guard changes at noon are accompanied by a solemn fanfare. See the map on page 48. There is additional information on pages 60–61. www.hrad.cz

1929. In the 10th century a rotunda originally stood in its place. Construction of the cathedral was begun in 1344 by Mathias Arras and Petr Parléř, who also built the St. Wenceslas Chapel, which is adorned with frescoes and semi-precious stones; in the catacombs underneath there are tombs of Czech kings.

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Golden Lane Golden lane features tiny houses from the 16th century, built into late Gothic fortifications.

Daliborka Tower The fortified Daliborka Tower was built in 1496 by Benedikt Rejt as a part of the castle’s fortifications. It was converted into a jail until the end of the 18th century.

Mihulka Powder Tower In the 15th century this tower, which is 20 meters in diameter, was used to store gunpowder. A permanent exhibition by the Castle Guard.

Open daily: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (XI–III); 9 a.m.– 6 p.m. (IV–X). Admission: 70/40/140 CZK Prague Castle Gallery Where there were once stables a gallery was built for the art collections at Prague Castle.

Pictures from Rudolf’s gallery were discovered and designated in 1961–1962 (Tizian, Tintoretto, Rubens, and others).

Open daily: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (IV–X); 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (XI–III).

Admission: 150/80/300 CZK

1552 following the design of Paolo della Stella, and completed in 1563 by the architect B. Wohlmut. Its garden contains the Singing Fountain, where drops of water make music. The fountain was designed and built

by Tomáš Jaroš from 1564 to 1568.

Loretto Prague 1, Loretánské náměstí 7 Loretto was once a goal of pilgrims, with a copy of Santa Casa; it was built from 1626 to 1631. The Baroque Church of the Nativity of

St. George Basilica The Romanesque St. George Basilica was built in 920, close to the Benedictine monastery; it was reconstructed in the 10th and 12th centuries.

The Burgrave’s House This Renaissance building was constructed in the 16th century. It now houses a toy museum.

Open daily: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Admission: 70 CZK

Our Lord was built in 1734–35. The front façade was rebuilt from 1720 to 1722 by K. I. Dienzenhofer. The tower houses 27 Loretto bells which play the melody of the Our Lady Chorus. The most valuable item is the liturgical treasury, with a diamond monstrance called Prague Sun; it weighs over 12 kg and is adorned with more than 6,000 diamonds.

Royal Summer Palace (Belvedere) This is the most remarkable Renaissance building in Prague. It was built from 1538– 39

Open daily 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The bells are rung every hour, starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 6 p.m.

Admission: 110 CZK Royal Garden with Ball Game Hall (Míčovna) The Royal Garden was laid out in 1534 under the reign of Ferdinand I and refined under the rule of Rudolf II. The Ball Game Hall was once used as a barracks and is now used to house exhibitions.

Strahov Monastery Prague 1, Strahovské nádvoří 1/132 This monastery of the Premonstratensian order at Strahov was originally built in the Romanesque style, along with the Church of Our Lady and the Strahov Library. The historical library contains the early Baroque Theological Hall (1671–1679) and Classicist Philosophical Hall (1785–1794), adorned by frescoes of A. Maulbertsch.

Open daily: 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed 24., 25. 12. Admission: 80 CZK Lobkowicz Palace Prague 1, Jiřská 3 Construction of this palace was begun in the middle of the 16th century by the Pernstein family. In 1627 it became the property of Polyxena of Lobkowicz. It was rebuilt by Carlo Lurago from 1651 to 1668 and has appeared as it does now since that time.

Permanent exhibition: The Princely Collections. Open daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Admission: 275 CZK

Open to the public only in the summer season (April to October), and the Ball Game Hall is open only for exhibitions. Černín Palace Prague 1, Loretánské náměstí 5 This is an early Baroque palace that was built from 1669 to 1687 by Francesco Caratti. It currently serves as the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Palace Gardens under Prague Castle led by the new owner – the State Preservation Institute. The reconstruction was bankrolled by governmental funds with a substantial contribution by the Prague Heritage Fund, under the supervision of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Václav Havel, the Czech president. During the first phase, the Ledebour and Small Pálffy Gardens underwent reconstruction. These gardens were opened to the public in June 1995. The second phase – finished in August 2000 – covers the three remaining gardens (the Great Pálffy Garden was opened in 1997).

The palace gardens on the southern slopes of the hill crowned with the Prague Castle complex consist of five historic gardens: the Ledebour Garden, the Small Pálffy Garden, the Great Pálffy Garden, the Kolowrat Garden and the Small Fürstenberg Garden. These gardens represent a unique historic complex which is one of most significant Baroque garden works in Europe.

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located, there used to be a vineyard and a utility garden in 1517. However, a decorative garden was founded here in 1580.

In 1784, Lady Marie Barbora Černínová applied a highly-demanding concept of a Baroque garden, designed according to Italian models by architect Ignatius Palliardi.

The Prague palace gardens are linked and are accessible from both the Wallenstein street and the Prague Castle garden called “Na Valech.“ They offer their visitors relaxation, pleasant strolls in a cultivated environment, and unforgettable views of the capital. www.palacove-zahrady.cz

In the location of the Small and Great Pálffy Gardens, vineyards and gardens are documented as early as 1454. An engraving from 1685 depicts a large, terrace-like Renaissance-Italian garden at this location.

Today’s design – or rather the architectural concept of what has been preserved – goes back to 1751. It is the result of a reconstruction carried out by the aristocratic Fürstenberk family. Despite several reconstructions that followed, the original Baroque design remained preserved; namely, the terrace-like setting, the axis location of the central stairs, the alteration of vacant and planted sections and many remarkable architectural motifs, including many well-preserved relics of art decoration, etc. Unlike other decorative and entertainment gardens, the Kolowrat Garden has a fourpurpose character. Its concept is much more modest and far less demonstrative. Also, where the Small Fürstenberg Garden is

Ledebour Garden is a Baroque, terrace garden from the first third of the 18 century, in about 1787 styled most probably by I. J. Palliardi. In between the salla terrena and the opposite–side wall, flat with the staircase and the fountain with the statue of a giant, a parterre with a recently-built basin. The Palace gardens are open daily: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (IV, X), 10 a.m.–7 p.m. (V, IX), 10 a.m.–9 p.m. (VI, VII), 10 a.m.–8 p.m. (VIII). Admission: 80 CZK th

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Lesser Town (Malá Strana) effigy of the Prague Child Jesus gifted by Polyxena of Lobkovic and brought to Prague at the end of the 16th century.

Open: ❶–❻ 8:30 a.m.–7 p.m., ❼ 8:30 p.m.– 8 p.m.

The St. Nicolas’s Church Malostranské nám. 556/29 The construction of this church started in 1704 on the site of a small, older Gothic church. The frontispiece was finished in 1710 and the nave, with its wreath of chapels, was consecrated in 1711. This part was clearly built by Christopher Dienzenhofer. The sanctuary and the cupola were built in 1737–1752 based on Dienzenhofer’s design, and the structure was finished by A. Lurago between 1751 and 1756. The interior is an example of the high Baroque style; the decorations were created by Jan Lukáš Kracker. The Crucifixion (1646) in St. Barbara’s chapel and Christ’s Passion series (1670), all pictures by Karel Škréta, originally created for the Jesuit Profession House, form the most significant part of the interior decoration.

The Petřín Observation Tower The construction of the Petřín observation tower was initiated by the Czech Tourist Club on the occasion of the Jubilee Land’s Exhibition. It is a scale model (1:5) of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, designed

by Ing. František Prášil from the famous ČKD factory. Its construction started on 16 March 1891 and was finished on 20th August of the same year.

The tower is located at an altitude of 324 m above sea level and is 60 m tall.

It weighs about 168 tons and the base of the tower is formed by an octagon with a diameter of 20 m. The observation point is at a height of 50.98 m and you can get there climbing up 299

Most of the sculptures in the church are works by I. F. Platzer. The oldest sculpture in the church is Our Lady of Foyen on the left altar, brought by the Jesuits from Belgium in 1629. The tower of the church (the baroque belfry) actually never was an integral part of the church as it was an independent property owned by the Lesser Town of Prague. It served as the bell- and observationtower. As a observation tower, it was also used by the Secret Police during the communist era, until 1989.

Important facts about the church: Height of the cupola: 50 m inside; 70 m outside; 79 m with the clerestory Width of the church: 40 m Width of the nave: 30 m Length of the church: 60 m (without the stairs) Triumphal arch between the church and the presbytery: 24 m, depth 24 m Surface area of the murals: 3000 m The church is open daily: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (III–X), 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (XI–II). The Observation Tower open daily: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (XI–II), 10 a.m.–8 p.m. (III, X), 10 a.m.–10 p.m. (IV–IX) Admission: 70 CZK (the Church); 90 CZK (the Belfry) Church of Our Lady Victorious – Prague Child Jesus, Prague 1, Karmelitská 9 Early Baroque building from 1611, rebuilt in 1644.

The church is famous thanks to the Spanish wax

spiral stairs. Senior citizens and handicapped persons can use the lift.

Open daily: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (XI–II), 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

(III, X), 10 a.m.–10 p.m. (IV–IX) Admission: 120 CZK The Petřín hill funicular railway After its renewal in 1985, the Petřín hill funicular railway (lanovka) was integrated into Prague’s public transportation system. You may transfer onto it at the Újezd tram stop – it takes you up to Nebozízek and Petřín. To ride the funicular railway, you need a valid Prague transportation ticket which is good for transfers. The funicular railway operates daily from 9 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. (IV–X), 9 a.m.–11:20 p.m. (XI–III)

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Petřín Mirror Maze A Maze with mirrored path set up originally for the Jubilee Exhibition and the diorama-Battle of the Praguers with the Swedes in 1648 on Charles Bridge.

Open daily: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (XI–II), 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

(III, X), 10 a.m.–10 p.m. (IV–IX) Admission: 90 CZK

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Charles Bridge (Karlův most) The Charles Bridge was built in 1357 by Charles IV. It is the oldest bridge in Prague, and the work was carried out by Petr Parléř. 30 baroque statues and the groups of statues are mostly from the 18th century. The wellknown are works of M. B. Braun and F. M. Brokof. It is 520 m long and 10 m wide. The construction consists of 16 arches. The bridge was fortified at both its ends by towers.

Lesser-Town Bridge Towers The lower one dates from the 12th century, in Romanesque style, the higher one is 200 years younger and was erected in the 15th century. The latter one is accessible for the public.

Open daily: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (XI–II), 10 a.m.– 8 p.m. (III, X), 10 a.m.–10 p.m. (IV–IX) Admission: 90 CZK Kampa – Island under the Charles Bridge giving a view of the River Vltava and the National Theatre.

Old Town (Staré Město) Old-Town Bridge Tower Designed by Petr Parléř, the entrance gate to the Charles Bridge from the Old Town. At the tower are copies of the enthroned figures of Charles IV and Wenceslas IV, over the archway is a row of carved emblems of the territories belonging to Charles’s empire.

Open daily: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (XI–II), 10 a.m.– 8 p.m. (III, X), 10 a.m.–10 p.m. (IV–IX) Admission: 90 CZK

The Municipal House Prague 1, náměstí Republiky 5 One of the most precious memories of the period of “Art Nouveau” style containing the rich in door and outdoor decorations (Alfons Mucha).

Holy Cross Pilgrimage Rotunda Prague 1, ul. Karoliny Světlé Romanesque rotunda with rare Gothic fresco of the Adoration of the Magi. The rotunda is open Mon–Fri with prior reservation at: 224 319 528. Free admission Clementinum Prague 1, Mariánské nám.

The building dates from mid 17th century, former Jesuit college, as a currently, there is a complex of significant libraries.

Astronomic Tower, Baroque Library and Mirror Chapel.

Open daily: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (XI–III), 10 a.m.– 7 p.m. (IV–X) Tel.: 733 129 252. Admission: 220 CZK

Open daily: 10 a.m.–7 p.m. e-mail: info@obecnidum.cz www.obecnidum.cz Exhibition, concerts, social events Guided tours: tel.: +420 222 002 101

Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia Prague 1, U Milosrdných 17 The ensemble of ecclesiastical and living quarters, founded by King Wenceslas II in 1234. Presently there is an exposition of the National Gallery and the concert hall.

Open daily, except Mondays: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Admission: 100/80 CZK

The Royal Mile The unique complex of architectural and historic memories, connecting today’s centre of the town (Powder Tower via Celetná 43

Street, Old-Town Square, Karlova Street, Mostecká and Nerudova Streets) with past, several coronation processions and the messengers from foreign countries followed this same path.

The Estates Theatre Prague 1, Ovocný trh 1

Carolinum Prague 1, Ovocný trh 5 Charles University building, established in 1348. Gothic bay chapel of 1370, rebuilt in Baroque style in 1718. At present Charles University graduation ceremonies take place there.

Bethlehem Chapel Prague 1, Betlémské náměstí 4 Originally a Gothic chapel of 1391, where Master John Huss preached. It was completedly damaged and reconstructed again, after old engravings and pictures, in 1950 –1953.

Open daily: 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (XI–III); 10 a.m.–6:30 p.m (IV–X). Admission: 60 CZK The House of the Lords from Kunštát and Poděbrady Prague 1, Řetězová 3 Romanesque building probably of 2 half of 12th century, once the seat of the Land Administrator Jiří of Poděbrady.

Open daily: 11 a.m.–11 p.m. (Café), 11 a.m.

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Prague Ghetto, Prague 1, Old Town Seven synagogues are the remnants of the Originally called Nostic Theatre, founded in 1783. On October 29, 1787 it was the venue for a première of Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni.

old settlement, the Jewish Town Hall and the Old Jewish cemetery, the most remarkable in Europe.

Prague Jewish Museum Klaus Synagogue – of 1694, Jewish Traditions and customs The Spanish Synagogue – The history of Jews since emancipation to the present Pinkas Synagogue – established in 1475 Memorial of Victims of Nazism Maisel Synagogue – History of Jews in Bohemia and Moravia Former Ceremonial Hall – Jewish Traditions and customs

Powder Tower Prague 1, nám. Republiky 5 Gothic building of 1475 constructed by Matěj Rejsek, once used for storing gun-powder. In 1875–86 modified.

Open daily: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (XI–II), 10 a.m.

–8 p.m. (III, X), 10 a.m.–10 p.m. (IV–IX) Admission: 90 CZK

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Jubilee Synagogue Prague 1, New Town, Jeruzalémská 7 – the most recent and largest synagogue in Prague. It was built in the so-called Moorish style. It was consecrated in September 1906.

Open: 11 a.m.–5 p.m. (IV–X), except Saturdays and Jewish Holy Days. Jewish Holy Days 2014: April 15, 16, 21, 22; June 4, 5; August 8; September 24–26; October 3, 8–10, 15– 17; December 16, 24. Admission: 80 CZK The Old Jewish Cemetery – with a tomb of Rabbi Löw The Old-New Synagogue – the early Gothic building of 13th century.

Prague 1, Červená Open daily, except Saturdays and Jewish Holy Days 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (XI–III); 9 a.m.– 6 p.m. (IV–X). Jewish Holy Days 2014: April 15, 16, 21, 22; June 4, 5; August 8; September 24–26; October 3, 8–10, 15–17; December 16, 24. Admission: 200 CZK Ticket reservation: +420 222 317 191 rezervacni.centrum@jewishmuseum.cz

Open: ❶ 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; ❷–❼ 9 a.m.– 6 p.m. The Tower ❶ 11 a.m.–10 p.m; ❷–❼ 9 a.m.–10. p.m.

Admission: 100 CZK, the Tower 110 CZK

Old-Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí) The historical centre of the town, the place of the most significant events, a unique complex of architectural and historic memories. In the middle there is a monument of Master John Huss by Ladislav Šaloun.

Church of Our Lady before Týn After St. Vitus Cathedral it is the most remarkable Prague Gothic church with Baroque interior. In the church there is the tomb of Danish astrologer Tycho Brahe.

Open: ❷–❻ 10 a.m.–1 p.m. and 3 p.m.– 5 p.m. ❼ 10:30 a.m.–noon. Visits of groups are possible with reservations.

Admission: 25 CZK

The Old-Town Hall with the Astronomical Clock (horologe) The Town Hall was built in 1338, in 1364 adjoining the tower with the chapel, in 1470 the Town Hall was reshaped in the late Gothic style. The horologe (orloj) is from the beginning of the 15th century; in the upper part every hour (9 a.m.–9 p.m.) the procession of the 12 apostles in succession appears at the window, in the lower part is a copy of 12 internal medallions with the signs of the zodiac by Josef Mánes.

House At the Stone Bell The most precious burgess house of medieaval age, originally Romanesque, whose rare Gothic form and two-storey front face of 14th century was renovated in 1988. Currently it serves as an exhibition hall (City Gallery Prague).

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New Town (Nové Město) The National Museum Prague 1, Václavské nám. 68 Neo-Renaissance building designed by architect Josef Schulz in 1885–90. During its reconstruction visit the New Building on the opposite: Prague 1, Vinohradská 1.

Open daily: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; first Wednesday of every month 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

Admission: 110 CZK New Town City Hall Prague 2, Karlovo náměstí 23 A complex of Gothic buildings from the turn

Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí) Prague 1, New Town Shopping centre of Prague; at the top of the square is the statue of St. Wenceslas with four patrons of Bohemia (St. Prokop, St. Adalbert, St. Ludmila and St. Agnes) by Josef Václav Myslbek.

The National Theatre Prague 1, Národní 2 Neo-Renaissance building of 1868 to 1881 built according to plans of J. Zítek. In 1881 the finished theatre burnt, and was reconstructed by architect Josef Schulz in 1883.

of the 14th and the 15th centuries, reconstructed in the Renaissance style during the years 1520–1526. They include a tower with the Holy Virgin Chapel, two Gothic Halls with ribbed vault ceilings, and a Renaissance Hall. Here was the seat of the Administration Offices of the New Town of Prague from 1377 to 1784. The defenestration of Catholic city councellors by Prague Hussites occurred here on July 30, 1419. This date is considered to be the start of the Hussite Revolution. The Tower is open for tourists daily except Mondays from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (May –September), halls can be visited while exhibitions are held there. Daily visits, except Mon., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (IV–X) Admission (the Tower): 50/30/120 CZK Emmaus Prague 2, Vyšehradská 49 The Emmaus Monastery was founded by Charles IV in 1347 for Slavonic Benedictines with the Church of Our Lady and Slavonic patrons. At the end of World War II it was burnt by bombing. Two asymmetrical spires were finished in 1967. Open: ❶–❺ 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission: 50 CZK 46

tance grew with the founding of “Slavin”, the final resting-place of the most significant personalities of the Czech nation. Slavín was built between 1889 and 1893. Above the central memorial at Slavín is a sarcophagus with an allegorical winged statue the Genius Patriae. The motto of the Slavín cemetery is engraved above the name plates: Though dead, they still speak. To date, more than 600 personalities from the world of Czech culture and education are buried here. They include, for example, the composers Bedřich Smetana and Antonín Dvořák, the painter Alfons Mucha, the opera singer Ema Destinnová, the writer Karel Čapek, the Nobel Prize winner Jaroslav Heyrovský and many others.

The Slavín-Cemetery is open daily: 8 a.m.– 6 p.m (III, IV, X), 8 a.m.–7 p.m. (V–IX), 8 a.m.

–5 p.m. (XI–II) Vyšehrad Prague 2, V Pevnosti 159/5 On a rock over the River Vltava, this is the oldest seat of the Přemyslid princes. The most ancient building in Vyšehrad is the rotunda of St. Martin. In the vicinity of St. Peter and Paul’s Church is the residence of canons, casemates, a park, and a cemetery with the tombs of famous representatives of Czech culture (Slavín). From the southern part of the fortifications is a beautiful view of Prague. Visits to casemates are provided

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(IV–X); from 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (XI–III).

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II = 2nd Courtyard: 2 = Kaple sv. Kříže i (Chapel of the Holy Rood) 3 = Kholova kašna (Baroque Fountain) 4 = Obrazárna Pražského hradu i (Prague Castle Gallery) 5 = Španělský sál (Spanish Hall) 6 = Rudolfova galerie (Rudolf’s Gallery)

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Within the Czech Republic, the use of highways and speedways by motor vehicles with at least four wheels or vehicles plus trailers is from 1995 subject to a fee. A proof of payment of the fee is a 2part stickers. Part one of the sticker is to be stuck inside windscreen. Part two of the sticker is to be retained. Sales points: border crossings, filling stations, post offices. Validity and prices of the coupons: Annual – from 1. 12. 2013 to 31. 1. 2015. 1500 CZK (motor vehicle with total weight up to 3.5 tons). Coupon for 1 month: 440 CZK; 10 days: 310 CZK. In total weight of the motor vehicle above 3.5 tons: these vehicles are liable to electronic toll system.

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Unforgettable views of Prague offer the following spots: Smetanovo nábřeží – Novotného lávka • Tower of the Old-Town Hall • Powder Tower • Old-Town and Lesser-Town Bridge Towers • Tower of St Vitus’ Cathedral • Ramp at Hradčany square • Petřín Watchtower • Letenský park by Hanavský pavillion • Žižkov TV Tower in Mahler park • Vyšehrad • St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower

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If you lodge in its comfortable rooms, you will have yet other historical city landmarks at your fingertips. Even the hotel building itself has historical medieval foundations whose origins date back to the 14th century.

In 1992, the hotel welcomed its first guests, who appreciated the owners’ idea to set up a microbrewery in the hotel’s cellars. At the hotel’s beer hall, you can both taste the beer and watch the brewing process in large copper vats. Each batch is 20 hectoliters of beer. Thus the Pegas Hotel microbrewery boasts to be the largest microbrewery in Moravia.

They produce four kinds of beer: pale and dark lagers, wheat special beer, and a 16° Plato amber Gold special. In the spring and summer, after coming back from a sightseeing tour of Brno’s landmarks, you can enjoy a pleasant evening on the open-air terraces with a beautiful view of the St. James church spire.

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1 • Lesser-Town Bridge Towers • 221 714 444 Closed 4. 11. 2013–3. 4. 2014 Tourist services and information of Prague and the Czech Republic, Prague Card – four days ticket for more than 50 monuments, etc. rd Information Centre of Prague Castle 1 • 3 Courtyard • 224 372 434 • 224 372 435 ❶–❼ 9 a.m.–4 p.m. ❶–❼ 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (see p. 60–61) 1 • 2nd Courtyard • 224 372 423, 419 Service of guides for all the Prague Castle monuments e-mail: tourist.info@hrad.cz; www.hrad.cz CzechTourism 2 • Vinohradská 46 • 221 580 611-2 ❶–❺ 8:30 a.m.–noon, 1 p.m.–4 p.m. (see p. 6, 8–11) 1 • Staroměstské nám. 5 • 224 861 476 • 224 861 587 ❶–❺ 9 a.m.–6 p.m. ❻❼ 10 a.m.–3 p.m. www.czechtourism.cz Information of the Czech Republic www.czechtourism.com

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PRAGUE CASTLE INFORMATION Prague Castle Administration The Prague Castle Complex is open in the summer tourist season (from 1 April to 31 October) every day from 5 a.m. to midnight and in the winter tourist season (from 1 November to 31 March) every day from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Prague Castle gardens: The Royal Garden, the Garden on the Ramparts, the Paradise Garden, and the Upper Stag Moat are open daily in October and in April from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in May and in September from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., in June and in July from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., in August from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Bastion Garden is open at the same times as the Prague Castle Complex. In the winter season the gardens are closed.

The château park in Lány – Château Lány is a summer presidential residence (30 km outside Prague). The park is open on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 2 p.m.–6 p.m., on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. each year in the period from the Saturday before Easter until November 2.

Premises requiring tickets – daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (summer season), 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (winter season) Admission: full/discounted/family Prague Castle – Tour A – Old Royal Palace, permanent exhibition “The Story of Prague Castle,“ St. George’s Basilica, Rosenberg Palace, Powder Tower, St. Vitus Cathedral, Golden Lane – CZK 350/175/700 Prague Castle – Tour B – Old Royal Palace, St. George’s Basilica, St. Vitus Cathedral, Golden Lane – CZK 250/125/500 Prague Castle – Tour C – Prague Castle Picture Gallery, St. Vitus Treasury – CZK 350/175/700 Permanent exhibition “The Story of Prague Castle” – CZK 140/70/280 Prague Castle Picture Galley – CZK 100/50/200 Powder Tower – CZK 70/40/140 Great South Tower of St. Vitus Cathedral – CZK 150 Discounts apply to: youth from 6–16, secondary school students accompanied by a teacher – one person per at least 15 students (upon presentation of the list of names certified by the school), secondary school and university students, family (1–5 children up to 16 years of age and no more than 2 adults), seniors past 65. Admission is free for children under six. All tickets are valid for two days.

Visitors can pay for services in euro and all sales points accept all major credit cards. Cash-free purchase of tickets (acceptance of travel vouchers) is widely expected.

Other exhibition venues: Imperial Stables, Royal Summer Palace (Belvedere), Prague Castle Riding Hall, The Ball Game Hall of the Royal Garden, The Theresian Wing of the Royal Palace – daily, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (only during exhibitions).

Information about Historical Sites and Programmes: Prague Castle Information Centres Second Courtyard – tel.: +420 224 372 442; +420 224 372 419; e-mail: tourist.info@hrad.cz Open daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. during summer season, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during winter season Information, guide services tel.: +420 224 373 208, 584; e-mail: tourist.info@hrad.cz (professional guides: basic tour lasts 60 minutes, audioguides, tour routes to taste, tours for individuals and organised parties), admission tickets for the historic buildings.

Third Courtyard – tel.: +420 224 372 434, 435, 368 (the organized groups with a guide) Internet: www.hrad.cz OVERVIEW OF CULTURAL EVENTS AT PRAGUE CASTLE, SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2014 EXHIBITIONS Forced Labour. Germen, Forced Labourers and War 2 July – 31 October 2014 • Royal Summer House In the exhibition “Forced Labour. Germen, Forced Labourers and War” is for the first time presented the history of Forced Labour – this unprecedented European experience – in all its forms. At the same time it concentrates on connection between this history and memory history of Forced Labourers. It also deals with the attempt to cope with this history after the year 1945 not only in Germany but also in other countries. The exhibition aims is also establish new topics for the future questions: appreciation of memories, the role of history memory, examination and dealing with this period.

Treasures of Ancient China 8 August – 9 November 2014 • Imperial Stables of Prague Castle Exhibition Treasures of Ancient China represent more than 90 exhibits which show us five thousand years of Chinese history from Neolith to the last ruling dynasty. Exhibits are borrowed from outstanding museums in China. (see p. 18) The Hitched Beauty 20 August – 19 October 2014 • Prague Castle Riding Hall Prague Castle Riding Hall to be a Coach Salon For the summer season, the Prague Castle administration prepared the Hitched Beauty: Coaches, Sledges, and Chairs of the 18 th–20 th Centuries exhibition dedicated to historical means of transportation from Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia. Along with luxurious coaches, the various types of sledges and 60

PRAGUE CASTLE INFORMATION chairs on display document the technical and artistic skills of our forefathers from the 18th to the 20th century. (see p. 18) PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS Prague Castle Picture Gallery • The 2nd courtyard of Prague Castle The permanent exhibition in the Prague Castle Gallery presents collections originally owned by Emperors Rudolph II and Ferdinand II, Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, acquisitions by the Masaryk National Fund during the First Republic period between 1918 and 1939, and new acquisitions from recent times. Open daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (IV–X), 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (XI–III). More information: www.kulturanahrade.cz The Story of Prague Castle Old Royal Palace – Gothic floor This permanent exhibition is a unique project that introduces the general public to the history of Prague Castle, from prehistoric times up to the present. It is the story of a complex that conceals within itself the mystery of the final resting place of the most important Bohemian rulers and saints, a place that houses the Czech crown jewels and the St Vitus Treasury, but also a place that serves as the dignified seat of the Head of state Czech Republic. Recently, the exhibition has been supplemented with copies of the Czech Crown Jewels. It intends to present Prague Castle as a royal site where the most varied ceremonies related to Czech statehood and rule were exercised.

Open daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (IV–X), 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (XI–III). More information: www.kulturanahrade.cz St. Vitus Treasury St. Cross Chapel on the second Courtyard It consists of some 140 works of supreme artistic quality from the temple collection collected at the church, later the cathedral, of St. Vitus ever since the 11th century. The St. Vitus treasure experienced its grandest blossom in era of Charles IV, who endowed the cathedral with an extensive collection of relics of saints for whom leading goldsmiths and silversmiths manufactured precious shrines.

Open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Admission: Full CZK 300, Discounted CZK 150, Family CZK 600 Armory – The Mihulka Powder Tower Open daily 9 a.m.–6 p.m. (IV–X), 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (XI–III) The ground and first floor are dedicated to the development of warfare in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Castle Guard permanent exhibition This exhibition, bearing the subtitle “From Duke’s Train to President’s Castle Guard,” maps the historic evolution and present situation of the unit that secures the president of the republic.

MUSIC AT PRAGUE CASTLE IN 2014 Year of Czech Music 2014 27 September 2014, Saturday, 6 p.m. • St. Vitus Cathedral St. Wenceslas concert of the Castle Guard and the Police of the Czech Republic Prague mixed choir, Jiří Petrdlík – choirmaster Music by the Castle Guard and the Police of the Czech Rep., Col. Václav Blahunek, Col. Jiří Kubík – conductors 12–14 December 2014, Friday – Sunday • Ball Game Hall Christmas with Choreoa Theatre, music and dance performance of the ensemble Chorea Bohemica 16 December 2014, Tuesday, 7 p.m. • Spanish Hall Pavel Šporcl and the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra Pavel Šporcl – violin, Conductor – Leoš Svárovský Bedřich Smetana – Festive Symphony (Triumph-Symphony) E major op. 6 Antonín Dvořák – Czech suite op. 39 for symphonic orchestra Bohuslav Martinů – Concert in D for two violins and orchestra H. 329, Duo concertante for two violins and orchestra Leoš Janáček – The Sinfonietta for orchestra HRADIŠŤAN with the artistic director of Jiří Pavlica 20 September 2014 • The Terrace of the Prague Castle’s Riding School HRADIŠŤAN, with the artistic direction of Jiří Pavlica, is a unique musical ensemble with an incredible artistic and interpretative level, an unusually wide range of genres, and an untraditional repertoire that initially was inspired mainly in folklore.

They will perform on the Terrace of the Riding School as part of the accompanying program of the Wine Festival at Prague Castle. (see p. 36) Entrance-fee: Tickets for the concerts are on sale at the information center II. courtyard of Prague Castle – the clarification about a month before the concert. Tel.: +420 224 373 368, 224 372 434 Regular opening hours: daily (including mondays 10 a.m.–6 p.m.)

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In progress until 28 October 2014

Term In progress until December 2015

Name Art Nouveau – vital art 1900 – Top-class artworks from the Czech and European Art Nouveau, from the collections of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague www.obecnidum.cz International Triennial of Glass and Jewellery – the largest exhibition of glass and jewellery in the Czech Republic; www.msb-jablonec Birell Grand Prix Praha 2014 – a night run through the historical center of Prague, part of the Grand Prix series; Men – 10 km, women 5 km, teams 3 x 5 km and 3 x 10 km www.runczech.cz A Summer Night’s Dream – the 5th edition of a music festival featuring both domestic and foreign singers; the star of the night: Manu Chao www.soundandscene.com Dvořák’s Prague 2014 – the 7th edition of this international music festival featuring the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta, the P. I. Tchaikovsky Grand Symphonie Orchestra, pianist Krystian Zimerman, violin virtuoso Vadim Repin, and other ensembles and soloists; www.dvorakovapraha.cz Znojmo Historical Vintage www.znojemskevinobrani.cz; www.znojmocity.cz Pálava Vintage – www.mikulov.cz Opening concert of the 119th season of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra www.ceskafiharmonie.cz Pilsner Fest 2014 – a celebration commemorating the first batch od Pilsner lager beer, (brewed on 5 October 1842) http://www.prazdrojvisit.cz Czech Dance Open WDSF World Dancesport Championship Latin 2014 www.chzechdanceopen.cz; www.ticket-art.cz Lady Gaga’s artRave: The ARTPOP Ball www.livenation.cz; www.ticketportal.cz

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2014

O2 Arena, Prague 9, Českomoravská 2345/17

Pilsner Urquell Brewery U Prazdroje 7, the City of Pilsen, West Bohemia (see p. 93, 98–99) ČEZ Arena, the City of Ostrava, North Moravia

The city of Mikulov, South Moravia (see p. 32) Prague, Rudolfinum, Suk Hall

The city of Znojmo, South Moravia

Rudolphinum, St. Agnes of Bohemia Convent, the Týn Church

Pontoon on the river Vltava between Střelecký Island and Legions Bridge

The Glass and Jewellery Museum the City of Jablonec nad Nisou, North Bohemia Start at the Wenceslas Square: women at 7 p.m., men at 8:30 p.m.

Place Municipal House, Prague 1, náměstí Republiky 5,

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Name Autumn Strings – the 19th edition of this internatinal festival of classical, jazz and experimental music; www.strunypodzimu.cz 12 October 2014 Grand Pardubice Steeplechase – the 124th edition the this oldest and most difficult continental steeplechase; www.pardubice-racecourse.cz 21 October 2014 Kylie – Kiss Me Once Tour 2014 www.livenation.cz 11 November 2014 – 8 p.m.

José Carreras and Vanessa Mae – charity double concert – fundraising for Nadační fond pro zdraví dětí (Foundation for Children’s Health), organised by Central Group Tickets: only electronically, through the organiser, for 980 CZK to 7980 CZK see: www.koncert2014.cz 13 November 2014 – 8 p.m.

Lenny Kravitz www.livenation.cz; www.ticketportal.cz 14 November 2014 – 8 p.m.

One Republic www.livenation.cz 15 November 2014 Opening concert of the 2nd edition of the Rudolf Firkušný Piano Festival: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, Ivo Kahánek (piano) www.firkusny.cz 15 – 16 November 2014 Open Wine Cellars Festival – Tasting of the first wines of the season (St. Martin’s wines) in big and small wine cellars, performances of folklore ensembles; www.otevrenesklepy.cz 19 – 21 November 2014 UCI Indoor Cyclings World Championships 2014 www.mssalovacyklistika2014.cz; www.eventim.cz 21 – 29 November 2014 Janáček Brno – Happy birthday Leoš! – the 4th edition of the international theatre and music festival – honoring the 160th anniversary of the birth of the composer Leoš Janáček www.janacek-brno.cz 28 November 2014 Within the Prague Jazz Festivalu 2014, drummer Harvey Mason will perform for the first time in Prague, together with his project Chameleon; www.agharta.cz 29 – 30 November 2014 The 209th anniversary of the “Battle of the Three Emperors at Austerlitz” – commemorative events, and reenactment of the battle; www.austerlitz.org 30 November, Advent concerts by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra 7, 14 December (3 and 5:30 p.m.) www.ceskafilharmonie.cz and 21 December 2014 (3 p.m.)

31 January – 1 February 2015 UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships 2015

Term 6 October – 12 November 2014

The City Tábor, South Bohemia

Prague, Rudolfinum, Suk Hall

Lucerna Music Bar, Prague 1, Vodičkova 36 (see p. 73) The City of Slavkov u Brna, South Moravia

Sportovní hala Královo pole, The City of Brno, South Moravia National Theatre in the City of Brno, South Moravia (see p. 97)

Znojmo wine-growing region, South Moravia

Municipal House, Prague 1, náměstí Republiky 5 (see p. 15)

O2 Arena, Prague 9, Českomoravská 2345/17

O2 Arena, Prague 9, Českomoravská 2345/17

O2 Arena, Prague 9, Českomoravská 2345/17

The City of Pardubice, East Bohemia (see p. 100–105) O2 Arena, Prague 9, Českomoravská 2345/17

Place Prague concerts halls and theatres

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Estates Theatre Image Black Light Theatre (see p. 69) Musical Theatre Karlin – www.hdk.cz Ta Fantastika Black Light Theatre (see p. 71)

Name National Theatre (see p. 22) Prague State Opera (see p. 22) Laterna magika (see p. 5)

Theatres

CZECH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Česká filharmonie) PRAGUE TOURIST CENTER

Place PRAGUE INFORMATION SERVICE – TICKETPRO

Advance Booking

CULTURE

Stavovské divadlo Černé divadlo Image Hudební divadlo Karlín Černé divadlo TA Fantastika

Operetta, musical Clasical black light theatre performance

Original title Národní divadlo Státní opera Praha Laterna magika Opera, drama Black light theatre, pantomime

Note – genre Opera, ballet, drama Opera, ballet The very first multimedia theatre in the world!

1 • náměstí Republiky 5 ☎ 222 002 101 www.obecnidum.cz ❶–❼ 10 a.m.–7 p.m. e-mail: info@obecnidum.cz BOHEMIA TICKET 1 • Na Příkopě 16 Tel/fax: 224 215 031 1 • Malé náměstí 13 ☎ 224 227 832 www.bohemiaticket.cz Fax: 224 218 167 SEE ALSO: www.ticketportal.cz; www.ticketstream.cz; www.sazkaticket.cz www.eventim.cz; http://vstupenky.ticket-art.cz

MUNICIPAL HOUSE (Obecní dům) (Culture and Information Centre)

Quarter • Street/Square Telephone • Fax 1 • Národní 2 224 901 448 • 224 931 544 1 • Wilsonova 4 224 227 266 • 224 212 243 1 • Národní 4 224 931 482 e-mail: novascena@narodni-divadlo.cz; www.novascena.cz, www.laterna.cz 1 • Ovocný trh 1 224 901 448 • 224 931 544 e-mail: image@imagetheatre.cz www.imagetheatre.cz 8 • Křižíkova 10 221 868 666 1 • Karlova 8 222 221 366 • 222 220 384 (sales on line: www.tafantastika.cz)

Quarter • Street/Square 1 • Old-Town Hall www.ticketpro.cz 1 • Lesser-Town Bridge Tower Charles Bridge (IV–X) 1 • Rytířská 31 1 • Alšovo nábřeží 12 ☎ 227 059 227 www.czechphilharmonic.com 1 • Rytířská 12 www.ticketpro.cz

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MONDAY

15 16 TUESDAY 17 WEDNESDAY

14 SUNDAY

TUESDAY

2 3 WEDNESDAY 4 THURSDAY 5 FRIDAY 6 SATURDAY 7 SUNDAY 10 WEDNESDAY 11 THURSDAY 12 FRIDAY 13 SATURDAY

19:00 Opera G. Verdi – NABUCCO 19:00 Opera 19:00 G. Rossini Opera A. Dvořák – THE JACOBIN IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA 19:00 Opera G. Verdi – LA TRAVIATA 14:00, 19:00 Ballet 19:00 Opera S. Prokofiev – CINDERELLA G. Puccini – TURANDOT 19:00 Opera G. Verdi – IT TROVATORE 19:00 Opera A. Dvořák – RUSALKA 19:00 Ballet 19:00 Opera S. Prokofiev – CINDERELLA G. Puccini – TOSCA 19:00 B. Smetana Opera 19:00 Opera THE BARTERED BRIDE G. Verdi – AIDA 14:00, 19:00 Ballet 19:00 Opera Z. Matějů – KRABAT G. Bizet – CARMEN 11:00 R. Strauss Concert OPERA IS FUN (for Children) 19:00 G. Rossini Opera IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA 19:00 Ballet Ballet Preparatory School of the National Theatre 19:00 Opera DANCING FANTASY G. Verdi – RIGOLETTO 19:00 Opera 19:00 G. Puccini Opera A. Dvořák – THE JACOBIN MADAMA BUTTERFLY

19:00 Opera A. Dvořák – RUSALKA

PRAGUE STATE OPERA NATIONAL THEATRE Národní tř. 2, Prague 1 Wilsonova 4, Prague 1 DATE www.narodni-divadlo.cz www.opera.cz

SEPTEMBER

Ballet

14:00 W. A. Mozart Opera COSÌ FAN TUTTE

14:00, 19:00 Opera W. A. Mozart – DON GIOVANI

19:00 VALMONT

THEATRE OF ESTATES Ovocný trh 1, Prague 1 www.stavovskedivadlo.cz

PRAGUE STATE OPERA 19:00 Opera G. Puccini – LA BOHÈME 14:00, 19:00 Opera W. A. Mozart – LE NOZZE DI FIGARO 19:00 Opera G. Bizet – CARMEN 19:00 Ballet VALMONT

19 FRIDAY 20 SATURDAY 21 SUNDAY 23 TUESDAY 24 WEDNESDAY 25 THURSDAY 26 FRIDAY 27 SATURDAY 28 SUNDAY 30 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

1 2 THURSDAY 3 FRIDAY 4 SATURDAY 5 SUNDAY 6 TUESDAY

19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail 14:00, 19:00 Opera W. A. Mozart – DON GIOVANI

THEATRE OF ESTATES

19:00 Opera G. Verdi – IL TROVATORE 19:00 G. Puccini Opera 19:00 J. Mysliveček Opera MADAMA BUTTERFLY L’OLIMPIADE 19:00 Opera 14:00, 19:00 Ballet A. Dvořák – RUSALKA S. Prokofiev – ROMEO AND JULIET 19:00 G. Rossini Opera 19:00 Ballet IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA PRAGUE CHAMBER BALLET 19:30 Concert MARIZA (Strings of Autumn)

19:00 Opera A. Dvořák – THE JACOBIN

OCTOBER

19:00 Opera A. Dvořák – RUSALKA 19:00 Ballet 19:00 Opera Z. Matějů – KRABAT G. Bizet – CARMEN 19:00 Opera G. Verdi – LA TRAVIATA 19:00 Opera G. Puccini – TOSCA 14:00, 19:00 Ballet P. I. Tchaikovsky – SWAN LAKE 19:00 Ballet The Czech Ballet Symphony II

19:00 Opera A. Dvořák – RUSALKA 14:00, 19:00 Ballet S. Prokofiev – ROMEO AND JULIET 14:00 B. Smetana Opera THE BARTERED BRIDE

DATE NATIONAL THEATRE

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7 TUESDAY 8 WEDNESDAY 9 THURSDAY 10 FRIDAY 11 SATURDAY 12 SUNDAY 14 TUESDAY 15 WEDNESDAY 16 THURSDAY 17 FRIDAY 18 SATURDAY 19 SUNDAY 20 MONDAY 21 TUESDAY 22 WEDNESDAY 23 THURSDAY 24 FRIDAY 25 SATURDAY 26 SUNDAY

14:00, 19:00 Opera W. A. Mozart – DON GIOVANI 19:00 Ballet PRAGUE CHAMBER BALLET

19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

19:00 Ballet VALMONT 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail

19:00 Z. Fibich Opera THE FALL OF ARKUN

19:00 Opera 14:00, 19:00 Ballet G. Bizet – CARMEN P. I. Tchaikovsky – SWAN LAKE 20:00 / 1. premiere Opera R. Strauss – SALOME 19:00 Ballet 19:00 Opera The Czech Ballet Symphony II G. Bizet – CARMEN 19:00 Opera G. Verdi – LA TRAVIATA 20:00 / 2. premiere Opera R. Strauss – SALOME

19:00 Opera G. Verdi – NABUCCO 20:00 Ballet 11:00 H. Krása Concert Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Masseret OPERA IS FUN (for Children) RODIN

19:00 J. Mysliveček Opera L’OLIMPIADE

19:00 Concert Anda-Louise Bogza – Recital

THEATRE OF ESTATES

19:00 G. Verdi Opera SIMON BOCCANEGRA 14:00, 19:00 Ballet S. Prokofiev – CINDERELLA

19:00 Ballet The Czech Ballet Symphony II

19:00 premiere Opera Z. Fibich THE FALL OF ARKUN 19:00 Opera G. Verdi – AIDA 14:00, 19.00 Ballet 19:00 J. Mysliveček Opera AMERICANA III L’OLIMPIADE 17:00 Z. Fibich Opera 19:00 Opera THE FALL OF ARKUN G. Puccini – TURANDOT

PRAGUE STATE OPERA

19:00 Ballet P. I. Tchaikovsky – SWAN LAKE 19:00 Opera G. Puccini – TOSCA

DATE NATIONAL THEATRE

1 2 SUNDAY 3 MONDAY 5 WEDNESDAY 6 THURSDAY 7 FRIDAY

10 11 TUESDAY 12 WEDNESDAY 14 FRIDAY MONDAY

SUNDAY

9

SATURDAY

8

SATURDAY

PRAGUE STATE OPERA

17:00 Opera 19:00 Opera B. Smetana – LIBUŠE A. Dvořák – RUSALKA 20:00 Opera R. Strauss – SALOME 14:00, 19:00 Ballet 19:00 G. Rossini Opera Z. Matějů – KRABAT IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA 19:00 G. Verdi Opera 19:00 Opera SIMON BOCCANEGRA G. Verdi – NABUCCO

THEATRE OF ESTATES

14:00, 19:00 Ballet 14:00, 19:00 W. A. Mozart S. Prokofiev – ROMEO AND JULIET LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Opera 19:00 Ballet 19:00 Opera HOMECOMINGS G. Puccini – TOSCA 19:00 Opera A. Dvořák – RUSALKA 19:00 Opera W. A. Mozart – DON GIOVANI 19:00 Opera G. Verdi – AIDA 19:00 B. Smetana Opera 19:00 Opera THE BARTERED BRIDE G. Verdi – LA TRAVIATA 11:00 A. Dvořák Opera 19:00 Opera THE DEVIL AND KATE G. Bizet – CARMEN 19:00 Opera A. Dvořák – THE JACOBIN 11:00 Z. Fibich Concert 14:00 Opera 19:30 Concert OPERA IS FUN (for Children) G. Verdi – NABUCCO ESTRELLA MORENTE 19:00 B. Smetana Opera (Strings of Autumn) THE BARTERED BRIDE 19:00 B. Smetana Opera THE TWO WIDOWS 19:00 G. Rossini Opera 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA COSÌ FAN TUTTE 19:00 G. Verdi Opera 19:00 G. Puccini Opera SIMON BOCCANEGRA MADAMA BUTTERFLY 19:00 Opera 19:00 Opera G. Verdi – RIGOLETTO W. A. Mozart – DON GIOVANI

NOVEMBER

28 TUESDAY 29 WEDNESDAY 30 THURSDAY 31 FRIDAY

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TUESDAY

PRAGUE STATE OPERA

19:00 Opera L. Janáček – JENUFA 14:00, 19:00 Ballet P. I. Tchaikovsky THE NUTCRACKER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL 13:00 14:00 Opera ADVENT CONCERT G. Verdi – NABUCCO 18:00 Ballet P. I. Tchaikovsky THE NUTCRACKER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL

14:00, 19:00 L. Janáček Opera 19:00 Opera THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN A. Dvořák – RUSALKA 19:00 Opera G. Puccini – TURANDOT 20:00 Concert MEMORY OF THE NATION 19:00 Opera G. Verdi – IL TROVATORE 19:00 B. Smetana Opera 19:00 premiere Ballet THE TWO WIDOWS L. Minkus 19:00 Opera LA BAYADÈRE L. Janáček – JENUFA 19:00 Opera G. Bizet – CARMEN 14:00, 19:00 Ballet L. Minkus – LA BAYADÈRE 20:00 Opera R. Strauss – SALOME 19:00 Opera G. Puccini – LA BOHÈME

DECEMBER

30 SUNDAY

SATURDAY

29

15 SATURDAY 16 SUNDAY 17 MONDAY 19 WEDNESDAY 20 THURSDAY 21 FRIDAY 22 SATURDAY 23 SUNDAY 25 TUESDAY 26 WEDNESDAY 27 THURSDAY 28 FRIDAY

DATE NATIONAL THEATRE

19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera COSÌ FAN TUTTE

14:00, 19:00 W. A. Mozart LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Opera

19:00 Ballet PRAGUE CHAMBER BALLET

THEATRE OF ESTATES

17

WEDNESDAY

16

TUESDAY

SUNDAY

14

13

SATURDAY

10 11 THURSDAY 12 FRIDAY

WEDNESDAY

9

TUESDAY

7 SUNDAY

SATURDAY

6

3 WEDNESDAY 4 THURSDAY 5 FRIDAY

PRAGUE STATE OPERA 19:00 Ballet L. Minkus – LA BAYADÈRE 19:00 Opera A. Dvořák – RUSALKA 19:00 Opera G. Verdi – AIDA 14:00, 18:00 Ballet P. I. Tchaikovsky THE NUTCRACKER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL 19:00 Opera R. Strauss – SALOME

19:00 Opera W. A. Mozart – DON GIOVANI 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera COSÌ FAN TUTTE 19:00 Opera G. Puccini – LA BOHÈME

THEATRE OF ESTATES

13:00 ADVENT CONCERT 19:00 L. Janáček Opera THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN 19:00 Ballet 19:00 Opera P. I. Tchaikovsky G. Rossini THE NUTCRACKER IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA – A CHRISTMAS CAROL 19:00 Opera G. Puccini – TURANDOT 19:00 Opera 19:00 Ballet G. Bizet – CARMEN L. Minkus – LA BAYADÈRE 19:00 Opera 19:00 Opera A. Hába – THE NEW EARTH G. Bizet – CARMEN 14:00, 18:00 Ballet 19:00 Opera P. I. Tchaikovsky G. Verdi – NABUCCO THE NUTCRACKER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL 13:00 19:00 J. Strauss Opera 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera ADVENT CONCERT DIE FLEDERMAUS LE NOZZE DI FIGARO 19:00 Ballet P. I. Tchaikovsky THE NUTCRACKER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL 19:00 Ballet 19:00 Opera P. I. Tchaikovsky G. Verdi – RIGOLETTO THE NUTCRACKER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL

DATE NATIONAL THEATRE

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image@imagetheatre.cz, www.imagetheatre.cz

AFRIKANIA: 1, 2, 8, 9/9 BLACK BOX: 5, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26/9 SEPTEMBER GALAXIA: 3, 4, 10, 11/9 THE BEST OF IMAGE: 6, 13, 15 (+ 6 p.m.), 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30/9

IMAGE THEATRE (see p. 69)

Opera

THEATRE OF ESTATES

14:00, 19:00 Ballet P. I. Tchaikovsky – SWAN LAKE 14:00, 18:00 Ballet 19:00 Opera 19:00 P. I. Tchaikovsky A. Dvořák – RUSALKA W. A. Mozart THE NUTCRACKER COSÌ FAN TUTTE – A CHRISTMAS CAROL

BLACK LIGHT THEATRES

26 FRIDAY

25

THURSDAY

MONDAY

22

SUNDAY

21

SATURDAY

20

FRIDAY

19:00 Opera G. Puccini – TOSCA 19:00 Opera G. Verdi – IL TROVATORE

19:00 Opera G. Verdi – LA TRAVIATA 19:00 Opera G. Verdi – AIDA

19

PRAGUE STATE OPERA

18 THURSDAY

19:00 Opera A. Dvořák – RUSALKA 15:30, 19:00 Ballet P. I. Tchaikovsky THE NUTCRACKER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL 19:00 G. Donizetti Opera L’ELISIR D’AMORE 13:00 ADVENT CONCERT 18:00 Ballet P. I. Tchaikovsky THE NUTCRACKER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL 19:00 Ballet P. I. Tchaikovsky THE NUTCRACKER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL

DATE NATIONAL THEATRE BLACK BOX: 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28/11

BLACK BOX: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31/10 THE BEST OF IMAGE: 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28/10

COCKTAIL 012 – THE BEST OF: 25, 26, 27/9 GRAFITI: 3, 4, 5, 6/9 SEPTEMBER HUMAN LOCOMOTION: 23, 24/9 LEGENDS OF MAGIC PRAGUE: 11, 12, 13/9 (5 p.m.)

WONDERFULL CIRCUS: 17, 18, 19, 20/9 ANTICODES: 19/10 I SEE, I DO NOT SEE: 12/10 OCTOBER HUMAN LOKOMOTIN: 15, 17, 18/10 WONDERFULL CIRCUS: 2, 3, 4 (+ 5 p.m.), 10, 11/10 (+ 5 p.m.)

COCTAIL 012 – THE BEST OF: 24, 25, 31/10 ANTICODES: 7/11 I SEE, I DO NOT SEE: 23 (at 5 p.m.), 24/11 (at 10 a.m.)

NOVEMBER HUMAN LOKOMOTIN: 8, 9/11 WONDERFULL CIRCUS: 21, 22, 29/11 COCTAIL 012 – THE BEST OF: 1/11 (+ 5 p.m.)

ANTICODES: 2/12 I SEE, I DO NOT SEE: 14 (at 5 p.m.), 15/12 (at 10 a.m.)

DECEMBER HUMAN LOKOMOTIN: 4/12 WONDERFULL CIRCUS: 12, 13 (5 p.m.), 25 (5 p.m.), 26 (at 2 a.m. + 5 p.m.), 27/12

NEW STAGE – LATERNA MAGIKA (see p. 5) Národní tř. 4, Prague 1, www.laterna.cz

Updated information on changes in the program and/or the location of the events in September – December 2014 can be found at: www.imagetheatre.cz

31/12 (6 p. m. only) December: daily/except 7, 14, 24 and 25/12 at 8 p.m. (except 31/12)

DECEMBER THE BEST OF IMAGE: 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, 30/12,

BLACK BOX: 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 27, 28/12

30/11 September – November: daily at 8 p.m.

NOVEMBER THE BEST OF IMAGE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29,

OCTOBER

Updated information on changes in the program and/or the location of the events in September – December 2014 can be found at: www.imagetheatre.cz Aktuelle Information über Veränderungen des Programms und des Veranstaltungsortes der Vorstellungen im September bis Dezember 2014 finden Sie unter: www.imagetheatre.cz

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Quarter • Street/Square Telephone • Fax 1 • Vinohradská 1 224 497 111 • 222 246 047 www.nm.cz The National History Museum – Musaion 5 • Letohrádek Kinských 257 214 806 Traditional Czech culture Kinského zahrada 98 e-mail: narodopis@nm.cz Lapidárium Stone and sculpture monuments 7 • Výstaviště, pavilion 422 702 013 372 in the Czech lands, 11th till 19 th century (Prague Exhibition Grounds) The Czech Museum of Music 1 • Karmelitská 2/4 257 327 285 • 257 322 216 Permanent exhibition: Man/Instrument/Music e-mail: c.muzeum.hudby@nm.cz; www.nm.cz Antonín Dvořák Museum 2 • Ke Karlovu 20 224 918 013 (The Amerika baroque summerhouse) e-mail: a_dvorak_muzeum@nm.cz The Life and Work of Czech Composer Antonín Dvořák – permanent exhibition Bedřich Smetana Museum 1 • Novotného lávka 1 222 220 082 e-mail: b_smetana_muzeum@nm.cz The Life and Work of Czech Composer Bedřich Smetana – permanent exhibition Náprstek Museum 1 • Betlémské nám. 1 224 497 500 • 222 221 418 (Asian, African and American cultures) The City of Prague Museum 8 • Na Poříčí 52 224 816 772 (see p. 12–13 – Prague Towers) e-mail: muzeum@muzeumprahy.cz; www.muzeumprahy.cz Permanent exhibition: The history of Prague and its people from ancient times until 1784 Langweil’s Model of Prague made from paper 1826–1837, area 20 m 2 Villa Müller (Loos) 6 • Nad Hradním vodojemem 14 224 312 012 e-mail: vila.muller@muzeumprahy.cz; www.mullerovavila.cz The Custom House na Výtoni 2 • Rašínovo nábřeží 412 224 919 833 History of water-rafting, boats and steamboats on the river Vltava Ctěnice Castle 9 • Bohdanečská 1 286 001 366 (see p. 14) e-mail: ctenice@muzeumprahy.cz 606 859 952

Name NATIONAL MUSEUM

Museums

❷❹–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m. ❸ 9 a.m.–6 p.m. ❷–❼ 9 a.m.–6 p.m.

(Every last Wednesday of the month 9 a.m.–8 p.m.)

❷❹+❻❼ (by previous agreement only 10 a.m., noon–2 p.m., 4 p.m.) (XI–III) ❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m. ❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Exhibitions: ❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (IV–X) ❷–❺ 10 a.m.–4 p.m. (XI–III) ❻❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (XI–III)

100 120

300

100

30

❶❸–❼ 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

❷–❼ 10 a.m.–1.30 p.m., 2 p.m.–5 p.m.

❸ 10 a.m.–4 p.m. ❹–❼ noon–6 p.m. ❶❸–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Open ❶–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

First Wednesday of every month 10 a.m.–8 p.m. ❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

50

50

120/60/190

50/30/80

70

Admission (CZK) 110

Karlova 8, Prague 1 predprodej@tafantastika.cz On LINE SALES: www.tafantastika.cz

“Aspects of Alice” is a classical Black Light Theatre performance based on motifs of “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll. Audiences in more than 30 countries on three continents have admired this theatrical performance for its imaginativeness, poetics, and perfect technical tricks. With a help of your imagination, Alice will go through all the beautiful and sweet moments of maturing, first loves, awakening adultery, knowledge of life, laughs, tears, joy, and sorrow. All of it takes place against the background of ancient Prague, its architectural jewels, its rich history, and Prague as a crossroads of Christian and Jewish cultures.

Large-screen projections, animated film, puppets, unique on-stage tricks, black theatre effects, beautiful contemporary and classical music, and your imagination unite in a breathtaking show unseen in any other theatre.

Daily at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

BLACK LIGHT THEATRE

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Name Rudolfinum, Dvořák Hall – Czech Philharmonic Lichtenstein Palace, Martinů Hall Mirror Chapel of Clementinum National Museum – Historical stairs Congress Centre Prague St. Simon and St. Juda Church

Concert Halls

Quarter • Street/Square 1 • Alšovo nábřeží 12 1 • Malostranské nám. 13 1 • Klementinum 190 1 • Václavské nám. 68 4 • 5. května 65 1 • Dušní street

Telephone 227 059 227 257 534 206 www.ticketpro.cz 224 497 111 261 172 222 222 321 068

the sightseeing tours start at: ❶–❺ 11 a.m.–2 p.m. ❻❼ 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. (duration 60 minutes)

❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (V–X) ❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m. ❻❼ 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (VI+IX) ❷–❼ 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (VII+VIII) ❶–❺ 9 a.m.–7 p.m. ❻❼ 10 a.m.–7 p.m. (1. 4.–14. 10.) ❶–❺ 9 a.m.–6 p.m. ❻❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (15. 10.–31. 3.) ❷–❼ 9 a.m.–5 p.m. ❶–❼ 10 a.m.–7 p.m.

❶–❺+❼ 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (I–III, XI, XII) ❶–❺+❼ 9 a.m.–6 p.m. (IV–X) ❶–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

❷–❺ 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. ❻❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

First Thursday of every month 9 a.m.–8 p.m. ❷ 10 a.m.–7 p.m. ❸–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Open ❶–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Spanish Hall 1 • Prague Castle 224 371 111 Municipal House-Smetana Hall (Obecní dům) 1 • náměstí Republiky 5 222 002 101 Information and ticket sales: Culture and Information Centre of the Municipal House nám. Republiky 5, 111 21 Prague 1 Open daily 10 a.m.–7 p.m., tel.: +420 222 002 101 e-mail: info@obecnidum.cz, www.obecnidum.cz

Quarter • Street/Square Telephone • Fax Admission (CZK) 1 • Jiřská 3, Prague Castle 233 312 925 275 e-mail: palace@lobkowicz.cz; www.lobkowiczevents.cz 7 • Kostelní 42 220 399 111 (101) 190 fax: 220 399 200 90 (Pensioners) The Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague 1 • 17. listopadu 2 251 093 111 • 251 093 296 120 www.upm.cz The Jewish Museum – reservation centre 1 • U Starého hřbitova 3a 222 317 191 • 222 317 181 290 www.jewishmuseum.cz Franz Kafka Museum 1 • Cihelná 2b 257 535 373 200 THE MILITARY HISTORY INSTITUTE PRAGUE – www.vhu.cz The Aviation Museum Kbely 9 • Mladoboleslavská 902 973 207 504, 973 204 900 free The Army Museum Prague Žižkov 3 • U Památníku 2 973 204 924 • 973 204 900 free The Military Technical Museum Lešany Lešany by Týnec n. Sázavou 973 204 900 free The Prague Towers Museum 1 • Jindřišská 224 232 429 • 261 223 499 110 (Jindřišská věž – Henry’s Tower) www.jindrisskavez.cz National Museum of Agriculture 7 • Kostelní 44 220 308 276 110 Gastronomy Museum 1 • Jakubská 12 273 130 533 180/140/390 e-mail: info@muzeumgastronomie.cz; www.muzeumgastronomie.cz The Old Wastewater Treatment Plant Museum 6 • Papírenská 6 608 330 024 275 (the site of old wastewater treatment plant) e-mail: staracistirna@gmail.com; www.staracistirna.cz

Name Lobkowicz Palace Museum (arts collections of the Lobkowicz family) National Technical Museum

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Meloun (music club) Reduta Jazz Club (founded in 1958) Rock Café (music club) Roxy (music club) Ungelt Jazz & Blues Club Vagon (music club)

1 • Dlouhá 33 1 • Týnská ulička 2 1 • Národní 25

1 • Národní 20

1 • Národní 10

1 • Michalská 12

❶–❼ 24 hours

❶–❼ 7 p.m.–2 a.m. ❶–❼ 9 p.m.–5 a.m.

❶–❼ 11 a.m.–4 a.m.

Open – days, hours ❶–❼ modern jazz 9 p.m.–midnight ❶–❼ 10 a.m.–2 a.m. – Restaurant ❶–❼ 9 a.m.–midnight – Live music ❼❹ 7 p.m.–4 a.m. ❺❻ 7 p.m.–6 a.m. ❸–❻ 7:30 p.m.–6 a.m. ❶–❼ 8 p.m.–1 a.m. ❶–❼ 8 p.m.–midnight

224 933 947 ❶–❺ 10 a.m.–3 a.m. ❻ 5 p.m.–3 a.m. ❼ 5 p.m.–01 a.m.

224 826 296 ❶–❼ programme from 8 p.m.

224 895 748 ❶–❼ 8 p.m.–midnight 221 085 599 ❶–❻ 6 p.m.–5 a.m. ❼ 6 p.m.–01 a.m.

❶–❼ 8 p.m.–3 a.m. every ❺❻ pop music ’80 and ’90 774 000 313 ❶–❻ 8 p.m.–3 a.m. (programme from 9 p.m.)

224 933 487 ❶–❼ from 9 p.m.

Name Quarter • Street/Square Telephone Agharta (Jazz club) 1 • Železná 16 222 211 275 (see p. 73) e-mail: info@agharta.cz; www.agharta.cz Bílý koníček 1 • Staroměstské n. 20 221 421 160 (Jazz club, Restaurant) e-mail: rezervace@bilykonicek.com www.jazz-prague.com Double Trouble 1 • Melantrichova 17 221 032 414 (music club) Duplex (disko club) 1 • Václavské nám. 21 224 232 319 Futurum Music Bar 5 • Zborovská 7 257 328 571 Charles Bridge Jazz 1 • Saská 602 208 811 and Blues Club (music club, live music) Jazz Dock 5 • Janáčkovo nábř. 2 774 058 838 (jazz and blues, café) Jazz Lounge U Staré paní 1 • Michalská 9 603 551 680 Karlovy Lázně 1 • Novotného lávka 222 220 502 (music café, discotheque) Klub Lávka 1 • Novotného lávka 1 221 082 299 (music club, garden restaurant) Lucerna Music Bar 1 • Vodičkova 36 224 217 108

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1 • Prague Castle

1 • Prague Castle

❶–❼ 9 a.m.–6 p.m. (IV–X) 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (XI–III) ❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

ha lls – see p ag es 60 –6 1: 1 • Prague Castle ❶–❼ 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

1 • Husova 20

▼ PRAG UE CAS TL E – E xhibitio n Old Royal Palace (Starý královský palác) Prague Castle Picture Gallery (Obrazárna Pražského hradu) The Imperial Stables (Císařská konírna)

❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

1 • Valdštejnská 3

❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Wallenstein Riding School (Valdštejnská jízdárna) Glam-Gallas Palace (Clam-Gallasův palác)

7 • Dukelských hrdinů 47

Trade Fair Palace (Veletržní palác)

❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

1 • Staroměstské náměstí 12

1 • Hradčanské náměstí

Salm Palace (Salmovský palác)

❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m. ❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Kinsky Palace (Palác Kinských)

1 • Hradčanské náměstí 15 1 • Hradčanské nám. 2

Sternberg Palace (Šternberský palác) Schwarzenberg Palace (Schwarzenberský palác)

Name Quarter • Street/Square Open ▼ NAT ION AL GAL L ER Y – P erman en t collections and Exhib itions– www.ngprague.cz Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia 1 • U Milosrdných 17 ❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

(Anežský klášter)

Galleries and Exhibitions

120/60

100/70/40 140 100/50/200

80/40

150/80/300

150/80/200

200/100/250

150/80/200

150/80/200 150/80/200

150/80/200

Admission (CZK)

Treasures of Ancient China – Exhibition of ancient chinese art (8 August – 9 November 2014) (see p. 18)

Permanent exhibition: Gothic floor: The Story of Prague Castle The Theresian Wing Permanent exhibition:

Medieval Art in Bohemia and Central Europe (Permanent exhibition) Master of Hohenfurth – The Vyšší Brod set of nine panel pictures European Art from the Classical Era to the Close of the Baroque Baroque in Bohemia (Permanent exhibition) Imperial Arsenal – An exhibition of 550 of the most valuable historical weapons A Tribute to Michelangelo (1475–1564) (till 19 October 2014) Josef Führich (1800–1876) from Chrastavy to Vienna Comprehensive exhibition of painter Josefa Führicha, a leader of Czech religious painting (17 October 2014 – 25 January 2015) Permanent exhibition Art of 20th and 21th Centuries Permanent exhibition of Foreign Art and Czech art 1890–1930 Vivat Musica! Tones, Colours, and Shapes (25 April – 2 November 2014) The 90th anniversary of the founding of the 19th and 20th century French arts collection (till 31 December 2014) (see p. 21) Permanent exhibition: Art of the Ancient World, Art of Asia The Dragon Awakens – contemporary inspiration of East Asian Art – Selection of works by contemporary Czech and Prague-based, East Asian artists. (5 September – 23 November 2014) Benedictins in the Heart of Europe 800–1300. “Open the Garden of Paradise.” (7 November 2014 – 15 March 2015) (see p. 20) Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) – Extensive exhibition of the works of the most prominent figures in the world of the Graphic Arts (21 November 2014 – 1 February 2015)

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Quarter • Street/Square 1 • Prague Castle 1 • U Prašného mostu 55

Open ❶–❼ 9 a.m.–6 p.m. ❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m. open only during exhibitions

1 • Mariánské nám. 1

1 • Týnská 6

The Municipal Library (Městská knihovna)

The House at Golden Ring (Dům U Zlatého prstenu)

1 • U Sovových mlýnů 503/2 www.museumkampa.cz

7 • U Trojského zámku 1

Troja Chateau

▼ OT HE R GAL LE RIE S Kampa Museum – Sova’s Mills

6 • Mickiewiczova 1

1 • Staroměstské nám. 13

Bílek Villa (Bílkova vila)

The House at the Stone Bell (Dům U Kamenného zvonu)

❶–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (IV–X) ❺ 1 p.m.–6 p.m. ❸+❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (XI–III) ❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m. ❺ 1 p.m.–6 p.m., in winter closed

❷–❼ 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

St. Cross Chapel (Kaple Sv. Kříže) 1 • Prague Castle ❶–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m. ▼ CIT Y GAL LE RY PRAG UE – h ttp ://ww w .citygalleryprague.cz Trade Fair Palace (Veletržní palác) 7 • Dukelských hrdinů 47 ❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Colloredo-Mansfeld Palace 1 • Karlova 2 ❷–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

(Colloredo-Mansfeldský palác)

Name Royal Summer Palace (Belvedere) Prague Castle Riding School (Jízdárna Pražského hradu)

220/110

120/60

120/60

120/60/250

120/60

120/60

Permanent exhibition: The Central European Modern Art Collection Jiří Kolář (1914–2002) – big retrospective exhibition of this renown Czech artist (25 September 2014 – 18 January 2015) (see p. 19)

Eternal Summer in a Roman Villa (Permanent collection) Exhibitions: Passion, Dream, and Ideal / Czech Art-Nouveau Sculptures, Prague Figurative Porcelain (to 2 November 2014) (see p. 23) Milena Dopitová / I Love and Accept – The first strong female personality representing the young generation.

(3 September – 30 November 2014) Art from 2nd half of the 20th century and contemporary art – a long-term exhibition – After Velvet Somewhere in Skirts / Art from the 90s – Exhibition of works by female artists who had their breakthrough in the 1990s (5 November 2014 – 8 March 2015)

Alfons Mucha: The Slav Epic Sightseeing tour – permanent exhibition Oldřich Tichý / I Live Alone in the Forest – Selection of works of recent years presenting paintings by Oldřich Tichý, winner of the The Pollock-Krasner Foundation award, in New York (31 October 2014 – 15 February 2015) Adam Vačkář / First and Last Things (17 September – 30 November 2014) Josef Váchal / The Magic of Searching The Magic of Searching is dedicated to the relationship between Josef Váchal (1884–1969) with magic and occultism (17 September 2014 – 4 Janury 2015) Permanent exhibition: The interior of the villa and works

by F. Bílek, an Art Nouveau symbolist

180/90/240 120/60

300/150/600

Note Forced Labour (2 July – 19 October 2014) The Hitched Beauty – exhibition of the Coaches, Sledges, and Chairs of the 18th–20th centuries (20 August – 19 October 2014) (see p. 18) Permanent exhibition. St. Vitus Treasury

Admission (CZK) 120/60 200/100/300

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Quarter • Street/Square 1 • Panská 6 5 • Victora Huga 10 1 • Valdštejnská 6 1 • Panská 5 6 • Muchova 6 1 • Maltézské nám. 5 6 • Pelléova 14 1 • Hellichova 1 1 • Velkopřevorské náměstí 2 1 • Vlašská 19 6 • Na Ořechovce 19 6 • Pod Hradbami 17 6 • U Vorlíků 4 7 • Milady Horákové 60/93 1 • Tržiště 13 7 • Badeniho 2

Telephone 224 212 448 257 090 511 257 533 524 224 321 910 272 101 800 257 531 600 224 311 506 251 177 251 251 171 715 257 113 111 222 250 943 220 317 200 224 315 064 257 533 490 257 530 061 233 097 500

Fax 222 241 246 257 316 045 257 533 750 224 312 901 272 101 890 257 531 410 224 311 157 251 177 241 251 171 720 257 113 318 222 253 686 233 322 104 224 316 069 257 533 378 257 531 387 233 097 519

Country Italy Japan Mexico Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Republic of South Africa Russia Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States of America Quarter • Street/Square 1 • Nerudova 20 1 • Maltézské náměstí 6 1 • V Jirchářích 151/10 6 • Gotthardská 6/27 1 • Hellichova 1 1 • Valdštejnská 8 6 • Pevnostní 9 10 • Ruská 65 6 • náměstí Pod Kaštany 1 6 • Pelléova 87/12 7 • Badeniho 4 1 • Úvoz 13 6 • Pevnostní 7 1 • Thunovská 14 1 • Tržiště 15

Telephone 233 080 111 257 533 546 283 061 530 233 015 200 257 323 737 257 099 500 257 311 230 267 311 114 233 374 100 233 113 051 233 097 211 220 313 200 220 400 611 257 402 370 257 022 000

Fax 257 531 522 257 532 377 233 550 477 233 015 256 257 326 827 257 530 399 257 311 234 267 311 395 233 377 235 233 113 054 233 341 770 220 313 240 224 311 312 257 402 296 257 022 809

Addresses and telephone numbers of other embassies and consulates are mentioned: http://en.zlatestranky.cz/businesses/–/q_embassies/1/ you can also get this information at Prague Information Service, ☎ 221 714 444.

Country Argentina Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Chile India Ireland Israel

EMBASSIES

PRAGUE DIRECTORY

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☎ 112 ☎ 155

Quarter • Street/Square ☎ Ambulance Meditrans International transport of injured and ill persones by ambulance and air plane – 4 • Modřanská 307/98 nonstop 124 12; 244 471 072 Pharmacy with emergency service 1 • Palackého 5 – nonstop 224 946 982 2 • Belgická 37 – nonstop 222 513 396 Pharmacy – Hospital Thomayerova 4 • Vídeňská 800 (Krč) – open: nonstop 261 084 019 Pharmacy – Hospital Motol 5 • V Úvalu 84 – open: Mo–Fri 8 a.m.–4 p.m. (the blue building), nonstop (the building of directorate) 224 435 714, 224 435 736 Pharmacy BENU 6 • Vítězné náměstí 13 – open: Mo–Fri 8 a.m.–8 p.m., Sa 8 a.m.–7 p.m., Su 9 a.m.–7 p.m., then emergency service till 8 a.m.

224 325 520 Pharmacy BENU 7 • Františka Křížka 22 – open: Mo–Fri 8 a.m.–7 p.m., Sa 8 a.m.–1 p.m., then emergency service till 8 a.m.

731 638 010 Královské Vinohrady Hospital Pharmacy 10 • Vinohrady, Šrobárova 50 – open: Mo–Fri 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m., Sa–Su 7:30 a.m.–noon., 00:30 p.m.–4 p.m.

267 162 823 First Aid 1 • Spálená 12 (New Town) 222 924 295 4 • Vídeňská 800 (Hospital Thomayerova) 261 082 520 5 • V Úvalu 84/1 (Hospital Motol), Foreign Department 224 433 682, 224 433 681 6 • U Vojenské nemocnice 1200 (Hospital Vojenská), building CH 2 973 203 571 8 • Budínova 2 (Hospital Bulovka) 266 083 301 10 • Šrobárova 50 (Hospital Vinohradská) 267 161 111, 267 162 312 Stomatological First Aid 1 • Spálená 12 – open: Mo–Thu 7 p.m.–6 a.m., Fri 4 p.m.–6 a.m., Sa–Su nonstop 222 924 268

Emergency call First aid service

The medical treatment or any other medical care for foreigners is executed at the respective health centres nearest to the hotel or the place of accommodation. The treatment is done under contract prices in CZK. Patients to receive receipts for insurance companies in their own countries.

PRAGUE DIRECTORY • HEALTH CARE

Tram No: 3, 9, 14, 24 – Václavské náměstí Metro – Line A, B – Můstek stop Line C – Muzeum stop

All Major Credit Cards Accepted

www.doctor-prague.cz e-mail: info@doctor-prague.cz

3rd schodiště (entrance), 2nd floor

Vodičkova 28, Prague 1

24 HRS SERVICE 603 433 833

“Home Care Abroad”

All Branches of Medicine

HEALTH CENTRE PRAGUE

English and Other Languages Western Standard Medical Assistance

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The maximum prices for taxi services in the district of the capital city of Prague: Fare for 1 km . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 CZK Basic fee for one ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 CZK Waiting time for 1 minute . . . . . . . . . . 6 CZK Taxis ordered throught the Dispatcher are cheaper.

The driver is obliged to issue a receipt. The fare must be marked inside and outside the car.

TAXI

Ticket prices: Basic ticket valid 90 minutes: 32 CZK, children 6–15 years of age 16 CZK. Short-term ticket valid 30 minutes: 24 CZK, children 12 CZK.

The tickets are available at some Underground stations, at Transport Inquiries, at shops selling newspapers and cigarettes (with inscription Tabák), at some groceries, at the reception desks, at some travel services, at yellow vending machines by the transport means stations.

All lines of the underground operate from 5.00 a.m. till midnight. Tram and bus timetables are placed at all stops. Funicular [(Prague 5-Újezd), stop of trams 6, 9, 12, 20, 22, 23 – Nebozízek – Petřín)] operates from 9 a.m. till 11:30 p.m. (IV–X); from 9 a.m. till 11:20 p.m. (XI–III), daily.

Transport fee and tickets are identical for all public transport means. (24 CZK/12 CZK).

AAA Radiotaxi . . . . . . ☎ 140 14, 222 333 222 (see p. 77) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 729 331 133 Taxi – Praha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 111 000 City Taxi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 257 257 Halotaxi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 114 411 Profi Taxi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 15 Speed Cars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 234 234

Internet: www.dpp.cz Magistrát – Prague 1, Jungmannova 29 Mon–Fri 7 a.m.– 6 p.m.

Transport Inquiries Tel.: 296 191 817, daily 7 a.m.–9 p.m.

Underground lines A and C, station MUZEUM, daily 7 a.m.–9 p.m.

Underground line C, station HLAVNÍ NÁDRAŽÍ, daily 7 a.m.–9 p.m.

Underground line B, station ANDĚL, Mon–Fri 7 a.m.–9 p.m., Sa 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Airport Ruzyně, Terminal I, Terminal II, daily 7 a.m.–9 p.m.

Tourist tickets: 1 day – 110 CZK – child (6–15) – 55 CZK, 3 days – 310 CZK. The tickets valid 24, 72 hours.

TRANSPORT – Tram • Bus • Underground…

Other bus stations in Prague Na Knížecí (Underground line B, Anděl stop) 5 • Nádražní Roztyly (Underground line C, Roztyly stop) 4 • Ryšavého Holešovice (Underground line C, Nádraží Holešovice stop) 7 • Partyzánská Černý Most (Underground line B, Černý Most stop) 9 • Chlumecká Želivského (Underground line A, Želivského stop) 3 • Želivského

all international trains (train and seat reservation tickets abroad, berths, sleeping wagons)

Main Railway Station (Hlavní nádraží) (Underground line C) 2 • Wilsonova 80 ☎ 840 112 113

Holešovice Railway Station (Underground line C) – 7 • Partyzánská

Smíchov Railway Station (Underground line B) – 5 • Nádražní

Masaryk Railway Station (Underground line B) – 1 • Hybernská

Information about train connections (in english, germain and russian) ☎ 221 111 122 (non-stop)

TRAIN

Florenc Central Bus Station (Underground line B, C, Florenc stop) 8 • Křižíkova 4-6 ☎ nonstop 900 144 444 (14 CZK/1 min.)

Tickets and seat tickets abroad Eurolines (Florenc Central Bus Station) Call centre: 245 005 245, 602 387 672 E-mail: info@eurolines.cz On line sales: www.eurolines.cz

Information about bus connections (domestic and international) ☎ nonstop 900 144 444 (14 CZK/1 min.)

Buses link the capital city not only with individual parts of the Czech Republic but also with all of Europe.

Regular lines run to all the significant places in the European Union as well as outside of it. The most important bus depot is the Florence Central Bus Station, which is located in the very centre of the city.

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☎ 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency call ☎ 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire Brigade ☎ 155 . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency medical aid ☎ 158 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Police ☎ 261 104 477 . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstop Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (for buses and camions) ☎ 1230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstop Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Road Assistance ☎ 800 290 291 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstop technical service

BREAK-DOWN? ACCIDENT?

Czech transport regulations are mostly identic with those of other European countries.

It is necessary to remember: ● keep right ● use safety belts (obligatory) ● the highest speed is 90 km/hr, in aglomeration only 50 km/hr ● on highway 130 km/hr ● the highest speed for motorcycles is 90 km/hr; in aglomeration 50 km/hr; on highway 130 km/hr

CAR

Quarter • Street/Square Telephone ALIMEX ČR 7 • River Town Prague 233 350 001 6 • Václav Havel Airport 220 114 860 BUDGET 1 • Main Railway Station 222 319 595 6 • Václav Havel Airport 220 113 253 CZECHOCAR CS a. s. 4 • 5. května 65 261 222 079 6 • Václav Havel Airport 220 113 454 EUROPCAR 6 • Václav Havel Airport 235 364 531 1 • E. Krásnohorské 9 224 811 290

Type/Name

RENT-A-CAR

motorway tax: see page 50 it is forbidden to drink alcohol and drive headlights of motor vehicles must be turned on for 24 hours ● when driving, it is forbiden to make telephone calls unless you are using a hands-free set ● children under 36 kg and/or smaller than 150 cm of height must ride in safety seats ● drivers must yield to pedestrians on marked crossings

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International telephone numbers info: 1181 Information for Prague and Czech Republic numbers: 1180

Countries which can be contacted by dialing: see Prague Telephone Directory pages 6–11.

International direct-dial calls: 00 + country code + respective telephone number.

Telephone cards are available at post office, at shops called “Tabák” or “Trafika”, at newspaper and cigarette kiosks, etc.

Telephone: Local calls 10 CZK/1 impulse International calls (one minute): see Prague Telephone Directory page 8–9.

Public Parking Garages – selection Praha 1, náměstí Jana Palacha Praha 1, Ostrovni (the National Theater) Praha 1, nám. Republiky 8 (Kotva department store) Praha 1, V Celnici 7 (Hotel Hilton Prague Old Town) Praha 1, V Celnici 10 (Millenium Plaza) Praha 1, náměstí Curieových 5 (InterContinental Hotel) Praha 1, Opletalova 9 (near Wenceslas Square) Praha 1, Wilsonova (Main Railway Station) Praha 1, nám. Republiky 1 (Palladium)

More info: www.dpp.cz/en/p-r-facilities

Praha 2, Wilsonova 77 (near State Opera) Praha 2, Vinohradská 151 (Flora) Praha 4, 5. května 65 (Congress Centre) Praha 6, Studentská 2 (Metro Station Dejvická) Selected Watched Car Parks (City, selection) Praha 1, Wilsonova (the Main Railway Station) Praha 1, Alšovo nábřeží Praha 1, Na Florenci Praha 1, Malostranské náměstí

PARKING IN PRAGUE

Mail services in Prague are offered by 115 post offices in all parts of the city.

The General Post Office: Jindřišská 14, Praha 1, tel.: 221 131 445 The Post Office: Hybernská 15, Praha 1, tel.: 224 219 714 Post Office with customs office: Plzeňská 139, Praha 5, tel.: 257 019 111 Postage prices: Domestic postcards 13 CZK. Local and domestic letters 13 CZK. Postcards in Europe 25 CZK. Letters (20 g) in Europe 25 CZK. Letters (20 g) and postcards for other continents (air mail) 30 CZK Information on postal services is available on: http://www.ceskaposta.cz

POST, TELEPHONE

www.cedaz.cz

LEAVES EVERY 30 MINUTES TICKET CAN BE BOUGHT DIRECTLY FROM THE DRIVER

• NEXT TO METRO LINE B • • 40 METRES FROM NÁMĚSTÍ REPUBLIKY •

Bus stop – CITY CENTRE V CELNICI Street

Airport bus stop – Arrival terminals T1 exit F or T2 exit E

COMFORTABLE AND DIRECT TRANSPORT FROM PRAGUE AIRPORT TO THE CITY CENTRE OR BACK

REGULAR SHUTTLE BUS • AIRPORT ➟➟ CITY CENTRE

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Flying to Europa, Africa, America and Asia www.brusselsairlines.com Václav Havel Airport Prague tel.: +420 220 114 323, e-mail: infocz@brusselsairlines.com

ČSA (Czech Airlines) Internet: www.csa.cz Information, reservation: 1 • V Celnici 5 • Open: ❶–❺ 8 a.m.–6:30 p.m. and booking tickets • Call centre nonstop: ☎ 239 007 007, call.centre@csa.cz Information: Václav Havel Airport Prague: ☎ 220 113 314, 220 111 111

BOOKING AIR TICKETS: SmartWings – low-cost carrier by Travel Service a. s.

Ticket sales over the telephone (EUR 10 fee) Mon–Fri: 8 a.m.–8 p.m. • Sat: 8 a.m.–2 p.m.

Within the Czech Republic call: 900 166 565 (CZK 16 per minute) International calls: +420 255 700 827 • Information desk at the Václav Havel Airport Prague: Terminal 1: non-stop • Terminal 2: 8 a.m.–8 p.m.

On-line reservations at: www.smartwings.com

SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES VÁCLAV HAVEL AIRPORT PRAGUE Tel.: +420 234 008 229; www.swiss.com

AIRPLANE

VUELING (Prague – Barcelona)

TURKISH AIRLINES

SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES

SN BRUSSELS AIRLINES SMART WINGS (TRAVEL SERVICE)

CATHAY PACIFIC CROATIA AIRLINES DELTA AIR LINES EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES FINNAIR KLM (ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES) LOT-POLISH AIRLINES LUFTHANSA MALÉV SAS SAS Scandinavian Airlines

BRITISH AIRWAYS

AUA (AUSTRIAN AIRLINES)

AIR MALTA

Airline Companies AEROFLOT AIR FRANCE Quarter • Street/Square 1 • Truhlářská 5 1 • Jungmannova 34 www.airfrance.com 1 • Spálená 51 e-mail: malta-info@malta-info.cz call centre www.austrian.com 6 • Václav Havel Airport www.britishairways.com 1 • Krakovská 7 1 • Na Perštýně 1 call centre 6 • Václav Havel Airport 6 • Václav Havel Airport 6 • Václav Havel Airport 6 • Václav Havel Airport 6 • Václav Havel Airport 1 • Jeruzalémská 13 6 • Aviatická 12 call centre (Mon–Fri) www.flysas.cz 6 • Václav Havel Airport 6 • K Letišti 1068/30 www.smartwings.com 6 • Václav Havel Airport www.swiss.com 1 • Václavské náměstí 19/1 e-mail: turkishairlines.cz call centre (nonstop) www.vueling.cz +349 315 181 58

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1 • Národní 28 221 105 325-9 221 105 320 e-mail: info@czech-holidays.cz; www.czech-holidays.cz 1 • Na Příkopě 18 221 447 242 224 216 324 e-mail: reservation@cedok.cz; www.cedok.com 2 • Jana Masaryka 39 222 521 700 222 521 701 1 • Rytířská 12 www.ticketpro.cz Sale of cultural tickets, maps and souvenirs

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OK–TOURS PRAGUE TOURIST CENTER ▼ Ne ar t he c en tr e ESTEC 6 • Vaníčkova 5/1 233 107 511, 257 210 410 257 215 263 Accommodation service (hotels* *****, hostels) and travel service TC TRAVEL 7 • U Průhonu 5 266 704 607, 266 704 608 266 704 620 (see p. 83) e-mail: tctravel.prague@quick.cz; www.tctravel-prague.com ▼ Ou ts id e Pr a gu e MONTI SPA Franzensbad Kollárova 4/170 354 205 500 354 205 552 (Františkovy Lázně) e-mail: monti@monti-spa.cz, monti@franzensbad.cz www.monti-spa.cz FRANKENLAND REISEN Fitzendorfer Straße 11 +49(0)95 34 92 2029 D – 974 96 Burgpreppach e-mail: kontakt@frankenland-reisen.de; www.frankenland-reisen.de Branch in Prague: 6 • Patočkova 2386/85 233 350 367 233 931 440

ČEDOK

▼ In t he c en tr e CZECH HOLIDAYS

Accommodation and Travel Agencies

ACCOMMODATION

Tr a n s c e n t r u m b u s

tel.: +420 266 704 607, 266 704 608 fax: +420 266 704 620 e-mail: info@tctravel-prague.com www.tctravel-prague.com

Accommodation for groups and individuals Central Europe round trips Transport City tours and excursions Guides

U Průhonu 5, 170 00 Praha 7

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Type/Name Quarter • Street/Square ▼ Ca te go ry * ** * *, c en tre AMBASSADOR 1 • Václavské nám. 5–7 ARIA 1 • Tržiště 368/9 ART DECO IMPERIAL 1 • Na Poříčí 15 ESPLANADE 1 • Washingtonova 19 FOUR SEASONS HOTEL PRAGUE 1 • Veleslavínova 2a HILTON PRAGUE 8 • Pobřežní 1 HILTON PRAGUE OLD TOWN 1 • V Celnici 7 INTERCONTINENTAL 1 • nám. Curieových 43/5 KEMPINSKI HYBERNSKÁ HOTEL 1 • Hybernská 1002/12 LE PALAIS HOTEL 2 • U Zvonařky 1 OLD TOWN SQUARE HOTEL 1 • Staroměstské nám. 19–20 & RESIDENCE PALACE 1 • Panská 12 PAŘÍŽ 1 • U Obecního domu 1 PRAGUE MARRIOTT HOTEL 1 • V Celnici 8 PRESIDENT HOTEL 1 • nám. Curieových 100 RADISSON BLU ALCRON HOTEL 1 • Štěpánská 40 SHERATON PRAGUE HOTEL 2 • Žitná 8 U TŘÍ ČÁPŮ 1 • Tomášská 20/16 ▼ Ca te go ry * ** * *, n ear the ce ntre CORINTHIA TOWERS 4 • Kongresová 1 SAVOY 1 • Keplerova 6 ▼ Ca te go ry * ** * , c entre ADRIA 1 • Václavské nám. 26 HOTEL POD VĚŽÍ 1 • Mostecká 2

sauna, wellness

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Quarter • Street/Square 1 • Nosticova 2a e-mail: info@altanykampa.cz 4 • Hvězdova 1716/2b e-mail: info@aureole.cz

222 755 380

Telephone • Fax 257 007 681

Terasa U Zlaté Studně

1 • Malá Strana 257 533 322 U Zlaté Studně 166/4 e-mail: resturant@goldenwell.cz

1 • Malá Strana, Tržiště 23 257 532 461, 606 612 979 e-mail: info@baracnickarychta.cz Hybernia 1 • Hybernská 7 224 226 004, 777 344 005 e-mail: hybernia@hybernia.cz Lokál Dlouhá 1 • Dlouhá 33 222 316 265 e-mail: lokal@ambi.cz Malostranská Beseda 1 • Malostranské nám. 35/21 257 409 112 e-mail: puor@malostranska-beseda.cz Plzeňská restaurace 1 • náměstí Republiky 5 222 002 780 • 222 002 778 Restaurant Sarah Bernhardt 1 • U Obecního domu 1 222 195 195 (Hotel Paris) (see p. 87) e-mail: fboffice@hotel-paris.cz; www.sarah-bernhardt.cz T-Anker Sluneční terasa 1 • náměstí Republiky 8 722 445 474 e-mail: info@t-anker.cz

Baráčnická rychta

Aureole

Name Altány Kampa

❶–❼ 11 a.m.–10 p.m.

Restaurant and beer bar on the roof terrace of the Kotva department store, view of the Old Town, selection of Czech and inported beers, Czech and international cuisine Micherlin Star awarded luxurious restaurant, international cuisine, view of the historical part of Prague

❶–❼ 7 a.m.–11 p.m.

❶–❼ 11:30 a.m.–11 p.m. ❶–❼ noon–4 p.m., 6 p.m.–11 p.m.

❶–❺ 8 a.m.–2 a.m. ❻ 11 a.m.–2 a.m. ❼ 11 a.m.–midnight ❶–❻ 11 a.m.–11 p.m. ❼ 11 a.m.–9 p.m. ❶–❺ 8 a.m.–midnight ❻❼ 11 a.m.–midnight ❶–❺ 8 a.m.–1 a.m. ❻ noon–1 a.m. ❼ noon–10 p.m. ❶–❼ 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Open – days, hours ❶–❼ 11 a.m.–midnight

Czech cuisine specialities, Pilsner beer Excellent French and Czech cuisine

Pisner Urquell Art Restaurant, Czech and international cuisine, cafe, open-air section, Pilsner Urquell on tap Czech cuisine prepared from fresh Czech ingredients, Pilsner Urquell on tap Pilsner Urquell Original Restaurant, Classical Czech cuisine

Traditional Czech cuisine, Pilsner Urquell and Svijany beers on tap

Characteristic • Note Czech and international cuisine, open-air grill, view of the Čertovka chanel on the river Vltava Michelin Star awarded Fusion Restaurant & Lounge on the 27th floor of the City Tower, the tallest building in Prague, European and Asian cuisine

More than 2,000 Prague restaurants and pubs invite you to taste good food and good drink. Do not hesitate to try “české knedlíky” (Czech dumplings), roast pork, fine sauces and delicate desserts decorated with whipped cream, and don’t forget to ask for a pint of well cooled beer or a glass of Moravian or Slovak wine. Of course you can try specialites from other countries, too. Enjoy it!

Restaurants • Taverns

GOOD FOOD, GOOD DRINK

Let us invite you to Restaurant Parnas which is part of the complex Café & Restaurant Slavia a. s. You can dine in beautiful art deco style interior from the 1930s by candles and enjoy the breathtaking view of the Vltava river, Petrin, Charles Bridge and the Prague Castle. We offer Czech and International cuisine and also flambéed dishes. We serve a wide variety of Moravian and International wine.

The pleasant atmosphere is underlined with romantic piano music played by our pianists.

Restaurant Parnas Smetanovo nábřeží 1012/2 110 00 Praha 1 Tel.: +420 224 239 604 www.restaurantparnas.cz

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PIVOVARSKÝ KLUB RESTAURANT AND BEER BOUTIQUE CZECH BAR AWARDS 2011 WINNER Open daily 11.30 a.m.–11.30 p.m.

– 240+ beer brands in bottles – 6 beer brands on tap – Traditional Czech cuisine – Specialties prepared with beer – Pork knuckles – Treats from the oven and grill Křižíkova 17° 186 00 Prague 8 – Karlín Tel.: +420 222 315 777 pivoklub@iol.cz www.gastroinfo.cz/pivoklub

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1 • Smetanovo nábřeží 1022 224 218 493 e-mail: info@cafeslavia.cz; www.cafeslavia.cz 1 • Staroměstské náměstí 22 221 632 522 1 • Ovocný trh 19 224 224 240

Café & Restaurant Slavia (see p. 91) Grand Café Praha Grand Café Orient

257 313 562

5 • Vítězná 128

Café Savoy

Café Louvre (see p. 91) Café Montmartre

Quarter • Street/Square Telephone • Fax 1 • U Obecního domu 1 222 195 195 www.sarah-bernhardt.cz 1 • Štupratská 7 224 828 686 1 • Na Poříčí 15 246 011 440 e-mail: cafe@hotel-imperial; www.cafeimperial.cz 1 • Valdštejnské náměstí 3 257 010 412 fax: 257 010 411 1• Národní 22 224 930 949 www.cafelouvre.cz 1 • Řetězová 7 602 277 210

Name Café de Paris (see p. 90) Café galerie Ungelt Café Imperial (see p. 90) Café Ledebour

CAFÉ

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View of the Old Town astronomical clock, home-made pastries First (in 1912) and last cubist café in the world

Café and restaurant opened in 1893, favorite cafe of Franz Kafka, close to the National Theatre and Kampa Centre of cultural and intellectual life, one of Prague’s legends

Founded in 1911, reopened 2000, specialty: home-made apple strudel

❶–❼ 10 a.m.–7 p.m.

Social events can be organised in the adjacent Ledebour Gardens under Prague Castle Founded in 1902, top café culture, summer terrace

❶–❺ 8 a.m.–11:30 p.m. ❺❻ 9 a.m.–11:30 p.m. ❶–❺ 10 a.m.–11 p.m. ❻❼ noon–11 p.m.

(July and August noon–11 p.m.) ❶–❺ 8 a.m.–10:30 p.m. ❻❼ 9 a.m.–10:30 p.m. ❶–❺ 8 a.m.–midnight ❻❼ 9 a.m.–midnight Open daily ❶–❺ 9 a.m.–10 p.m. ❺❻ 10 a.m.–10 p.m. ❸–❻ 4 p.m.–7 p.m. live piano music

❶–❺ 10 a.m.–10 p.m. ❻❼ 10 a.m.–6:30 p.m. ❶–❼ 7 a.m.–11 p.m.

Smoke-free café, high-quality coffee, artistic works on exhibit Founded in 1914, reopened in 2007, Art-deco style with cubist elements

❶–❺ 10 a.m.–11:30 p.m. ❻ 11:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m. ❼ noon–10 p.m. ❶–❼ 9 a.m.–11 p.m. ❶–❼ 11 a.m.–11 p.m. ❶–❹ 11 a.m.–11 p.m. ❺–❼ noon–11 p.m.

Open – days, hours ❶–❼ 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Open – days, hours ❶–❼ 8 a.m.–2 a.m.

Brewery and restaurant, 13° Flek stout, Cabaret, Brewery museum Radegast beer, Pilsner Urquell 12° beer, black Gambrinus beer Brewery and restaurant

New Town Lager

Characteristic • Note Pilsner Urquell beer

Characteristic • Note Located in the Art-Nouveau Paris hotel, excellent desserts

Name Quarter • Street/Square Telephone • Fax Malostranská beseda 1 • Malostranské nám. 21 257 533 968 (Pilsner Urquell Original Restaurant) Novoměstský pivovar 1 • Vodičkova 20 222 232 448 • 222 231 662 www.npivovar.cz; e-mail: sales@npivovar.cz; tel.: 602 459 216 U Fleků 1 • Křemencova 11 224 934 019 • 224 934 805 U Kalicha 2 • Na Bojišti 12 296 189 600 • 224 912 557 U Medvídků 1 • Na Perštýně 7 224 211 916

Beer Halls • Pubs

For 100 years, Prague cafés have been places for pleasant encounters of friends artists, journalists, and students.

Café de Paris, located in the Art-Nouveau Paris hotel, definitely lives up to its name – the original interior and decorations reflect the culture and refined taste of famous Parisian cafés since the beginning of the 1920s, while elements of modern design and free WIFI connection offer guests maximal comfort. Franz Kafka loved our excellent desserts. You can bet that we faithfully follow our tradition. For a century people have enjoyed the famous “Paris” cake in a unique atmosphere. The menu of our café is extensive, with excellent salads, snaks, delicious soups and sandwiches, and other treats tempting guests for a light lunch and/or dinner. It’s up to you whether you choose the Café de Paris for a friendly appointment over a cup of coffee, and/or a business meeting. In the bar located in the back part of the café, our bartenders prepare excellent cocktails for you. The selection is truly wide, and you don’t have to hurry – we don’t close until early morning.

U Obecního domu 1 Prague 1 Tel.: +420 222 195 195 www. sarah-bernhardt.cz Open daily: 8 a.m.–2 a.m.

Café Imperial has always been a heavily frequented hot-spot ever since 1914 when the Imperial hotel was built. Prague doesn’t have many places like this. Nowhere else you can find such a unique interior in the Art Deco style with cubist elements, and top Art-Nouveau mosaics. The recent successful reconstruction (the *****hotel and café were re-opened in 2007) even improved the firstrate quality of the café, and – at the same time – it succeeded in preserving the atmosphere, which is inseparable from the Grand Café style. Breakfast, dinner, afternoon cup of tea or coffee, night celebration with friends – everything will be taken care of to the slightest detail by the friendly staff. The menu presents the best of the Czech culinary art. The famous chef Zdeněk Pohlreich and his team are ready to fulfil all the wishes of all their guests.

Café Imperial offers a unique chance to dine right in the kitchen and observe how your menu is prepared while you discuss the served wines with your sommelier.

The Best Hotel Restaurant of the year 2009 (awarded by the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of the Czech Republic) Café Imperial is looking forward to your visit.

Na Poříčí 15 Prague 1 Tel.: +420 246 011 440 cafe@hotel-imperial.cz www.cafeimperial.cz Open daily: 7 a.m.–11 p.m.

Some have vanished, but some still offer elegant interiors, comfort, morning newspapers, and – of course – good coffee.

The Slavia Café is one of Prague’s legends. It is a centre of cultural and intellectual life. Its traditional atmosphere and unique interior – accented with the famous picture “Absinth Drinker” – invite you for a cup of hot and savoury espresso. Our pastry shop prepares daily home-made cakes, and we offer quiet breakfasts, business lunches, and/or romantic evening moments over a glass of wine with a view of the National Theatre, Prague Castle, and the river Vltava. Of our 320 seats, the one with the best view awaits you, and we’ll do our best to make the Slavia Cafe a special place for you, too.

Live piano daily from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Café & Restaurant Slavia, a. s.

Smetanovo nábřeží 1022, Prague 1 Tel.: +420 224 218 493 Fax: +420 224 216 244 E-mail: info@cafeslavia.cz www.cafeslavia.cz Open daily: Mon–Fri 8 a.m. to midnight Sat–Sun 9 a.m. to midnight

The Louvre café was founded in 1902. We are honoured to carry on the tradition of this establishment, which has been a top café culture and cultural life centre ever since its origin. We are proud to have experienced repeated visits by personalities of world-wide significance such as Franz Kafka, Karel Čapek, Albert Einstein, and many others. The café opens at 8 a.m. and offers a wide selection of breakfasts and newspapers. The restaurant serves traditional Czech cuisine, and light fare specialties. The non-smoking part of the restaurant, and several salons, seat parties of up to 15–20 guests. We maintain the tradition of “café sports” – thus you can borrow chess sets and play pool on one of five pool tables. On hot days you can enjoy a stay on an open-air summer terrace. Covering 400 sq m, our newly opened Louvre Photogallery displays the best works of leading Czech photographers.

Café Louvre – your meeting point Národní 22, Prague 1 www.cafelouvre.cz Tel.: +420 224 930 949, +420 724 054 055 Open daily: Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–11:30 p.m.

Sat and Sun 9 a.m.–11:30 p.m.

Česká republika Discover its beauties Terezín (95) Karlovy Vary Region (106) Pilsen (93, 98–99)

Praha

Koněprusy Caves (93)

Kutná Hora (94)

Pardubice (102–105) Pardubice Region (100–101)

Brno (96–97)

ONE-DAY TRIPS FROM PRAGUE PILSNER URQUELL BREWERY U Prazdroje 7, 304 97 Pilsen Tel.: +420 377 062 888 e-mail: exkurze@prazdrojvisit.cz www.prazdrojvisit.cz

KONĚPRUSY CAVES

Meet the Pilsner Urquell Legend Every country has its symbols and legends.

One in the Czech Republic is the Pilsen lager – Pilsner Urquell – a beer that inspired more than two thirds of all world beers labelled pils. Come and see with your own eyes how the legend is made.

You will see authentic places in the brewery where this beer has been brewed since 1842. You will visit the heart of the brewery – both the historical and contemporary brewhouse and the modern bottling hall.

We will take you through a unique exhibition of raw materials. An inseparable end to the brewery tour is a visit to the historical brewery cellars where you can taste unfiltered Pilsner Urquell beer (for persons older than 18 only) tapped straight from oak lager barrels.

Authentic beer-themed gifts can be purchased in the Gift Shop in the brewery courtyard. (see p. 98–99)

The Koněprusy Caves are located near Prague, close to the famous Karlštejn castle, and constitute the most extensive cave complex in Bohemia. The length of all rooms totals 2,050 meters. The underground complex of corridors, domes and pits is situated on three levels. Only two levels are open to the public; the tour is 620 meters long. Visitors can admire a unique formation called the “Organ,” the largest underground room known as “Prošek Dome,” with a torso of a mighty “Mohyla” (Barrow) stalagmite, and the “Mint,” with remnants of a medieval secret money forging workshop. The most interesting speleothem decoration is known as the so-called “Koněprusy rose.” www.caves.cz Open hours: I–III+XII ...............................................closed IV–VI+IX ...................Mo–Su – 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

VII–VIII......................Mo–Su – 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

X.........................Mo–Su – 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.

XI................Mo–Fri – 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. .............................................Sa–Su – closed

Open hours: IV+IX .......................every day 8 a.m.–6 p.m.

X–III.........................every day 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

The tour timetables are available from the above contacts.

Reservation for groups, phone: +420 311 622 405 Admission: basic...............................................130 CZK seniors 65+.......................................90 CZK children 6–15, students ....................60 CZK chidren under 6.....................................free

Admission: Adults ............................................190 CZK Children 6–18, students, seniors 70+ ....................................100 CZK Direction from Prague to Pilsen: Car: D5 highway 1 hour Bus: from the Zličín bus terminal 1 hour Train: from the Hlavní nádraží (Main station) or Smíchovské nádraží 1,5 hours

Direction from Prague: E 50 speedway direction Beroun Koněprusy: GPS: 49˚54‘58,1“N; 14˚04‘07,9“E 93

ONE-DAY TRIPS FROM PRAGUE KUTNÁ HORA UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

KARLŠTEJN CASTLE 267 18 Karlštejn Tel.: +420 311 681 617 e-mail: karlstejn@npu.cz www.hradkarlstejn.cz

Kutná Hora was an ancient mining town at the end of the 13th century. In the 14th century it was the second most significant town after Prague. In Kutná Hora, there are plenty of precious Gothic constructions such as the Cathedral of St Barbora (1388 to 1565), one of the most beautiful Czech Gothic buildings, and the Church of St James (1340– 1420). A direct witness to the mining glory of Kutná Hora is the late Gothic style Italian Court (Vlašský dvůr) where the famous Prague grosches were minted.)

Karlštejn Castle was mitt in the middle of the 14th century by Charles IV for the safe-keeping of the coronation jewels. In the 16th century, it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style and in the 19th century was renovated in the Pseudo-Gothic style. In the Chapel of the Holy Rood, where the treasury is kept, is a unique collection of Gothic paintings by Master Theodoric which were done in 1360. (see p. 37)

St Barbora’s Cathedral Open daily: XI–III ....................................10 a.m.–4 p.m.

IV–X ......................................9 a.m.–6 p.m.

Admission: 60 CZK

Open daily: XII (2013)............................10 a.m.–3 p.m.

(1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 25–31/12) I+II (2014) ...........................10 a.m.–3 p.m.

(1–5/1; 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24/2) III ..........9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. (except Monday) IV.....................................9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (except Monday, 21/4 open) V......9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (except Monday) VI..........9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (except Monday) VII, VIII ...................9 a.m.–6:30 p.m. (daily) IX..........9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (except Monday) X......9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (except Monday) XI........................................10 a.m.–3 p.m.

(1–9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30/11) XII.......................................10 a.m.–3 p.m.

(6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 25–31/12)

Italian Court Open daily: XI–II.....................................10 a.m.–4 p.m.

III, X ....................................10 a.m.–5 p.m.

IV–IX .....................................9 a.m.–6 p.m.

Admission: 85 CZK Direction from Prague: Kostelec nad Černými Lesy, 68 km from Prague. Take train from Masaryk railway station

Admission: guided tour (other than Czech) 330 CZK (booking necessary).

Directions from Prague: R4 speedway – Černošice – Dobřichovice, 28 km south-west, by train from the PrahaSmíchov railway station 94

THE TEREZÍN MEMORIAL Small Fortress and National Cemetery Ghetto Museum ● Former Magdeburg Barracks ● Prayer room from the time of the Terezín ghetto and replica of attic ● Russian and Jewish Cemeteries and Crematorium ● Soviet Soldier’s Cemetery ● Memorial Plaque at the former railway siding ● Place of Remembrance on the bank of the River Ohře ● Columbarium with part of the fortifications, Ceremonial Halls and Central Morgue ● Litoměřice concentration camp Crematorium ● ●

▲ National Cemetery at the Small Fortress

▲ Permanent exhibition of the Ghetto Museum

▲ Former Crematorium on the Jewish Cemetery

Open: daily 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (XI–III), 9 a.m.–6 p.m. (IV–X) Closed: December 24–26, January 1 Group visits must be booked in advance Památník Terezín, CZ-411 55 Terezín Tel.: +420 416 782 225, 416 782 442, 416 782 131 Fax: +420 416 782 300, 416 782 245 E-mail: manager@pamatnik-terezin.cz, http://www.pamatnik-terezin.cz 95

ENJOY BRNO – the Moravian Metropolis Brno is a city offering friendly, cosmopolitan atmosphere, colourful festivities; it is a city twined by grapevine and shaped up by ancient winegrowing traditions. The Czech saying “small things are nice“ holds true here. A quick tour of the historic centre takes only a few hours and you will still have some time left to explore interesting sights and exchange a few words with people you meet along the way. In short, falling in love and being fond of the city – bitterly, sweetly and forever – is not hard.

ŠPILBERK CASTLE

© D. Židlický

The royal castle, perched above the city centre, offers exhibitions, tours of the underground casemates and new tours, including night visits to the castle. www.spilberk.cz

BRNO’S UNDERGROUND

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Brno’s underground – the Mintmaster’s cellars, the labyrinth below the Green Market, and the ossuary under the St. James Church – is a unique underground complex open to the public. www.ticbrno.cz

TUGENDHAT VILA

© D. Židlický

BRNO OBSERVATORY AND PLANETARIUM

After extensive renovations, the gem of Functionalism offers 2 tours, visits to the surrounding gardens, and cultural and social events. The villa Tugendhat was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001. www.tugendhat.eu

© Observatory and Planetarium Brno Sternwarte und Planetarium Brünn

The planetarium has new, ultramodern digital projections on its seamless dome. It offers and unforgettable experience, and, thanks to its advanced technology, is one of the best in Europe. www.hvezdarna.cz

Brno City Tourist Information Centre Radnická 8 Tel.: +420 542 427 150 info@ticbrno.cz

South Moravian Tourist Information Centre Radnická 2 Tel.: +420 542 427 170 info@ccrjm.cz

www.GOtoBRNO.cz

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LEOŠ JANÁČEK, a giant of Czech music In Brno, 2014 is the year of Leoš Janáček. This renown composer, who throughout his life had a connection with Brno, was born 160 years ago in July. The year of Leoš Janáček includes a series of cultural events. The celebrations will culminate with the prestigious international festival Janáček Brno 2014. The festival will include not only big opera productions, but also orchestral and chamber concerts. This year’s festival will be a beautiful birthday card for a composer who made Brno famous worldwide.

21. 11. / Leoš Janáček / The Makropulos Case / National Theatre Brno 22. 11. / Steve Reich, Terry Riley, John Oswald / Kronos quartet 23. 11. / Leoš Janáček / Jenufa / Opera Graz 25. 11. / Leoš Janáček / The Excursions of Mr. Brouček / National Moravian-Silesian Theatre 26. 11. / Leoš Janáček / The Cunning Little Vixen/ National Theatre Prague 28. 11. / Leoš Janáček / Jenufa / Croatian National Theatre (Zagreb) (and more)

more information at:

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HOW DOES PILSEN ATTRACT TOURISTS? With beer, monuments and culture!

When you mention Pilsen, everybody will automatically think of the famous lager beer Pilsner Urquell. That is the first thing most tourists see in the city – the Plzeňský Prazdroj brewery, where they are shown the production process of beer, which they also get to taste in the brewery’s lagering cellars (see p. 93). But this is far from everything Pilsen has to offer. Do not hesitate to visit the city centre! The spire of the church of St. Bartholomew – with 102.26 m, the tallest in the Czech Republic – will show you the the way.

Pilsen’s main square (náměstí Republiky), which used to be one of the biggest Gothic squares in Europe, is decorated with the Renaissance City Hall and town houses that look a little like a theatrical stage set. Which is no surprise, since this square is often the venue of one event after another.

St. Bartholomew cathedral, with its beautiful Pilsen’s Madonna, is not the only monument connected with the city’s long history; there are also the Gothic Franciscan Monastery, the Renaissance City Hall and the historical underground labyrinth that leads directly to the courtyard of the old Brewery Museum. A walk through the romantic perimeter gardens will take you past important buildings from the turn of the 19–20th centuries – the Great Synagogue, the fourth largest in the world, the Neorenaissance Great Theatre, the Old Synagogue, the Art Nouveau Burgher Forum or the monumental building of the Museum of Western Bohemia. Modern architecture is represented, for example, by the New Theatre, with its façade resembling a theatre curtain.

From September 2014, Pilsen’s main square and all the historical centre of the city will be the stage of a series of interesting cultural events that will prepare visitors to 2015, when Pilsen will become European Capital of Culture. You can also enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of the capital of beer, and the capital of Culture in 2015.

SELECTED EVENTS – AUTUMN-WINTER 2014 2. 9. | Bedřich Smetana – The Bartered Bride (opera) Official opening of the season at the New Theatre 10. – 14. 9. | International Theatre Festival 22. edition of the International Theatre Festival 5. 9. – 3. 11. | Le Manège Carré Sénart A circus by the French Artist in náměstí Republiky 4. 10. | PilsnerFest Celebration of the 172th anniversary of PilsnerUrquell 30. 11. – 23. 12. | Pilsner Advent in náměstí Republiky Christmas market, lots of carols, Advent organ concerts

Plzeň – TURISMUS náměstí Republiky 41, 301 00 Plzeň Tel.: +420 378 035 330 E-mail: info@visitplzen.eu

www.visitpilsen.eu

Pardubice Region,

of Europe

A REGION OF EXPERIENCES, JUST A HOP, A SKIP, AND A JUMP FROM PRAGUE The Pardubice Region is situated on the Czech – Moravian border. Thanks to its location, it is easily accessible by car (100 km from Prague on the D11 expressway), by train (1 hour), and by air to the Pardubice international airport. It offers numerous landmarks, including the chateau in Litomyšl, a landmark included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, beautiful landscape, and unique places of interest. Come and see this time how the Czechs were ready to defend the borders in 1938, what rural life was like in previous centuries, how to breed noble horses for coaches, and how historical machines and tools of craftsmen work.

EAST BOHEMIA

THE REGION OF FORTRESSES IN KRÁLÍKY – an unforgettable phenomenon of the Pardubice Region Visit the most modern military-historical museum in the Czech Republic – parts of the Czechoslovakian fortress system from 1935–1938, with many wellpreserved fortress structures of various types, which might have been used to resist Hitler. Visitors can see 10 museums in these structures in the midst of beautiful countryside. www.kpo1938.com www.boudamuseum.com GPS: 50°5’41,54”N; 16°45’23,67”E HLINSKO – VESELÝ KOPEC The only open-air museum in the Pardubice Region This is the largest open-air museum of its kind in Bohemia; it presents a set of rural Highlands structures and timbered houses freely located in its original countryside environment. There are exhibitions in Veselý Kopec, Svobodné Hamry, and in the Betlém preserved area in Hlinsko. Local customs were listed in the prestigious UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. www.vesely-kopec.eu GPS: 49°45’44,19”N; 15°50’10,96”E SLATIŇANY – ŠVÝCÁRNA Breeding of horses in the Pardubice Region Visit an interactive museum with documents and exhibits documenting the breeding of Kladruber horses, where you can try to drive a carriage, hold the reins, or try to tack out a horse figurine with working or riding gear. The museum is adjacent to a range of the Slatiny breeding farm, where you can see Kladruber horses; there are some 300 hundred kept there. www.slatinany-svycarna.eu GPS: 49°54’48,96”N; 15°48’2,02”E

www.pardubickykraj.cz www.vychodni-cechy.info

LETOHRAD – MUSEUM OF CRAFTSMANSHIP This is the most-visited tourist destination in East Bohemia. It includes more than 50 complex exhibits of crafts and trades, mostly from the period between 1840 and 1930. The most interesting exhibits include a moving wood-carved set of crafts, mechanical workshops, sawmills with three working saws, a historical vehicle shed, and a 100-year old school classroom. www.muzeumremesel.cz GPS: 50°2’5,62”N; 16°30’10,63”E

WELCOME TO THE CITY OF HORSES AND GINGERBREAD Most people associate Pardubice, in East Bohemia, with gingerbread, the Grand Pardubice Steeplechase and the Golden Helmet motorcycle race. The earliest record of Pardubice dates back to 1295. The boom of the city can be credited to the Pernštejn aristocratic dynasty. The Pernštejns renovated the city: first in the late Gothic style, and after 1538 in early Renaissance. The success of the renovations is evident from a manuscript form the 1530s, stating that Czechs used to say “it dazzles like Pardubice”. The city is grateful to the Pernštejns for its historical center with its Renaissance square, picturesque lanes, and the 60 meter tall Green Gate, which dominates the city skyline.

Horses in Action International exhibition of horses and people Agrofert Park (the racecourse) 6 – 7 September 2014 Autumn city Festival The 21st edition of this festival includes presentation of artists from Pardubice, a festival of historical vehicles, theatrical performances, multi-genre musical performances, honey tasting, culminating with fireworks over the river Elbe.

Chateau Pardubice, the historical center of the city, the banks of the river Elbe 2 – 5, and 9 – 12 October 2014 Golden Helmet The world’s oldest speedway motorcycle race has been held every year since 1929.

The Svítkov Speedway Stadium 3 – 5 October 2014 Pardubice Grand Steeplechase The most difficult steeplechase in the European continent has a tradition that dates back to 1874.

Agrofert Park (the racecourse) 12 October 2014

Tourist Information Centre Pardubice Náměstí Republiky 1 530 02 Pardubice Telefon: +420 466 768 390 +420 775 068 390 Open: Mon–Sun 9 a.m.–6 p.m.

E-mail: region@ipardubice.cz More info at:

www.ipardubice.cz

PARDUBICE RACECOURSE – AGROFERT PARK Watching horse races, and especially the Pardubice Grand Steeplechase with Česká pojišťovna, means to face the history of the oldest sports event in the Czech lands. We have been honoring the tradition of the Pardubice horse races for more than 150 years.

The tradition of horse races was born in Pardubice in the first half of the 19th century. The par force hunting, the popular entertainment the aristocracy brought here from England, shortly modified into steeplechase races. The English character of the local countryside was ideal for this kind of sport. In 1856, a race course was built in Pardubice, where races have been regularly held.

The Pardubice Grand Steeplechase was organized for the first time 140 years ago, on 5 November 1874. The race and its results attracted extraordinary interest throughout Europe. Ever since that time, the race has been organized every year, except during wars.

The event was canceled twice due to bad weather, and once in the aftermath of the political events of 1968.

Today the Pardubice Grand Steeplechase is the culmination of the horseracing season, and one of the most difficult steeplechases in Europe.

The Pardubice course is 6.900 meters long, and the horses and riders must overcome 31 steeples. The most famous one is the Taxis Ditch – a 5 meter long and 1 meter deep ditch hidden to the horses’ eyes behind a 1,5 meter-high hedge until the last moment; it is one of the most difficult steeples in the world.

The famous Pardubice Grand Steeplechase always takes place on the second Sunday in October – 12 October, in 2014. Visitors can look forward to a full-day program that includes 8 races. Winners will share more than 7 million CZK (250.000 EUR) prizes.

Dostihový spolek a. s.

Pražská 607 530 02 Pardubice Tel.: +420 466 797 111 racecourse@pardubice-racecourse.cz

www.pardubice-racecourse.cz

Jan Faltejsek and his mare Orphee des Blins, the winners of the 122nd and 123rd Pardubice Grand Steeplechase with Česká pojišťovna

6 – 7 September 2014 Horses in Action international exhibition 13 September 2014 Qualification race for the 124th Pardubice Grand Steeplechase 11 October 2014 Flat race meeting 12 October 2014

THE 124TH PARDUBICE GRAND STEEPLECHASE WITH ČESKÁ POJIŠŤOVNA 25 October 2014 The closing race of the season

We recommend to visit the KARLOVY VARY Region, offering:

The Karlovy Vary Region is an excellent tourist destination. It presents itself under the Living Land slogan, which reflects both the attractiveness of the region and the first-class spa care.

• high-quality treatments, wellnes and relaxation, natural healing springs (the spa towns of Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně, Františkovy Lázně, Jáchymov, and Lázně Kynžvart) • beautiful spa architecture and parks, breathtaking countryside (the spa centers, the SOOS Natural Reserve, the peat-bog of Boží Dar, the Slavkov Forest, and the Ore Mountains) • castles, chateaux, watch-towers, and ruins (the Cheb Castle, Loket, Seeberg, Vildštejn, Bečov, Kynžvart, Chyše, Mostov, Valeč, Diana, Andělská hora, Hauenštejn, Hartenštejn, and Hartenberg…)

• historic cities, religious monuments, rural architecture (Cheb, Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad), Kynšperk, Sokolov, the Teplá Monastery…)

• rich social and cultural life (theaters, galleries, museums, colonnades, cinemas, amphitheaters, casinos, clubs, bars, etc…)

• sports and outdoor activities (hiking, rural tourism, cycling, boating, golf, tennis, Nordic walking, skiing, fishing, horseback riding, and much more…)

• mountain centers in the Ore Mountains (Boží Dar, Pernink, Bublava, Abertamy, Klínovec…)

• conventions, sports and cultural events (the Grandhotel Pupp*****, the Thermal Hotel**** in Karlovy Vary, the multi-purpose Karovy Vary Arena, the Assembly House in Františkovy Lázně, and the Casino in Mariánské Lázně) • excellent transportation access (airport, buses, trains, Egronet)

www.kvpoint.cz www.medispa.cz www.montanregion.cz www.livingland.eu