Welcome To Prague - Spring 2019 by Helvetica & Tempora

Spring 2019

WELCOMETO Prague & the Czech Republic Guidebook

CONTENTSSPRING2019

Mahler-Jihlava Music Festival 16–17 National Gallery: 400 ASA: Photography; Josef Šíma 18 Saxony–Bohemia 19 Museum Kampa: Prague was more beautiful than Rome 20–21 Portheimka Glass Museum: Fresh Colours 22–23 National Theatre: P. I. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake 24 S. Prokofiev: L’amour des trois oranges 24 Mozart and the Others 25 Prague Castle: 100 years of the Czecho-Slovak Crown; Slovenian Impressionism 27 Some Best Buys: 28 Chocotopia, The Chocolate Museum 29–31

Tips for Trips 8–9 Prague Castle Information 26–27 10x Briefly about Prague 50 Tourist Information Centres; Prague Sight-seeing Tours; Excursions; Guides 64

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Health Care 65 Tram, Taxi, Bus, Train 66 Car Break-down?, Rent-a-Car 68 Map of the Czech Motorway Network 69 Václav Havel Airport Prague 70 Accommodation 74–75 Good Food, Good Drink 76, 79 Prague Cafés 77

PRAGUE DIRECTORY

MINI-GUIDE

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Advance Booking, Theatres Museums; Concert Halls Music Clubs Prague Cultural Events Program Galleries and Exhibitions

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DISCOVER THE BEAUTY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

One-day Trips: UNESCO Landmarks 80–88 The Terezín Memorial 89 Český Krumlov – Treasury of History and Art 90–91 Central Bohemia Region 92–93 An Invitation to the Royal City of Kolín 94–95 Průhonice Chateau Park – a UNESCO Landmark 96–97 Škoda Museum Mladá Boleslav 98–99 Karlovy Vary Region 100–101 Ore Mountains 102 Jan Becher Museum 103 UNESCO Czech Heritage 104

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The City of Prague Museum: Langweil’s Model of Prague; 10 Prague of Charles IV 11 Ctěnice Chateau 12 City Gallery Prague: Jiří Hanke: Photo; Carnation and Velvet 13 World Orchestras at Prague Spring 14–15

WE RECOMMEND

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Prague Castle 36 How to reach Prague Castle 37 City Map 51–54 Subway and Tram Routes Scheme 55–56 Map of Václav Havel Airport Prague 71–73 Cover photo: Wallenstein Garden with the panoramic view of the Prague Castle (Josef Kaliba)

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WELCOME TO PRAGUE & THE CZECH REPUBLIC Tourist guide-book issued quarterly in German and English. Published by TRIANGL Edition • Editors: Alena Helclová, Daniela Krištůfková. Photos: CzechTourism, Josef Kaliba, Milan Šusta, Zdeněk Thoma and Archives. Painting: Josef Kaliba. Layout: Kateřina Vlčková. © Triangl Edition. Translation: Aleš Dočkal, Max Bahnsson. Printed by: fronte, s. r. o., Sezemice. • © Triangl Edition All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. The publisher is not responsible for the content of the texts supplied by the advertisers. The date of issue: 28. 2. 2019, IČO: 257 28 601, INDEX ISSN 47 745MK ČR E 13231

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30 YEARS SINCE THE VELVET REVOLUTION Last year, the Czech Republic celebrated 100 years since the establishment of an independent State and this year brings another, very important anniversary: 30 years since the Velvet Revolution. Such is the name of the period of profound political changes in then Czechoslovakia, which, in 1989, lead to the fall of the Communist regime and its transformation into a pluralist democracy, without any violence. Both anniversaries meant the beginning of a new, or renewed, direction towards democracy, freedom and prosperity. Thirty years ago, the Iron Curtain that separated the East from the West fell and the Czech Republic opened itself to the world like a blooming flower. And the world looked with interests at this small country in the middle of Europe, whose president was dissident, writer and playwright Václav Havel, the charismatic icon of the Velvet Revolution. While State representatives from all over the world flowed to the resurgent country, and Havel himself tirelessly explained its new direction to both hemispheres, earning international respect, the country was becoming a destination for thousands of visitors from every corner of the planet, who wanted to see with their own eyes what, up until then, had remained pretty much hidden. And, even though the country was barely awaking from four decades of totalitarianism, there was plenty to look at. The previous generations had set values – which Czechs can still be proud of today – that were now allowed to develop further; in architecture, design, arts or music, but also in commerce and industry. The heritage of a nation began now to see once again the light. Towns and villages flourished, monuments recovered their old splendour and people gradually began to learn how to live and do business with freedom. But what are tourists attracted to? In particular, Prague, which became known as one of the most beautiful cities in the world; fascinating, a little mysterious, and addictive. The twelve historical monuments included in the UNESCO World Heritage List have also been the centre of much attention. But not only that. There are also many historical and technical monuments, castles, châteaux, churches, and urban heritage reserves, plus the natural beauty of mountains, valleys, rivers, lakes and ponds that create a charming, picturesque and hospitable landscape for sports, or just relax. In addition, the diverse cultural traditions offer wonderful experiences in music, art, dance and folklore, while traditional gastronomy tempts with many regional delicacies and great beer, a synonym of quality all over the world. As a member of the European Union, the Czech Republic is today one of the safest countries for visitors. And despite the many historical events that have left their mark in the national identity and the fates of the people, the real values have remained. Come to find their many traces and know them. 5

CZECH GLASS PHENOMENON Czech Glass Phenomenon The tradition of glassmaking in the Czech lands goes back one thousand years. Ever since its origins, glass and glass jewellery became icons and products that spread the fame of Czech glassmakers all over the world. The uniqueness of Czech glass was shaped by the historical tradition, the legacy of many generations of glassmakers, and the natural, economical and social conditions of the country. The mastery of the glassmakers and high quality raw materials, along with numerous other elements, resulted in a special and specific “Bohemian style”, clear cut, marked with organic harmony prevailing over the glass substance, its outer shape and decoration. The term “Bohemian glass” started to be used to denote the technique of cutting and grinding crystal in 17 th century. “Bohemian Crystal” indicated clear glass that resembled geniune mountain crystals. One of the key factors that influenced the historical and contemporary success of Bohemian glass was the development and the high standard of a glassmaking education system, with the world’s first School of Glassmaking opening in Kamenický Šenov in 1856. The Czech glass school gained world renown thanks to the extraordinary sense of Czech master glassmakers and artists for the specific character of the glass, the cultivated artistic expression, and the original production techniques. Glassmaking in the Czech lands has never been limited to just plain reproduction. Thanks to its creative character, it has always had a close relationship with fine arts; the skills and craftsmanship of Czech glassmakers helped numerous excellent Czech artists to reach their world fame. At the beginning of the 1960s, exhibitions and presentations abroad brought Czech glass onto a leading position among the glass world-powers. Bohemian glass has been traditionally considered and excellent trade commodity, top quality a specific trademark on foreign markets. The production of crystal chandeliers started in 1724. The French King Louis XI equipped the palaces in Versailles and Fontainebleau with Czech chandeliers, setting an example to other royal courts in Europe. Today you can find Czech crystal chandeliers, for example, in the Royal Opera in Rome, La Scala in Milan, and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. When you visit the Czech Republic, let yourselves be charmed by the beauty of traditional Czech glass products, their originality, gracious shapes, play of lights and colors, excellent design, and high quality. Along with memories, you can acquire a little piece of a Czech cultural heritage. (see p. 22–23)

TIPSFORTRIPS Easter Markets in Prague 6 – 28 April 2019, Prague, Old Town Square, Prague Castle, Wenceslaw Square The largest and most famous Easter markets in Prague. Wooden stalls will be decorated with the bright colours of spring, flowers and ribbons, and stocked with handicraft products such as embroidered lace, wooden toys, ceramics, scented candles, puppets, and Easter eggs. Visitors can also taste some Czech specialities including, naturally, Easter ones. The programme on the main podium at Old Town Square traditionally focuses on old Czech customs and traditions, concerts of children’s choirs and folk dance performances. Every day, the visitors of Prague Castle can observe traditional crafts: blacksmith, tinker, Easter whip braiding, spinning wool on a spinning wheel, splitting wood, manufacture of leather products, stained glass and kaleidoscpes. www.prague.eu, www.trhypraha.cz

25 th edition of the Open Cellar Festival – Spring in Podluží 27 – 28 April 2019, South Moravia – Podluží Region After six years, Podluží will again host this festival, known as the “painted region” thanks to its lively folkloric tradition. And we can already tell you that there will be more folk ornaments, Moravian costumes and songs by the dulcimer than any time ever. 38 winemakers from the region known as Moravian Slovakia will open their cellars. Most of them will be in the hamlet of Nechory u Prušánek. Gourmet © CzechTourism delicacies will be found everywhere, but only Mikuličky will have three dulcimer ensembles at the same time. Transport will be provided by two bus lines that will take you from one town to another in 6 to 10 minutes. You will have plenty of opportunity to really enjoy Moravian wine and folklore. www.otevrenesklepy.cz

Volkswagen Marathon Prague 2019

6 April 2019, Prague

The Volkswagen Marathon Prague is one of the world’s most beautiful. It goes through the gorgeous historical centre of a city located in the very heart of Europe. This world-class race was first run in 1995 under the patronage of the legend of athletics and multiple Olympic gold medal winner Emil Zátopek. The track is fast, flat and attracts leading runners. Running the Volkswagen Marathon Prague is like running through the centuries. The race starts in Old Town Square, under the melody of Smetana’s Vltava, and heads to Pařížská, to begin the more than 42 km through the heart of historical Prague. Enjoy running across Charles Bridge, which once a year is reserved solely for marathoners, and the views to the majestic Prague Castle, the Neo-Rennaisance National

Theatre and the modern Dancing House, or the architectural gems of the Old Town. There is a reason the Volkswagen Marathon Prague is one of the most beautiful in the world. www.runczech.com

The Night of Churches

24 May 2019, Czech Republic

Czech churches and chapels, congregations and orders will welcome visitors with a rich evening program. Tens of thousands of people will descend on more than 1,400 churches and chapels throughout the Czech Republic during the Night of Churches. This event is another opportunity to invite the widest possible audience into churches to become acquainted with Christianity through music and art, and experience it through an evening and nighttime atmosphere. Guided tours, concerts and theater performances will facilitate the occasion. Some parts of churches normally closed to the public will be open, for example, the organ loft, the sacristy, towers, crypts and monastic gardens. www.czechtourism.com

Ride of the Kings 24 – 26 May 2019, the Moravian Slovakia Region The Ride of the Kings is an unusually colorful folklore custom with a more than 200 year history. It is traditionally connected with the Pentecost Christian holiday. It used to be celebrated in many places and now it remains alive in the Slovakian Moravia Region. It is scheduled every year on the latest Sunday in May in Vlčnov. The Ride of the Kings looks today as a ceremonial procession of young 18-yearsold bachelors who – dressed in beautiful costumes – ride decorated horses up and down their village. It is an original initiation ceremony that welcomes these boys among the adult citizens of the community. The King – a boy between 10 and 12 years – is dressed in a girl costume and holds a rose in his mouth as a symbol of innocence, nobility, and reticence. The Ride of the Kings lasts all day and in 2011 was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. www.unesco-czech.cz

World Men’s Softball Championship 2019 13 – 23 June 2019, Prague, Havlíčkův Brod 13 June, 2019, the International Softball Day, will see the opening of the World Men’s Softball Championship, which, for the first time ever, is hosted by a European Country, the Czech Republic. Up until now, the tournament had always taken place outside of Europe, and Czechia, as the most successful European country in softball, beat the bid of the USA to host it. The World Championship, which qualifies 16 teams, will be held at the Svoboda Park, in Prague’s Bohnice, and at the Hippos Arena, in Havlíčkův Brod. The Czechs, 10-time winners of European gold, will face the defenders of the title, New Zealand, the silver medallists, Australia, and strong teams from Canada, Argentina and Japan. www.prague2019.com

CITY GALLERY City Gallery Prague PRAGUE Jiří Hanke: Photographs 1973–2018

19 March – 18 August 2019 House of Photography Revoluční 5, Prague 1 Tue–Sun 10 am–6 pm, Thu 10 am–8 pm

inherited, led him to the series The Echoes of a Generation. Since 1986, Hanke has extended it by other diptychs or more comprehensive series of portraits of parents and children. A cross-section of his extensive oeuvre, prepared on the occasion of Hanke’s 75 th birthday, also includes his other series featuring classic black-and-white images: Paris Fragments, TV Image, Echoes and Periphery.

The documentarian Jiří Hanke (born in 1944) deals with long-term, socially focused projects. His oldest closed photographic series is entitled People from Podprůhon 1974–1989 (published in book form in 1995). The historical value of documenting the lifestyle of a vanishing working-class colony was obvious even at the time of its inception. The historically grounded testimonies of human existence at the same time represent a general statement reaching beyond the borders of the region. Hanke’s key series Views from the Window of My Flat consists of snapshots taken from 10 September 1981 to 10 January 2003. An old double-portrait of Hanke with his father, whose photographic talent he

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Jiří Hanke: The people of Podpruhon, 1984

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Carnations and Velvet / Art and Revolution in Portugal and Czechoslovakia 1968–1974–1989 30 April – 29 September 2019 Municipal Library of Prague, 2 nd floor Tue–Sun 10 am–6 pm

Space will also be given to the young generation of artists who reflect both revolutions, such as Zbyněk Baladrán and Ana de Almeida. In addition to works of art, the exhibition will feature extensive reviews of Czech Television, Radio Televisão de Portugal, the Václav Havel Library, Fundacão Soares and private archives. The large-scale research project will be accompanied by a trilingual publication.

Under the auspices Mrs. Manuela Franco The Ambassador of Portugal in Prague The curatorial project highlights the surprising and hitherto unknown parallels of the Carnation Revolution in Portugal, which took place on 25 April 1974, and the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia of 17 November 1989. It will present artists of the former Czechoslovakia who were of crucial importance for the formation of contemporary art in their diverse responses to the totalitarian regime – Adriena Šimotová, Eva Kmentová, Jiří Kovanda, Petr Štembera, Jan Mlčoch, Milan Knížák, Jiří Kolář, Václav Havel, Július Koller, Ľubomír Ďurček and many others. They will be juxtaposed with their Portuguese contemporaries, such as Helena Almeida, Lourdes Castro, Ana Vieira, Ana Hatherly, Fernando Calhau and Alberto Carneiro.

PRAGUE SPRING 2019 World Orchestras at Prague Spring 12 May – 4 June 2019

The 74 th edition of the Prague Spring International Music Festival takes place between the 12 May and 4 June. “The greatest figures of classical music – true legends and young talents – will meet in Prague, each and every one bringing a unique view of the fascinating richness of this art”, says Roman Bělor, the festival’s Director. The festival will feature about fifty concerts.

Czech Philharmonic © Petra Hajská

The grand opening generates great expectations: Smetana’s My Country will be performed by The Bamberg Symphony under the baton of its chief conductor, Jakub Hrůša. The origins of this orchestra are very interesting. It was founded in 1946 by deported Germans, former members of the Prague German Symphonic Orchestra. Despite the sensitive situation after the war – as well as today – the musicians always have claimed their Bohemian roots.

Antonio Pappano

There are not many orchestras capable of pairing internal passion and teamwork perfected to the finest details as the Orchestra dell’ Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia – Roma, who will perform on 17 May, 2019, Conducted by its chief conductor, Antonio Pappano. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra from New York combines the intimacy typical of chamber orchestras with the voluminous sound of big orchestras, and they are bringing back to Prague Spring the excellent pianist, Jan Lisiecki. Their concert is scheduled for 21 May, 2019, at Rudolfinum.

Jan Lisiecki © Holger Hage

The Orquestra de Cadaqués fascinates with Spanish temperament in orchestral music. Conducted by Jaime Martín and featuring star violinist Leticia Moreno, they will perform a unique program with music that is rarely presented before a Czech audience – music by the greatest Spanish and Ibero-American composers such as Albéniz, Piazzolla, Falla, and Arriaga.

Leticia Moreno © Omar Ayyashi

The Prague Spring Festival commissioned Šimon Voseček, a Czech composer living in Vienna, Hypnos, a composition that will be premiered on 19 May 2019, as part of the Debut of Prague Spring project, by the PKFPrague Philharmonia, conducted by Ben Glassberg, the winner of the conductor competition in Besançon.

Ben Glassberg

For more information please see p. 2.

Open-air in Kampa park © Petra Hajská More info and on-line tickets at: www.festival.cz

18 th edition of the Mahler-Jihlava International Music Festival 2019 The Music of Thousands 17 May – 7 July 2019

JIHLAVA, KALIŠTĚ and THE VYSOČINA REGION

* 7. 7. 1860 Kaliště u Humpolce † 18. 5. 1911 Wien

Jakub Junek

Program: Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 1 in D major Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5 in D minor Josef Bartha – Dobrá rada drahá / There’s no good guessing (1778) – a new premiere of the comic opera and compositions by Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Johannes Brahms, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and more Performed by: Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, Liszt Chamber Orchestra (Hu), Wranicky ensemble, Allegro Vivo Orchestra (AT), Simona Eisinger, Manfred Schibel, Johana Hanniková, Jakub Junek, Irvin Venyš, Epoque Quartet, Václav Vallon, Lucie Vagenknechtová, Nikola Uramová, and more

Lucie Vagenknechtová

Accompanying events: Eva Bystrianská’s Photo Poems An exhibition in Kaliště, the home of Gustav Mahler On the footsteps of Gustav Mahler’s love – a hike between Želiv and Kaliště

www.mahler2000.cz

Marek Ĺ tilec

Church of the Ascension of the Holy Cross, Jihlava

Gothic Hall of the Town Hall, Jihlava

Gustav Mahlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Birthplace

NATIONAL GALLERY PRAGUE National Gallery in Prague 400 ASA: Photography

1 March – 8 September 2019 Trade Fair Palace, 5 th floor S, Prague 7

the roots in the past (Karel Cudlín and Jan Mihaliček follow the restoration of religious traditions, while Tomki Němec depicts the Czech settlement of Banát). Curator Josef Moucha also offers the photographers’ series linked with a more generally understood range of contemporary transformation of the protracted post-Communist momentum in the eastern parts of central Europe or the Balkans (Antonín Kratochvíl) or in the Carpathian Mountains (Martin Wágner). Each artist will be introduced in a monothematic manner and with twelve to fifteen photographs.

Alžběta Jungrová, Antonín Kratochvíl, Karel Cudlín, Jan Dobrovský, Tomki Němec, Jan Mihaliček, Martin Wágner These seven Czech photographers from the association ASA 400 presented at this exhibition share especially the realism with which they view the world and capture its variability. Their photographs reflect the present (the family of Jan Dobrovský), but also

Josef Šíma: The Road to le Grand Jeu 19 April – 28 July 2019 Waldstein Riding School, Prague 1 Josef Šíma, or Joseph Sima (19/3/1891 Jaroměř – 24/7/1971, Paris) was a Czech artist and an important figure in modern European painting. Since he lived almost 50 years in Paris, sometimes he’s considered a French painter. In 1927, he was a founding member of the Parisian group Le Grand Jeu, together with poets such as René Daumal, Roger Gilbert-Lecomte and Roger Vailland. The exhibition seeks to present Šíma’s early work, from his beginnings in Moravian Brno to his encounter with the poets of the remarkable, and today somewhat legendary French group Le Grand Jeu, and show to what extent his involvement in this adventure was one of the key impulses for his work. In the brief period of 1929–1931, Šíma became

Josef Šíma: Portrait of Bérenice Abbott

More information on:

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the chief artist of the group and the other members–poets were busy interpreting his artworks. The exhibition will also be the first to present in Prague works by other artists of the group as well as

documents from especially the French museums, galleries and private collections. The National Gallery Prague prepares this exhibition in cooperation with the Moravian Gallery in Brno.

SAXONY–BOHEMIA: So Close and Yet so Far

In a symbiosis of art and history, the exhibition, divided into nine parts, focuses on the day-to-day and economic life as well as historical events in the ruling stratum. The display in Prague will shown unique artworks, many of which will be displayed for the first time in Bohemia. The selected artefacts will detail specific moments in the history of Saxon-Bohemian relations and offer a special aesthetic experience. It will include Gothic and Renaissance art (e.g. paintings by Lucas Cranach), masterpieces in the mannerist style, paintings by Oskar Kokoschka or a model of Quo vadis, the well-known sculpture by David Černý. His statue of the Trabant car on four human legs is a typical reminder of the events in autumn 1989, when the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Prague became a temporary asylum shelter for East German citizens. This event can be seen as a symbolic turning point in the long history of relations between Saxony and Bohemia.

24 May – 15 September 2019 Sternberg Palace, Prague 1 This large exhibition will focus on Saxony and Bohemia for the first time, namely on their dynamic mutual relations the bilateral, detailing the close ties between their inhabitants, bilateral conflicts and reconciliations. The display aims to show the historical context broadly and explain the differences between Saxony and Bohemia, as well as their like-mindedness in the European context. The cultural legacy of the Saxon-Bohemian border corroborates the lively and multilayered relations, mutual enrichment and links between the two regions. The exhibition seeks to present this multilayered and dynamic history of mutual relations à la longue durée, i.e. from the Stone Age to the present. The project is a result of the cooperation between the Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz and the National Gallery Prague.

Oskar Kokoschka: Charles Bridge in Prague

MUSEUM Angelo MariaKAMPA Ripellino:

Prague was more Beautiful than Rome THE STORY OF THE CZECH AVANT-GARDE

9 February – 12 May 2019

Bohumil Kubišta: Still Life with Vases

Kamil Lhoták: Sailing Boat

Kampa Museum has prepared this exhibition together with the Institute of European, American and Intercultural Studies of the Sapienza University in Rome and the Institute of Czech Literature of the Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University.

Janoušek, František Hudeček, Kamil Lhoták, Jan Smetana, František Gross, and Josef Istler, in touch with contemporary poetry. The link between them is, on the one side, the Italian Bohemian and Slavist Angelo Maria Ripellino (1923–1978) and, on the other, the Czech avantgarde artist and theorist Karel Teige, the theorist Jindřich Chalupecký, the structuralist Roman Jakobson and the writer Ludvík Kundera. In fact, it was the discovery of their correspondence in Italy what prompted the upcoming exhibition.

The exhibition documents the intensive bonds between Czech and Italian poets and artists, presenting Czech art from the first half of the XX century in a narrative form, for instance, with the works of major figures like Bohumil Kubišta, Emil Filla, Toyen, Karel Teige, František

The author of the literary side of the project is Annalisa Cosentino, from Sapienza University, in Rome, whose research gives a unique perspective into the art in both countries during this period.

Josef Josef Istler: Istler: Transformations Transformations

Josef Čapek: Head

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Kamil Lhoták: Tour de France

Jiří Kolář: Street Art

lost hope in the possibility of influencing the political situation from abroad. Ripellini’s first book, Storia della poesia ceca contemporanea (A History of Contemporary Czech Poetry), published in Italy in 1950, explains the evolution of Czech art in the first half of the XX century in all its diversity and ambiguity. After 1950, the book was banned in Czechoslovakia and it became a clear declaration of the fact that Central Europe is at a crossroads of history and that its distinctive and rich culture is in jeopardy. The exhibition attempts to show this complex, vibrant and playful world in the shade of tragedy through works of art, texts, materials found in the Archivio Novecento of Sapienza University, verses and video projections.

The exhibition will be the meeting point of two very strong topics. The story of fifty years of Czech art – literary and graphic, with detours to theatre and film – a story told with great erudition and brimming with a poetry unusual for academic scholarship. And then there is of course the other story. The story of the country in which Angelo Maria Ripellino arrived for the first time in 1946, and which became its adoptive homeland. He found a country that was recovering from the war, while falling again into a new trap of totalitarianism. He found Czech culture so interesting and remarkable that would not stop talking and writing about it until the end of his days. He never ceased his efforts to make the West understand how destructive totalitarianism is for humanity, and never

Toyen: A Dangerous Hour

Achille Perilli: Praga

PORTHEIMKA GLASS MUSEUM Portheimka Glass Museum Svěží barvy / Fresh Colours 5 March – 9 June 2019 Open: Tue Sun 10 am–6 pm

This group exhibition in the Portheimka Glass Museum titled Fresh Colours presents eleven contemporary Czech glass artists, designers and studios whose creations combine a passion for colour, an unorthodox approach to the art, and originality. The exhibition, conceived as intergenerational, presents a wide range of artistic concepts and techniques. Besides renowned figures and studios of art and design, it will also feature graduates and students of Czech glassmaking schools and universities. The Portheimka Glass Museum has focused not only on the freshness of colours, but also on the fresh winds brought to contemporary glassmakeing by the creators that will form its future. All the exhibitors, regardless of age, experience or background, will present a characteristically fresh and honest approach to glassmaking, excellent craftsmanship and, especially, their tireless innovation. Even though many of the authors work in glass design, they have prepared collections that go beyond the boundaries of applied and visual arts and design, which evidence the unique vitality and dynamism of Czech glassmaking. The main themes of the concept of the exhibition included, from the very beginning, a thoughtful architectural and graphic design in charge of the experienced curator Jaroslav Polanencký. Studio LLEV has designed, especially for the museum, a uniquely colourful set of furniture that unravels the story of the glass sand, underscoring the exceptionality of the exhibits. Tuan Vuong Trong, a young and award-winning designer, has contributed to the overall appearance of the project with a brilliant visual style. Exhibitors:

Jakub Berdych sr., BYSTRO DESIGN, Irena Czepcová, Ilona Dragoeva, Lukáš Jabůrek, František Jungvirt, Jitka Kamencová Skuhravá, LLEV, Petr Stacho, Marcela Šilhánová, David Valner See page 6–7. Photo: © Portheimka Glass Museum

www.museumportheimka.cz

NATIONAL THEATRE National Theatre Swan Lake

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Première: 28 and 29 March 2019 National Theatre in Prague Swan Lake is one of the most feted classical ballet titles, with its productions being among the most frequently staged and attracting the highest numbers of dance lovers. The National Theatre in Prague, in particular, has been historically closely related to the piece, as well as its creator, P. I. Tchaikovsky. The first to choreograph the music in Russia was a Czech native, Václav Reisinger, and the second (Czech) choreographer, Augustin Berger, was extremely honoured when, after seeing his staging of Act 2 of Swan Lake in Prague, Tchaikovsky said that he had experienced “moments of absolute happiness”.

Greve. The new Czech National Ballet production will be a revival of the immortal story’s version created by the world-renowned choreographer John Cranko, the founder of the Stuttgarter Ballett, shortly before his premature death. His aim was to render a Romantic atmosphere and to incorporate into his piece both the splendour of concept and a certain domesticity.

To date, the National Theatre has staged 13 adaptations of Swan Lake, which have been choreographed by very renowned choreographers as Remislav Remislavsky, Elizaveta Nikolska, Marius Petipa, and Kenneth

L’amour des trois oranges

a century will have passed since the opera’s coming into being. Prokofiev wrote The Love for Three Oranges in the wake of his emigrating from the Bolshevik-ruled Russia to the USA as a sui generis, highly cosmopolitan work: based on an Italian play, in a Russian adaptation, set to a French libretto, for an American audience. Gozzi created his original, predominantly prosaic play L’amore delle tre melarance as a crazy fable in the commedia dell’arte style.

Sergei Prokofiev

Première: 16 and 19 May 2019 National Theatre in Prague The Italian playwright, satirist and mystifier Count Carlo Gozzi (1720–1806) inadvertently gave rise to a peculiar moment in the history of 20 th-century opera: while in 1920 Giacomo Puccini began recasting Gozzi’s fairy-tale-based play Turandot into his final opera that, despite its excesses, was still written in the spirit of good old Romanticism, another opera based on a scenario penned by Gozzi – The Love for Three Oranges – was awaiting its premiere. Sergey Prokofiev conceived the piece as sheer parody, traducing everything “heart-felt” and “seriously meant”. In 2019, when the National Theatre stages its modern-time premiere of The Love for Three Oranges,

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www.narodni-divadlo.cz of the question, he opted for a French libretto, which he based on Meyerhold’s translation. No less intricate and quaint than the genesis of Prokofiev’s opera is the opera’s story, depicting as it does a hypochondriac, orange-loving prince. Sung in French. Czech and English surtitles.

Its Dada vein and the playful story so impressed the Russian avant-garde artist Vsevolod Meyerhold that he named his own magazine after Gozzi’s comedy and published the play’s modern adaptation in its first issue. Prokofiev happened to have the text in the US, and since an opera set to a Russian text was out

Mozart and the Others

Stucky, a holder of the Pulitzer Prize (and a pupil of the Czech composer Karel Husa). The piece is a setting of the American pianist and musicologist Charles Rosen’s eponymous book, giving an account of the music of three classical giants – W. A. Mozart, Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven – and paying tribute to them amidst the contemporary climate, one not overly favourably disposed to classical music.

Michael Nyman, Steven Stucky Première: 4 and 7 April 2019 The Estates Theatre Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is returning to Prague – in person! The place most synonymous with the Maestro in the City, the Estates Theatre, will not only host his famous operas and concerts. The National Theatre will stage in Czech premieres two remarkable operas that present Mozart as a person in little known, even unexpected, connections. The renowned English composer Michael Nyman, one of the fathers of Minimalism, wrote his 30-minute mini-opera Letters, Riddles and Writs in 1991 for the BBC television project Not Mozart, which marked the 200 th anniversary of Mozart’s death. Imbued with a tragicomic atmosphere, the one-acter juxtaposes the unbridled, defiant, frivolous, yet also highly melancholic artist with the narrow-minded, pragmatic world, particularly represented by his timorous father Leopold. The libretto is a poetic collage, which, in addition to fragments of Mozart’s letters, encompasses the almost unknown bizarre riddles the composer compiled for the Carnival in Vienna in 1786, in which he – it would seem – concealed the mystic cue to his complex inner universe. Perhaps even more novel was the subject that in 2013 served as inspiration for the opera The Classical Style by the US’s Steven

In his ironic comedy, Steven Stucky lets the three neglected geniuses descend from heaven among those living today, so they can find out in person what has happened to their imperishable glory in the modern-day world. Sung in English. Czech and English surtitles Michael Laurence Nyman, CBE (born 23 March 1944) is an English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist, known for numerous film scores (many written during his lengthy collaboration with the filmmaker Peter Greenaway), and his multi-platinum soundtrack album to Jane Campion’s The Piano.

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Steven Edward Stucky (November 7, 1949 − February 14, 2016) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer. He teamed with the celebrated pianist and author Jeremy Denk to create his first opera, The Classical Style (based on the celebrated book by Charles Rosen), which premiered in June 2014 at the Ojai Music Festival.

PRAGUECASTLEINFORMATION www.hrad.cz The Prague Castle Complex is open every day from 6 am to 10 pm Prague Castle gardens: The Royal Garden, the Garden on the Ramparts, the Paradise Garden, and the Upper Stag Moat are open daily in the summer tourist season (from 1 April to 31 October) from 10 am to 6 pm. The Bastion Garden is open at the same time as the Prague Castle Complex. In the winter season the gardens are closed.

PREMISES REQUIRING TICKETS – daily 9 am–5 pm (summer season), 9 am–4 pm (winter season) Admission: full/discounted/family Prague Castle – Tour A – Old Royal Palace, permanent exhibition “The Story of Prague Castle”, St. George’s Basilica, St. Vitus Cathedral, Golden Lane, Rosenberg Palace – 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 Permanent exhibition St. Vitus Treasury – CZK 250/125/500 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, 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.

PRAGUE CASTLE INFORMATION CENTRES Information, guide services, admission tickets for the historic buildings Second Courtyard – tel.: +420 224 372 423, +420 224 372 419 Third Courtyard – tel.: +420 224 372 435, +420 224 372 434 Open daily 9 am–5 pm (winter season 9 am–4 pm) e-mail: info@hrad.cz, www.hrad.cz

PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS Prague Castle Picture Gallery • The 2nd courtyard of Prague Castle The permanent exhibition 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 am–5 pm (IV–X), 9 am–4 pm (XI–III)

The Story of Prague Castle • Old Royal Palace – Gothic floor This unique project introduces 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 of the Czech Republic. Open daily 9 am–5 pm (IV–X), 9 am–4 pm (XI–III)

St. Vitus Treasury • St. Cross Chapel on the second Courtyard

It consists of some 140 works of supreme artistic quality from the temple collection of the church, later the cathedral, of St. Vitus ever since the 11th century. Open daily from 10 am to 5 pm (XI–III), 10 am–6 pm (IV–X)

Armory – The Mihulka Powder Tower

The exhibition is temporary closed 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.

OVERVIEWOFCULTURALEVENTSATPRAGUECASTLE MARCH–MAY2019

100 YEARS OF THE CZECHO-SLOVAK CROWN Imperial Stables 1 February – 28 April 2019 Open daily, 10 am–6 pm This exhibition honors the 100 th anniversary of the establishment of Czechoslovak Crown, the forbearer of today’s Czech Crown, and showcases the phenomenon of the development of Czechoslovak and Czech legal tender, banknotes, government notes, and coins. Legal tender is a special source that mirrors the fate of the state and its social, creative and the technical progress. Equally important are the designs, which are even more indicative of the trends of the periods in the themes, artistic and technical processes. Along with money, the exhibition also presents the most significant applied and non-applied designs by renowned artists on the background of the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic over the last 100 years, for instance, designs by Alfons Mucha from 1918–1919. The origins of numerous bank and government notes, and coins were often very difficult and affected by the rapid political changes. The exhibition also presents the most precious golden coins minted in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. The exhibits from the Czech National Bank depots are presented to the public to such extent for the first time ever.

SLOVENIAN IMPRESSIONISM (1870–1930) Riding School of Prague Castle 16 May – 16 September 2019

This extensive exhibition in the Riding School of Prague Castle presents a remarkable stage of Slovenian art that begun to take shape and assert itself in the last third of the XIX century. Slovenian art diversified significantly thanks to a new generation of local impressionist and, for the first time ever, it embraced painting, sculpture, architecture, graphic design and photography. Though, at first sight, Slovenian Impressionism is a belated expression of the avant-garde trends of the late XIX century, it can not be isolated Ivan Grohar – Sower from the contemporary trends of Art Nouveau and Symbolism. The result of painting right in front of the motif is an improvised technique that represents an authentic form of postimpressionist trends, as the Slovenian impressionist painting is an expression of the highly subjectivised experience of the motif. For Slovenians, the Impressionism of Ivan Grohar, Rihard Jakopič, Matiji Jama and Matej Sternen was of particular significance throughout the XX century, as it elevated art from an almost folkloric way of painting, it secularised it and enriched it with photography and the first amateur films, taking Slovenians to a modern era whose basis is visual communication. The exhibition is organised by: The Office of the President of the Republic, the Prague Castle Administration and the National Gallery in Ljubljana.

ANNUAL CONCERT OF THE PRAGUE CASTLE GUARD AND POLICE BAND, IN COOPERATION WITH THE AMERICAN SPRING FESTIVAL 26 May 2019, 6 pm, Spanish Hall Olga Vinokur, USA, guest – piano University of North Dakota, USA, guest – brass band The Prague Castle Guard and Police of the Czech Republic Band Col. Václav Běhounek – chief conductor Changes possible. For more info, please, go to:

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Name Quarter • Street/Square ▼ GOL DSM IT H’S, J E WEL LERY Boucheron boutique 1 • Široká 15 Cartier 1 • Pařížská 2 Frey Wille 1 • Havířská 3 Gismondi 1 • Pařížská 4 Granát 1 • Dlouhá 28–30 1 • Panská 1 1 • Na Příkopě 23 Halada 1 • Pařížská 7 Pandora Jewelery 1 • Na Příkopě 13 Studio Šperk 1 • Dlouhá 19 J. Drahoňovský Swarovski 1 • Na Příkopě 15 5 • Plzeňská 8 1 • Celetná 7 Tiffany & Co. 1 • Pařížská 10 ▼ PHI LAT E LY Dům filatelie 1 • Klimentská 6 ▼ FA SHIO N Brioni 1 • Pařížská 5 Fendi 1 • Pařížská 12 Hermès 1 • Pařížská 20 Christian Dior 1 • Pařížská 6 Jimmy Choo 1 • Pařížská 7 La Coste 1 • Na Příkopě 10 Louis Vuitton 1 • Pařížská 3 Prada 1 • Pařížská 16 Salvatore Ferrgamo 1 • Pařížská 6

Name Quarter • Street/Square Martina Nevařilová Boutique Navarila 1 • Haštalská 8 Studio 1 • Dušní 10 Hana Havelková if… Ivana Follová 1 • Mezibranská 9 designer’s shop Beata Rajská 1 • Dlouhá 924/3 – boutique – original and luxury models ▼ GLASS, PORCE LAIN AND CERAMICS Bohemia Crystal & Porcelain Shopping Centre Kotva 1 • nám. Republiky 8 Moser 1 • Na Příkopě 12 1 • Staroměstské n. 603/15 Sale of products, brands Moser, Meissen, Herend and Bernardaud ▼ MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Daniel Berdych 1 • Nekázanka 20 (Violin Maker) Hudební dům 6 • José Martího 402/1b Hudební nástroje 1 • Karoliny Světlé 9 Muziker 5 • Radlická 14 ▼ SHEE T MUSIC Kanzelsberger 1 • Václavské náměstí 42 (The House of Books) Talacko Music 1 • Rybná 29 The Czech Museum 1 • Karmelitská 2/4 of Music

Name Quarter • Street/Square ▼ CD RECORDS • CASSETTES Musicland (Palladium) 1 • nám. Republiky ▼ FISHERMEN AND HUNTER I TEM S Arms and Ammo 1 • Opletalova 37 Kajman 1 • Petrské náměstí 1 Kalliope 2 • Rumunská 29/21 ▼ CHOCOLATE PARADI SE Chocotopia Store 1 • Celetná 10 & Café (see p. 30–31) www.chocotopia.cz Chocotopia Family 1 • Celetná 15 Entertainment Center (see p. 29) www.chocotopia.cz ▼ 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

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Underground line B, stop náměstí Republiky Pasáž Černá Růže 1 • Na Příkopě 12 Underground line A, stop Můstek 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 Academia 1 • Václavské nám. 34 Kanzelsberger 1 • Václavské nám. 42 (Palladium) 1 • nám. Republiky Neoluxor 1 • Václavské nám. 41

Underground line B, stop Národní třída Obchodní centrum 1 • Spálená 22 Quadrio – Underground line 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

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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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MINIGUIDE PRAGUEUNESCOHERITAGE

The historical core of the capital of the Czech Republic was declared a Prague Monument Reserve in 1992 and is included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. 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”.

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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 am to 5 pm (IV–X), 9 am–4 pm (XI–III)

St. Vitus Cathedral

This Gothic Cathedral, which was built over nearly six centuries, was finally completed in 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.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Prague Castle is the largest coherent castle complex in the world, with an area of almost 70,000 m2. 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. The castle was enlarged in the 16th century following the great fire in 1541. 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 am to 10 pm. The guard changes at noon are accompanied by a solemn fanfare. See the map on page 36. There is additional information on pages 26–27. www.hrad.cz

Open Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 4 pm, Sunday, noon to 4 pm (November–February); Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm, Sunday, noon to 5 pm (March–October)

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 18 th 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. The exhibition is temporary closed Admission: 70/40/140 CZK

Prague Castle Picture 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 am to 5 pm (IV–X); 9 am to 4 pm (XI–III) Admission: 100/50/200 CZK

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 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. Open daily: 9:30 am–4 pm (XI–III), 9 am–5 pm (IV–X) The bells are rung every hour, starting at 9 am and ending at 6 pm. Admission: 150 CZK

St. George Basilica

The Romanesque St. George Basilica was built in 920, close to the Benedictine monastery; it was reconstructed in the 12 th and 13 th centuries.

Royal Summer Palace (Belvedere)

This is the most remarkable Renaissance building in Prague. It was built from 1538–1552 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

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. Open to the public only in the summer season (April to October), and the Ball Game Hall is open only for exhibitions.

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 am to noon and 1 pm to 5 pm Closed 1. 4.; 24., 25. 12. 2018 Admission: 120 CZK

Lobkowicz Palace

Černín 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 Po-lyxena 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 am to 6 pm Admission: 275 CZK

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.

Strahov Monastery

Prague 1, Strahovské nádvoří 1/132 This monastery of the Premonstratensian order at Strahov was originally built in the Romanesque style,

ThePalaceGardensunderPragueCastle was bankrolled by governmental funds with a substantial contribution by the Prague Herita ge 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). 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,

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. Due to the lack of maintenance, these beautiful and historically priceless objects reached a state of catastrophe, and were closed to the public in the seventies. It was not until 1989 that reconstruction commenced, led by the new owner – the State Preservation Institute. The reconstruction

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

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 wellpreserved relics of art decoration, etc. Unlike other decorative and entertainment gardens, the Kolowrat Garden has a four purpose character. Its concept is much more modest and far less demonstrative. Also, where the Small Fürstenberg Garden is located, there used to be a vineyard and a utility garden in 1517. However, a decorative garden was founded

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 (1 May – 30 September) from 10 am to 7 pm, 10 am to 6 pm (IV, X). Admission: 80/60/220 CZK th

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I = 1st Courtyard (Cour d’honneur):

7 = Katedrála sv. Víta (St Vitus Cathedral) 8 = Staré proboštství (The Old Deanery) 9 = Socha sv. Jiří (Statue of St George) 10 = Starý královský palác (Old Royal Palace) 11 = Vladislavský sál (Vladislav Hall) 12 = Kaple všech svatých (All Saints’ Chapel)

III = 3rd Courtyard:

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

II = 2nd Courtyard:

1 = Matyášova brána (Matthias’s Gateway)

Prašná věž – Mihulka (The Powder Tower) Bílá věž (The White Tower) Daliborka (The Daliborka Tower) Černá věž (The Black Tower)

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13 = Basilika sv. Jiří (Basilica of St George) 14 = Klášter sv. Jiří (St George’s Convent) 15 = Ústav šlechtičen (Institute of Gentlewomen) 16 = Zlatá ulička (Golden Lane) 17 = Nejvyšší purkrabství (The Highest Burgrave’s House) 18 = Lobkovický palác (Lobkowicz Palace) 19 = Belvedere (Royal Summer Palace) 20 = Míčovna (Ball Game Hall) 21 = Arcibiskupský palác (Archbishop’s Palace)

LesserTown (MaláStrana) The St. Nicolas’s Church

church is famous thanks to the Spanish wax 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 am–7 pm, ❼ 8:30 pm–8 pm

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,

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

form the most significant part of the interior decoration. 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 observation-tower. 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) Surface area of the murals: 3000 m 2 The church is open daily: 9 am–5 pm (III–X), 9 am–4 pm (XI–II) Admission: 100 CZK The Observation Tower (under reconstruction)

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 spiral stairs. Senior citizens and handicapped persons can use the lift. Open daily: 10 am–6 pm (XI–II), 10 am–8 pm (III, X), 10 am–10 pm (IV–IX). Admission: 150 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. 9 am–11:20 pm (XI–III), 9 am–11:30 pm (IV–X)

Petřín Mirror Maze

Church of Our Lady Victorious – Prague Child Jesus

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 am–6 pm (XI–II), 10 am–8 pm (III, X), 10 am–10 pm (IV–IX). Admission: 90 CZK

Prague 1, Karmelitská 9 Early Baroque building from 1611, rebuilt in 1644. The

CharlesBridge (Karlůvmost) 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 18 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. th

Lesser-Town Bridge Towers

The lower one dates from the 12 century, in Romanesque style, the higher one is 200 years younger and was erected in the 15 century. The latter one is accessible for the public. Open daily: 10 am–6 pm (XI–II), 10 am–8 pm (III, X), 10 am–10 pm (IV–IX). Admission: 100 CZK th

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Island under the Charles Bridge giving a view of the River Vltava and the National Theatre.

OldTown (StaréMěsto) Old-Town Bridge Tower

The Municipal House

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 am–6 pm (XI–II), 10 am–8 pm (III, X), 10 am–10 pm (IV–IX). Admission: 100 CZK

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. Open Mon–Fri with prior reservation at: 224 319 528, or ❷ 5 pm, ❼ 5 pm. Free admission

Clementinum

Prague 1, Mariánské náměstí The building dates from mid 17 century, former Jesuit college, as a currently, there is a complex of significant libraries. Astronomic Tower, Baroque Library and Mirror Chapel. Open daily: 10 am–5:30 pm (XI–XII), 10 am–6 pm (III–X), 10 am–4:30 pm (I–II) Tel.: 222 220 879. Admission: 300 CZK th

Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia

Open daily: 10 am–7 pm e-mail: info@obecnidum.cz www.obecnidum.cz Exhibition, concerts, social events Tel.: +420 222 002 101 Admission: 290/240/500 CZK

Prague 1, Anežská 12 The ensemble of ecclesiastical and living quarters, founded by St. Agnes of Bohemia and King Wenceslas I in 1234. Presently there is an exposition of the National Gallery and the concert hall. Open: ❷–❼ 10 am–6 pm. Admission: 220/120 CZK

The Royal Mile

Carolinum

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

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

The Estates Theatre

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 am–6 pm (XI–III); 10 am–7 pm (IV–X). Admission: 60 CZK

Prague 1, Ovocný trh 1

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: 2 pm–11 pm (Café), 2 pm –11 pm (Gallery). Admission: 30 CZK nd

Prague Ghetto

Prague 1, Old Town Seven synagogues are the remnants of the old settlement, the Jewish Town Hall and the Old Jewish cemetery, the most remarkable in Europe. Originally called Nostic Theatre, founded in 1783. On October 29, 1787 it was the venue for a première of Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni.

Prague Jewish Museum

Prague 1, U Staré školy 141/1 Ticket reservation: +420 222 749 464 (461) +420 222 317 191 IRC@jewishmuseum.cz; Prague 1, Maiselova 15 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

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 am–6 pm (XI–II), 10 am–8 pm (III, X), 10 am–10 pm (IV–IX). Admission: 100 CZK

Maisel Synagogue – History of Jews in Bohemia and Moravia Former Ceremonial Hall – Jewish Traditions and customs The Jerusalem (Jubilee) Synagogue Prague 1, New Town, Jeruzalémská 7 – the most recent and largest synagogue in Prague. It was built in the socalled Moorish style. It was consecrated in September 1906. Open: 11 am–5 pm (IV–X), except Saturdays and Jewish Holy Days. Jewish Holy Days 2019: April 20, 21, 26, 27; June 9, 10; September 30; October 1, 9, 14, 15, 21, 22. Admission: 80 CZK The Old Jewish Cemetery – with a tomb of Rabbi Löw The Old-New Synagogue – the early Gothic building of 13 century Prague 1, Červená Open daily, except Saturdays and Jewish Holy Days 9 am–5 pm (XI–III); 9 am–6 pm (IV–X). Jewish Holy Days 2019: April 20, 21, 26, 27; June 9, 10; September 30; October 1, 9, 14, 15, 21, 22. Admission: 200 CZK th

Open: ❶ 11 am–7 pm ❷–❼ 9 am–7 pm The Tower ❶ 11 am–10 pm ❷–❼ 9 am–10 pm Admission: 250 CZK

Old-Town Square

Church of Our Lady before Týn

(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.

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 11 am–1 pm and 3 pm–5 pm ❼ 10 am –noon. Visits of groups are possible with reservations. Admission: 25 CZK

The Old-Town Hall with the Astronomical Clock (horologe)

House At the Stone Bell

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 15 century; in the upper part every hour (9 am–11 pm) the procession of the 12 apostles in succession appears at the window.

The most precious burgess house of medieaval age, originally Romanesque, whose rare Gothic form and two-storey front face of 14 century was renovated in 1988. Currently it serves as an exhibition hall (City Gallery Prague). Open: ❷–❼ 10 am–8 pm

NewTown (NovéMěsto)

The National Museum

Prague 1, Václavské náměstí 68 Neo-Renaissance building designed by architect Josef Schulz in 1885–90. 28 October 2018 – The partial reopening of the Historical Building after reconstruction. New Building, Prague 1, Vinohradská 1 Open daily: 10 am–6 pm; first Wednesday of every month 10 am–8 pm. Admission: 250/170/420 CZK

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

New Town City Hall

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.

Prague 2, Karlovo náměstí 23 A complex of Gothic buildings from the turn 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 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. The Tower is open for tourists daily except Mondays from 10 am–noon, 1 pm–6 pm (April – November), halls can be visited while exhibitions are held there. Admission (the Tower): 60/40/130 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 11 am–2 pm (XI–III), ❶–❻ 11 am–5 pm (V–IX), ❶–❺ 11 am–5 pm (IV, X) Admission: 60/40/120 CZK

“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. All objects are open daily: 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m. (IV–X); from 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (XI–III). Admission: 120/90 CZK

Slavín

Prague 2, Štulcova The Vyšehrad cemetery gained its current shape in 1869. It ranks among the most important Prague cemeteries. A cemetery stood in its place as early as 1260. Its importance grew with the founding of

SomeimportantdatesfromthehistoryofPrague 1918 Prague became the capital of the independent Czechoslovak Republic 1939–1945 Occupation by Nazi Germany 1948 First year of the Communist régime 1968 Prague Spring – attempt to create socialism with human face, military intervention of five member states of the Warsaw Pact 1989 Velvet Revolution, Václav Havel elected President 1990 Free elections January 1, 1993 After the split of the Federation, founding of the Czech Republic March 12, 1999 the Czech Republic joined NATO May 1, 2004 the Czech Republic joined the EU December 21, 2007 the Czech Republic joined the Schengen zone

after 870 Founding of Prague Castle 965–966 First written news of merchant Ibrahim Ibn Jacob about Prague 973 Founding of Prague Bishopric 1085 First Bohemian king – Prince Vratislav II after 1230 Founding of the Old Town quarter 1257 Founding of the Lesser Town quarter about 1320 Founding of the Hradčany quarter 1344 Prague Bishopric promoted to Archbishopric 1348 Charles IV founded first University in Central Europe 1419–1437 Hussite movement 1618–1620 Prague Defenestration and the Battle of White Mountain – first signals for the 30 years’ war 1883 Opening of the National Theatre

Musical Theatre Karlin (see p. 58) National Theatre (see p. 24, 58) Prague Shakespeare Company Prague State Opera Ta Fantastika Black Light Theatre (see p. 47)

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Theatres

CZECH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Česká filharmonie)

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The very first multimedia theatre in the world! Operetta, musical, opera, ballet Opera, ballet, drama Plays by William Shakespeare (in english) Opera, ballet Clasical black light theatre performance

Original title Stavovské divadlo Image Theatre

Note – genre Opera, drama Black light theatre, pantomime

1 • náměstí Republiky 5 ☎ 222 002 101 www.obecnidum.cz, e-mail: info@obecnidum.cz Tickets reservation: 770 621 580 BOHEMIA TICKET 2 • Oldřichova 15 Tel/fax: 224 215 031 www.bohemiaticket.cz, e-mail: order@bohemiaticket.cz SEE ALSO: www.ticketmaster.cz; www.ticketportal.cz; www.ticketstream.cz; www.sazkaticket.cz; www.eventim.cz; www.ticketart.cz; www.ticketon.cz www.colosseumticket.cz; www.nachtigallartists.cz/en

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

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Quarter • Street/Square 1 • Old-Town Hall 6 • Václav Havel Airport Prague Terminal 1, Terminal 2 1 • Visitor Centre Na Můstku, Rytířská 12 1 • Alšovo nábřeží 12 www.ceskafilharmonie.cz

Name Quarter • Street/Square Telephone Admission (CZK) Open ▼ NAT ION AL MU SEU M – Permanent Exh ibitio n – www .n m.cz Natural History Museum 1 • Václavské náměstí 68 224 497 111 (New Building) 250/170/420 ❶–❼ 10 am–6 pm 28 October, 2018 – The partial reopening of the Historical Building after reconstruction 770 195 307 (Historical Building) First Wednesday of every month 10 am–8 pm Ethnographic Museum – Musaion 5 • Letohrádek Kinských 257 214 806 70/40/110 ❷–❼ 10 am–6 pm Kinského zahrada 98 Lapidárium – Stone and sculpture monuments 7 • Výstaviště, pavilion 422 702 013 372, 724 412 257 50/30/80 ❸ 10 am–4 pm (V–XI) in the Czech lands, 11 till 19 century (Prague Exhibition Grounds) ❹–❼ noon–6 pm (V–XI) The Czech Museum of Music 1 • Karmelitská 2/4 224 497 707, 224 497 737 120/80/200 ❶❸–❼ 10 am–6 pm Permanent exhibition: Man/Instrument/Music Antonín Dvořák Museum 2 • Ke Karlovu 20 774 845 823 50/30/90 ❷–❼ 10 am–5 pm (The Amerika baroque summerhouse) The Life and Work of Czech Composer Antonín Dvořák – permanent exhibition Bedřich Smetana Museum 1 • Novotného lávka 1 222 220 082 50/30/90 ❶❸–❼ 10 am–5 pm The Life and Work of Czech Composer Bedřich Smetana – permanent exhibition Náprstek Museum 1 • Betlémské nám. 1 224 497 500, 224 497 511 100/70/170 ❷❹–❼ 10 am–6 pm ❸ 9 am–6 pm (Asian, African and American cultures) ▼ TH E CIT Y OF PR AGUE MUSEUM 8 • Na Poříčí 52 224 816 772-3 ❷–❼ 9 am–6 pm e-mail: muzeum@muzeumprahy.cz; www.muzeumprahy.cz 150 (Every last Wednesday of the month 9 am–8 pm) 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 (see p. 10) Villa Müller (designed by Adolf Loos) 6 • Nad Hradním vodojemem 14 224 312 012 300 e-mail: vila.muller@muzeumprahy.cz; www.muzeumprahy.cz ❷❹❻❼ (by previous agreement only 10 am, noon–2 pm, 4 pm) (XI–III) Villa Rothmayer (designed by Otto Rothmayer) 6 • U Páté baterie 50 224 312 012 180 9 am, 11 am, 13 pm, 15 pm, 17 pm (IV–X) e-mail: vila.rothmayer@museumprahy.cz Ctěnice Chateau (see p. 12) 9 • Bohdanečská 1 286 001 366 100 ❷–❼ 10 am–6 pm e-mail: ctenice@muzeumprahy.cz Exhibitions: ❷–❼ 10 am–6 pm (IV–X) ❷–❺ 10 am–4 pm (XI–III) ❻❼ 10 am–6 pm (XI–III) Podskalí Customs House at Výtoň 2 • Rašínovo nábřeží 412 224 919 833 60 ❷–❼ 10 am–6 pm

Museums

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.

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Municipal House-Smetana Hall (Obecní dům) O2 Arena Rudolfinum, Dvořák Hall – Czech Philharmonic St. Simon and St. Juda Church Spanish Hall Žofín Palace

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Quarter • Street/Square 4 • 5. května 65 8 • Pernerova 51 1 • Malostranské nám. 13 1 • Štěpánská 61 1 • Klementinum 190

The Old Wastewater Treatment Plant Museum (the site of old wastewater treatment plant) The Prague Towers Museum (Jindřišská věž – Henry’s Tower)

Name ▼ TH E CIT Y OF PR AGUE MUSEUM House at the Golden Ring (see p. 11) New Mill Water Tower Czech Police Museum Franz Kafka Museum Chocolate Museum & Wax Museum of Legends (see p. 31) Lobkowicz Palace Museum (arts collections of the Lobkowicz family) Museum of Decorative Arts National Museum of Agriculture National Technical Museum The Aviation Museum Kbely The Military Technical Museum Lešany The Jewish Museum – reservation centre

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Tourist Information Centres

Karlova 8, Praha 1 (see p. 47)

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▼ Hotels

Betlémská 5 Praha 1 (see p. 45)

Hilton Prague Pobřežní 1, Praha 8 www.hiltonprague.cz

Hilton Prague Old Town V Celnici 7, Praha 1

▼ Restaurant Boat Brewery (Loď Pivovar) Dvořákovo nábřeží, Praha 1 under Štefánik Bridge www.pivolod.cz

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Chocolate Museum & Wax Museum of Legends

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Celetná 15, Praha 1 (see p. 29–31)

Chocotopia Store & Café Celetná 10, Praha 1 (see p. 29–31)

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Lesser Town Bridge Tower Charles Bridge, Praha 1 – Lesser Town Old Town Bridge Tower Charles Bridge, Praha 1 – Old Town Powder Tower Náměstí Republiky 5 Praha 1 – Old Town Town Belfry by St. Nicolas’ Church Malostranské náměstí 556/29 Praha 1 – Malá Strana Petřín Observation Tower Petřín Hill park, Praha 1 Petřín Mirror Maze Petřín Hill park, Praha 1

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50 Emergency call 112 Emergency medical aid 155 Police 158 Fire Brigade 150 Municipal Police 156

Road Breakdown Service 1230 Prague Ruzyně airport information – 220 111 888 Information on trains 221 111 122

Taxi round-the-clock service 140 14, 222 333 222 222 111 000, 257 257 257 Emergency dental service Prague 1, Spálená 12, 222 924 268

Lost property Prague 1, Karoliny Světlé 5 224 235 085

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Area: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496 km2 Population: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 304 773 (30. 9. 2018) Situation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50°05'19" latitude N • 14°25'17" longitude E 235 m (average) height above sea level The very beginning of history: . . . . . . . . . . . 9th century – foundation of Prague Castle Historical parts: . . . . . . . Old Town, New Town, Vyšehrad, Hradčany and Lesser Town Administrative division: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 administrative areas, 57 city quarters operated by municipal authorities Vltava River: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in Prague territory 30 km, the widest 330 m, 9 islands, 18 bridges Number of spires: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . about 500 Parks and gardens: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 870 ha

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Reduta Jazz Club (founded in 1958) Rock Café (music club) Roxy (music club)

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Double Trouble 1 • Melantrichova 17 (Music bar) Duplex (dine & dance) 1 • Václavské nám. 21 Futurum Music Bar 5 • Zborovská 7 Jazz Dock 5 • Janáčkovo nábř. 2 (jazz and blues, bar and café) Jazz Club U Staré paní 1 • Michalská 9 Karlovy Lázně 1 • Novotného lávka 13 (music café, discotheque) Klub Lávka 1 • Novotného lávka 1 (music club, restaurant) Lucerna Music Bar 1 • Vodičkova 36

Open – days, hours ❶–❼ modern jazz 9 pm–1 am; bar (7 pm–1 am) ❶–❼ 11 am–midnight Live music (every day 8 pm–11 pm) ❼–❹ 8 pm–4 am ❺❻ 8 pm–5 am ❸–❻ 10 pm–5 am ❶–❼ 8 pm–3 am ❶–❹ 3 pm–4 am ❺❻ 1 pm–4 am ❼ 1 pm–2 am ❶–❼ 7 pm–2 am ❶–❼ 9 pm–5 am

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Name Quarter • Street/Square Telephone Agharta (Jazz club) 1 • Železná 16 222 211 275 (see p. 49) e-mail: info@agharta.cz; www.agharta.cz Bílý koníček 1 • Staroměstské n. 20 221 421 160 (Jazz and Blues club, Restaurant)

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SATURDAY

19:00 U. Giordano ANDREA CHÉNIER

Opera

19:00 B. Smetana Opera THE BARTERED BRIDE

19:00 Opera B. Smetana – LIBUŠE 19:00 G. Puccini Opera MADAMA BUTTERFLY 19:00 A. Mrštík, V. Mrštík MARYSHA Drama 19:00 J. Austen Drama PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 19:00 G. Verdi Opera UN BALLO IN MASCHERA 19:00 E. Krenek Opera JONNY SPIELT AUF

MARCH

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

19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera DON GIOVANNI – Exclusive stars

19:00 S. Zweig Drama BEWARE OF PITY 19:00 M. Buffini Drama WELCOME TO THEBES

19:00 F. G. Lorca Drama BLOOD WEDDING 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera DON GIOVANNI – Exclusive stars 19:00 G. Donizetti Opera VIVA LA MAMMA 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE 14:00, 19:00 Ballet BREL – VYSOTSKY – KRYL SOLO FOR THREE

The performances in the red boxes are with English subtitles

NATIONAL THEATRE KARLÍN MUSIC THEATRE THEATRE OF ESTATES Národní tř. 2, Prague 1 Křižíkova 10, Prague 8 Ovocný trh 1, Prague 1 DATE www.narodni-divadlo.cz www.hdk.cz www.stavovskedivadlo.cz

26 27 WEDNESDAY 28 THURSDAY 29 FRIDAY 30 SATURDAY 31 SUNDAY TUESDAY

SUNDAY

17 18 MONDAY 19 TUESDAY 20 WEDNESDAY 21 THURSDAY 22 FRIDAY 23 SATURDAY SUNDAY

16 SATURDAY

19:00 P. I. Tchaikovsky SWAN LAKE Ballet

11:00 L. Janáček Opera THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN 19:00 Opera G. Bizet – CARMEN 19:00 B. Smetana Opera THE BARTERED BRIDE 19:00 Opera L. Janáček – JENŮFA 19:00 P. I. Tchaikovsky Ballet SWAN LAKE 1. premiere 19:00 P. I. Tchaikovsky Ballet SWAN LAKE 2. premiere

19:00 Opera L. Janáček – JENŮFA

19:00 G. Verdi Opera UN BALLO IN MASCHERA 19:00 Opera G. Puccini – LA BOHÈME 19:00 U. Giordano Opera ANDREA CHÉNIER 19:00 Opera A. Dvořák – RUSALKA 19:00 E. Krenek Opera JONNY SPIELT AUF

DATE NATIONAL THEATRE

PRAGUECULTURALEVENTSPROGRAMMEMARCH – JUNE2019

19:00 Opera G. Verdi – NABUCCO 19:00 Opera G. Puccini – TURANDOT

19:00 W. A. Mozart DON GIOVANNI

Opera

19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE 19:00 Opera L. van Beethoven – FIDELIO 19:00 G. Rossini Opera LA CENERENTOLA 19:00 Opera L. van Beethoven – FIDELIO

11:00 Opera OPERA IS FUN! 19:00 Opera L. van Beethoven – FIDELIO 14:00 G. Donizetti Opera VIVA LA MAMMA

KARLÍN MUSIC THEATRE THEATRE OF ESTATES

FRIDAY

5 6 SATURDAY 7 SUNDAY 9 TUESDAY 10 WEDNESDAY 11 THURSDAY 12 FRIDAY 13 SATURDAY 14 SUNDAY 15 MONDAY 16 TUESDAY 17 WEDNESDAY 18 THURSDAY

THURSDAY

MONDAY

1 2 TUESDAY 3 WEDNESDAY

19:00 M. Buffini Drama WELCOME TO THEBES 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE 19:00 2. premiere Opera MOZART AND THE OTHERS 17:00 E. Humperdinck Opera 19:00 M. Nyman, S. Stucky Opera HÄNSEL UND GRETEL MOZART AND THE OTHERS 19:00 P. I. Tchaikovsky 19:00 G. Rossini Opera SWAN LAKE Ballet LA CENERENTOLA 17:00 L. Janáček Opera The Excursions of Mr. Brouček 19:00 L. Fuks Drama THE CREMATOR 19:00 P. I. Tchaikovsky SWAN LAKE Ballet 11:00 Opera OPERA IS FUN! 19:00 Opera 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera G. Verdi – NABUCCO DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE 19:00 L. Janáček Opera 19:00 G. Verdi Opera The Excursions of Mr. Brouček LA TRAVIATA – Exclusive stars 19:00 A. Mrštík, V. Mrštík 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera MARYSHA Drama DON GIOVANNI 19:00 Ballet TIMELESS

19:00 Opera G. Verdi – REQUIEM 14:00, 19:00 P. I. Tchaikovsky SWAN LAKE Ballet

Drama

19:00 1. premiere Opera M. Nyman, S. Stucky MOZART AND THE OTHERS

19:00 J. Topol NIGHTWORK

KARLÍN MUSIC THEATRE THEATRE OF ESTATES

19:00 Opera G. Puccini – LA BOHÈME 19:00 K. J. Erben Drama 19:00 Ch. Gounod Opera A BOUQUET ROMÉO ET JULIETTE 19:00 Opera G. Bizet – CARMEN 19:00 P. I. Tchaikovsky SWAN LAKE Ballet

APRIL

DATE NATIONAL THEATRE

THURSDAY

2 3 FRIDAY 4 SATURDAY 5 SUNDAY

MAY

MONDAY

29 30 TUESDAY

28 SUNDAY

SATURDAY

19 FRIDAY 20 SATURDAY 21 SUNDAY 22 MONDAY 23 TUESDAY 24 WEDNESDAY 25 THURSDAY 26 FRIDAY

19:00 W. Shakespeare Drama A Midsummer Night’s Dream 19:00 L. Janáček Opera THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN 17:00 Opera R. Wagner – LOHENGRIN 19:00 Opera G. Verdi – AIDA

11:00 H. Krása Opera BRUNDIBÁR 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE 19:00 J. Verdi Opera 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera LA TRAVIATA – Exclusive stars DON GIOVANNI 19:00 E. Humperdinck Opera HÄNSEL UND GRETEL

19:00 M. Nyman, S. Stucky Opera MOZART AND THE OTHERS 19:00 R. Lenkiewicz Drama THE NIGHT SEASON

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

KARLÍN MUSIC THEATRE THEATRE OF ESTATES

19:00 Opera G. Puccini – TURANDOT 19:00 Opera 19:00 Ch. Gounod Opera A. Dvořák – RUSALKA ROMÉO ET JULIETTE 19:00 Opera J. Massenet – WERTHER 19:00 J. Austen Drama PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 19:00 L. Janáček Opera The Excursions of Mr. Brouček 11:00 L. Janáček Opera THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN 19:00 B. Smetana Opera THE BARTERED BRIDE 19:00 Opera G. Puccini – TOSCA

14:00, 19:00 Ballet TIMELESS 17:00 Opera R. Wagner – LOHENGRIN 19:00 Ballet TIMELESS

DATE NATIONAL THEATRE

6 MONDAY 7 TUESDAY 8 WEDNESDAY 10 FRIDAY 11 SATURDAY 12 SUNDAY 13 MONDAY 14 TUESDAY 15 WEDNESDAY 16 THURSDAY 17 FRIDAY 18 SATURDAY 19 SUNDAY 20 MONDAY 21 TUESDAY 22 WEDNESDAY 23 THURSDAY 24 FRIDAY 25 SATURDAY

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17:00 E. Humperdinck Opera HÄNSEL UND GRETEL 19:00 Opera 19:00 Opera J. Massenet – WERTHER A. Dvořák – RUSALKA 19:00 Opera 11:00, 15:00 Z. Matějů Ballet B. Smetana – LIBUŠE THE LITTLE MERMAID 19:00 Ballet F. Schubert – VALMONT 14:00, 18:00 Z. Matějů Ballet THE LITTLE MERMAID 17:00 Opera B. Smetana – LIBUŠE 19:00 Opera A. Dvořák – RUSALKA 19:00 W. Shakespeare Drama 17:00 Opera 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream G. Verdi – NABUCCO LE NOZZE DI FIGARO 19:00 A. Mrštík, V. Mrštík MARYSHA Drama 19:00 1. premiere S. Prokofiev L’AMOUR DES TROIS ORANGES Opera 19:00 Opera 19:00 L. Fuks Drama G. Puccini – TOSCA THE CREMATOR 14:00, 19:00 F. Ashton Ballet THE WAYWARD DAUGHTER 19:00 2. premiere S. Prokofiev 19:00 S. Zweig Drama BEWARE OF PITY L’AMOUR DES TROIS ORANGES Opera 11:00 E. Humperdinck Opera 19:00 Mozart Exclusive stars HÄNSEL UND GRETEL LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Opera 19:00 Opera 19:00 Opera A. Dvořák – RUSALKA G. Puccini – TURANDOT 19:00 F. Ashton Ballet THE WAYWARD DAUGHTER 19:00 G. Verdi Opera UN BALLO IN MASCHERA 19:00 S. Prokofiev Opera L’amour des trois oranges 11:00 Opera 14:00, 19:00 F. Ashton Ballet THE WAYWARD DAUGHTER OPERA IS FUN!

DATE NATIONAL THEATRE

1 2 SUNDAY 3 MONDAY 4 TUESDAY 5 WEDNESDAY 6 THURSDAY 7 FRIDAY

SUNDAY

9 10 MONDAY 11 TUESDAY

SATURDAY

KARLÍN MUSIC THEATRE THEATRE OF ESTATES

19:00 G. Verdi Opera UN BALLO IN MASCHERA 19:00 Opera A. Dvořák – RUSALKA 19:00 Opera G. Verdi – AIDA 11:00 A. Dvořák Opera THE DEVIL AND KATE 19:00 B. Smetana Opera THE BARTERED BRIDE 17:00 S. Prokofiev Opera L’amour des trois oranges

14:00, 19:00 F. Ashton Ballet THE WAYWARD DAUGHTER

Drama

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

11:00 E. Humperdinck Opera HÄNSEL UND GRETEL 19:00 Opera 19:00 S. Zweig G. Verdi – NABUCCO BEWARE OF PITY

19:00 Opera G. Puccini – TURANDOT 19:00 Opera A. Dvořák – RUSALKA

19:00 Mozart Exclusive stars LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Opera

17:00 M. Nyman, S. Stucky Opera MOZART AND THE OTHERS 19:00 Ch. Gounod Opera ROMÉO ET JULIETTE 19:00 K. J. Erben Drama 19:00 Opera 19:00 M. Nyman, S. Stucky Opera A BOUQUET G. Verdi – LA TRAVIATA MOZART AND THE OTHERS 19:00 S. Prokofiev Opera L’amour des trois oranges 19:00 Opera G. Bizet – CARMEN 19:00 Mozart Exclusive stars LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Opera

JUNE

26 SUNDAY 27 MONDAY 28 TUESDAY 29 WEDNESDAY 30 THURSDAY 31 FRIDAY

DATE NATIONAL THEATRE

SUNDAY

23 25 TUESDAY 26 WEDNESDAY 27 THURSDAY 28 FRIDAY 29 SATURDAY 30 SUNDAY

SATURDAY

Opera

19:00 G. Bizet – CARMEN

19:00 Opera G. Verdi – NABUCCO 19:00 P. I. Tchaikovsky 11:00 E. Humperdinck Opera SWAN LAKE Ballet HÄNSEL UND GRETEL 19:00 Opera 19:00 Opera B. Smetana – DALIBOR A. Dvořák – RUSALKA 19:00 P. I. Tchaikovsky SWAN LAKE Ballet 19:00 1. premiere Opera 17:00 Opera B. Smetana – DALIBOR G. Verdi – NABUCCO 14:00, 19:00 P. I. Tchaikovsky SWAN LAKE Ballet

19:00 Opera G. Verdi – MACBETH 11:00 A. Dvořák Opera THE DEVIL AND KATE 19:00 B. Smetana Opera THE BARTERED BRIDE 14:00, 19:00 Ballet P. I. Tchaikovsky – SWAN LAKE

Opera

19:00 Ballet Ballet Preparatory School 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera LE NOZZE DI FIGARO 19:00 Ballet DANCE YOUTH (2019) 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera DON GIOVANNI

19:00 Ballet Ballet Preparatory School

19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE 19:00 1. premiere Ballet KAFKA: THE TRIAL 19:00 2. premiere Ballet KAFKA: THE TRIAL 11:00 Opera OPERA IS FUN! 14:00, 19:00 Ballet KAFKA: THE TRIAL 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera DON GIOVANNI 19:00 Opera 19:00 Ballet G. Puccini – TURANDOT KAFKA: THE TRIAL 19:00 Opera 19:00 W. A. Mozart Opera G. Verdi – LA TRAVIATA DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE 19:00 Opera A. Dvořák – RUSALKA 19:00 Ballet ABSOLVENT CONCERT 19:00 Opera 19:00 Ballet G. Verdi – NABUCCO ABSOLVENT CONCERT

12 WEDNESDAY 13 THURSDAY 14 FRIDAY 15 SATURDAY 16 SUNDAY 17 MONDAY 18 TUESDAY 19 WEDNESDAY 20 THURSDAY 21 FRIDAY

19:00 G. Verdi – AIDA

KARLÍN MUSIC THEATRE THEATRE OF ESTATES

DATE NATIONAL THEATRE

AS FAR AS I SEE: 10 (5 pm), 24 (5 pm), 25/3 (10 am) • CUBE: 8, 20, 21/3 (10 am) GARDEN: 29, 30 (5 pm + 8 pm), 31/3 • HUMAN LOKOMOTION: 3, 6/3 LITTLE PRINCE: 16, 17 (5 pm), 18/3 (10 am) WONDERFUL CIRCUS: 22, 23/3 (2 pm + 8 pm) AS FAR AS I SEE: 14/4 (5 pm) • COCKTAIL 012 –THE BEST OF: 6/4 CUBE: 27, 28/4 • GARDEN: 1 (10 am), 19, 20 (2 pm + 8 pm), 21/4 HUMAN LOKOMOTION: 5/4 • LITTLE PRINCE: 24/4 WONDERFUL CIRCUS: 11, 13/4 (5 pm + 8 pm) AS FAR AS I SEE: 1/5 (5 pm) • COCKTAIL 012 –THE BEST OF: 10, 11/5 CUBE: 4/5 • GARDEN: 31/5 • HUMAN LOKOMOTION: 23/5 LITTLE PRINCE: 24, 25/5 (5 pm + 8 pm) WONDERFUL CIRCUS: 16, 17, 18/5 (2 pm + 8 pm)

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

Národní 4, Prague 1, at 8 pm, www.laterna.cz

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

JUNE

LATERNA MAGIKA

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

APRIL

MAY

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

MARCH

(see p. 45) Národní 25, Prague 1, at 8 pm, www.imagetheatre.cz

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

IMAGE THEATRE

BLACK LIGHT THEATRES

❷–❼ 10 am–6 pm

1 • Hradčanské náměstí 15

7 • Dukelských hrdinů 47

1 • Valdštejnská 3

Trade Fair Palace (Veletržní palác)

Wallenstein Riding School (Valdštejnská jízdárna)

❶–❼ 10 am–6 pm

❷–❼ 10 am–6 pm

1 • Hradčanské nám. 2

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

❷–❼ 10 am–6 pm

1 • Hradčanské náměstí

Salm Palace (Salmovský palác)

220/150/350

150/80/220

220/120/350

220/120

120/60/200 100/50/200

Name Quarter • Street/Square Open Admission (CZK) ▼ 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 am–6 pm 220/120 (Anežský klášter) All permanent exhibitions of the National Gallery – free admission for children, young people aged under 18 and students under 26 Kinsky Palace 1 • Staroměstské náměstí 12 ❷–❼ 10 am–6 pm 200/100/350 (Palác Kinských)

Galleries and Exhibitions

Permanent exhibition: European Art from the Classical Era to the Close of the Baroque Short-term exhibition: Saxony–Bohemia: So Close and Yet so Far (24 May – 15 September 2019) (see p. 19) Permanent exhibition: 1918–1938: First Czechoslovak Republic 1930 – Present: Czech Modern Art The collection of Prints and drawing 400 ASA: Photographs – A. Jungrová, A. Kratochvíl, K. Cudlín, J. Dobrovský, T. Němec, J. Mihaliček, M. Wágner – photos (1 March – 8 September 2019) (see p. 18) Introducing Viktor Dedek: The Place of Family (1 March – 28 July 2019) Josef Šíma: The Road to le Grand Jeu – the exhibition seeks to present Josef Šíma’s early work from his beginnings (19 April – 28 July 2019) (see p. 18)

Short-term exhibition: French Impressionism – exhibition which presents a unique collection of French art from the Ordrupgaard Museum in Denmark (26 June – 20 October 2019) Permanent exhibition: Art of the 19 th Century, from Neoclassicism to Romanticism • Salm Modern #1: Dimensions of Dialogue – The exhibition is the outcome of a collaboration between the National Gallery Prague and the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (till 1 December 2019) Permanent exhibition: Baroque in Bohemia

Permanent exhibition: Medieval Art in Bohemia and Central Europe 1200–1550

Note

Portheimka Gallery (see p. 22–23) (Galerie Portheimka)

▼ OT HE R GAL LE RIE S Kampa Museum – Sova’s Mills www.museumkampa.cz

Municipal Library, 2 nd floor (Městská knihovna)

5 • Štefánikova 8/12

1 • U Sovových mlýnů 503/2

1 • Mariánské nám. 1

❷–❼ 10 am–6 pm

❶–❼ 10 am–6 pm

❷–❼ 10 am–6 pm

Name Quarter • Street/Square Open ▼ PRAG UE CAS TL E – E xhibitio n ha lls (see pages 26–27) – ww w.kulturanahrade.cz Prague Castle Riding School 1 • Prague Castle ❶–❼ 10 am–6 pm (Jízdárna Pražského hradu) Old Royal Palace 1 • Prague Castle ❶–❼ 9 am–5 pm (IV–X) (Starý Královský palác) 9 am–4 pm (XI–III) Imperial Stables 1 • Prague Castle ❶–❼ 10 am–6 pm (Císařská konírna) ▼ CIT Y GAL LE RY PRAG UE – h ttp ://ww w .citygalleryprague.cz Bílek Villa (Bílkova vila) 6 • Mickiewiczova 1 ❷–❼ 10 am–6 pm (IV–X) ❺ 1 pm–6 pm ❸+❼ 10 am–6 pm (XI–III) House of Photography 1 • Revoluční 5 ❷–❼ 10 am–6 pm (Dům fotografie) Troja Chateau 7 • U Trojského zámku 1 ❷–❼ 10 am–6 pm (Trojský zámek) ❺ 1 pm–6 pm

120/60/200

140/80/260

120/60

Angelo Maria Ripellino: Prague was more Beautiful than Rome The Story of the Czech Avant-Garde – The exhibition documents the intensive bonds between Czech and Italian poets and artists, presenting Czech art from the first half of the XX century in a narrative form (9 February – 12 May 2019) (see p. 20–21) Permanent exhibition: Glass as Art (see p. 7, 22–23) Short-term exhibition: Fresh Colours – This group exhibition presents eleven contemporary Czech glass artists, designers and studios whose creations combine a passion for colour, an unorthodox approach to the art, and originality (5 March – 9 June ’19)

Permanent exhibition: The interior of the villa and works by F. Bílek, an Art Nouveau symbolist Exhibition: Early Sketches Jiří Hanke: Photographs 1973–2018 (19 March – 18 August 2019) (see p. 13) Aleš Hnízdil, Jiří Kačer – Sculptures and Objecte (28 March – 3 November 2019) Stone Treasures from Prague Gardens (28 March – 3 November 2019) Carnations and Velvet / Art and Revolution in Portugal and Czechoslovakia 1968–1974–1989 (30 April – 29 September 2019) (see p. 13)

100 years of the Czecho-Slovak Crown (1 February – 28 April 2019) (see p. 27)

100/50/200

Slovenian Impressionism (1870–1930) (16 May – 16 September 2019) (see p. 27) The Theresian Wing of the Old Royal Palace

Note

100/50/200

Admission (CZK)

64 Day of the Re-establishment of the Independent Czech State 19–22/4 2019 Easter 1 May Labour Day 8 May Liberation Day (1945) 5 July The Slavic Missionaries Saints Constantine and Methodius Day 6 July Day of the Burning of Master John Hus at the Stake (1415)

28 September Day of the Czech Statehood 28 October Day of the Establishment of the Independent Czechoslovakia 17 November Day of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy 24 December Christmas Eve 25 December Christmas 26 December Christmas

1 January

Name Prague City Tourism (see p. 5) www.prague.eu e-mail: guides@prague.eu Prague Passenger Shipping (Pražská paroplavební společnost)

Quarter • Street/Square Telephone 1 • Staroměstské nám. 1 (Old-Town Hall) 221 714 714 Service guides: 236 002 562, 775 855 037 1 • Visitor Centre, Na Můstku, Rytířská 12 221 714 714 2 • Rašínovo nábřeží 605 295 111 1 • Dvořákovo nábřeží e-mail: pps@paroplavba.cz (Steamer landing-places between Palackého and Jiráskův bridge and at the Čechův bridge) Sightseeing Prague e-mail: tours@sightseeing-prague.com 728 880 367

Public Holidays in the Czech Republic

❶–❺ 8:30 a.m.–noon, 1 p.m.–4 p.m. ❶–❺ 9 a.m.–6 p.m. ❻❼ 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

❶–❼ 9 a.m.–5 p.m. ❶–❼ 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

❶–❼ 8 a.m.–8 p.m. ❶–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Open IV–X ❶–❼ 9 a.m.–7 p.m. ❶–❼ 9 a.m.–7 p.m.

Prague Sight-seeing Tours

Quarter • Street/Square • Telephone • Fax Open XI–III 1 • Staroměstské nám. 1, (Old-Town Hall) ❶–❼ 9 a.m.–7 p.m. 1 • Visitor Centre, Na Můstku, Rytířská 12 ❶–❼ 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Exchange Office, Wi-Fi 6 • Václav Havel Airport Prague, Terminal 1, Terminal 2 ❶–❼ 8 a.m.–8 p.m. 1 • Václavské náměstí (on the corner of Štěpánská st.) ❶–❼ 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Tourist services and information of Prague and the Czech Republic, Prague Card – four days ticket for more than 50 monuments, etc. Information Centres of Prague Castle 1 • 3rd Courtyard • 224 372 434 • 224 373 435 ❶–❼ 9 a.m.–4 p.m. ❶–❼ 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (see p. 26–27) 1 • 2nd Courtyard • 224 372 423, 419 Service of guides for all the Prague Castle monuments (224 373 584) e-mail: info@hrad.cz; www.kulturanahrade.cz CzechTourism 2 • Vinohradská 46 • 221 580 611-2 ❶–❺ 8:30 a.m.–noon, 1 p.m.–4 p.m. 1 • Old-Town Square 5 • 224 861 476 • 224 861 587 ❶–❺ 9 a.m.–6 p.m. ❻❼ 10 a.m.–5 p.m. www.czechtourism.com Information of the Czech Republic www.czechtourism.com

Name Prague City Tourism www.prague.eu, e-mail: tourinfo@prague.eu tel.: +420 221 714 714

Tourist Information Centres

TOURISTINFORMATION

☎ 112 ☎ 155

Quarter • Street/Square ☎ Ambulance Meditrans; www.ambulance-meditrans.cz callcenter@ambulance-meditrans.cz 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 – open: nonstop 224 946 982 2 • Belgická 37 – open: nonstop 222 513 396 Pharmacy – Hospital Thomayerova 4 • Vídeňská 800 (Krč) – open: nonstop 261 084 019 Pharmacy – Hospital Motol 5 • V Úvalu 84/1 – open: Mo–Fri 8 am–4 pm (the blue building), nonstop (the building of directorate) 224 435 714, 224 435 736 Pharmacy Dr. Max 6 • Vítězné náměstí 13 – open: nonstop 224 325 520 Pharmacy BENU 7 • Františka Křížka 22 – open: nonstop 731 638 010 Královské Vinohrady Hospital Pharmacy 10 • Vinohrady, Šrobárova 50 – open: Mo–Fri 7:30 am–6 pm, Sa–Su 7:30 am–noon., 00:30 pm–4 pm (Pavillon P) 267 162 823 EMERGENCY 1 • Spálená 12 (New Town) – open: Mo–Fri 7 pm–6 am, Sa–Su nonstop 222 924 295 4 • Vídeňská 800 (Hospital Thomayerova) – open: Mo–Fri 7 pm–6:30 am, Sa–Su nonstop (Pavillon B1) 261 082 520 5 • V Úvalu 84/1 (Hospital Motol) – open: Mo–Fri 7 pm–6:30 am, Sa–Su nonstop 224 438 590 6 • U Vojenské nemocnice 1200 (Hospital Vojenská), building CH 2 – open: Mo–Fri 7 pm–7 am, Sa–Su nonstop 973 203 571 8 • Budínova 2 (Hospital Bulovka) – open: Mo–Fri 7 pm–6 am, Sa–Su nonstop 266 083 301 10 • Šrobárova 50 (Hospital Vinohradská – Pavillon S) – open: nonstop 267 163 778 STOMATOLOGICAL EMERGENCY 1 • Spálená 12 – open: Mo–Fri 7 pm–6 am, 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.

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

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

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)

Main Railway Station (Hlavní nádraží) (Underground line C) 2 • Wilsonova 80

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.

AAA Radiotaxi . . . . . . ☎ 140 14, 222 333 222 Taxi – Praha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 111 000 City Taxi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 257 257 Halotaxi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 114 411 Profi Taxi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 15 Speed Cars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 234 234

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Municipality – Prague 1, Jungmannova 29 Mon–Th 8 am– 6 pm, Fr 8 am–4 pm Internet: www.dpp.cz

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

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

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.

Transport Inquiries Tel.: 296 191 817, daily 7 am–9 pm Underground line A, station MŮSTEK Underground line C, station HLAVNÍ NÁDRAŽÍ Underground line B, station ANDĚL, Václav Havel Airport,Terminal I, Terminal II Underground line A, station NÁDRAŽÍ VELESLAVÍN, Mon–Fr 6 am–8 pm, Sa 9:30 am–5 pm

Information about bus connections (domestic and international) ☎ nonstop 900 144 444 (14 CZK/1 min.) Tickets and seat tickets abroad Eurolines (Florenc Central Bus Station) Call centre: 731 222 111 E-mail: info@eurolines.cz On line sales: www.eurolines.cz RegioJet ☎ 222 222 221, e-mail: info@regiojet.cz On line sales: www.regiojet.cz Florenc Central Bus Station (Underground line B, C, Florenc stop) 8 • Křižíkova 4-6

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.

The tickets are available at some Underground stations, at Transport Inquiries, at shops selling newspapers and cigarettes (with inscription Tabák), at some groceries, reception desks, travel services, yellow vending machines by the transport means stations. All lines of the underground operate from 5.00 am till midnight. Tram and bus timetables are placed at all stops. Funicular [(Prague 5-Újezd), stop of trams 9, 12, 15, 20, 22, 23 – Nebozízek – Petřín)] operates from 9 am till 11:30 pm (IV–X); from 9 am till 11:20 pm (XI–III), daily. Transport fee and tickets are identical for all public transport means.

SMS ticket – send a text message to 902 06: DPT32 – for a 90 minute ticket / CZK 32 DPT24 – for a 30 minute ticket / CZK 24 DPT110 – for a 24 hour ticket / CZK 110 DPT310 – for a 72 hour ticket / CZK 310 (on trams 18 and 22 tickets can be bought by card)

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TRANSPORT–Tram,Bus,UndergroundinPrague

www.tctravel-prague.com

tel.: +420 266 704 607, 266 706 608 fax: +420 266 704 620, e-mail: info@tctravel-prague.com

Hotel reservations • Central Europe trips Coach hire • City tours and excursions • School groups Musical ensembles • Complete itineraries for groups

TC TRAVEL – the Arriva and DB Company groups member

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Break-down? Accident?

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Call centrum: tel.: 840 111 244 The General Post Office: Jindřišská 14, Praha 1 Post Office with customs office: Plzeňská 139, Praha 5, tel.: 257 019 111 Postage prices: Domestic postcards 19 CZK. Local and domestic letters 19 CZK. Postcards in Europe 39 CZK. Letters (50 g) in Europe 39 CZK.

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

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Public Parking Garages – Selection Praha 1, náměstí Jana Palacha (Rudolfinum) Praha 1, Ostrovni (the National Theater) Praha 1, náměstí 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 (OC Palladium) Praha 2, Wilsonova 77 (near State Opera) Praha 2, Vinohradská 151 (OC Flora)

motorway tax: see page 69 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

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

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Telephone: International telephone numbers info and information for Prague and Czech Republic 1181 Telephone cards are available at post office, at shops called “Tabák” or “Trafika”, at newspaper and cigarette kiosks, etc. International direct-dial calls: 00 + country code + respective telephone number.

Letters (50 g) and postcards for other continents (air mail) 45 CZK Information on postal services is available on: http://www.ceskaposta.cz E-mail: info@cpost.cz

Praha 5, OC Nový Smíchov Praha 6, Studentská 2 (Metro Station Dejvická) Selected Watched Car Parks (Selection) Praha 1, Wilsonova (the Main Railway Station) Praha 1, Alšovo nábřeží Praha 1, Na Florenci Praha 1, Malostranské náměstí Praha 6, Václav Havel Airport Prague P + R facilities are located close tu urban public transport. Underground stops: Černý Most, Depo Hostivař, Chodov, Ládví, Letňany, Nádraží Holešovice, Nové Butovice, Opatov, Rajská zahrada, Skalka, Zličín More info: www.dpp.cz/en/p-r-facilities

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Vehicles with total weight under 3.5 tonnes – regardless of trailer weight – use stickers (motorbikes are free of charge). The details shown in the vehicle registration document are decisive in determining the total weight (m) of the motor vehicle.

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Starts on the day marked on the sticker and expires at the end of the tenth calendar day.

Starts on the day marked on the sticker and expires at the end of the same day as marked on the sticker in the immediately following month.

Starts on December 1, 2018 and expires on January 31, 2020 (1 month before and after the nominal period).

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NOTE: It is highly recommended to buy a sticker with a credit card or in CZK directly at the petrol station cash desk! Other resellers at rest areas may charge you an additional amount of money for exchange rates, please beware of unfair rates.

Stickers are available at almost every petrol station or post office in the Czech Republic. Road and Motorway Directorate (ŘSD) does not have its own selling points. When entering the Czech Republic on motorways D1 (from Poland near Bohumín), D2 (from Slovakia near Břeclav), D5 (from Germany near Rozvadov) and D8 (from Germany near Petrovice), the sticker can be bought on the first rest area after the border.

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www.sfdi.cz/en

Penalty: Fine of up to CZK 5,000 or a penalty notice of up to CZK 100,000 in administrative proceedings.

Fill in the registration number of your vehicle legibly in the places indicated on both parts of the sticker. Use pen, not pencil.

A proof of payment of the fee is a 2-part sticker. Part one of the sticker is to be placed on the inside of the windscreen. Part two is to be retained.

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Mobile application

The mobile app (to download at www.prg.aero) provides information on flights (scanning the code of the boarding pass) and on the best way to the airport with public transport. It also offers information on parking at the airport, types of check-in, the shops, restaurants, airport rooms and VIP services. The app is available for iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices.

Lost and Found

tel.: +420 220 115 005 e-mail: terminal.operations@prg.aero

Located in the Departure Halls of Terminal 1 and 2. Passengers get their export goods receipt, authorising them to claim a tax refund, stamped here.

Tax-free Customs Office

tel.: +420 220 111 220 e-mail: prm@prg.aero

Passengers with reduced mobility service

Menzies Aviation a/and CGH tel.: Terminal 1 +420 220 114 483 Terminal 2 +420 220 113 742 e-mail: lostfound@menziesaviation.com

Czech Airlines Handling, a. s. tel.: Terminal 1 +420 220 114 283 Terminal 2 +420 220 116 298 e-mail: box.bag@prg.aero

Baggage Claims

At Václav Havel Airport Prague, passengers may use local wireless Internet connection free of charge. Terminals 1 and 2 are 24/7 WiFi signal covered. Thanks to the dense net of access points, high accessibility is ensured and there is no risk of disruption while using the connection. You can connect to the network via (SSID) prg.aero-free. You need a portable device with built in WiFi support, nothing else. FreeWiFi provides unlimited use of Internet.

Wireless Internet

Check the airport apron operations from the viewing terraces. One viewing terrace is in the Praha restaurant located in the public area of the Terminal 1 Arrival Hall; another one is located in the public area of the Terminal 2 Departure Hall. Entry is free of charge.

Viewing Terrace

Letiště Praha, a. s. | Prague Airport K Letišti 6/1019, 160 08 Praha 6; www.prg.aero tel.: +420 220 111 888; e-mail: informace@prg.aero

tel.: +420 220 111 888 e-mail: informace@prg.aero

Information – nonstop operation

INFORMATION PASSPORT CONTROL SECURITY CONTROL CUSTOMS VIEWING TERRACE TOILETS CHILDREN’S CORNER FOOD COURT WATER FOUNTAINS CHARGING SPOT REFRESHMENT VENDING MACHINE FIRST AID TRANSFER DESK DEPARTURES ARRIVALS EXCHANGE OFFICE ATM CURRENCY EXCHANGE MACHINE TAX REFUND LIFT OVERSIZE BAGGAGE BAGGAGE OFFICE BAGGAGE CLAIM PUBLIC AREA / TRANSIT AREA PARKING

Prague airport is situated in the suburb called Ruzyně, at north-west direction, approximately 20 km out of the centre. Public transport – bus number 100 from Zličín underground stop, line B; number 119 from the nádraží Veleslavín underground stop, line A; number 191 from the Anděl underground stop, line B or bus AE (Airport Express) from the Hlavní nádraží (Main Railway Station) underground stop, line C.

Airplane – Václav Havel Airport Prague – www.prg.aero

In order to increase security measures, airport security service employees randomly inspect checked baggage. As a result of these inspections, your bag may be wrapped in a transparent plastic film and labeled “Security Checked”.

Important notice

INFORMATION PASSPORT CONTROL SECURITY CONTROL CUSTOMS VIEWING TERRACE TOILETS CHILDREN’S CORNER FOOD COURT WATER FOUNTAINS CHARGING SPOT REFRESHMENT VENDING MACHINE TRANSFER DESK DEPARTURES ARRIVALS EXCHANGE OFFICE ATM CURRENCY EXCHANGE MACHINE TAX REFUND LIFT BAGGAGE DEPOSIT OVERSIZE BAGGAGE BAGGAGE OFFICE BAGGAGE CLAIM PUBLIC AREA / TRANSIT AREA PARKING

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Quarter • Street/Square Telephone 1 • Nosticova 2a 257 007 681 e-mail: info@altanykampa.cz 4 • Hvězdova 1716/2b 222 755 380 e-mail: info@aureole.cz 1 • Hybernská 7 224 226 004 e-mail: hybernia@hybernia.cz 777 344 005 1 • Dlouhá 33 734 283 874 e-mail: dlouha@ambi.cz 1 • Malostranské nám. 35/21 257 409 112 e-mail: info@malostranska-beseda.cz 1 • náměstí Republiky 5 222 002 780 2 • Rašínovo nábřeží 2084/1 224 930 015 e-mail: rene.soukup@restauracevltava.cz

Restaurant Sarah Bernhardt (Hotel Paris) T-Anker Sluneční terasa (Kotva department store)

Plzeňská restaurace Restaurace Vltava

Malostranská Beseda

Lokál Dlouhááá

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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 Michelin Star awarded luxurious restaurant (2014), international cuisine, view of the historical part of Prague

Czech cuisine specialities, Pilsner beer; e-mail: info@plzenskarestaurace.cz A wooden restaurant built in 1945 directly by the Vltava River, between the Jiráskův and Palackého bridges. Czech cuisine, fish, Pilsner Urquell and other Czech beers. The restaurant was included in the list of cultural landmarks in 1995. Excellent French and Czech cuisine

Characteristic • Note Czech and international cuisine, 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 Czech and international cuisine, wine bar 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

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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

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For 100 years, Prague cafés have been places for pleasant encounters of friends, artists, journalists, and students. 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 delicious espresso. Our pastry shop prepares daily home-made cakes, and we offer quiet breakfasts, business lunches, 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.

Café & Restaurant Slavia, a. s. Národní 1, Prague 1 Tel.: +420 224 218 493 +420 777 709 145 E-mail: info@cafeslavia.cz Open daily: Mon–Fri 8 am to midnight Sat–Sun 9 am to midnight

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LIVE PIANO DAILY FROM 5 PM TO 11 PM

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 am 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 openair summer terrace. Covering 400 sq m, Louvre Photogallery displays the best works of leading photographers. Café Louvre – your meeting point Národní 22, Prague 1; info@cafelouvre.cz Tel.: +420 224 930 949, +420 724 054 055 Open daily: Mon–Fri 8 am–11:30 pm Sat and Sun 9 am–11:30 pm

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Křižíkova 17° 186 00 Prague 8 – Karlín Tel.: +420 222 315 777 pivoklub@iol.cz www.gastroinfo.cz/pivoklub

Open daily 11:30 am–11:30 pm – 250+ beer brands in bottles – 6 craft beers on tap – Traditional Czech cuisine – Specialties prepared with beer – Pork knuckles – Treats from the oven and grill

RESTAURANT AND BEER BOUTIQUE CZECH BAR AWARDS 2011 WINNER

PIVOVARSKÝ KLUB

Brewery and restaurant, 13° Flek stout, Cabaret, Brewery museum Pilsner Urquell 12° beer, Kozel beer Brewery and restaurant

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Café galerie Ungelt Café Imperial Café Louvre (see p. 77) Café Montmartre Café Mozart Café Neustadt

Café and restaurant opened in 1893, favorite cafe of Franz Kafka, close to the National Theatre and Kampa Home-made pastries, summer garden First (in 1912) and last cubist café in the world

Centre of cultural and intellectual life, one of Prague’s legends

Founded in 1911, reopened 2000 View of the Old Town astronomical clock, home-made pastries High-quality coffee, exhibitions, concerts

High-quality coffee, artistic works on exhibit Founded in 1914, reopened in 2007, Art-deco style with cubist elements Founded in 1902, top café culture, summer terrace

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

Brewery and restaurant

773 778 788

Telephone • Fax 222 195 816

Characteristic • Note Pilsner Urquell beer

Telephone • Fax 257 409 104

Quarter • Street/Square 1 • U Obecního domu 1 www.sarah-bernhardt.cz 1 • Štupratská 7 1 • Na Poříčí 15 1• Národní 22 www.cafelouvre.cz 1 • Řetězová 7 1 • Staroměstské náměstí 22 2 • Karlovo náměstí 1

Name Café de Paris

Café

Name Quarter • Street/Square Malostranská beseda 1 • Malostranské nám. 21 (Pilsner Urquell Original Restaurant) Boat Brewery 1 • Dvořákovo nábřeží (Loď Pivovar) under Štefánik Bridge U Fleků 1 • Křemencova 11 U Kalicha 2 • Na Bojišti 12–14 U Medvídků 1 • Na Perštýně 7

Beer Halls • Pubs

❶–❺ 10 am–10 pm ❻❼ 10 am–6:30 pm ❶–❼ 7 am–11 pm ❶–❺ 8 am–11:30 pm ❺❻ 9 am–11:30 pm ❶–❺ 11 am–midnight ❻❼ non–midnight ❶–❼ 7 am–10 pm ❶–❺ 9 am–11 pm ❻ 10 am–11 pm ❼ 10 am–8 pm ❶–❺ 8 am–midnight ❻❼ 9 am–midnight ❶–❼ 5 pm–11 pm – live piano music ❶–❺ 8 am–10:30 pm ❻❼ 9 am–10:30 pm ❶–❼ 9 am–10 pm ❶–❺ 9 am–10 pm ❺❻ 10 am–10 pm

Open – days, hours ❶–❼ 8 am–2 am

Open – days, hours ❶–❼ 4 pm–1 am (Pub) ❶–❼ 11 am–11 pm (Restaurant) ❼–❹ 11:30 am–11 pm ❺–❻ 11:30 am–midnight ❶–❼ 10 am–11 pm, Cabaret: since 5/4 2019 ❶–❼ 11 am–11 pm ❶–❼ 11:30 am–11 pm

Karlštejn Castle

Průhonice Park & Chateau

CZECHREPUBLIC DISCOVER ITS BEAUTIES Křivoklátsko Region

Český Krumlov

Terezín Mladá Boleslav

Karlovy Vary Loket ary vy V Karloegion R

Kost Humprecht

Praha Karlštejn Castle Průhonice Boh Central emia Regio n

Kolín Kutná Hora

Litomyšl

Žďár nad Sázavou Telč

Olomouc

Třebíč Kroměříž Brno

Český Krumlov

Karlovy Vary Spa

Lednice-Valtice Area

Kolín, St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral

ONEDAYTRIPSFROMPRAGUE KARLŠTEJN CASTLE

KONĚPRUSY CAVES

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

www.hrad-karlstejn.cz

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 counterfeit workshop. The most interesting speleothem decoration is known as the socalled “Koněprusy rose”.

Karlštejn Castle was founded in the middle of the 14th century by Charles IV for the safe-keeping of the crown 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. Open (except Monday): III .........................................................9:30 am–4 pm IV ......................................9:30 am–5 pm (22/4 open) V ....................................................9:30 am–5:30 pm VI ........................................................9 am–5:30 pm VII, VIII.............................................9 am–6 pm (daily) IX....................................................9:30 am–5:30 pm X................................9:30 am–4:30 pm (28/10 open) XI (1–17).................................................10 am–3 pm XI (18–30 Sat+Sun only) ........................10 am–3 pm XII (1–22 Sat+Sun only) .........................10 am–3 pm XII (23–25) .......................................................closed XII (26–31) ..............................................10 am–3 pm

www.caves.cz

Open hours: I–III+XII ............................................................closed IV–VI+IX.................Mo–Su.......................8 am–4 pm VII–VIII ....................Mo–Su.......................8 am–5 pm X ............................Mo–Su..................8:30 am–3 pm XI............................Mo–Fri ...........9 am, 11 am, 2 pm Sa–Su...............................closed Reservation for groups: +420 730 572 485 e-mail: infokj@caves.cz

Admission: guided tour (other than Czech) 1) Basic tour – 270 CZK (booked group 15+), other 320 CZK. 2) Exclusive tour – 750 CZK (XI–IV closed) (booking – rezervace@hradkarlstejn.cz)

Admission: basic............................................................150 CZK seniors 65+, students under 26 ...................110 CZK children 3–15 .................................................70 CZK children under 3...................................................free

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

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

ONEDAYTRIPSFROMPRAGUE KOST CASTLE

HUMPRECHT CHATEAU

Podkost 1–8, 507 45 Mladějov Bohemian Paradise Region Tel.: +420 493 571 144

507 43 Sobotka, Bohemian Paradise Region Tel.: +420 493 571 583 e-mail: info@humprecht.cz

www.hrad-kost.cz

www.humprecht.cz

One of the most beautiful and best-preserved Gothic castles in Bohemia was built in the first half of the 14th century, and radically rebuilt in 1370. Part of the castle was rebuilt once again in the 16th century in the Renaissance style, and the entire castle was enlarged.

The principal castle tower’s ground plan is trapezoidal, and that is why an observant person might be surprised to see all its four edges at once. Kost Castle is also remarkable for its location: it is one of just a few Czech castles it wasn’t built on the top of a hill, but rather at a meeting point of three valleys. During the Prussian-Austrian war, on the night of 28–29 June 1866, the castle was used for a military purpose for the last time, and proved its excellent defence value: the Austrian army successfully diverted two Prussian attacks. The castle has an interesting history, and has had many owners. Kost Castle is owned by the Kinsky family today.

This hunting chateau in the baroque style, close to the east-Bohemian city of Sobotka, was built in the 2nd half of the 17th century as a likeness of the Galata Tower in Istanbul, constructed on an elliptical ground plan. Such an architectural layout is very unusual in the Czech lands. A Czech aristocrat, the baroque period nobleman Humprecht Černín of Chudenice, commissioned it to an Italian architect, Carlo Lurago, for the castle was supposed to meet the tastes of his Italian spouse. The Černín family visited the chateau for hunting and relaxation purposes. The observatory gallery offers a great view of Bohemian Paradise region; in nice weather you can also see distant Krkonoše (Giant Mountains) and Jizerské hory (Izera Mountains).

Open hours: April, October.........................................10 am–4 pm (closed on Mondays and Tuesdays) May, June, and September ......................9 am–5 pm (closed on Mondays) July, August (daily)....................................9 am–6 pm

Open hours: April, October......................................9 am–3:30 pm (on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays only) May, June ...........................................9 am–4:30 pm (closed on Mondays) July, August .............................................9 am–5 pm (closed on Mondays) September ...............................................9 am–4 pm (closed on Mondays) November–March ..........................booked tours only Admission: 80 CZK

Reservations for groups: +420 607 106 324 e-mail: objednavky-kost@kinsky-dal-borgo.cz Admission: 180 CZK, guided tours in foreign languages an additional 80 CZK Taking pictures an additional 100 CZK Transportation directions from Prague: By car: R 10 speedway to Mladá Boleslav, Rte 16 to Jičín, at the Přepeř community exit (before Horní Bousov) head for Dobšín – Kost Castle (87 km) Bus: from the Černý Most bus terminal (end stop of metro B) to Sobotka, transfer to seasonal bus connection to Kost Castle

Transportation directions from Prague: By car: R 10 speedway to Mladá Boleslav, Rte 16 to Jičín, turn to Sobotka past the community of Horní Bousov (85 km). Bus: from the Černý Most bus terminal (end stop of metro B) to Sobotka

ONEDAYTRIPSFROMPRAGUE KARLOVY VARY (CARLSBAD)

LOKET

– the city of personalities and stars

– a royal jewel in the heart of the Carlsbad Region Loket/Elbogen, the medieval romantic castle on a rocky promontory surrounded from three sides by the river Ohře, has been the heart of a picturesque little town for more than 850 years. From the top of the castle tower you can view the square with the

The famous Czech spa town is a beautiful oasis in the valley of the river Teplá. It evokes an atmosphere of dreams and an idyllic essence of peace. Along with distinguished architecture, breathtaking spa colonnades, countless mineral springs and excellent health and wellness treatments, Carlsbad is also a city of numerous kinds of fun – from sports to non-traditional exhibitions, and thematic excursions. Take a cable car to the famous Carlsbad watch tower that offers both an excellent view and its own tropical garden with dozens of varieties of butterflies from all over the world. Visit the Christmas House where Christmas never ends or stretch your bodies in the sports and rope centers.

baroque Holly Trinity Pillar, the historical burghers’ houses, and the remnants of the city fortifications. You may have seen this unusually beautiful little town in the James Bond’s movie “Casino Royale”. The history of this ancient town is tied to the Emperors and Kings IV, Wenceslas IV, as well as Johann Wolfgang Goethe who proposed marriage to the very young Ulrika right here.

www.karlovyvary.cz

The castle is open daily: XI–III .........................................................9 am–4 pm IV, V, IX, X ................................................9 am–5 pm VI, VII, VIII ............................................9 am–6:30 pm Admission: Guided tour (English, German, Russian) Basic ....................................................170 CZK/8 s Children, students, seniors ..............140 CZK/6,50 s Family (two adults + two children) ......420 CZK/21 s Booking: pruvodci@hradloket.cz Direction from Prague: Route R6, 138 km, exit 136 (Nové Sedlo), 2 km direction Loket (see p. 101)

KARLOVY VARY REGION CARD saves both your time and money!

www.loket.cz

The KARLOVY VARY REGION CARD lets you visit, experience and enjoy all of the region’s must sees on favourable terms. Make use of discounts and free admission to more than 60 sights and further tourist attractions. During its validity period, the KARLOVY VARY REGION CARD can also be used as a free public transport ticket in Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně. (see p. 100–101)

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ONEDAYTRIPSFROMPRAGUE KUTNÁ HORA

ČESKÝ KRUMLOV … a treasure trove full of history and arts Český Krumlov has been spinning its story for over 700 years, and each century has added a unique trait into its features. The result is a picturesque town proud of its architectural beauty and magical atmosphere.

Český Krumlov, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a lively, cosmopolitan town with a unique atmosphere surrounded by unspoiled countryside. Dominated by a Castle stretching over the meandering Vltava River, Český Krumlov’s narrow cobblestone streets wind along romantic nooks between patrician houses, where you’ll find attractive exhibits of world-renown artists, music festivals, concerts, and theatre performances. The cosy inns, coffee shops, and ancient taverns entertain a diverse international crowd. (see p. 90–91)

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.

www.kutnahora.cz St Barbora’s Cathedral – Open daily: I–II.........................................................10 am–4 pm III, XI, XII ................................................10 am–5 pm IV–X ........................................................9 am–6 pm Admission: 120 CZK Italian Court – Open daily: XI–II.......................................................10 am–4 pm III, X.......................................................10 am–5 pm IV–IX .......................................................9 am–6 pm Admission: tour 1+2 – 115 CZK

ČESKÝ KRUMLOV CARD – 1 ENTRANCE CARD TO 5 MUSEUMS • Castle Museum and Castle Tower • Český Krumlov Regional Museum • Museum Fotoatelier Seidel • Egon Schiele Art Centrum • Český Krumlov Monasteries

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

➢ up to 50 % discount of the regular ticket price ➢ can be used for the whole calendar year ➢ for sale at theTourist Information Centre Český Krumlov and at the participating institutions

www.ckrumlov.info

ONEDAYTRIPSFROMPRAGUE TŘEBÍČ

LITOMYŠL

Třebíč is a picturesque town with rich history and a lot of valuable architectural monuments. The most remarkable have been included in the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List – the St. Procopius Basilica and the Jewish Quarter with the Jewish Cemetery.

Litomyšl, a small town in Eastern-Bohemia, is going through a second renaissance. In recent years, twelve of the buildings on the hill of the château have been restored, and they are well worth a look. A visit to Litomyšl would not be complete without the complex of the château, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Besides guided tours that include a unique theatre,you can see the château houses with the Municipal Picture Gallery, a permanent exhibition of sculptures by Olbram Zoubek and A Heart for Václav Havel, and the birth family apartement of composer Bedřich Smetana. Other places worth a visit are the Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross, with a lookout tower and the exhibition Angels on the Hill, and the former Bishop’s Gymnasium, which today houses a successfully restored museum. To relax a little take a walk in the Monastery gardens and then full steam ahead to another places of interest.

The Basilica, built in the Romanesque style with some early Gothic features, is one of the treasures of medieval architecture. The most valuable part of the Basilica is the crypt. The Jewish Quarter is the only evidence of Jewish culture outside the territory of Israel included in the UNESCO list and it’s a unique complex of 123 buildings, among them the Front and Rear Synagogue, and the Seligmann Bauer’s House, with an exhibition of a typical Jewish household.

www.visittrebic.eu St. Procopius’ Basilica VI–IX.......................Mon–Thu .........9–11 am, 1–5 pm Sat, Sun..........................1–6 pm Fri ....................9–11 am, 1–3 pm X–V ........................Mon–Thu .........9–11 am, 1–5 pm Fri ....................9–11 am, 1–3 pm Sat, Sun..........................1–5 pm

www.litomysl.cz

Jewish Quarter – Open daily: I–VI, IX–XI .................................................9 am–5 pm VII–VIII ......................................................9 am–6 pm XII.............................................................9 am–4 pm

Château: III/30–IV/18–28 (23–26, 29, 30 – closed), X (till 28) – weekends and holidays 10 am–3 pm Open (except Monday) V – 10 am–3 pm, VI, IX – 10 am–4 pm VII, VIII – 10 am–5 pm, X/29–XII/31 – closed Municipal Picture Gallery V ............................Tue–Sun ....10 am–noon, 1–4 pm VI–IX.......................Tue–Sun ....10 am–noon, 1–5 pm

ONEDAYTRIPSFROMPRAGUE ARCHITECTURE IN BRNO

TELČ Telč is one of the most sought-after cultural destinations, where you can pleasantly spend your free time. You can visit historical landmarks and the Telč undergrounds, now open to the public, located below most of the houses on the Zacharias of Hradec square and part of the chateau complex. You can also visit festivals, concerts, exhibitions at the city gallery, or a historical festival organized every year, moderated by the historical personalities Zacharias of Hradec, and Katerina of Wallenstein.

Photo: Villa Tugendhat by David Židlický It is said that Brno is a living gallery of functionalist architecture, where not a single one of the important names of that era is missing. From Adolf Loose, who was born here, through Bohuslav Fuchs or Ernest Wiesner, to the German Ludwig Miese van der Rohe, the designer of the world famous Villa Tugendhat, a masterpiece of Functionalism from 1930, included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. The residential and utility rooms and the beautiful garden of this unique house, with its flowing space, are open to the public, and the villa offers a fantastic view to the city.

Together with the chateau, the city square constitutes a unique architectonic complex, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1992.

Bookings required. www.tugendhat.eu

Part of the undergrounds and underground corridors oriented toward the square were opened to the public in September 2014. Visitors can peek in the Telč undergrounds in their “raw” condition that continues along the entire square. They can also enter the renovated rooms, where modern projection technology present the city of Telč and its surroundings, as well important points of the history of its development.

Other houses in Brno open to the public: Villa Jurkovič, Villa Stiassni and Villa Löw-Beer. You can learn more about the city’s architecture with Brno’s Architectural Manual

www.bam.brno.cz

High tourist season opening hours of the undergrounds: June – September: Tue–Sun 10 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm – 20 pers. max During the off-season you can arrange a visit at the Information Center, nám. Zachariáše z Hradce 10 (the ground floor of the Town Hall) Tel.: +420 567 112 407–8 e-mail: info@telc.eu

www.telc.eu

Photo: Villa Jurkovič More information at www.GOtoBRNO.cz Arriving from Prague Car – 200 km on Motorway D1 Excellent train and bus connections

ONEDAYTRIPSFROMPRAGUE LEDNICE-VALTICE AREA

FLORAL GARDEN KROMĚŘÍŽ Generála Svobody 767 01 Kroměříž Tel.: +420 723 962 891

www.zamek-kromeriz.cz

The towns of Lednice and Valtice are located in the heart of the Lednice-Valtice Complex, which in 1996 was included in the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites. They offer a lot of cultural and sports activities. The surroundings are criss-crossed with cycling trails, where you can admire the uniqueness, charm and history of the region. Lednice is a popular tourist destination thanks to its fairy-tale château and the surrounding landscape. Though, in recent years, also thanks to its successfully developing spas. The main therapeutic source are the mineral waters rich in iodine-bromide sourced from a nearby well. Thanks to its iodine contents, its quality is one of the best of its type in Europe. In 2009, the Lednice Spas were granted the status of therapeutic spa.

The Kroměříž Flower Garden ranks among the most significant gardening masterpieces worldwide, these days being practically the only representation of such kind in Europe.The Flower garden has two main parts – the flower bank with shaped walls and broderiebeds, and the garden nursery with the Strawberry Hills. Every year, the beds in front of the colonnade in the flower bank are planted with twenty thousand summerannuals, grown in greenhouses and hot-beds directly in the Flower Garden. There are fountains among the colourful flowerbeds and green labyrinths, and the very centre of the garden is dominated by a rotunda with unique artistic decorations and a unique Foucault pendulum. One of the most attractive parts of the Flower garden is a 244-metre-long colonnade with statues of ancient gods and other historical figures of antiquity. The construction according to the design by Giovanni PietroTencalla was completed in 1671. The Flower Garden offer the visitors many surprising and unforgettable moments.

www.lednice.cz, www.valtice.eu

Lednice Château and Greenhouse II, III, XI, XII (till 22) ......................Sat–Sun, and holidays .....10 am–4 pm IV, X...............Sat–Sun, and holidays .......9 am–4 pm V–VI, IX ..........Tue–Sun ............................9 am–5 pm VII, VIII ...........Mon–Sun ...........................9 am–5 pm Minaret IV, X ..............Tue–Sun ............................9 am–4 pm V, VI, IX..........Tue–Sun ............................9 am–5 pm VII, VIII ...........Mon–Sun ...........................9 am–5 pm Valtice Château IV, X...............Tue–Sun, and holidays.......9 am–4 pm V, IX...............Tue–Sun ............................9 am–5 pm VI...................Sat–Sun .............................9 am–5 pm VII, VIII ...........Mon–Sun ...........................9 am–6 pm XI–XII (till 2) ....Sat–Sun ...........................10 am–2 pm

Open throughout the whole year. III .................................................daily 9 am–3:30 pm V, VI, VII, VIII, IX ...........................daily 8 am–6:30 pm IV, X ............................................daily 9 am–4:30 pm Admission fee: 90/60 CZK, English guide – booking phone +420 724 663 700, fee: 210 CZK Directions from Prague: D1 speedway – Jihlava – Brno – Kroměříž, 269 km from Prague, by bus from Praha Florenc Central Bus Station, by train from Main Railway Station

ONEDAYTRIPSFROMPRAGUE OLOMOUC

BAROQUE PEARL ON GREEN HILL

Olomouc is one of the most beautiful cities in Central Europe, the pearl of Moravia, and the most beautiful city in the Czech Republic and a “hidden treasure of Europe”, according Lonely Planet. There you can find breathtaking baroque churches, beautiful palaces, charming stone-paved lanes, flowers and green areas. Next to Prague, it is the city with the highest concentration of marvelous landmarks in the Czech Republic. Olomouc also boasts several European rarities, the largest baroque statuary – the Holy Trinity Column, a significant UNESCO landmark. Olomouc is the site of an ancient university, an archbishopric, a philharmonic orchestra, numerous museums, theaters, and clubs, as well as the location of countless interesting culture events and festival.

Žďár nad Sázavou lies in the beautiful countryside of the Žďárské vrchy Protected Area. The village emerged along the Cistercian Monastery founded in 1252, and was promoted to city in 1607. Today’s dynamic city is a modern center of the region, and – thanks of the magnificent nearby UNESCO landmark – an ever more popular tourist destination, and a gateway to the most beautiful part of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands Region. The St. Johannus Nepomuceni pilgrimage church on Green Hill (Zelená hora) is a state-of-the-art work in the Bohemian baroque Gothic. Its extraordinary value was rewarded with its listing in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994. It was built between 1719 and 1722 by one of the greatest Bohemian baroque architects, Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel. The ambit surrounding the temple was built on a decagonal pattern while the temple itself has the shape of a pentagram. The entire complex has five entrances, inside the temple there are five chapels and five altars. On top of the cupola there is a big tongue, the attribute of St. Johannus Nepomuceni. The entire structure combines two architectonic styles: Gothic and baroque. The main altar features a saint, standing on a globe, optically rising up. On the globe you can find the five octagonal Cistercian stars, representing the five continents where Christianity has spread.

www.tourism.olomouc.eu

Exhibition at the Town Hall The Town Hall hosts three exhibitions on the history of the city, the Town Hall, and the astronomic clock, with free admission Opening hours: Throughout the year Wed ................................8 am–12 noon, 1 pm–5 pm Tue, Thu.....................8 am–12 noon, 1 pm–3:30 pm

Opening hours: IV...................Sat, Sun, holidays ..............9 am–5 pm V–IX ...............daily ...................................9 am–5 pm X....................Sat, Sun, holidays ..............9 am–5 pm

The Town Hall Tower Closed until further notice.

www.zdarns.cz; www.zelena-hora.cz

Olomouc in a nutshell A one-hour tour to the landmarks on the Upper Square (Horní náměstí) including the UNESCO landmarks. 15/6–31/8............daily at 9:30 am, 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm, 3:30 pm

THETEREZÍNMEMORIAL 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.: +420 416 724 535, GSM: +420 604 241 179, 606 632 914 E-mail: manager@pamatnik-terezin.cz, http://www.pamatnik-terezin.cz www.facebook.com/TerezinMemorial 89

ČESKÝ KRUMLOV… …Treasury of History and Art The City of Český Krumlov has been writing its history for more than 700 years. Each century left its unique imprint on the city’s face. Thus, this is a city that boasts great architectural beauty and a magical atmosphere. Under the reign of the Rožmberks the city flourished and dressed itself in a new Renaissance attire. Since then, a palatial tower dominates the chateau, the courtyards are decorated with murals by Italian artists, and scratch work facades decorate numerous houses in the city. Another period in the story of the city is marked by the Baroque. The aristocratic love of theatre, music, and arts during the period of Eggenbergs gave birth to a unique chateau theatre, which resounds with tones of baroque operas in their original staging. You can admire the baroque beauty of the chateau in its rooms and the garden. The last aristocratic family who influenced the shape of the chateau and the city were the Schwarzenberg. Ever since then, the image of the local landmarks hasn’t significantly changed. Egon Schiele, a controversial painter, was enchanted by the charms of the city. Works such as “Dead City” and “City on the Blue River” were created here. We can take a look at the city through the eyes of the renowned Expressionist in the local Egon Schiele Art Centrum. Everyday life at the turn of the 19 th and 20 th centuries was captured in the photographs of Josef Seidel. The original, authentic Art-Nouveau Seidel studio building welcomes visitors and lets them discover the secrets of early artistic photography. The extensive complex of the newly renovated Český Krumlov Monasteries invites visitors to exhibitions presenting the life and the arts of the Minorites and Clares Monasteries as well as to workshops and interactive exhibitions where they can learn about the crafts and artistry of our forefathers. In 1992, another significant year in the history of the city, Český Krumlov was included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. The contemporary city pulsates with colourful life. Krumlov resounds with music of various genres and concerts that feature music stars such as Placido Domingo, Renée Fleming, Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko. And the story continues…

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DISCOVERTHEBEAUTY OFCENTRALBOHEMIA Křivoklátsko

We invite you to the largest region of the Czech Republic, located right next to Prague. Central Bohemia boasts a diverse range of historical, cultural, technical and natural landmarks.

Mladá Boleslav – Škoda Museum

Karlštejn Castle – Chapel of the Holy Cross Příbram – Svatá Hora

Sázava Monastery

Discover majestic castles and palaces, a unique scenery and the rich cultural traditions of a region renowned for its historical monuments, which include the castles of Karlštejn, Křivoklát, Konopiště, Kokořín and Český Šternberk. Almost all the cities of the region can boast a preserved historical centre, for instance Kolín, Kutná Hora, Nymburk, Příbram, etc. Founded in the 11th century, the Sázava Monastery is today the third oldest male cloister in Czechia and one of the country’s most impressive places of pilgrimage. The fans of technology will find dozens of monuments related to the glass manufacturing, coal mining and the automotive, air, rail and military industries, while the waterworks of the Vltava are popular destinations for leisure activities, as well as the other rivers. The extensive and diverse complex of natural reserves is an invitation to hiking and cycling. Do not miss the protected areas of Brdy, Blaník, Český Kras, Křivoklát, Kokořín or Český Ráj – the Bohemian Paradise, the gate to a picturesque landscape of sandstone formations. Central Bohemia also boasts monuments included in the UNESCO World Heritage list, for example, the oldest goeopark in Český Ráj, the Průhonice park and the historical centre of Kutná Hora, with the impressive Cathedral of St. Barbara.

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Kolín, St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral

Průhonice Chateau

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TOP Monuments St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral, the dominant of the city’s skyline and its most valuable monument, an extraordinary piece of Gothic architecture built by Petr Parléř, the architect of Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia Charles IV. At the end of 2019, after renovations, the entire complex of the St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral will be opened to the public, including the bell-tower, the old school and the parterre. Jerusalem on the Elbe – the Jewish gems of Kolín The former Jewish quarter is one of the most precious monuments of its kind in the Czech lands. The city has preserved part of the Jewish Ghetto, with a synagogue and two cemeteries, while the brand-new Stoperstein trail was built in memory of the murdered Jews of Kolín. The Kolín Water Tower Viewpoint is a valuable example of the architecture of the 1st half of the 20 th century.

TOP Event – Kmochův Kolín The 56 th edition of the brass music festival The City of Kolín is pleased to announce the 56 th edition of the festival named after the famous Czech conductor and composer František Kmoch, taking place between 7 and 9 June, 2019. Visitors will enjoy three days packed with music and events, centred in Karlovo náměstí, Kolín’s main square. The line-up includes not only local brass bands, but ensembles from all over the Czech Republic, and even some interesting and rare foreign guests. As in previous years, there will also be evening concerts with outstanding interpreters of a wide range of genres to please a cross-generational audience. In summer, the city serves as the stage of the series of concerts Kolínské kulturní léto (Kolín’s Summer of Culture) and in September it holds Gasparáda, a theatre festival honouring Kolin’s native Jean-Baptiste Gaspard Deburau, the famous Pierot, the most distinctive figure of European Pantomie of the XIX century. More information at:

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PRŮHONICE PARK • • • • •

Natural landscape park of 250 ha National Heritage Site and UNESCO Site Only 5 km south-east of Prague 25 km of park trails 8000 rhododendrons in 100 cultivars, a collection of trees • Botanical gardens

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PRŮHONICE CHÂTEAU • A romantic château in the middle of the Průhonice Park • Weddings and receptions • Social events, concerts, conferences, workshops • Café in the inner courtyard

www.zamekpruhonice.cz Open daily Public events in spring: • March – April Galerie Natura: exhibition of photos of Kopp – Kállay: ITALY • May – June Galerie Natura: pictures by Alexandra Dětinská • 13 April Průhonice Park spring run A traditional race on three different tracks • 18 May

Flower Festival

• 1 – 2 June Perennial weekend, Japanese day (Sunday) • 9 June

Open garden weekend

• 23 June 6 th edition of the Science Trek For more information visit our website or find us on Facebook Botanický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. Zámek 1 252 43 Průhonice tel.: +420 602 603 073 zamek@ibot.cas.cz

KARLOVYVARYREGION A landscape of world famous spas springs. This is the reason why the Spa Triangle of the Karlovy Vary Region has applied to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The Karlovy Vary Region is famous for its natural beauties, its countless extraordinary monuments and its spas which boast a long history and are among the world’s best. The most famous are in the West Bohemian Spa Triangle of Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně and Františkovy Lázně, as well as Lázně Kynžvart and Jáchymov – the only radon spa in the Czech Republic. There isn’t in the world another region that can compare to the spas of Western Bohemia in the number and diversity of its mineral

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EXPERIENCEUNFORGETTABLE MOMENTSINTHEWESTOFTHE CZECHREPUBLIC Discover cultural treasures The Karlovy Vary Region is remarkably diverse. On a relatively small area, it has a plethora of cultural and historical monuments such as the Loket Castle, the Châteaux at Kynžvart and Bečov, the latter with the Saint Maur’s Reliquary, and the Premonstratensian Monastery in Teplá, founded in 1193; all testimonials of the wisdom of the builders and the skills of the local craftmen and artists, and all surrounded by breathtaking natural beauty, embodied in the Ore Mountains – one of the cleanest ranges in the country – the Slavkov forest, surrounded by the Doupov Hills, and the charming valleys of the Odra, the river that connects the region’s major cities.

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Thanks to its natural beauty, its therapeutic heritage and its monuments dating from the Middle Ages, this region is without any doubt a place very much worth visiting. It’s no wonder that one of the greatest European poets, Johann Wolfgang Goethe fell in love with it and visited it many times.

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OREMOUNTAINS IN WINTER AND SUMMER All that skiers long for: Plenty of snow, beautiful tracks, countless cross-country routes. Did you know that the most elevated city in Germany lies in the Ore Mountains? This record belongs to the spa town Oberwiesenthal, located at the feet of the Fichtelberg Mountain. Exactly opposite Fichtelberg, is the Klínovec Mountain; with its 1244 meters above sea level it is the highest summit of the Ore Mountains. There you can find the longest pistes in the region, and numerous cableways and ski lifts for skiers. Winter sports enthusiasts appreciate the diverse terrain of the pistes and groomed cross-country routes, as well as U-ramp and snowkiting. The Klíny sports complex at the feet of Šumný důl offers, along with a new cableway, a true specialty: a snowpark designed by professional snowboarders, with a unique BigAir summer facility. The Ore Mountains invites cross-country skiers to its 250 kilometers of groomed tracks. The entire Ore Mountains region offers some 1,000 kilometers of marked cross-country routes.

But holidays for skiers in Ore Mountains offer much more. After a busy day you can relax your body and soul. There are plenty of ways: from a sauna in your cozy hotel, to the services of the nearby spa town Jáchymov. As soon as the snow melts, the Ore Mountains turn to a cycling and hiking paradise. The Ore Mountains central trail and numerous other hiking and cycling routes take you through the forests along quiet roads. Without loosing elevation, you can cross the entire mountain ridge from Petrovice all the way to Klínovec. The climbs are very mild. If you prefer mountain biking, the trails on the ridge take you to picturesque locations and to places with unworn views. If you get hungry along the way, you can stop by some of the little pubs and restaurants offering various specialties. And if you get tired, you can use some of the lodging possibilities in the quiet mountain environment. All information can be found at: