Prague’s city centre can keep most visitors occupied for days, but if you’re staying outside the city’s heart, or if you have the time to explore beyond the capital’s walls, the outlying areas offer plenty of surprises. Over the centuries, Prague’s various rulers have used the surrounding countryside as their personal playground, building impressive castles, palaces and parks to which they could escape the often claustrophobic streets and winding alleyways of the city. Even the Communists have left their own kind of functional mark on the area, with somewhat ugly but useful towers and exhibition spaces. From the peaceful parklands of Vyšehrad or the social atmosphere of Letná, to the rowdy nightlife of Žižkov, to the intriguing gardens of Holešovice and Troja, Greater Prague has a diversity that will fulfil almost any requirements you might have.
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Steaks, salads, ribs and other American dishes keep tables full – reservations a must. The menu changes regularly, but they’ll never part with the chocolate fondue.
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The Nazis turned Prague’s film studios into a propaganda mill during World War II, as did the Communists, but today they are thriving as western filmmakers discover Prague (see Film Locations).
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The house where Mozart and his wife stayed while the composer worked on Don Giovanni has been turned into a small museum on his life.
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St Adalbert founded this Benedictine monastery in 993. You can see remains of the Romanesque church, and the 18th-century church of St Margaret.
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In the 18th century, occupying French troops drilled holes in Vyšehrad rock to store ammunition.
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The first church to stand on this site was founded by Vratislav II in the 11th century, but the Neo-Gothic structure seen today dates from 1885. The altar is decorated with a beautiful Gothic panel depicting Our Lady of the Rains .
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The Communist Palace of Culture is trying hard to make up for its ugliness by hosting pop concerts and international conferences.
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Cubist architecture took off in Prague, as a cluster of houses below Vyšehrad testifies. Josef Chochol built the angular buildings on Podolské nábřeží, Libušina and the corner of Přemyslova and Neklanova.
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The story goes that the devil bet a local priest that he could carry this pillar to St Peter’s Basilica in Rome before the clergyman finished his sermon. A sore loser, he threw the column to the ground here.
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A selection of Japanese and Korean dishes. If you’re desperately seeking sushi, make this your destination.
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Restaurant price categories
For a three-course meal for one with half a bottle of wine (or equivalent meal), taxes and extra charges.
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