The Czech Beer Festival got underway last week and runs till the 2nd of June 2012. This year, after a few years ‘in the wilderness’ of Prague 9/Letnany it’s back at it’s original location in the Vystaviste exhibition grounds (you’ll have to make your way round the side of the main exhibition hall to get…
It was such a beautiful morning (blue skies, wispy clouds) that I couldn’t resist walking down to Old Town Square and snapping a few pictures.
A few of our photos from the Easter market in Prague’s Old Town Square, on till Sunday 15th April.
We’ve already written about concert highlights in Prague for Spring/Summer 2012 but there are plenty of other events taking place in the city over the coming months. Easter Markets, 24th March – 15th April 2012 Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square are home to stalls selling handcrafted products: toys, painted eggs, traditional Czech switches for…
One of our most popular destinations is also a hotspot for pop and rock musicians – there’s often a Prague leg on their European tours. This year is no exception and it’s a banner year for rock and metal fans with Springsteen, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Pearl Jam and the Red Hot Chili Peppers all putting…
The Czech Republic mourned the passing of its first post-Communism democratically elected President late last year. A Praguer through and through, playwright Vaclav Havel was one of the driving forces of Charter 77, the group of dissidents who sought to bring about the end of the repressive regime and ultimately succeeded in November 1989 in…
We’ve just added Berlin to the destinations on offer here at JayWay Travel and one of the most common combinations of itinerary is Prague and Berlin (and often Budapest too. Check our Prague to Budapest post). As the crow flies, the two capitals are 280km apart and you can travel the distance a number of ways:…
Prague continues to be a very popular destination to see in the New Year, with the town full of visitors. We’ve broken this article down into Restaurants, Clubs and Bars, with a little advice at the end on where to go if you plan on partying in the streets. Restaurants Hard Rock Cafe From 871Kc…
It’s that time of year, the temperature drops to around freezing and many of Prague’s squares come alive with the Christmas markets. Here’s the lowdown on where and when you’ll find them and what to expect when you get there. What to expect In all the markets you can expect to find stalls or huts…
With the sun coming up on a glorious, if slightly bracing October Saturday morning, we bundled into the rented car and headed West, to Plzeň (Pilsen in German). Getting there By road the journey takes between 80 and 90 minutes. We went by car because I’d rented one for the whole weekend but I’d recommend…
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