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Basic Info
Area: 496 sqkm
Population: 1,173,000
Geographical situation: north latitude 50° 05', east longitude 14° 27', height above sea level 235 m (average)
Time: Central European (GMT+1), summer time - Central European +1 (GMT+2)
Climate: average temperature 9,0°C
summer season - July 19,0°C
winter season - January -0,9°C
The Vltava river flows through the city in the length of 30 km, its maximum width being 330 m
Parts of the historical centre: Hradcany, Mala Strana (Lesser Town), Stare Mesto (Old Town) including Josefov, Nove Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad
Administrative division: 22 administrative areas
Voltage: 230 V


Updated: 6. 8. 2004
© Prague Information Service 2004 2004 © Prague Information Service

Currency


Legal tenders - Crown (Kc)* = 100 Hellers

Coins:
hellers: 50
Kc: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50

Banknotes:
Kc 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000

*Kc = Koruna ceska = Czech crown

Exchange rates - www.cnb.cz
Currency converter - www.xe.com

Losses of credit cards are to be announced at the following telephone numbers:
272 771 111 - Master Card/Eurocard, Visa
267 197 450 - Diners Club
222 800 222 - American Express

Prague Card

Prague Tourist Card (Prague Card) is a four-day admission card to over 50 monuments and museums throughout Prague.
It is possible to complete this Card by buying a tourist travel permit for the city public transport.
The Card is accompanied by a colour six-language brochure with information on buildings and with coupons (in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian).


Validity
The period of validity is four days; the Card must bear the name of the holder and is non-transferable.

Price
740 CZK (ca 25 EUR ) adults
490 CZK (ca 16.50 EUR) students
It is possible to complete this Card by buying a tourist travel permit for the city public transport at the price of 220 CZK.


Sales places

Tourist information Centres:

Prazska informacni sluzba (Prague Information Service)
- Staromestske namesti 1, Praha 1
- Malostranska mostecka vez, Praha 1 (April - October)
- Hlavni nadrazi (Main Railway Station - hall), Praha 1

and also at Cedok, American Express and other agencies, Airport Ruzyne
hotels: Savoy, Praha, Bellagio, Riverside, etc.


With Prague Card you can visit:

Prague Castle (Prazský hrad)
Old Royal Palace
St. George´s Basilica
St. George´s Convent (National Museum)
Powder Tower Mihulka (Army Museum)
Golden Lane & Daliborka
Castle Royal Garden
Sternberg Palace (National Gallery)

Hradcany
Museum of Czech Literature
Bilek Villa (City Gallery of Prague)

Lesser Town (Mala Strana)
Lesser Town Bridge Towers
Tower of St. Nicholas Church
Exhibition of Historical Pharmacies
Wallenstein Riding Hall (National Gallery)
Comenius Pedagogical Museum
Czech Museum of Music (National Museum)
Stefanik Observatory
The Maze
Petrin View Tower

Old Town (Stare Mesto)
Powder Tower
Old Town Hall - Tower with Astronomical Clock
Old Town Hall - halls and underground areas
Kinsky Palace (National Gallery)
The Stone Bell House (City Gallery of Prague)
The Golden Ring House (City Gallery of Prague)
Museum of Decorative Arts
Czech Museum of Fine Arts
Naprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures (National Museum)
Bedrich Smetana Museum (National Museum)
Convent of St. Agnes (National Gallery)
Old Town Bridge Tower

New Town (Nove Mesto)
National Museum
The City of Prague Museum
National Technical Museum
Villa America - Antonin Dvorak Museum (National Museum)
Czech Police Museum
Old Custom House in Podskali (Prague City Museum)

Vysehrad
Vysehrad Gallery
Brick Gate
Casemate

Farther from the city centre you will find:
National Technical Museum, Praha - Holesovice
Bertramka, Museum of W. A. Mozart, Praha - Smichov
Musaion - Folklore Exhibition (Kinsky Summer Pavilion), Praha - Smichov
Fair Palace (National Gallery), Praha - Holesovice
Lapidarium (National Museum), Praha - Holesovice
Hvezda Summer Pavilion, Praha - Liboc
Troja Chateau (City Gallery of Prague), Praha - Troja
Zbraslav Chateau (National Gallery)
Ctenice Chateau, Praha - Vinor
Carriage Exhibition at Ctenice, Praha - Vinor
Museum of Central Bohemia, Chateau of Roztoky u Prahy


In the following buildings, you can obtain a price reduction:
Franz Kafka Museum
Mucha Museum

Subject to change


Updated: 7. 12. 2006
© Prague Information Service 2004 2004 © Prague Information Service

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