The Old Town - Prague City Line

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Socha sv. Václava
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na Václavském náměstí
Dear visitors of Prague,
we are very pleased that we can invite you to the tour through our Capital City. Prague – is one of the most visited
cities in Europe – it has got many adjectives: magical, mysterious, romantic, the City of a hundred towers. The
charm of Prague and its magic has developed through the uninterrupted one thousand years long development.
The streets we walk through often follow the trading routes of the bygone era of the City origins. Since then, each
century, each architectural and cultural style has left its trace here. A visitors of the City, when he has a good
guidebook at his disposal, may touch the rare history, imagine the changes, which took place through the development, and at the same time to learn about the City od today. Prague likes to uncover its secrets to sensitive eyes
and hearts and our main wish is that you enjoy every moment, which you will stay in this beautiful City, and that
Prague will stay forever recorded in your memories.
Follow this guide during your stay in Prague, and it will make your understanding of the City easier. We wish you a
pleasant spending of your days in Prague with the Prague City Line.
Yours Prague City Line
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The Old Town
Prague 1 (Praha 1)
The route through the Prague 1 will show you the
most interesting places and sights in that area.
The route forms a complete circle, and therefore
it doesn’t matter where you will start your trip and
which direction you will choose.
Prague 1 still belongs to one of the most attractive parts of the whole Prague. Probably nowhere
else you can find such a concentration of historic
monuments and places where the history and
romance of bygone times are all around you.
(Staré Město
Hardly anywhere you can stop and relax in numerous of beautiful trim gardens and well-kept pražské)
parks. Hardly anywhere you can walk on the same paths where were walking Franz Kafka, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the Golem of Pra- The Old Town was settled as early as the 11th
gue or Johannes Kepler.
century, and along with Prague astle, is the oldest
part of Prague. At the centre of the Old Town is
Prague 1 is not only a place where you can find the Old Town Square. Part of the Old Town has
the crowds of tourists, but there are also streets kept its original medieval layout with narrow lanes
with cracked facades, which live their quiet life till lined with houses resting on Romanesque cellars.
today and maybe it describes even more the
charm of the old Prague.
The Old Town
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1. The Municipal House (Obecní dům)
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Náměstí Republiky 5, 111 21 Praha 1
Tel: +420 222 002 101
E-mail: [email protected]
Open: daily 10.00—18.00
More informations: http://www.praguecityline.com/monuments/
municipal-house
The Municipal House situated next to the Powder Tower
was built by the City of Prague in 1906-12 and designed
by architects Balšanek and Polivka. This Art Nouveau
building’s facade is decorated with a mosaic by Karel
Špinar called Homage to Prague and a sculpture by
Ladislav Šaloun entitled The Humiliation and Resurrection of the Nation. Such great names as Alfons Mucha
(Mayor’s Hall), Max Švabinsky (Rieger’s Hall), Mikolaš
Aleš and Josef Vaclav Myslbek worked on the decoration of the six halls and state rooms inside.
The Municipal House
Visitors will also find the Prague’s main concert hall
here, the Smetana Hall, topped with an impressive
dome. It was here on October 28, 1918 that the independent Czechoslovak Republic was declared.
Bageterie Boulevard is a modern, fast-growing chain
of fast-food restaurants. It is based on assortment of
fresh baguettes prepared for order of customer
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Celetná street (Celetná ulice):
during the reign of one of the most prominent Czech
and European rulers, Emperor Charles IV, the importance of Celetna Street grew when it became part of the so
-called Royal Way. The Royal Way was a route through
the city which Czech kings had to follow on the day of
their coronation. It leads from Vyšehrad – Prague’s
second castle – along Celetna Street, over the Old
Town Square, along Karlova Street and across Charles
Bridge up to Prague Castle, where the coronation would
také place in the Cathedral of St Vitus.
The Powder Tower
The name of the Street is probably derived from the
word Calty – a type of bread baked here in the Middle
Ages. Celetna Street is full of interesting and historically
valuable buildings whose foundations go back to the
Gothic period. These structures then underwent Renaissance and then mostly baroque reconstruction.
Celetna Street is regarded as one of the highlights of
Prague’s architectural treasure trove. Some of its most
noteworthy buildings are the House of the Black Madonna, the Pachta Palace and the House of the Golden
Angel.
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2. The Powder Tower (Prašná brána)
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Na Příkopě, 111 21 Praha 1
Tel: +420 724 063 723
Open: 1.4.—2.11, daily10.00—18.00
powder-tower
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3. The House of The Black Madonna (Dům U Černé Matky Boží)
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Ovocný trh 19, 110 00 Praha 1
Tel: +420 724 063 723
The Powder Tower is the gateway to the Old Town. It Open: daily except Mondays 10.00—18.00
replaced the Přemyslid dynasty era gate in 1475 and More informations: http://www.praguecityline.com/monuments/
was built in the Gothic style by Matěj Rejsek as a gift house-of-the-black-madonna
from the Old Town to King Vladislav Jagiello. Originally
called the ‘Horska’ gate it acquired the name ‘Powder’ in
the 17th century, when it was used to store gunpowder
(‘prašna’ coming from the word ‘prach meaning
powder). The appearance of the tower today dates back
to 1875 - 76, when it was given a neo-Gothic makeover
by architect Josef Mocker. Sculptures representing the
Czech kings adorn the tower – on the eastern side we
find Přemysl Otakar II and Charles IV and on the western side George of Poděbrady and Vladislav Jagiello.
The House of the Black Madonna is situated at the
corner of Celetna Street and Ovocny trh. It was built in
1911 – 1912 by architect Josef Gočar in the cubist style.
With some exceptions, cubist architecture is specific to
the Czech lands and this building is one of the best
examples.
Cubism uses geometrical shapes in its architecture.
This comes from the architect’s conviction that the basic
geometrical form is the cube. The House of the Black
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The House of The Black Madonna
Madonna was originally a multifunctional building with
shops on the ground floor and offices, flats and the
famous Orient coffee house with its cubist furniture on
the floors above. At present the building is a national
monument and houses a collection of Czech cubist
paintings, furniture, sculpture and architects’ plans.
The Church of St James was originally a part of the
Minorite Monastery and dates from the 13th century. In
1311 a feast to mark the coronation of King John of
Luxemburg and Eliška of the Přemyslids was held here.
After a fire in 1366 it was rebuilt in the Gothic style, but
burnt down again in 1596 when it was hit by a lightning.
Only at the end of the 17th century after yet another fire
The name of the building comes from the Black Ma- did it acquire its current baroque appearance. The
donna house symbol on the corner, kept behind gold church has excellent acoustics and concerts often take
Renaissance bars.
place here. The church also boasts a tremendous baroque organ from 1702. The creator of the stucco decoration on the church fa_ade is the Italan Ottavio
Mosto. Above the main entrance visitors can see St
James in traditional pilgrim’s attire holding a stick.
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There are 21 altars in the church made by such master
craftsmen as Heinsch, Brandl and Reiner, whose painting called The Martyrdom of St James adorns the main
sv. Jakuba)
altar. After the Cathedral of St Vitus, the Church of St
James is the longest church in Prague. In the left nave
the baroque tomb of the Czech chancellor Vratislav of
Malá Štupartská 6, 110 00 Praha 1
Mitrovice attracts most attention. It was designed by
Tel: +420 224 828 816—817
Jan Bernard Fischer of Erlach and decorated with
Open: daily 9.30—12.00 and 14.00—16.00
More informations: http://www.praguecityline.com/monuments/ sculptures by Ferdinand Maxmilian Brokoff. It is regarded as the most attractive tomb in the Czech lands.
church-of-st-jacob
Underneath the tomb is a crypt containing the tombs of
4. The Church of St. James (Kostel
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the Earls of Mitrovice. There is a well known legend
associated with the tomb – the earl was buried alive by
mistake and four years later, when the tomb was
opened, his body was found in the sitting position trying
in vain to lift the top off the tomb. In reality he died and
was buried in Vienna. On the main altar can see wooden statue of the Virgin Mary, a priceless piece from the
15th century. As legend would have it, this statue was
always considered to have miraculous powers and
people brought it all kinds of valuable gifts, even gold.
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5. Ungelt (Ungelt)
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Malá Štupartská 6, 110 00 Praha 1
Tel: +420 224 828 816—817
Open: daily 9.30—12.00 and 14.00—16.00
ungelt
The Church of st. James
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Ungelt - panoramatický pohled
Ungelt
A walled courtyard housing a customs post for merchants entering the Old Town was situated here as early
as the 12th century. Every merchant had to submit his
goods and pay duty (um Geld – Geld is German for
Money, hence the name). In return the ruler would guarantee his safety. Customs duty was paid here until the
end of the 16th century.
The original shape of the courtyard with two gates either
end has remained. Around the Ungelt a hospital and
church for the merchants were built and in 1135 a pharmacy was added, the oldest in Prague. In houses near
the two gates to the courtyard one can still find remains
of Romanesque houses in the cellars (at the turn of the
13th century, when Prague was experiencing huge
problems with flooding, the whole of the Old Town was
raised by 3.5—4m, meaning the ground floor of the
buildings we see today would have been the first floor of
Romanesque era structures).
Old Town Square
(Staroměstské náměstí)
old-town-square
Alongside Prague Castle the Old Town
Square is the most important place in Prague. Its long history goes back to the 11th
century when the square formed the
crossroads of several long-distance trade
routes and served as a marketplace. It
was known across the whole of Europe at
that time. Celebrations, jousting tournaments and executions took place there.
In the enclosed courtyard stands the Granovsky House,
one of the best preserved Renaissance buildings in
Prague. The loggia of the wing we can see from the
In 1321 King John of Luxemburg held a jousting tournacourtyard is decorated with religious and mythical moment in the square, which he took part in himself. He
tifs.
was badly injured and for a long time his life hung in the
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Sights on the Route:
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The Old Town / Staré Město pražské
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The Municipal House / Obecní dům
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The Powder Tower / Prašná brána
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The House of The Black Madonna / Dům U Černé Matky
Boží
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The Church of St. James / Kostel svA. Jakuba
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Ungelt / Ungelt
Old Town Square / Staroměstské náměstí
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The Church of Our Lady of Týn / Týnský chrám
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House at The Stone Bell / Dům U kamenného zvonu
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The Jan Hus Monument / Pomník Mistra Jana Husa
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The Old Town Hall / Staroměstská radnice
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Church of St. Nicholas / Kostel sv. Mikuláše
The Jewish Town—Josefov / Židovské město
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The Pinkas Synagogue / Pinkasova synagoga
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The Maisel Synagogue / Maiselova synagoga
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The Old Jewish Cemetery / Starý židovský hřbitov
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Jewish Ceremonial Hall / Obřadní síň
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The Klaus Synagogue / Klausova synagoga
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The Old - New Synagogue / Staronová synagoga
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The High Synagogue / Vysoká synagoga a Židovská
radnice
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Spanish Synagogue / Španělská synagoga
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St. Agnes Convent / Anežský klášter
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St. Castullus Church / Kostel sv. Haštala
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Ministry of Industry and Trade / Ministerstvo průmyslu a
obchodu
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Faculty of Law UK / Právnická fakulta UK
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Straka Academy / Strakova akademie
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The Rudolfinum / Rudolfinum
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Manes Bridge / Mánesův most
Malá Strana District / Malá Strana
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The Valdstejn (Wallenstein) Palace / Valdštejnský palác
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The Ledeburg, Fürstenberg and Pálfy Gardens / Zahrady
pod Pražským hradem
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St. Tomas Church / Kostel sv. Tomáše
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Malostranske Square / Malostranské náměstí
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Nerudova Street / Nerudova ulice
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The Trinity Column / Sloup Nejsvětější Trojice
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The Church of St. Nicholas / Chrám sv. Mikuláše
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The Church of Our Lady Victorious / Kostel Panny Marie
Vítězné
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Church of Mary Virgin under the Chain / Kostel Panny
Marie pod řetězem
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Kampa Island / Kampa
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Sovovy mlyny / Sovovy mlýny
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The Malá Strana Tower / Malostranské mostecké věže
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Charles Bridge / Karlův most
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The Old Town Bridge Towe / Staroměstská mostecká věž
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Krizovnicke Square / Křížovnické náměstí
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Church of St. Francis of Assisi / Kostel sv. Františka z
Asissi
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The Clementinum / Klementinum
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The Bedrich Smetana Museum / Novotného lávka a Muzeum Bedřicha Smetany
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Kranner´s Fountain / Krannerova kašna
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The National Theatre / Národní divadlo
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Chapel of The Holy Cross / Rotunda sv. Kříže
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The Bethlehem Chapel / Betlémská kaple
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Church of St. Martin in the Wall / Kostel sv. Martina ve zdi
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Church of Our Lady of The Snows / Kostel Panny Marie
Sněžné
Wenceslas Square / Václavské náměstí
Church of St. Gall / Kostel sv. Havla
The Estates Theatre / Stavovské divadlo
The Carolinum / Karolinum
Restaurants(*yellow numbers on the map):
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Bageterie Boulevard
www.bb.cz
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Bageterie Boulevard Vodičkova
Vodičkova 21, Praha 1,
Tel: +420 222 514 559, Mobil: +420 724 218 466,
Opening hours: Mo - We: 7.00 - 23.00, Thu - Fri: 7.00 - 24.00, Sa: 8.00
- 24.00, Su: 9.00 - 22.00
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Bageterie Boulevard Národní
Národní 27, Praha 1,
Mobil: +420 777 471 070,
Opening hours: Mo - Thu 7.00 - 24.00, Fri: 7.00 - 01.00, Sa: 8.00 01.00, Su: 9.00 - 23.00
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Bageterie Boulevard Palác Koruna
Václavské náměstí 1/Na Příkopě 2, Praha 1,
Mobil: +420 777 471 069,
Opening hours: Mo - Thu : 8.00 - 23.00, Fri - Sa: 8.00 - 00.30, Su: 8.00
- 23.00
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Bageterie Boulevard Na Poříčí
Na Poříčí 42, Praha 1,
Tel: +420 222 314 667, Mobil: +420 725 856 996,
Opening hours: Mo - Fri: 7.00 - 23.00, Sa: 8.00 - 22.00, Su 9.00 22.00
2.
U krále Brabantského
Thunovská 198/5, Praha 1,
Tel: +420 257 217 032, Mobil: + 420 602 524 725,
E-mail: [email protected], www.krcmabrabant.cz
Opening hours: Mo : 11.00 - 22.00, Su - Thu: 11.00 - 23.00, Fri, Sa:
11.00 - 24.00
7 Tacos Restaurant & Café
Ortenovo nám. 22, Praha 7,
Tel: +420 220 407 088
E-mail: [email protected], www.7tacos.cz
Opening hours: Mo - Sa: 6.30 - 23.00
3.
Gastro Žofín
Žofín 226, Praha 1,
Mobil: +420 774 774 774,
E-mail: [email protected], www.zofingarden.cz
Opening hours: Mo - Sa: 12.00 - 21.00, Su: 11.00 - 21.00,
4.
Pivnice U Pinkasů
Jungmannovo nám. 15/16, Praha 1,
Tel: +420 221 111 150,
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E-mail: [email protected], www.upinkasu.cz
Opening hours: Mo - Sa: 16.00 - 01.00
5.
Restaurace Como
Museums and Galleries (*red numbers on the map):
Muzeum a galerie Kubistického designu v Bauerově vile
Václavské nám. 45, Praha 1,
Tel: +420 222 247 240,
E-mail: [email protected], www.comorestaurant.cz
Opening hours: Mo - Fri: 6.30 - 01.00, Sa - Su: 7.00 - 01.00,
Lidbořice č.p. 111, okr.Kolín
Mobil: +420 602 188 419,
E-mail: [email protected], www.nck.cz/bauerova-vila
Opening hours: Tue - Su: 9.00 - 16.00
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Restaurant Triton
Tel: +420 221 081 218,
E-mail: [email protected], www.tritonrestaurant.cz
Opening hours: Mo - Su: 11.30 - 23.00
Galerie Miro
Kostel sv. Rocha, Strahovské nádvoří 1, Praha 1
Tel: +420 233 354 066,
E-mail: [email protected], www.galeriemiro.cz
Accommodation (*blue numbers on the map):
1.
Hotel Černý slon ****
Týnská 1, Praha 1,
Tel: +420 222 321 521,
E-mail: [email protected], www.hotelcernyslon.cz
Hotel Arlington ***
Kurta Konrtáda 22, Praha 9,
Tel: +420 284 813 005, Mobil: +420 602 772 842
E-mail: [email protected], www.arlingtonhotel.cz
Hotel Popelka ****
Na Popelce 215/12, Praha 5
Tel: +420 251 115 001, Mobil: +420 734 860 897
E-mail: [email protected], www.hotelpopelka.cz
Hotel Alta Plaza ****
Ortenovo nám. 22, Praha 7,
Tel: +420 220 407 082
E-mail: [email protected], www.plazahotelalta.com
2.
Home Sweet Home
Politických vězňů 5, Praha 1,
Tel: +420 222 312 488
E-mail: [email protected], www.homesweethome.cz
3.
Residence Lundborg ****
U Lužického semináře 3, Praha 1,
Tel: +420 257 011 911, Mobil: +420 602 158 122
E-mail: [email protected], www.lundborg.se
4.
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Klenoty Aurum
OC Paladium, Náměstí Republiky 1, Praha 1
Tel: +420 225 771 226, Mobil: +420 725 208 252
www.klenotyaurum.cz
2.
Blue Praha
E-mail: [email protected], www.bluepraha.cz
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Malé náměstí 14, Praha 1
Tel: +420 224 216 717,
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Mostecká 24, Praha 1
Tel: +420 257 533 716,
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Celetná 2, Praha 1
Tel: +420 224 224 580,
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Melantrichova 6, Praha 1
Tel: +420 224 283 652,
Art in Wood - Martin Patřičný
www.patricny.com
River Town Prague
Bubenské nábř. 306, Praha 7
www.rivertownprague.cz
Opening hours: Mo - Fri: 7.00 - 19.00, Sa: 7.00 - 14.00
Boutique hotel Jalta ****
Tel: +420 222 822 888,
E-mail: [email protected], www.hoteljalta.com
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Shops (*green numbers on the map):
Happy House Rentals
Jungmannova 748/30, Praha 1,
Tel: +420 224 947 623, Mobil: +420 774 480 450
E-mail: [email protected], www.happyhouserentals.com
Incoming Travel Agents (*pod fialovými čísly je najdete v
mapě):
HCZ—Travel
Osluněná 627 3, Praha 5,
Tel: +420 283 883 045,
E-mail: [email protected], www.hcz-travel.cz
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Contact: ROVOJ CESTOVNÍHO RUCHU o.s.
Jagellonská 2428
130 00 Praha 3
Tel: +420 724 333 242
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