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TIDBITS FOUR STARS THE OTHER WAY AROUND NO FAT BEERS In the Czech Republic, that is to say Prague, pubs are divided into four numbered categories. In the first, the waiters wear white gloves. In the second, white shirts. In the third, the only white is the...Více

THAT SOMETHING IN PRAGUE Straight up—Prague is not a progressive metropolis bustling with new life. You won’t find streets packed with row after row of trendy bars. When you consider which club to head out to it isn’t going to take you all night to decide. Instead of ...Více

THE CENTRE OF IT ALL Where Everything Happens Central Prague is the place to go for all tourist attractions, all tourists, all things Jewish, and all overpriced bars and restaurants. In fact, just about everything that you will have read about Prague will be located or have happened in the centre of the c...Více

ŽIŽKOV & VINOHRADY Things to Do in Prague’s Liveliest Areas Žižkov and Vinohrady are the best places to hang out and live in Prague. Rent is cheap, they’re far enough away from the tourist trails, and there's enough consumer freedom for club nights to happen that don’t try to cater for all tastes....Více

OTHER The Truth Is Out There To see the real Prague, you have to head into the outskirts of the city. This is where the communist architecture was built, and this is where you will see how, and in what, the majority of the Czech people live. The contrast between the grand European feel in...Více

PAINTING THE TOWN PINK Unlike the capital cities of most former Eastern Bloc countries, Prague is a pretty open-minded place and in Vinohrady it has its own gay district. We spent some time in the queer quarter and hung out in the friendliest gay bar in town, The Saints, where we ca...Více

IN THE NAME OF ART Don’t Be Afraid to Behave Noisily in These Places Prague is awash with art. There are small and experimental art galleries littered all over the city, from national galleries in the centre to places of contemporary artistic endeavour on the outskirts. Prague is keen to put its stamp on the international art m...Více

PARTY ALL THE TIME It’s Like Being at Your Friends’ House Party Partying in Prague is easy. There are bars on every street and the beer is cheap. But don’t expect to be gurning at 6 AM listening to 150bpm techno or to find yourself in a club cheering loudly at a wet t-shirt competition. What you will have is an atti...Více

DOs & DON'Ts The best thing about eastern European girls is that they are a hardy bunch. You wouldn’t catch Felicity and Mercedes from Kensington rolling on compacted, dogshit-filled snow, but Kaya and Ivana will do it all night for a shot each and some attention...Více

VICE FASHION - PANEL FLASHBACK In the 1970s and 80s, everyone in Czechoslovakia lived in huge concrete blocks of flats. These panelaks were the places where young married couples would enjoy the playful honeymoon period of their marriage. If you lived in these blocks you could hear everyone...Více

THE PRAGUE BIZARRES What You Won’t Find in Any Other Guide Prague has some unique goings on, some weird customs and some strange places. This doesn’t mean that they’re good. But if you’re the kind of person who self-righteously complains that tourists don’t see the “real” Prague and...Více

PRAGUE A–Z AFRICANS—There are many Africans in Prague, and most of them are to be found on the tourist route offering things that you wouldn’t tell your mother if you accepted. Selling drugs at over-inflated prices and enticing you into Prague’s m...Více