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Eyewitness Travel Guides are the original illustrated travel guidebooks-and they're still the best. Since 1993, the Eyewitness brand has established itself as one of the industry leaders, with sales of more than 6.5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Featuring more than 70 worldwide destinations, new titles are being added to the best-selling Eyewitness Travel Gu...

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With its world-famous old town and pulsating cultural scene, Prague is one of Europe's most exciting destinations. This comprehensive and fully updated guide shows you the best of what’s on offer.

• be in the know — insightful coverage of Prague’s artistic & architectural heritage
• eat, drink, and be merry — finds the finest ...

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"The king of guidebooks." - Newsweek

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Live the cultural life in the Czech Republic – immerse yourself in a Dvorák symphony or chill out at a Prague jazz club. With the special section on architecture you’ll know your Gotika from you Rokoko. Or if that's not your scene, get out of town, stay in a chalupa and hike in the mountains or swim in a jezero. And ...

Sky Magazine -Delta In flight Magazine
The best travel guides ever. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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New York Times
"Don't leave home without STREETWISE"

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From Library Journal
Frommer's coverage of Prague mirrors that of traditional guidebooks, with hotel and restaurant choices that will appeal to a wide variety of travelers, including hard to find recommendations of local tour operators. Coverage of the rest of the country only hits the highlights.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out ...

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Enjoy city life in Prague & Bratislava, explore the vast Slovak highlands, immerse yourself in world-class museums or cycle South Bohemia's lake district - whatever you're planning, this guide shows you the way.

• over 100 maps
• extensive accommodation and restaurant listings
• guides to communist monuments and medieval villages
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INTRODUCTION

First things first: Prague is a very beautiful city. With some six hundred years of architecture virtually untouched by natural disaster or war, few other cities, anywhere in Europe, look as good. Straddling the winding River Vltava, with a steep wooded hill to one side, the city retains much of its medieval layout and the street facades remain s...

Amazon.com
The city of Prague has inspired a lot of fine literature, and Paul Wilson has done the English-speaking world a vast favor by compiling this anthology of 23 Prague stories. There are classics by the likes of Franz Kafka, Jan Neruda, and Ivan Klima, and lesser-known works making their English-translation debuts. There are autobiographical pieces, fiction, legend, stori...

Ingram
Prague is a fast-changing city. This second edition Time Out guide reflects up-to-the-minute coverage by resident experts on restaurants, accommodations, and entertainment. It also includes information on the city's inspirational sights and architecture, breweries, nightclubs and nightlife, and trips out of town to cathedrals, castles, and spas in the Czech countryside. C...

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The enchantment of Prague is truly captivating - the richly decorated palaces and baroque churches of Mala Strana, the sound of music in the streets...Sample a glass of the famous 'pivo' in one of the taverns in Stare Mesto, and be sure not to miss the Black Theatre performances...THE GREEN GUIDE, the perfect travel companion: a discerning and up-to-date source ...

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Ingram
Catch up on the latest from the Czech and Slovak Republics. Includes punchy reviews of the best restaurants, pubs, and accommodations in every town; insider accounts of Prague and Bratislava; and tips on everything from clubs to opera productions. New background articles address the Romanies, racism, and Slovak/Romanian conflict. 61 maps color photos. --This text refer...

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New York Times, January 16, 2000
Travel Advisory: Taking public transit? These maps will help. For those who want to know where a subway will take them, there is a new series of public transit maps packed with information.

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1. Around Prague
2. Central Prague
3. Prague Castle
4. Greater Prague
5. Prague Metro Map
6. Unique Lonely Planet Walking Tour
7. Index of all Streets & Sights
8. Essential Information & Glossary

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About the Author
Hilary A. James is a historian and writer who spent four years in Prague starting right after the

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From Book News, Inc.
Some basics: information, eating, sleeping, then a couple hundred pages focus on five walks with a map and the sights and history of the districts. Nice departure from the usual guide. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Back Cover Copy
Prague is a topsy-turvy world of Baroque color and Gothic gloom that even decades of Communist rule could not dispel. Its fairy-tale castle floats above a crooked old town peppered with graceful spires and dreamy bridges, while post-Velvet Revolution Prague glitters today with renewed vigor. Pack your senses of humor, adventure and romance and head for Bohemia. T...

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Pink Tanks and Velvet Hangovers: An American in Prague, by Douglas Lytle, is a travel book that takes place in the months following the fall of the repressive Socialist government in Czechoslovakia. From the vantage point of an American journalist who went to Prague with his Czech girlfriend, Lytle documents the first shaky steps to democracy and capitalism, inc...