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CZECH REPUBLIC

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Since the fall of communism in 1989, the Czech Republic – and its capital in
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   St Vitus Cathedral
   
   Prague
   
   
   
   Built over a time span of almost 600 years, St Vitus is one of the most
   richly endowed cathedrals in central Europe. It is pivotal to the religious
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   Charles Bridge
   
   Malá Strana
   
   
   
   Strolling across Charles Bridge is everybody’s favourite Prague activity.
   However, by 9am it’s a 500m-long fairground, with an army of tourists
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   Prague Castle
   
   Prague
   
   
   
   Prague’s most popular attraction. Looming above the Vltava's left bank, its
   serried ranks of spires, towers and palaces dominate the city centre like a…

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   Vila Tugendhat
   
   Brno
   
   
   
   Brno had a reputation in the 1920s as a centre for modern architecture in the
   Bauhaus style. Arguably the finest example is this family villa, designed by…

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   Prague Jewish Museum
   
   Staré Město
   
   
   
   This museum consists of six Jewish monuments clustered together in Josefov:
   the Maisel Synagogue; the Pinkas Synagogue; the Spanish Synagogue; the Klaus…

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   Strahov Library
   
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   Strahov Library is the largest monastic library in the country, with two
   magnificent baroque halls dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. You can
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   Municipal House
   
   Staré Město
   
   
   
   Prague’s most exuberantly art-nouveau building is a labour of love, with
   every detail of its design and decoration carefully considered, and every…

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   National Monument
   
   Prague
   
   
   
   While this monument's massive functionalist structure has all the elegance of
   a nuclear power station, the interior is a spectacular extravaganza of…

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Do you have what it takes to cross the world's longest pedestrian suspension
bridge?

May 30, 2022 • 2 min read

Test your fears at Sky Bridge 721, the thrilling new Czech Republic footbridge
that now ranks as the world's longest.

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   COVID-19
   Pining for Prague? Czech Republic is now open to fully vaccinated US tourists
   
   Aug 24, 2021 • 2 min read
   
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   See the haunting beauty of the Czech Republic's industrial heartland
   
   Sep 23, 2020 • 4 min read
   
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   This new overnight train to Croatia is already so popular that it's running
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   Jul 14, 2020 • 2 min read
   
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   To take photos at this famous Czech site, you’ll need to request permission
   days in advance
   
   Oct 21, 2019 • 2 min read

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   Musical cities: where to go to find your jam
   
   Aug 16, 2019 • 6 min read
   
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   How to spend the perfect weekend in Prague
   
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   Spending diary: what I spent on a two-day trip to Prague
   
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   Prague: culturally relevant in the Czech Republic
   
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   Where to escape the crowds in Eastern Europe
   
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