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Currently...Talich Philharmonia Prague • An open air concert to commence the season, film melodies, Edith Piaf‘s chansons • Žluté lázně Vltava resort • 27 August www . talich.cz

Zdenka Braunerová Salon at the chateau in Roztoky u Prahy • A European Heritage Days event with a Philharmonic Orchestra concert • Central Bohemian Museum in Roztoky • 6 September www . muzeum-roztoky.cz

Festival of Mediterranean flavours and aromas • A Mediterranean-style market, good food combined with live music • Náměstí Republiky • 11 to 14 September www . stredomorsky-aperitiv.cz

Prague Writers‘ Festival 2014 • This year the theme is Love and Hate - featuring guests from Morocco 2 and 3 October, and from Belarus on 7 November • Senate of the Czech Republic www . pwf.cz

Fotoexpo 2014 • 2nd trade fair and festival of contemporary photography Národní dům na Vinohradech • 18 October www . fotoexpo.cz

Prague figural porcelain by Ernst Popp • Works produced by a Prague workshop established in 1791 Troja Chateau • until 2 November www . ghmp.cz

Mimiminigolf Tower Park • New professional 18-hole minigolf course in the park below the TV TowerMahlerovy sady park in Žižkov • daily from 9am to 9pm www . towerpark.cz

Collegium 1704 in the Rudolfinum • Opening concert of the new season of baroque orchestra with American countertenor star Bejun Mehta • Rudolfinum – Dvořák Hall • 21 October www . collegium1704.com

Franz Kafka Museum • Permanent display designed as a metaphorical depiction of the life and work, animated photos of people, places, manuscripts • Hegertova cihelna in the Lesser Town • open daily www . kafkamuseum.cz

Frontline • An exhibition of unique diaries, drawings, photos and inheritances commemorating 100 years since the start of WWI • DOX Centre in Holešovice • until 22 September www . dox.cz

Church of St Martin in the Wall • Chamber orchestra and organ concerts performed in one of the best preserved Gothic buildings • Martinská Street 8, Prague 1 • daily except Wed, Thu and Sun www . classicconcertstickets.com

Fairytale world of Zdeněk Smetana • An exhibition by an original Czech visual artist and co-author of numerous animated films • Museum Kampa • until 30 October www . museumkampa.cz

History of floods in Prague • The past and the present of floods in Prague an exhibition by Prague City Museum • Prague City Museum main building • until 19 October www . mhmp.cz

Josef Mysliveček: L‘Olimpiade • Successful Baroque opera production in the National Theatre‘s PragueEstates Theatre • 11 and 16 October www . narodni-divadlo.cz

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◗ ... a special train service is scheduled for this year’s Wine Festival at the Karlštejn Castle offering visitors the op-portunity to arrive by a steam engine pulled train for the first time in the festival’s history. The train service is operated by Iron Monument Club from Pilsen. Tickets will be sold on the train. This year’s festival, held for the 18th time, will take place on 27 and 28 September in the small village southeast of Prague, overlooked by the famous and majestic Gothic castle named in hon-our of Roman Emperor Charles IV. The railway is one of the places that offer breathtaking views of several castle. www . karlstejnske-vinobrani.cz

◗ ... the Czech National Gallery’s Veletržní Palace boasts a Certificate of Excellence for 2014. The exhibition site earned this prestigious award thanks to excel-lent feedback and positive reviews published on the tourist website TripAdvisor and coming from people the world over in the course of the last year. The five floors of the palace, an exquisite Functionalist build-ing in Prague 7, display permanent collections as well as short-term exhibitions. Currently running exhibi-tions include Vivat Musica, The Story of the Veletržní Palace, prints and drawings by Josef Šíma, and other displays. The grand hall of the Veletržní Palace shows the Slav Epic by the world-renowned Alfons Mucha in an exhibition organised by the City Gallery Prague. www . ngprague.cz

◗ ... the Prague Castle Administration plans an exhi-bition for the late summer season named Beauty in harness: coaches, sleighs and sedan chairs of the 18th to 20th centuries (Zapřažená krása: kočáry, saně a nosítka 18. – 20. století) dedicated to histori-cal means of transport used in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. In addition to various coaches and car-riages, a number of sleighs and sedan chairs will also be on display, documenting the technological and artistic skill of our ancestors living in the 18th to 20th centuries. The exhibition will also feature horse harnesses and servants’ liveries. Period toys will provide a glimpse of the children’s world in those times. The Prague Castle Riding School will treat visitors for example to the coach used by the country’s first president T. G. Masaryk, a golden coach used by Olomouc bishops, the gun carriage used in funerals of Czech presidents as well as numerous other items that will delight every lover of history, technology and art.

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◗ ... Praguers are given to arguing about from which precise spot one can find the finest panoramic view of their magnificent, hundred-spired city? One such candidate is Petřín Hill, which offers a breathtaking view of Prague Castle, as well as the city as a whole. You can get there by walking from Újezd through the Petřín Gardens or by taking the funicular. The length of the line with three stops along the way is 510 metres with an elevation of 130 metres and the two cars moving in opposite directions travel at 4 metres per second. The fu-nicular went into operation as early as in 1891 but after WWI it only resumed operation in 1932, having swapped water balance propulsion for electricity. The funicular then served for another 30 years until a landslide on the Petřín Hill interrupted operations. Following another break of 20 years the funicular resumed operation in 1985 as a part of the city’s public transport system. (The funicular is taken out of operation from 6 to 24 October every year for regular maintenance.) www . dpp.cz

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When you visit the historical complex at Vyšehrad, don’t forget to go round to the inter-esting casemate area. Casemates were corridors in the ramparts of fortresses which served as a transfer point or gathering place for soldiers. The order for the construction of the Vyšehrad casemates came from the Frenchman General de Berdiquier in the year 1742. In the year 1744, near the end of The Prussian Wars, the casemates and almost the whole of Vyšehrad were levelled when barrels in the corri-dors were filled with gunpowder and nearly blasted. Fortunately, it didn’t come to this a space. The en-trance to the casemates is from The Brick Gate. The casemates are found on both sides of the gates. The length of both wings is nearly 1 kilometre, and the corridors are roughly 2 metres high and 1.5 me-

tres wide. The right side of the casemates leads to the underground hall called Gorlice. The hall covers an area of around 330 square metres, is 13 metres high and in the past served various purposes - as a gathering place for soldiers, a store for munitions and provisions, and later, as an air-raid shelter. The area was reconstructed and has been open to the public since the 1990s. Six original statues from the Charles Bridge are currently on display here: a sculptural group of the Madonna and St. Bernard, statues of Sts. Augustine, Nicholas of Tolentino, Vojtech, Anna and a sculptural group of St. Ludmila with a young Wenceslas. In the spring and summer months, the Gorlice hall is used as an non-traditional exhibition hall and a place for unusual theatre and music projects. www . praha-vysehrad.cz

The building comprises offices, a luxury café and a restaurant. Located on the top of the Dancing House is “Medusa” – a round metal structure with the diam-eter of 7 metres which is attuned to the cupola on the Gothic tower of the nearby Mánes building. www . tancici-dum.cz

The Dancing House

The Vyšehrad Casemates

The Dancing House is a fascinating example of world-class modern architecture in Prague. This remarkable building is also called “Ginger and Fred”, according to the shape of its two towers, inspired by the celebrated dance pair Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The Dancing House stands on Rašínovo nábřeží (Rašín embankment) on a site that was vacant from 1945 until the early 1990s. The project gave rise to great controversy and a passionate debate about architecture in Prague. Today, the Dancing House is an integral and much admired landmark of the city. Construction work on the Dancing House was launched in 1994 and was completed in 1996. The building was designed by the American-Canadian architect Frank O. Gehry and the Czech architect of Croatian origin Vlado Milunič.

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Terezín is located north-east of Prague, near the picturesque town of Litoměřice. It lies on both banks of the river Ohře, which divides it into the Small and Large (Main) Fortresses of Terezín, constructed in 1780 by the Habsburg Empress Marie Theresa. The fortification’s purpose was to defend access routes against enemy armies during the Prusso-Austrian war. Although originally built for military purposes, the fortress was later fashioned into a prison. During World War II, the Nazis turned the Large Fortress of Terezín into a ghetto concentrating Jews from Czechoslovakia, as well as many from Western Europe. The Small Fortress was used to house a jail run by the Prague-based Gestapo. It is sometimes wrongly stated that a concentration camp was set up in the Small Fortress. The Nazis built a special railway leading from the nearby town of Bohušovice nad Ohří. During World War II, the Germans transported

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the Jewish population by train from Terezín to Aus-chwitz, Treblinka, Sobibor and other extermination camps.At the present time, the Small Fortress houses the Terezín Memorial, a cultural institution whose aim is to honour the memory of the victims of Nazi perse-cution during World War II. The building is a national cultural monument.

The Large Fortress is octagon-shaped, the total length of the ramparts is 3,770 metres. The fortification of Terezín consisted of 55 bulwark units containing 136 underground spaces, connected through a system of tun-nels with the total length of 29 kilometres. Four gates led inside. The Large Fortress is a significant building and technical monu-ment documenting how advanced fortifica-tion construction was in the 18th century.

By coincidence, two of the Czech Republic’s public holidays fall on the same day of the month:

28 September is the name-day of Václav (Wenceslas). Legend has it that on this day in 935 Wenceslas, later to become the patron saint of the Czech lands, was slain at the age of 28 by his brother. Saint Wenceslas pilgrimages are traditionally held on this Day of Czech Statehood. In 1929 the newly completed cathedral at Prague Castle was opened to the public on this date, and two years later Prague Zoo followed.

On 28 October we celebrate the foundation of the independent Czechoslovak state, which in 1918 de-tached itself from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. To mark this anniversary, in 1945 nationalisation was an-nounced and in 1968 the establishment of the Czecho-slovak Federation. On the occasion of this holiday, the President of the Republic traditionally confers honours upon outstanding personalities of cultural and social life.

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The Hunger Wall

The Hunger Wall is a medieval defence wall built upon the order of King Charles IV between 1360 and 1362. The purpose of the construction was to bolster the Gothic fortifications of Prague Castle and the Lesser Town from the west and south.

The wall stands on Petřín Hill and divides the local gardens into two parts. Two gateways in the wall make it possible to walk from the Petřín Orchards to the Kin-ský Gardens in Smíchov. The Hunger Wall was built of marlstone from quarries on Petřín Hill and is more than a kilometre long. Originally, it was about four metres high and less than two metres wide. Today it is six metres high. There is a walkway with battlements on its inner side. The Hunger Wall began near the Strahov Monastery and ended down by the river Vltava, on the road with a gate into Prague. In the 17th century the wall was linked to the newly built Baroque fortifications.

There are two explanations for the origin of the name “Hunger Wall”. One legend has it that after the 1361 famine the king provided a livelihood for the city’s poor by constructing the wall. According to another myth, its name is derived from its toothed appearance. The two versions are also supported by the older names – the Bread Wall and the Tooth Wall. Yet the wall undoubtedly served primarily as a defence structure whose purpose was to protect Prague from attacks, while another aim was to extend the space for urban development beyond the borders of the earlier ramparts. At the time of its origin, the wall had perma-nent garrisons who inhabited eight bastions. They did not have to pay taxes and were allowed to build houses by the wall and set up gardens. Today, one of these turrets forms part of the Štefánik Observatory on Petřín Hill.Although the Hunger Wall served to protect Prague for more than 500 years, it is frequently mistakenly perceived as a structure that merely provided work to the local people.

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Kampa is a unique city island in Prague, which com-bines the ancient history of the city with modern art. This charming artificial island lies in the heart of the city on the Vltava river in the Lesser Town quarter, from which it is separated by a man-made canal called Devil’s mill. Kampa is one of the most beauti-ful and romantic parts of Prague. Here you will find picturesque corners, beautiful buildings with a his-torical and cultural tradition as well as Green Park, which attracts visitors who sit and relax away from the busy streets of Prague.

The first mention of Kampa comes from the year 1169. In the Middle Ages only gardens were found on the island and from the 14th century construction of mills began. Some of them can be seen on the island today, though they are no longer fully functional. One mill is Devil’s Hut in the canal fullstop. It was originally Baroque, then rebuilt after fires in the 1950s.

City island Kampa The most famous is Priory Mill, the only surviving Renaissance mill from the 16th century, with a large wooden wheel. Another mill, built at that time directly on the Vltava, is Sova mill, named after Václav Sova, who owned the mill in the 15th Century. Four hundred years later the family bakery known as Odkolek took over and ran the mill. In 1896, the building was partially burnt down. Since the reconstruction in 2001 it has housed The Kampa Museum, which contains a collection of modern Central European art. It is run by Jan and Meda Mládek, Czech collectors and art patrons. Kampa´s romantic atmosphere has enticed a number of major Czech personalities to live here. Famous Czech playwright, novelist and actor Jan Werich, composer Bohuslav Martinů, artist Jiří Trnka, the poet Vladimír Holan and philologist Josef Dobrovský all had houses here.The most popular sight is called The Lennon Wall, where people from all over the world pay tribute to the murdered member of The Beatles John Lennon.

You can find Prague’s shortest street on Kampa Island. Named George the Red Street, it is only 27 metres in length.

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Visit the second oldest monastic library in the country. Peruse one of the best kept collections of historical books, manuscripts and first editions in Central Europe. Pore over the maps and globes and be astounded by the unique decorations in the Philosophical Hall, the Theological Hall and by the frescoes and the exhibits in the cabinet of curiosities.

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Enjoy PilsenThe city of beer and the European capital of culture 2015!

5th September–2nd November 2014Manège Carré SénartThe gigantic French magical carousel on Republic square

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Mariánské Lázně– original spa wafers

Mariánské Lázně, Karlovy Vary and Františkovy Lázně form the West Bohemian spa triangle. Surrounded by romantic nature, the town affords ample opportunities for walks and trips to bewitching views. The name of Mariánské Lázně (Marienbad) is derived from Maria’s Spring. Some 150 mineral springs are locat-ed in the town and its environs. The first spa originated back at the beginning of the 18th century. Mariánské Lázně prides itself on its parks, noble houses and, above all, the unique Pseudo-Baroque cast-iron Colonnade built in 1889, which forms the centrepiece of the spa. The Singing Fountain in front of it plays melodies every other hour which at 9 and 10 pm are accompanied by light effects. The spa atmosphere is synonymous with relaxation, massages, curative treatments, as well as walks in the Colonnade. The traditional spa wafers produced in Mariánské Lázně are called Kolonáda (the first mentions of their manufacturing date back to 1856). The round and crispy delicacy tastes best while still hot. One of the greatest admirers of Mariánské Lázně was Johann Wolfgang Goethe, who helped put the town on the map and contributed to its renown. During its golden era in the second half of the 19th century the town was one of Europe’s top spas. Mariánské Lázně was very popular with celebrities and rulers, including the British King Edward VII, the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I, the composers Johann Strauss and Antonín Dvořák, the writers Mark Twain, Henrik Ibsen and Franz Kafka, who often made repeated visits. Thousands of ordinary people come here to take the waters and for curative stays.

Kolonáda spa wafers are the most popular souvenir from Mariánské Lázně. Most visitors take this delicacy back home with them, along with pleasant memories of the town. The full range of the original Czech spa wafers is obtai- nable in Prague. When you’ve decided to enjoy a sunny day and you’re on a stroll through the city, don’t forget to drop by the delightful designer Kolonáda Café & Shop offering pleasant outdoor seating. Located next door to the Franz Kafka Museum near the Lesser Town end of Charles Bridge, it offers warmed spa wafers and a selection of other items. By popping into the Koloná-da shop you have every chance of satisfying your sweet tooth with a great choice of traditional Czech spa prod-ucts. Open daily from 10 am to 7 pm.

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The “Czech Switzerland” national park is situated amid the most stunning part of the Labe Sandstones, an extensive area covering more than 700 square km. The park, with the area of 79 square km, links up in the north to Germany’s “Saxon Switzerland” national park.

Numerous tourist nature trails, which interconnect unique natural locations with historical sights, as well as plenty of cosy and reasonably priced hotels and boarding houses, have attracted to this area an ever-growing number of visitors eager to escape the turmoil of the cities. The Labe river basin, the largest sandstone canyon in Europe, and, above all, the sandstone rocks, have been admired by nature-lovers for centuries. Owing to its plasticity, sand-stone, which dominates the local landscape and forms rock up to hundreds of metres high, was used copiously in Baroque architecture. (The word baroque derives from the ancient Portuguese noun “barroco”, meaning a pearl that is not round but of unpredictable and elaborate shape.) The picturesqueness of the rocks is accentuated by the splendid verdure of the surrounding woods. The shapes of the rocks are often reminiscent of fairy-tale figures, human faces and animals. Owing to their rough, porous surface, the rocks are sought out by adventure-seekers who climb them without using tools (this type of climbing has been practised here since the 19th century). Although the region is situated at a low altitude (the mu-nicipality of Hřensko is the lowest point above sea-level in the Czech Republic), you will have the feeling that you are in the mountains thanks to the unique phenomenon of “climatic inversion”. A large amount of cold air accu-mulates at the bottom of the gills, whereas the top of the

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rocks are warmed up significantly. Therefore, you can find in the region both highland and lowland plant and tree species. The national park is abounding in deer. The rock walls are home to lizards, martens, dormice and bats. The area is guarded from above by falcons, with eagle owls, screech owls and pygmy owls living in the forest too. When wan-dering through, you will hear the song of many birds and see brightly coloured butterflies. Storks nest on many an abandoned chimney. Limpid streams teem with trout, grayling and salmon, which return here from the Atlantic Ocean. The local brooks are home to beavers, otters and shrew-mice. The extremely rare black stork has settled here too. During your trip you will most likely see some of the forest inhabitants and will be able to observe them from a close distance. The national park has magical places for you to rest and unwind, places to which you will be eager to return in the future.

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14 0 14Slivovice (plum brandy), Bohemian garnets, amber, wooden marionettes, art and design pieces, folk art pieces, spa wafers and typical spa drinking cups, etc.

◗ The majority of shops open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on workdays. It is, however, easy to do one’s shopping at weekends as well, primarily thanks to numerous shop-ping centres (e.g. Palladium near metro station “Náměstí Republiky”, Nový Smíchov near metro station “Anděl”, or Centrum Chodov at metro station “Chodov”).

◗ Currency exchange rates One US dollar buys approximately CZK 20, one Euro approximately CZK 28, and one pound sterling approximately CZK 35.

◗ Banks Most banks in Prague are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.

◗ Postal services The main post office is open daily from 2 a.m. until midnight. It is located at 14 Jindřišská Street in the very centre of the city, near metro station “Můstek”, the interchange metro station for the A and B lines.

Public transport information◗ There are three underground (metro) lines

operating in Prague – green (A), yellow (B) and red (C). The metro system interconnects all the important places around the city, with tram and bus connections to destinations where the metro does not reach. The public transport network is reliable and covers the city thoroughly. The metro operates daily from 5 a.m. to midnight. After midnight, public transport is ensured by night tram and bus lines.

Useful information◗ Prague is the capital city of the Czech Republic.

It has approximately 1.3 million inhabitants, on an area of some 500 sq km (193 sq mi). It originated around 1000 A.D. and for many years remained a group of independent villages. Under the rule of Charles IV (14th century) medi-eval Prague experienced its greatest development. At the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries the city gained further renown owing to Emperor Rudolf II. Between 1918 and 1992 Prague was the capital city of Czechoslovakia and since January 1993 it has been the capital of the independent Czech Republic. Since 1 May 2004 the Czech Republic has been a member of the European Union and on 21 De-cember 2007 it became part of the Schengen Area.

◗ Bank holidays in the Czech Republic: 1 January – New Year, 24 January – Easter Monday, 1 May – Labour Day, 8 May – Liberation Day, 5 July – The Day of Missionaries and Saints Cyril and Metho-dius, 6 July – Jan Hus Day, 28 September – Czech Statehood Day, 28 October – Independence Day, 17 November - Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day, 24 December – Christmas Eve, 25 December – Christmas Day, 26 December – Boxing Day.

◗ Traditional Czech dishes are a meal of braised beef with cream sauce and bread dumplings and roast pork with dumplings and cabbage, while the traditional Christmas meal is carp. Main courses in restaurants usually cost (depending on the location) from CZK 150 to CZK 300.

◗ Popular souvenirs purchased in the Czech Repub-lic include Czech cut glass, porcelain, traditional liquors Becherovka (herbal bitters), mead,

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www . praha.euweb portal of the City of Prague

www . praguewelcome.czPrague tourist web portal

www . czechtourism.com official travel site of the Czech Republic

www . kudyznudy.czideas for trips

www . florenc.czwebsite of the Florenc coach terminal

www . cd.czCzech Railways website

www . prg.aeroPrague Airport website

www . dpp.czwebsite of the Prague public transport operator

www . jizdnirady.idnes.czwebsite timetables of trains, buses and public transport in the Czech Republic and Europe

www . chmi.czwebsite of the Czech Institute of Hydrometeorology – information on weather in the Czech Republic

The EU universal emergency telephone number112

Fire Brigade emergency number 150

Emergency medical service number 155

Municipal police emergency number 156

Emergency number of the Police158

Information (tel. numbers, information on traffic, cultural events, etc.)1188

Useful Czech telephone numbers 1180

Prague contact centre12444

Roadside assistance1230

Airport information – nonstop line220 111 888

International country calling code for the Czech Republic +420 (00420)

Important telephone numbers: Useful links:

For children from 6 to 15 years (note) of age N.B. and seniors from 65 to 70 years (note) of age N.B. that have an opencard with a „Special fare endorsement“ (endorsement price is 120 CZK), the fare for travel in Prague (tariff zones P, 0 and B) is 0 CZK. Children from 6 to 10 years of age N.B. require only an identification card certified by its issuer (a corporate entity) with name, surname, date of birth and a photograph.

Fare

Public transport links to Václav Havel Airport Prague (Letiště Václava Havla)Bus 119 – ˝Dejvická˝ ( metro line A) – ˝Letiště Václava Havla˝ – 22 min.Bus 100 – ˝Zličín˝ ( metro line B) – ˝Letiště Václava Havla˝ – 16 min.Bus 179 – ˝Nové Butovice˝ ( metro line B) – ˝Letiště Václava Havla˝ – 38 min.Airport Express Buss – Prague main railway station ˝Hlavní nádraží˝ (metro line C, with SC, EC, IC and EN type rail links) – ˝Letiště Václava Havla˝ – 33 min.

CZK 16

CZK 12

CZK 55

CZK 16

CZK 12

CZK 55

CZK 32

CZK 24

CZK 110

CZK 310

Choose the ticket that is the most suitable in accordance with your time needs and travel throughout Prague quickly, comfortably and missing the traffic jams.

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Public transport links to Václav Havel Airport Prague (Letiště Václava Havla)Bus 119 – ˝Dejvická˝ ( metro line A) – ˝Letiště Václava Havla˝ – 22 min.Bus 100 – ˝Zličín˝ ( metro line B) – ˝Letiště Václava Havla˝ – 16 min.Bus 179 – ˝Nové Butovice˝ ( metro line B) – ˝Letiště Václava Havla˝ – 38 min.Airport Express Buss – Prague main railway station ˝Hlavní nádraží˝ (metro line C, with SC, EC, IC and EN type rail links) – ˝Letiště Václava Havla˝ – 33 min.

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Owing to the ongoing constructionworks, the public transportconnections as depicted on the map may change – call the info line +420 296 19 18 17.