Marco Polo Pocket Guide Prague: the Travel Guide with Insider Tips Explore Prague with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the city`s trendiest places, & get tips on shopping & what to do on a limited budget. There are plenty of ideas for travel with kids, & a summary of all the festivals & events that take place. Let Marco Polo show you all this wonderful city has to offer... Golden Prague is a city undergoing constant change: famous monuments from the distant or recent past, a lively, exciting cultural scene & countless bars, pubs & restaurants await the curious visitor. For centuries the city has been a centre of European life with a fruitful coexistence of various cultures; today it`s shaking off the traces of 40 years of communism & is once again a birthplace for ideas & culture. Experience all the facets of this magical & stimulating city. See the famous Prague Castle, the Mala Strana district, Old & New Town. Enjoy the best view of the Vltava & find, amidst the hordes of tourists, peaceful & picturesque spots even by the Charles Bridge... This is Prague! Your Marco Polo Prague Pocket Guide
Includes:: Insider Tips
- we show you the hidden gems & little known secrets that offer a real insight into the city. Discover gateaux heaven in a retro setting, enjoy fast food Czech style or immerse yourself in Prague`s largest gallery for contemporary art, the Dox. Best of
- find the best things to do for free, the best `only in` Prague experiences, the best things to do if it rains & the best places to relax & spoil yourself. Sightseeing
- all of the top sights are organised by areas of the city so you can easily plan your day. Discovery Tours
- 5 specially tailored walking tours that will get you to the heart of Prague. Strap on your boots to experience all of Prague`s unique character with these personal tours. Prague in full-colour
- Marco Polo Pocket Guide Prague

Includes:: full-colour photos throughout the guide bringing the city to life offering you a real taste of what you can see & enjoy on your trip. Touring App
- new for 2018, you can download any of the Discovery Tours to your smartphone, complete with the detailed route description & map exactly as featured in the guide, free of charge. The maps can be used offline too, so no roaming charges. The perfect navigational tool with distance indicators & landmarks highlighting the correct direction to travel in as well as GPS coordinates along the way. Enjoy stress-free sightseeing & never get lost again! Street Atlas & pull-out map
- we`ve included a detailed street atlas & a handy, pull-out map so you can pop the guide in your bag for a full-on sightseeing day or head out with just the map to enjoy your Discovery Tour. Useful Czech phrases
- the essential words & phrases are included to help you get by. Trust Marco Polo Pocket Guide Prague to show you around this fabulous city. The comprehensive coverage & unique insights will ensure you experience everything Prague has to offer & more. The special tips, personal insights & unusual experiences will help you make the most of your trip
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Marco Polo Spiral Guides are for travelers who have little time to prepare for a trip, don t want to miss anything, like to be inspired by great ideas for exciting days out & love all things ultra-practical & easy to use. Top 10 sights: From the top down to make it easy to prioritise! Don t miss: Each chapter highlights the absolute must-sees for each area. Tips for every day: Perfectly planned travel itineraries for each area including the best places to eat & drink along the way. Fun feature articles: Help to set the scene & get under the skin of a destination to see what makes it tick. Top 10 reasons to come back: For those undecided about a return visit there is a list of Top 10 reasons to come back again! Colour coded: A handy colour coding system aids fast & easy orientation. Street Atlas & pull out map: The best of both worlds! Some people prefer an atlas while others prefer a separate map Marco Polo Spiral Guides have both!” ...

Marco Polo Handbooks offer expert advice & are aimed at travelers looking for in-depth coverage of a destination from detailed cultural information to Insider Tips in an easy to use format. Whatever your mood or interests, Marco Polo Handbooks are the perfect travel companion. Discover & Understand: Our innovative infographics condense large amounts of data into a format which is easy to underst&. In the mood for: Fun suggestions help you to experience the variety of a destination, whatever your personal preferences & interests. Tours: Specially created tours explore a destination by foot, bicycle, car or public transport. All suggested tours are plotted on detailed maps & combine the best & most interesting places to see, with tips for exciting stops along the way. Experience & Enjoy: All the things which make a trip unforgettable: from eating & drinking, shopping, sightseeing, museums & galleries, staying the night, traveling with children, festivals & going out in the evening. Large pull-out map:

Includes:: a separate pull-out map handily placed in a high quality plastic wallet at the back of the book, which can also be used as a storage pocket. In depth knowledge: Knowledge is king & Marco Polo Handbooks are packed full of information to help you get the best out of your trip. Insider Tips & special Marco Polo insights reveal hidden gems & well-kept secrets.

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The Michelin Prague City Map – part of Michelin`s br&-new Laminated City Map series – is ideal for visitors wanting to see the sights & navigate around the city. Points of interest drawn from Michelin Green Guides are described & highlighted on the map for easy sight-seeing. Planned routes & stops can be marked, then wiped off the laminated surface* while the map`s accordion-fold pattern allows for a fast look & even faster refold. Rely on Michelin`s clear mapping & street index for an enjoyable visit.* Use dry-wipe markers only. ...

Prague in Michelin’s ‘ Must Sees’ series is a lightweight guide containing must see information, must see sights, must do activities & must know practicalities graded using Michelin’s time-honoured star rating system. The guide opens with a section of useful ‘ Must Know’ information that

Includes:: a calendar of events, practical tips on getting by & a summary of Michelin selected star attractions. The ‘ Must See’ section of the guide look at shopping, nightlife & theatre, hotels & dining, parks & gardens, neighbourhoods, landmarks, museums, historic sites, practical information, events, tips & excursions. The ‘ Must Do’ chapter

Includes:: a focus on activities for children, whereas places to eat & places to stay are reviewed in the ‘ Must Eat’ & ‘ Must Stay’ chapters.



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` The emperor`s mistress had been murdered, & the world had been taken hold of & turned upon its head` Prague, 1599. Christian Stern, a young doctor, has just arrived in the city. On his first evening, he finds a young woman`s body half-buried in the snow. The dead woman is none other than the emperor`s mistress, & there`s no shortage of suspects. Stern is employed by the emperor himself to investigate the murder. In the search to find the culprit, Stern finds himself drawn into the shadowy world of the emperor`s court
- unspoken affairs, letters written in code, & bitter rivalries. But there`s no turning back now...
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While Prague might today be one of the world`s top tourist destinations, & a cosmopolitan capital of European culture, it remains an open-air monument to a history of violence. Here, Prague`s top writers explore the hidden corners of the ` City of a Hundred Spires, ` pulling back the curtain to reveal gloom & despair. ...

The new Moleskine City Notebooks are ideal for those who travel, whether to see the sights or for work, as a way of organising trips & to preserving it for memories & records. It is perfect for those who live there, as a way of organizing the things they know & need about the city they live in. Each notebook has an elastic closure, 228 pages, with up to 44 pages in colour & have a sewn binding. There is an inside accordion pocket & three ribbon placemarkers, each in a different colour. ...

Prague is the magic capital of Europe. Since the days of Emperor Rudolf II, ”devotee of the stars & cultivator of the spagyric art”, who in the late 1500s summoned alchemists & magicians from all over the world to his castle on Hradeany hill, it has been a place of mystery & intrigue. Wars, revolutions, floods, the imposition of Soviet communism, & even the depredations of the tourist boom after the Velvet Revolution of 1989 could not destroy the unique atmosphere of this beautiful, proud, & melancholy city on the Vltava. John Banville traces Prague`s often tragic history & portrays the people who made it: the emperors & princes, geniuses & charlatans, heroes & scoundrels. He also paints a portrait of the Prague of today, reveling in its newfound freedoms, eager to join the European Community & at the same time suspicious of what many Praguers see as yet another totalitarian takeover. He writes of his first visit to the city, in the depths of the Cold War, & of subsequent trips there, of the people he met, the friends he made, the places he came to know. ...

Handy size, 96-page pocket atlas of Prague including its outer suburbs, with an enlargement for the city centre. Tram & bus lines are shown with stops, although line numbers are given mainly at the terminal stops plus on the enlargement. Metro stations, park & ride facilities, car parks & one way streets are marked. Symbols indicate locations of museums, theatres, supermarkets, petrol stations, etc. The enlargement for the town centre, from the National Museum across the Vltava to the Castle, highlights main places of interest & shows public transport lines with numbers & stops, but it is smaller & rather more cluttered than specifically tourist plans of the city. Also included is a map of the city’s environs at 1:200, 000 & an extensive street index. ...