Travel Reference
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shopping
Prague's entire Old Town seems designed to bring out the shop-
per in visitors. Puppets, glass, and ceramics are traditional. For
information on VAT refunds (for purchases of more than 2,000
Kč—about $117) and customs regulations, see page 14.
Shopping Streets
Shop your way from the Old Town Square up Celetná street to the
Powder Tower, then along Na Příkopě to the bottom of Wenceslas
Square (Václavské Náměstí). The city center is tourist-oriented—
most locals do their serious shopping in the suburbs.
Celetná
is lined with big stores selling all the traditional
Czech goodies. Tourists wander endlessly here, mesmerized by the
window displays. Celetná Crystal, about midway down the street,
offers the largest selection of affordable crystal. You can have the
glass safely shipped home directly from the shop.
Na Příkopě
has a couple of good modern malls. The best is
Slovanský Dům (daily 10:00-20:00, Na Příkopě 22), where you
wander deep past a 10-screen multiplex into a world of classy
restaurants and designer shops surrounding a peaceful, park-
like inner courtyard. Another modern mall is Černá Růže (daily
10:00-20:00, Na Příkopě 12). Next door is Moser, which has a
museum-like crystal showroom upstairs.
Národní Třída
(National Street) is less touristy and lined with
some inviting stores. The big Tesco department store in the middle
sells anything you might need, from a pin for a broken watchband
to a swimsuit (generally daily 9:00-21:00, Národní Třída 26).
Crystal and Garnets
Crystal:
Along with shops on Celetná and Na Příkopě, a small
square just off the Old Town Square, Malé Náměstí, is ringed by
