Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tourist information
In Prague, the main
tourist office
is the
Prague Information Service
, or
PIS
(Pražská in-
formační služba), whose main branch is within the Staroměstská radnice on Staroměstské
náměstí (daily 9am-6pm;
praguewelcome.cz
)
. There are also PIS offices at Rytířská 31,
Staré Město (metro Můstek), the Malá Strana bridge tower on Charles Bridge and at the air-
port.PISstaffspeakEnglish,buttheirhelpfulnessvariesenormously;however,theycanusu-
ally answer most enquiries, organize accommodation, and sell maps, guides and theatre tick-
ets.
PISalsodistributesandsellssomeuseful
listings
publications,including
Culture in Prague/
Česká kultura
(
ceskakultura.cz
), a monthly English-language booklet listing the major
events, concerts and exhibitions;
Přehled
, a more comprehensive monthly listings magazine
(in Czech only); and the weekly English-language paper
Prague Post
(
praguepost.com
),
which carries selective listings.
USEFUL WEBSITES
CzechTourism
czechtourism.com
.
The Czech Republic's official tourism website be-
longing to the national tourist board.
Czecot
czecot.cz
.
Heaps of info on places of interest across the country.
Expats
expats.cz
.
Fantastic online resource for anyone staying in Prague: visitor inform-
ation, news, listings and message boards galore.
FleetSheet
fsfinalword.cz
.
Daily one-page digest of the day's Czech news, sent as a free
email.
Language
locallingo.com
.
Great resource for learning Czech online.
Living Prague
livingprague.com
.
Personal online guide to the city by an English expat
who's been living in the capital for almost two decades.
hotel, restaurant, pub, shop or street in Prague (and elsewhere in the Czech Republic).
Prague Post
praguepost.com
.
Very useful for the latest news and general tourist inform-
ation.
Prague TV
prague.tv
.
Not a TV station at all, but a great online source for listings and
news about Prague, updated daily.
Radio Prague
radio.cz
.
Czech Radio's informative English-language site, with updated
news and weather as audio or text.
